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LUcAS TALE OF AZMI ARIFF

LUKAS : THE TALE OF AZMI ARIFF

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LUcASTALEOFAZMI

ARIFF

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“ T h e r e ’ s a w i l l t h e r e ’ s a w a y ”

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CONTENT SO IT BEGAN..

TREASURE OF MY LIFE

MY HOMIE

GRAFFITI 4 LIFE

MY SKETCHES

FAVOURITE BAND

MUSIC, MY MEDIUM

THROUGH LENSES

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THECLEARESTW AY I N TO

WILDERNESSISTHROUGH AFOREST OF

WILDERNESS

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SO ITBEGAN.. “ B i r t h o f L u k a s a . k . a A z m i A r i f f ”

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3 R D M AY 1 9 9 0 - R i S E O F A M B I T I O N

O n t h a t e v e n i n g f a t e f u l d a y, a w o m a n s c r e a m , s h a k e n , t o s s i n g a r o u n d b a c k & f o r t h a g o n i z i n g u n b e a r a b l e p a i n . H e r s c r e a m c a n b e h e a r d t h r o u g h o u t t h e h o s p t a l ; H O S P I TA L B E S A R T E L U K I N TA N .

“ K e e p p u s h i n g ! ” e n c o u r a g e d t h e d o c t o r, o b v i o u s l y w h o a r e d e l i v e r i n g t h e b a b y.

“ A a r g h h h ! ! ! , ” t h e w o m a n p u s h f o r t h e l a s t t r y a n d f i n a l l y. . . “ U w a a ! ! ! , ” t a k e n f r o m o u t s i d e t h e w o m b . “ C o n g r o t u l a t i o n , i t s a b o y, ” T h u s b e g a n a n e w l i f e o f t h e n e w l y b o r n c h i l d . . .

B o r n o n 3 r d M a y 1 9 9 0 a t Te l u k I n t a n , P e r a k , t h e b o y w a s n a m e d N u r A z m i B i n M o h d A r i f f b y h i s f a t h e r. A 2 n d c h i l d o u t o f f o u r s i b l i n g s , A v e r y s p i r i t f u l , e a s y g o i n g a n d a s l y l i t t l e c h i l d w h o w i l l d a y b e p a r t s o m e b o d y i n a s o c i e t y a n d o n e d a y t o b e w e l l k n o w n .

F o r i n t r o d u c t i o n , m y f a t h e r n a m e d i s M o h d A r i f f B i n H a j i B a h a o m ; a n o f f i c e r w h o w o r k a t J a b a t a n P e r d a n a M e n t e r i . M y m o t h e r ; W a h i d a B i n t i Z a i n a l , a h o m e d e s i g n e r. I h a v e 3 s i b l i n g s . T h e f i r s t i s m y s i s t e r F a t i n A f i f a h ; a y o u n g h o t b l o o d e d b e a u t y m a i d e n . T h e s c o n d m e , t h e t h i r d i s m y y o u n g e r b r o t h e r, a p a c i f i s t a n d e a s y g o i n g l a s t b u t n o t l e a s t , m y l i t t l e b r o t h e r, t h e r a d i c a l c h i l d . W e a l l l i v e d a t B a n d a r b a r u S e l a y a n g a t t h e o u t s k i r t o f K u a l a L u m p u r. B u t I l i v e d w i t h m y h o m i e a t M e l a t i .

F r o m i n f a n t , I r e c e i v e d m y e a r l y e d u c a t i o n a t a b r o a d a t A m e r i c a n s o i l w h e n I s t a r t e d p r e - s c h o o l . I s t i l l r e m e m b e r t h a t w e u s e d t o l i v e d a t D e n v e r C o l o r a d o . A n y w a y, a f t e r g r a d u a t e p r e - s c h o o l , I w e n t b a c k t o M a l a y s i a f o r m y p r i m a r y e d u c a t i o n u n t i l 4 t h g r a d e . A g a i n I w a s s e n t a b r o a d , t h i s t i m e i n C a m b o d i a . I t w a s v e r y p e a c e f u l c o u n t r y. T h e n o n 2 0 0 3 I r e t u r n e d - a g a i n t o M a l a y s i a f o r H i g h s c h o o l e d u c a t i o n w h i c h I f i n a l l y g r a d u a t e d P M R , S P M a n d S T P M w i t h a f l y i n g c o l o u r. W e l l , I t h i n k t h a t s f o r a s t a r t o f m y s e l f i n t r o d u c t i o n .

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SO SMOKINGISTHE PERFECTWAYTO C O M M I TSUICIDEWITHOUTACTUALLY

DYING

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EXTREMEHOPES

BORNARE

MISERYFROM

EXTREMEMISERYEXTREME

EXTREMEHOPES

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TREASURE OF MY LIFE

“ T H E M O S T VA L U E B L E T H I N G T H A N M O N E Y I S A B O N D O F FA M I LY ”

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MY HOMIE “ C o m p a n i a n w h o a r e b e s i d e y o u ”

My Friends and My Housemate

LOST AMIGOS

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H a v e y o u g u y se v e r s e e n a M u r a l w i t h a c o o l t y p o g r a p h y t h a t s o m e t i m e i t c o u l d b e h a r d t o r e a d ? t h a t m y f r i e n d w e c a l l e d i t a s - G R A F F I T I

G r a f f i t i c a n b e c o n s i d e r e d a s a s t r e e t a r t , b o r n o n s t r e e t a s a s i g n , l o g o , m e s s a g e & a l s op r o m o t i n g . T h i s a r t i s v e r y u n i q u e & u n d e r g r o u n d . I t c a p t i v a t e m y h e a r t & b e c o m e . . M y p a s s i o n .

GRAFFITI FOR LIFE

I ’ v e b e e n d r a w i n g i t s i n c e s o p h o m o r e . A t f i r s t , I w a s n ’ t i n t r i g u e d s i n c e G r a f f i t i i s o f t e n a s s o c i a t e w i t h v a n d a l i s m . H o w e v e r w h e n I s a w a d e m o f r o m P H O B I A K L I K , m y v i e w c h a n g e d & f e l l i n l o v e . . t o s p r a y a n d b o m b -i n g . S i n c e t h e n I s t a r t e d e x p e r i m e n t o n t h i s a r t .

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MYSKETCHES

A n e a r l y s k e t c h e s b e f o r e s p r a y i n g .

“ K R I S S Y T I N Y ”

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MYSKETCHES

“ YA S M I N ”

“ YA K E S ”

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F A V O U R I T E B A N D

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I f y o u a l l n o t i c e s , A l m o s t e v e r y o n e h a d t h e M P 3 a p p l i c a t i o n o r d e v i c e s t o h e a r n o m a t t e r w h e r e y o u a r e , w h e n , w h a t , w h o m a n d w h y. I a l s o h a v e M P 3 p l a y e r h o w e v e r I p r e f e r l i s t e n i n g m u s i c t h r o u g h C D w h i c h i s w a y b e t t e r q u a l i t y t h a n M P 3 . W h e n I h e a r s o n g f r o m M P 3 , i t s e e m s t h e s o n g w a s ‘ k i l l e d ’ - t h e s o u n d b a s s w i l l d i m i n i s h e d a n d s o f t a u d i o a l s o w i l l f a d e .f e w d a y a g o , w h e n I w e n t h o m e t h r o u g h m o n o r a i l , I l i s t e n t e m u s i c u s i n g D i s c m a n . E v e r y o n e s t a r e d a t m e i n a w e , w o n d e r a n d o f c o u r s e d i s b e l i e v e ! M a y b e t h e y t h i n k I ’ m “ B u d a k K a m p u n g ” . O r m a y b e I u s e d t h e D i s c m a n w h i c h i s i r r e v e l a n t i n t h i s a g e . I t ’ s n o t I ’ m a n a n t i - M P 3 , T o m e , i t s j u s t m o r e s a t i s f y i n g l i s -t e n i n g s o n g t h r o u g h C D . W h y e l s e t o b u y e x p e n s i v e C D t o b e k e p t a n d s t o r e d ? ! R i g h t g u y s ? !

M U S I C - M Y M E D I U M

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THROUGH LENSEs

T h i s i s p a r t o f m y h o b b y - P h o t o g r a p h y. N o m a t t e r w h e r e I g o , I a l w a y s s n a p p i c t u r e e s p e c i a l l y c a n d i d p h o t o o r a f i n e a r t . S o m e t h i n g w h i c h h a v e a b s t r a c t . D S L R C a m e r a h a v e m a n y f u n c t i o n , n o t o n l y c a p t u r e i m a g e b u t a l s o r e c o r d i n g e t c . B u t i t a l s o p a r t o f m y t o o l t o g e n e r a t e i n c o m e . T h r o u g h l e n s e s I c a n s e e i m a g e w h i c h i n e v e r s e e n b e f o r e . T h u s P h o -t o g r a p h y i s i m p o r t a n t .

P/ S : E x a m p l e o f m y m a s t e r p i e c e

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