through my lenses...

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love

2011-07-10T03:15:00.000+01:00

My little black scrap book...

2010-06-05T10:39:00.004+01:00

At last i can call it a scrap book a.k.a. note book to bring around...well i never had one in my life like some of my friends that always have one to bring around, anywhere...anytime...

I know I'm BEAUTIFUL...

2010-05-13T05:37:00.007+01:00

ooopppsss! i did it again...sorry i did not put it on my side bar...hehehhee...

Thank you to Ms B for the beautiful kind word and beautiful award and I realised that I am BEAUTIFUL through my lenses...and what a great thing that every award is with beautiful rules to be followed beautifully...so a little about yourself can be shared with others too...

So here the rules:

Step 1. Accept the award and put it on your sidebar.

DONE!

Step 2. Describe 7 things people do not know about you.

I guess that I am a little mysterious to myself...hehehheee...yeah, still need to discover what the potentials that hidden deep inside and let's see what are the seven things unknown to others:

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

Step 3. Award the Award to 7 other Beautiful Bloggers and describe why they deserve the award.

And i will leave to other beautiful people to answer this tag, let's see if you think you are beautiful from inside or outside, you are eligible to do this tag...cheerio!

p.s.: sorry that you need a QR decoder to read the QR code...hehehee...for iPhone, get free QR code app to read and generate QR code...and for Nokia, i guees there's a built-in QR code reader or else try to crack it...

Spring...

2010-05-01T01:58:00.004+01:00

Season of love...again...

and the end of new beginning...

Yesterday...

2010-04-15T20:17:00.006+01:00

It just was so yesterday...

The Moon and The Sky...

2010-02-15T22:03:00.005Z

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

2010-02-11T18:00:00.002Z

To ALL my dearest friends...

She's back!

2010-02-03T23:08:00.010Z

Sade

Worldwide release on February 8, 2010

http://www.sade2009.com/index.php

Now I think...

2010-01-27T22:43:00.005Z

A walk in the wood...again!

2010-01-10T21:13:00.005Z

Had a second walk in the wood over the weekend because i did not want to lose the chance to enjoy the serene view of Jesmond Dene in snow. Another great walk in the morning with the birds singing along the white path and i wish that i can freeze the time and immerse myself with the beautiful surrounding. How i wish i could do that...this time walk brought me to the beginning of the stream literally, then i walked down the stream, passed through a few cascading water and bridges along the way...a few wild ducks just swimming happily in the cold icy water and once a while dunked their heads into the water to something for breakfast...

...the small waterfall near the old water mill...

...a few small rapids to tame the stream...

...the sub-zero temperature managed to freeze the water flowing down the cliff...

...aarrggghhhh, another great weekend walk...

A walk in the wood...

2010-01-08T07:36:00.004Z

A great time walking in the dene (valley) for a refreshing day after heavy snow...Jesmond Dene, a strip of three kilometres park, blanketed by snow...what a view!

...walked alone towards the end of the dene...

...a reflection on the cold stream...

...an old water mill before the waterfall...

Let it snow...

2010-01-05T22:00:00.000Z

This year's winter is colder than previous winter and yesterday lowest temperature was minus five in Newcastle and i still wonder why that i did not have any long john...the snow remained on the ground since last december 23 and we are waiting more snow in the following days/weeks with the cold wind from Siberia to hit the British Isles sooner, and this will result more snow...yeah, the snow changes the landscape to beautiful white and i hope this weekend i can take a stroll at Jesmond Dene, a beautiful 3km stretch park in Jesmond...

this picture i took with my iPhone..

...i like the area at this particular junction in Fenham...and i won't miss to snap a few pics every winter...

Autumn in Côte d'Azur - Nice

2010-01-05T21:00:00.001Z

My late entry for my trip to Nice in autumn. It was a hot autumn in Nice and around Cote d'Azur region and just felt like summer holiday...

...an ariel view of Cote d'Azur...

...the main street in the city with the high street shops...

...a panoramic view from the top of the hill...

...a small restaurant in the old town...love the table with potted olive tree...

...the Nice harbour from the top of the hill...

...yeah, another Notre Dame Cathedral...

Autumn in Côte d'Azur - Monte Carlo, Monaco

2010-01-05T20:15:00.002Z

A close country situated in France is Monaco, just like Vatican City in Italy...a rather small country infamous with Monte Carlo Casino and also F1 racing...

...the Monte Carlo Casino for rich and famous to be seen...and nobody is allowed to take photo inside the building...but i managed to snap the toilet instead...hehehheee...

...one of the section of F1 track which go around the city...

...the Monte Carlo harbour full of yachts of the rich people...

...the Monte Carlo Palace...

...and the loo of the infamous Monte Carlo Casino...

Sweet temptation...

2009-12-14T00:08:00.003Z

Besides macaroons, this another french traditional sweets found in the Cote de Azure region...fruit glazing with sugar is tradition to the people in Cote de Azure...so beautifully presented and displayed...sweet sensation and temptation...

...the small mandarin oranges...

...another kind of fig that can be found at the market...

...green and red pears...

...kamquat...

...figs..

..sweet melon...

...peachy sweet...

...so sweet apricots...

A morning at Nice Sunday Market...

2009-12-13T11:23:00.005Z

Some interesting vegetables that can be found in the markets around the Cote de Azure...

...the deep red colour of carrots caught the eyes...

...the pumpkin-shape tomatoes are bigger than the normal tomatoes...

...this one the name is in french and could not identify what kind of fruit/vege...but still interesting with fiery orange colour...

...green lemon with lemony-mild scent...

...mini yellow-green stripe brinjals...

A little gift...

2009-11-25T22:01:00.004Z

a little gift to a little Justin...

may you bring a bundle of joy to daddy and mummy...

Kandi apel...

2009-11-11T02:31:00.000Z

Every autumn/winter this candy apple will be around, usually during the halloween...three favourite candy apples would be red sugar glaze, caramel coated and this one, choc candy...

...love the choc one rather than the sugar glaze and caramel which were too sweet for my tooth...

Ghost chili @ Farmville!

2009-11-10T02:19:00.007Z

Hahahahaa...can't believe it that i found this ghost chili at my fav grocer...

...my harvest from farmville...hehehehehe...

Autumn in Côte d'Azur - Menton

2009-11-02T23:42:00.005Z

Another great time walking around Menton old town with clear and sunny sky...most of the shops except the restaurants were closed during mid day and the people were having siesta...

...a rather small casino compare to the one in Monte Carlo...

...small old fort at the seafront...

...green bluish Mediterranean sea...

Autumn in Côte d'Azur...

2009-10-28T16:38:00.005Z

A hot autumn in French Riviera...

...this is Menton, one of the towns along the French Riviera. Unscheduled visit after i missed Monte Carlo...a hot day in Menton which the temperature soared to 19 degrees and i was sweat like hell and thought to join the people soaking sun on the beach but i realised that i did not bring my swimming trunk...so i could not join the topless beach...ooopppssss!

Magic mouse...

2009-10-20T23:49:00.002+01:00

Suddenly...

At this juncture...

2009-10-01T00:01:00.004+01:00

because at this juncture, i lost my way...need to pick up all those pieces...

Tadaaaaa...

2009-09-25T14:06:00.004+01:00

Whoooppsss...

Still waiting the right time...

2009-09-24T15:16:00.003+01:00

...unpack...

Truly Malaysian Gourmet...

2009-09-11T00:11:00.000+01:00

Truly Malaysia undoubtedly...

...they are truly Malaysian gourmet...

Blue sky above...

2009-09-09T00:03:00.000+01:00

It won't be long that this blue sky will disappear soon...aaarrrggghhh, the autumn is coming with another adventure across the Mediterranean!

...the blue sky of the north sea at tynemouth...

Weekend at Tynemouth

2009-09-06T20:03:00.003+01:00

Weekend Saturday at Tynemouth, walked all the way to the end of North Sea to the light house with cold breeze and seagulls singing in joy...

...the last few days before summer ends...

Memoir

2009-08-27T23:53:00.005+01:00

The Cockney Amorist by John Betjeman

Oh when my love, my darling,
You've left me here alone,
I'll walk the streets of London
Which once seemed all our own.
The vast suburban churches
Together we have found:
The ones which smelt of gaslight
The ones in incense drown'd;
I'll use them now for praying in
And not for looking round.
No more the Hackney Empire
Shall find us in its stalls
When on the lime lit crooner
The thankful curtain falls,
And soft electric lamplight
Reveals the gilded walls.
I will not go to Finsbury Park
The putting course to see
Nor cross the crowded High Road
To Williamsons' to tea,
For these and all the other things
Were part of you and me.
I love you, oh my darling,
And what I can't make out
Is why since you have left me
I'm somehow still about.

Early week escapade...

2009-08-26T23:21:00.004+01:00

Was in London on monday and tuesday for a so called monday blues escapade from a gloomy days in Newcastle...were quite hot two days in London just nice to tan my skin...hehehehe...

...is undergoing expansion to accommodate future demand on rail transportation and the terminal will have modern look when the expansion is completed...

...the international terminal to europe with old architecture from the outside but modern from inside...the terminal is just beside King's Cross...

...and my destination of the day ended in Brighton Terminal...a day out to the seaside city with temperature soared to 28 degrees, perfect for lying on the beach to do some sunbathing...with the sea breeze and the seagulls flew around...

p.s.: sorry miss b could not meet you...hehehehe...

Eksmes brek...

2009-08-21T00:21:00.003+01:00

Hhhhmmm...another great Xmas break, ooopppss...as Bender said: eksmes...in the sun and sand...

December 22 - 30, 2009

so, i need to buy extra battery, a few SD cards...

and later a bang of 2010 New Year!

Finally...

2009-08-19T00:19:00.000+01:00

Finally the regeneration has completed and we have a row of fun and colourful houses at Bishops...

Sept.12, 2008 - Jul.27, 2009

Rewind: A stop at Kuala Gandah...

2009-08-17T00:17:00.002+01:00

At last, a chance to visit Kuala Gandah and this was unplanned stop enroute to Kuala Terengganu...and maybe will visit again in future to enjoy the time with the elephants at the rehabilitation centre for wild elephants...not because they involved with drugs or whatsoever but because of human invaded their forest and destroyed the habitat...hehehehee...

...a great design for the living, cosy and safe...

...some of the nice baskets made by the villagers...

...wooden beads bracelets which have been used in high fashion shows in Milan, New York, Paris and London...

...priceless...

...and an old lady just have a good time in hot evening...

...and two pretty young ladies with their natural beauty...

Rewind: 21st. century Coliseum...

2009-08-15T00:15:00.001+01:00

A great engineering for the 21st. century...a new millennium coliseum...

...managed to visit this great monument before i flew back to UK...

what a sight!

A dinner at Cheeky Duck...

2009-08-12T23:56:00.009+01:00

The great Monday eve was ended with a dinner in China Town...

...a simple chinese restaurant yet with great food, and the dinner was on Angeline, later Nazia joined us and we have good laugh that evening...hehehehe...

...a starter, deep-fried peanut butter bread with maple syrup...

...a big bowl of king prawn curry noodles and the bowl was huge enough for three people to eat...the curry was light but tasted great...

...and the next one was another noodles with deep-fried fish head...the deep-fried fish head just so fragrance and flavoured the soup...and went great with chinese cabbage pickles and soft tofu...

...so thanks Angeline and Nazia for a great dinner out and the dinner too as a little celebration for Nazia too...gambate!

September fun...

2009-08-09T14:39:00.003+01:00

Can't wait for the fun!

...new MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard...

another looking forward month...

Waiting for winter...

2009-08-08T00:08:00.000+01:00

I can see my winter...

2009-10-08

2009-10-22

2010-01-20

Summer joy...

2009-08-06T10:20:00.004+01:00

Nothing beat the joy of harvesting your summer potatoes...yeah after three months, the new baby potatoes for salad are ready to harvest...a joy for the day...

cleaned and ready to be boiled for my salad...

Flying kite...

2009-08-04T15:09:00.003+01:00

Flying kite above the blue sky

to the land of Angels

to the home at the end of the world

Wind beneath my wings...

2009-07-29T10:17:00.001+01:00

MH1327-MH2-BA1326<>EK036-EK346-MH1338-MH1339-EK343-EK035

Late afternoon stroll with Aliff...

2009-07-27T12:56:00.000+01:00

A hazy afternoon, and Aliff showed me the hidden trail of Putrajaya, with rare tree species and the wild fowls around the trail...

...mild sweet fragrant early evening and morning...tembesu, with small creamy white flowers that will turn to small red berries, a high quality timber planted along the trail...

...slowly vanish around the lowland, Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Wigh or Kemunting is a shrub, native to southeast asia...produces either light or dark purple berries, with tiny seeds, sweet and juicy...and little birds love to eat them...can be eaten straight away or can be used to make jam, high in vitamin C and have medicinal value too...

...Kemunting flowers...

Departure...

2009-07-25T18:05:00.005+01:00

In the memory of

Yasmin Ahmad

The Storyteller

The Storyteller, Part 2

1958.07.01 - 2009.07.25

May your soul be blessed and rest in peace.

I look to you...

2009-07-24T13:56:00.014+01:00

...

September 01, 2009

Track listing

Million Dollar Bill

Nothin' But Love

Call You Tonight

I Look To You

Like I Never Left (feat. Akon)

A Song For You

I Didn't Know My Own Strength

Worth It

For The Lovers

I Got You

Salute

I look to you - Whitney Houston

Bukit Serampang...

2009-07-21T02:11:00.003+01:00

A brief visit to Bukit Serampang during the weekend to see someone who was very dear. Passed through Tangkak, a small town famous with cheap but good quality clothes along the main streets, and could not avoid to stop to snapped some pictures...

...so many choices and colourful too...

...along the way after Tangkak, there are rambutan trees with juicy fruits and when reached Bukit Serampang, managed to pluck some fresh rambutans from the back yard...fresh and juicy rambutans...

...and saw this greenish fruits, another variety of starfruit but this one is rarely eaten fresh, too sour but it is good to flavour some dishes...

...and ended the short visit with this humble and simple yet gratifying lunch from the humble host...

Heri Poter

2009-07-14T06:33:00.007+01:00

29 for the dinner

2009-07-09T08:27:00.005+01:00

Here are some 29 dishes pics of the dinner at Chakri Express@Alamanda...

...love this meing kam...and the rest were history...

...fish cake, chicken soup, venison...

...squid, prawn and tofu...

...duck in red and green curries, tomyam...

...lala, pineapple fried rice, beef, coffee duck...

...mango salads...

...thai desserts...

Youkay

2009-07-03T08:18:00.003+01:00

Dinner 101

2009-07-01T15:50:00.002+01:00

Tuesday nite, 4 hungry people, Alamanda, Chakri Xpress, 29 main course, 3 desserts, 1 hot pandan tea...crazy!

...then, 2 ABC, 2 Pepsi, 2 slices of lime, Sg.Ramal, Yus Restaurant...

The KittyKat Bro

2009-07-01T00:01:00.003+01:00

This was our first meeting with Azizi in Malaysia... a meeting of two great academicians who are experts in their respective fields and a wannabe...

...they get along very well...and we have our early dinner at Sakae Sushi, KLCC, formerly Sushi King outlet...

...the side dish that both Azizi and Joshua chose for starter...

...and this one was my side dish, unagi...good to have during hot summer day...after that, we have our main dish...soft shell crab and we became craby, one after another soft shell crab...

...a trio soft shell crab...

...soft shell crab roll...

...a whole deep fried soft shell crab...

...they just could not wait...

...no comment...

Tabebui Rosea or Pentaphylla

2009-06-29T00:09:00.002+01:00

Native to Central and South America, flowering normally during dry season from April to May. When full blooming it just looks like Cherry Blossom or Sakura...

Clean & Clear - H1N1

2009-06-28T17:08:00.000+01:00

Working desk...clean and clear, just to have a clear mind whether to use swine flu or influenza H1N1...well, let's use the world standard term and leave it to the expert...H1N1!

KLCC 360

2009-06-27T00:07:00.000+01:00

Fruits galore...

2009-06-25T00:05:00.001+01:00

Yeah! fruits all over the place...

...sweet mangoes with golden yellow flesh...

...fruit of jack...

...you won't miss this...durian, durian...

...great for hot summer day...

...the queen of fruits...

...heaty but great...

...mistakenly pine fruit...

...this one is Dutch legacy...

One day I will go to the Netherlands...

2009-06-23T18:01:00.001+01:00

Dank u Azizi!

Pak Li Kopitiam

2009-06-21T00:00:00.000+01:00

Location: Seksyen 7, Shah Alam

...the white coffee and kaya buttered toast were great...

We went to Pasir Penambang

2009-06-19T00:00:00.002+01:00

Last Sunday, twelve guys went to Pasir Penambang, Kuala Selangor for a farewell dinner for our dear friends, Abg.Bear and Shah, who are going to relocate to Kota Kinabalu. My first time to the River View Restaurant even though i used to go to Kuala Selangor a few times before. It was my first time went to Kuala Selangor after 10 years. First time was with a group of Antara Budaya Malaysia's exchange students and we stayed at the Nature's Park. Seafood lover can have fresh seafoods; faty crabs, prawn, fish...you name it, you get it! So, we have ten dishes for twelve hungry tummies...

...one of the seafood restaurants along the Pasir Penambang...

...famous seafood restaurant...

...my first time having this bamboo clam, the one i saw in Newcastle and Barcelona was almost a feet long...

...kang kong, one of my favourite vege...

...really fatty crabs and look so yummy but i could not take it...hehehehe...

...another crab dish and the creamy butter sauce really delicious...

...the best of the best...sweet and sour steamed fish...arrgghhhh...

...battered mantis prawns tasted great...

...the soft semi sweet bread really great with the sweet and sour steamed fish, creamy butter crab and curry sauce of deep fried fish...love the bread! simply great!

...another favourite vege...

...really nice buttered prawn...yum, yum, yum...

...this fried fish curry tasted good but not as great as other dishes...

to Abg.Bear and Shah, may both of you have a great career and time in KK...gambate! so next time we can have gathering in KK and have great fresh seafoods in KK...

One day I will go to Australia...

2009-06-17T15:49:00.001+01:00

Thank You Inah!

...a map, a flip flop and a tea towel...

Sunset moment in Kuala Selangor

2009-06-16T00:00:00.000+01:00

A sunset moment from River View Restaurant, Kuala Selangor

Foot massage...

2009-06-15T00:00:00.001+01:00

My second time went for foot massage in Sungai Chua with Joshua+wife...

...while the masseurs massaging our foot, i draw this on my iPhone (the big foot) and Joshua draw the small one...aarrggghhh, now i can have a good nite sleep...

Three nights, three moons...

2009-06-13T00:00:00.003+01:00

Three nights i stared at the sky

three nights i saw three moons

with the hope the rain would be pouring down

to cool the night, so i could sleep

so i could sing in my dream

but the rain never come

i slept with broken heart

...the sky was clear without a star...

...the second night, the black cloud covered the moon

and i could hear the thunder...

...third starry night and the moon on the clear sky...

i wish the rain will come, so i can switch off the air-conditioner

and run in the rain...

Evergreen...

2009-06-11T00:00:00.011+01:00

Ribaibaru (Revival) - Mayumi Itsuwa

Furishikiru ame no naka o
Ashibaya ni toori sugita
Natsu no hi no inazuma no you ni
Hakanaku kieta futari no koi
In a fleeting moment, our love has dissipated like a flash of lightning in a summer that has gone past quickly amid its incessant rain.

Aaaaahhhh... Are hodo hageshiku moeta
Kokoro ga ima wa hai iro no ribaibaru
Aaah, the heart that was once burning so passionately is now replaying in my mind a feeling of grayish despair.

Aaaaahhhh... Kurikaesu dake no omoide wa
Yomigaeranu kako no monogatari
Aaah, the memory that keeps churning in my head is a story of the past that has yet to wake up.

Ukizuri no hito naraba
Wasuraremo suru keredo
If you were a stranger who had just walked past me, you could very well be forgotten.

Namida gumu rasuto shin dewa
Ai no fukasa ni kizuite ita
However, I came to realize the depth of my love from our tearful last parting scene.

Aaaaahhhh... Arehodo yasashikatta anata no
Omokage ga ima wa aozametari ribaribaru
Aaah, the image of you who was once so caring is now replaying in my mind a feeling of pallid morbidity.

Aaaaahhhh.... Kurikaesu dake no omoide wa
Asu wo shiranu kako no monogatari
Aaah, the memory that keeps churning in my head is a story of the past that has yet to know what tomorrow will hold.

Aaaaahhhh... Are hodo hageshiku moeta
Kokoro ga ima wa hai iro no ribaibaru
Aaah, the heart that was once burning so passionately is now replaying in my mind a feeling of grayish despair.

Aaaaahhhh.... Kurikaesu dake no omoide wa
Asu wo shiranu kako no monogatari
Aaah, the memory that keeps churning in my head is a story of the past that has yet to know what tomorrow will hold.

Aaaaahhhh... Are hodo hageshiku moeta
Kokoro ga ima wa hai iro no ribaibaru
Aaah, the heart that was once burning so passionately is now replaying in my mind a feeling of grayish despair.

Thank You Miss B

2009-06-09T00:00:00.001+01:00

A blog award from Ms B, a fellow Londoner blogger.

...at last i managed to post this award after a long waiting to get back to cyber world...

Thank You!

So here the 5 interesting facts about Ms B that i can draw from her postings:

*Ms B is a strong lady living in metropolitan London...
*Ms B is a great mom to a little B and i know that little B is her little gem...
*Ms B is a wonderful person, sweet and kind hearted...if not she won't give me this award...hehehehehe...
*Ms B is an introspective person and you can find in her writings...
*Ms B is a person that i know her blog accidentally and still have no chance to meet her even though that i went to London quite frequently...hope to meet her and have a cup of mocha! and Uncle Lee still thought that I am Ms B...

and here 10 facts about me...not in particular order

and what i can think for the time being...

*i prefer do my shopping during no sale season...

*my favourite drink is iced-lemon tea and any kind of teas...

*love soya bean milk and tempeh too...

*my mom's brinjal curry is the best and i simply love brinjal...

*i hate durian, the smell, the taste, the look...so my friends said that i am not true malaysian...

*i wash my hair everyday...

*i love Mac, i love you so much...(it's Apple Macintosh, not a guy ok...hehehehe)

*i love driving...

*until now, i only donated my blood once...still afraid of needle...hehehehe...

*the most watched movie was A Farewell to Arms, from the first version in black and white, then the one starred by Rock Hudson and the colour version...just love Hemingway...

so, i would like to share this award with other bloggers listed in my blog because you all are simply uber!

Big Boy's Toy

2009-06-07T07:30:00.004+01:00

Yeah! time to do D.I.M. (do-it-myself) thingy...need to fix the curtain railing today...

let's check how tough this toy is...

The heat...

2009-06-07T00:05:00.001+01:00

The Met Office announced that the dry season is coming from May till July...and a late afternoon shower was really a great moment...

...installed ceiling fans to complement the air-conditioner

and hope the rain will come everyday...

Just for YOU!

2009-06-06T12:23:00.008+01:00

An award to all of you with great blog!

For all those great stuffs that you have shared with me,

that added colours to my day...

Cheers!

mazddaud, enche' adykasyah, josh, faisal admar, ms b, arep, awang goneng, axim, azizi, belladona, beruang madu, budlee, en_me, famil, hidney, hilmi, hjh.esah jolie, kak ja, inah, johan, jumper, kak teh, lily.lulu, lynawan, naz, pinky, putubambu, rizal, shah, uncle lee, wadi, wahaza, xis, yazrie, zeyn, zoul

The Pandora box just opened...

2009-06-05T09:33:00.005+01:00

2009-05-30 - 2009-06-05

@ 1315 hours

just back to life!

Local delicacies...

2009-05-23T05:03:00.003+01:00

A great thing to have a chance to sample some local delicacies, simply delicious to enjoy...

...savoury fish meat with some fragrant herbs called Sata, grilled over the charcoal...

...another simply delicious and creamy glutinous wrapped with palm leaves...

...sweet traditional cake, great for afternoon tea...

...home-baked butter bread...rich in butter flavour...

...another sweet colourful steam rice cakes...

Another lost way scene...

2009-05-21T04:59:00.003+01:00

Another scene when i lost my way, along a beach on one fine afternoon

...a group of people patiently waiting for their catch by the seaside...

Revisiting the stolen garden...

2009-05-19T04:54:00.003+01:00

A chance to revisit the stolen garden and i love this purple lily...

Full Moon

2009-05-15T15:23:00.003+01:00

When i lost my way...

Estuary

2009-05-01T07:17:00.001+01:00

...across the bridge over the mouth of Dungun River...

Real summer...

2009-04-29T07:13:00.001+01:00

yeah...under palm tree and sea breeze...

A lunch a day before...

2009-04-22T00:22:00.002+01:00

A day before lunch @ Rupali, Biggs Street

...for another three months to be hold...

A boy on a bench...

2009-04-21T00:21:00.000+01:00

He just a boy...and patiently waiting on the bench...a wooden bench at Eldon Square...on one fine morning...a Saturday morning...under a gloomy sky above...a gloomy Spring morning...

...and he still waiting...patiently...

Sensuous...

2009-04-20T00:20:00.001+01:00

Two bags of pure dark chocolate powder are too strong to arouse my nose, a mellow West African and intense Ecuador really seductive...

...need to hold myself...dark chocolate is too sexy!

Sayonara & mata ne...

2009-04-19T00:19:00.005+01:00

...A long working holidays

goodbye and see you...

fly away from shattered dreams

follow the cranes to easterly wind

to find hopes and courage

a soul searching journey

to start dreaming again!

Little Potato Plants

2009-04-18T00:18:00.002+01:00

Planted these potato plants last winter and the tubers started growing when the spring comes. Hope to harvest new potatoes for the next coming winter from my little garden...

Solanum tuberosum

Afternoon stroll...

2009-04-17T00:17:00.004+01:00

A stroll around the neighbourhood...

Fresh scent...

2009-04-16T00:16:00.004+01:00

Spring brings colours

and fresh scent

Awaken your senses

Revive your soul...

Ann, New Book & Foggy Day = Gloomy life...

2009-04-15T22:34:00.011+01:00

A gloomy day to start with an email alert from my iPhone brought unsettled feelings for coming summer, yeah the day that have waited anxiously and anticipated since mid 2007, Ann, my office colleague and mentor will retire soon. A new book for summer reading just arrived from Amazon.com could not console the feelings. A foggy day just brought down everything and the feelings just lingered around with the fog slowly blanketed the view.

The case of Derek Bentley tarnished British judiciary history when he was sentenced to death in 1953. The injustice death of Derek has become a landmark case to the abolition of death penalty. this book was written by her sister, Iris Bentley who fought her entire life to clear his name. Sadly, she could not celebrate the victory when she passed away of cancer in 1997, a year before Derek was cleared from the conviction.

A foggy day brought down the feelings, sadness engulfed and the song, Angel by Sarah Mclachlan could not comfort the sadness on gloomy day...and summer this year won't be the same again.

ANGEL

*****

Spend all your time waiting

For that second chance

For a break that would make it okay

So always some reasons

To feel not good enough

And its hard at the end of the day

I need some distraction

Oh beautiful release

Memory seeps from my veins

Let me be empty

And weightless and maybe

I'll find some peace tonight

*****

In the arms of an angel

Fly away from here

From this dark cold hotel room

And the endlessness that you fear

You are pulled from the wreckage

Of your silent reverie

You're in the arms of the angel

May you find some comfort here

*****

So tired of the straight line

And every where you turn

There's vultures and thieves at your back

Storm keeps on twisting

You keep on building the lie

That you make up for all that you lack

It don't make no difference

Escaping one last time

It's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh

This glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

*****

In the arms of an angel

Fly away from here

From this dark cold hotel room

And the endlessness that you fear

You are pulled from the wreckage

Of your silent reverie

You're in the arms of the angel

May you find some comfort here

You're in the arms of the angel

May you find some comfort here

*****

...Ann and her son, Matthew with the mountainous scenery behind them. Matthew was seriously injured and stranded for more than a week with his border collie-cross 'Little Dog', broke an ankle, a wrist and gashed his thigh after plunging 15 feet down a cliff while out hiking in the Southern Alps' remote Douglas Glacier early this month. He managed to walked down the terrain after a week in bad shape and was rescued by two hunters. Ann and hubby will emigrate to New Zealand sometimes this summer. I will miss her as my mentor and her departure is another blow for me and summer this year is really tough and not so kind to me...

Colours of Spring

2009-04-15T00:15:00.001+01:00

Spring around Arthur's Hill

Time for elections...

2009-04-14T00:14:00.003+01:00

Time to elect new reps...

...the New Deal Election to elect new director...

...the postal voting...

..another election for European Parliamentary and will miss this one...

Sexy Pink!

2009-04-13T03:03:00.003+01:00

Beware of adolescent humor, view on your own discretion...

Sakura, sakura...

2009-04-11T00:11:00.008+01:00

Sakura, sakura...oh sakura

watching beautiful cherry blossoms

across my garden

pure and sweet

Sakura

sakura sakura

yayoi no sora wa

mi-watasu kagiri

kasumi ka kumo ka

nioi zo izuru

izaya izaya

mi ni yukan

sakura sakura

miredomo akenu

miyama no nagane

tomodachi tsurete

tomotoo soroe

izaya izaya

mi ni yukan

Sakura

Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,

On Meadow-hills and mountains,

As far as you can see.

Is it a mist, or clouds?

Fragrant in the morning sun.

Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,

Flowers in full bloom.

Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms,

Across the Spring sky,

As far as you can see.

Is it a mist, or clouds?

Fragrant in the air.

Come now, come,

Let’s look, at last!

***

Beautifully white...

2009-04-09T07:13:00.002+01:00

It just beautifully white, pure white all over...will miss this soon and hope i still have time to catch the pink cherry blossoms, i wish...

...white cherry tree...

...a bunch of white sakura, innocently white...

Gyrwe@Jarrow

2009-04-07T08:27:00.004+01:00

Another section of Bede' World is the Anglo-Saxon farm called Gyrwe consisted of an early farming with less domesticated animal farms.

...the fish pond with the wild ducks hiding around the tall grass...

...an early variety of sheep with long curvy horns...

...the chicken coop...

...that white goose tried to attack me...hehehehe...

...the sheep hut...

...two black pigs having a good time sun bathing under the spring sun...

A Great Day Trip: Bede's World

2009-04-05T03:07:00.009+01:00

Bede's World, a museum of early medieval Northumbria at Jarrow. Located in South Shield, by River Don, Tynemouth, Bede's World consists of Bede Museum, Jarrow Hall, St.Paul's Church complex and Gyrwe (pronounced 'Yeerweh', the Old English name for Jarrow), an Anglo-Saxon demonstration farm. The Bede's World is based on extraordinary rich legacy of celebrated life of Venerable Bede (AD 673-735), who lived and worked 1300 years ago in Jarrow.

...greeted by this terracotta soldier at the museum entrance...

the museum is a candidate of world heritage site and i wonder if Malaysia too nominate Lembah Bujang as a world heritage site because i think that Lembah Bujang complex is much more significant in terms of civilization...

...some displays in the museum section...

...a roman on the wall...

...a skeleton of an early farmer in Jarrow...

...a diorama of early Jarrow...

...the Venerable Bede, the man of centre attraction of Jarrow, who was a teacher, poet, historian and scientist...

...St.Paul's Church was one of the churches in one complex, and another one was a monastery which has been left as a ruin beside the church...

...a wooden statue hanging on the high ceiling of St.Paul's Church,

a hanging preacher...

A great half day weekend trip to Jarrow.

It's 06:19hours...

2009-04-02T06:19:00.007+01:00

yeah, it's early morning here and what a great thing to hear the skylarks happily singing, and little birds chirping with joy breaking moment of silence...waiting the sunrise to renew hopes...

Flying up above the blue sky...

2009-04-01T22:54:00.004+01:00

time to fly

to reach the blue sky

to catch the dragonfly

to dance with butterfly

to keep the night warm with firefly

and then say good bye...

...summer in tropic...hot, humid, sexy!

Here comes goodbye...

2009-03-30T19:45:00.011+01:00

Here Comes Goodbye - Rascal Flatts

~ April 7, 2009 ~

The day when the time changed...

2009-03-29T04:52:00.008+01:00

It's officially spring/summer when time is moved one hour forward at 02:00 a.m. this morning jumped into 03:00 a.m. and the first day of spring/summer will be only 23 hours, and the rest of summer, the day is longer for one hour and people get one one hour extra to enjoy the day time.

Did my bit to follow the rest of the world to switch off the light, and i went further to kick an hour earlier than the rest of UK and i still switching off my apartment light until now 04:55 a.m. and the sun will rise around 06:45 a.m.

Watched a documentary that mentioned Minimata disease and what a sad thing that happened out of human greed, contaminating and destroying the mother earth with mercury and other heavy metals around Minimata Bay, Japan.

A lighter week ahead in terms of boxes around my apartment when the shipping company collected my 14 boxes yesterday evening to be sent home...however, a tough weeks ahead awaiting before mid of April, and will become much hectic and challenging towards the end of the year...gambate kudasai!

***

Let me fall like Sakura

pure and grace

***

Every hour around the globe...

2009-03-28T08:30:00.006Z

8:30PM local time, whenever you live on planet earth.

Saturday 28 March 2009

Spring blooming at Jarrow...

2009-03-27T00:07:00.002Z

Taken around Jarrow on the way to Bede's world...

Flower of good cause...

2009-03-26T10:01:00.006Z

Spring brings and renews hopes...and it's time to bring spring blooms to a good cause...as daffodils blooming around, it's bring hope to cancer patient too with the Great Daffodil Appeal for Marie Currie Cancer Care...

let's donate generously...http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/daffodil/

Randomizer, randomizer, randomizer...

2009-03-25T12:12:00.002Z

Hehehehehehe, it just sounds like 'womanizer' hahahaha...well, this is a first tag of the new spring season, from Azizi...so let's see how my computer randomizes my so called random things about myself...How it works: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about yourself...additional condition: you can write 25 or more if you like, but if you could not find 25, just write at least 10...HAPPY SPRING! Here the list...NO.145 Every bathroom (3 baths only...pheewww) in my house must have the same toiletries...so i can take my bath at any bathroom i like...hehehehe...NO.99 Colour coded cloth hangers for hanging my laundry...NO.27 Love to buy books but lazy to read...NO.13 hahahaha i love no.13! no reason...NO.67 Milk and me is not a good combination...NO.1511 I'm a shy type, and i don't talk much...heheheehee...NO.20.6 Wish to live in a small village with my own small organic farm...so i can eat healthy...NO.777 I'm a wabi-sabi... NO.4 Minimalist NO.35 This is my house no...oooopppppsss...i just set 10 for the randomizer...sorry azizi blame to my computer dude! ...and so i randomized a list of other bloggers to do it too...hahahaha...revenge session (not in random order/no.)... 13. Tim...21. Siew Ping ...09. Feng Liu...35. Leka...75. Sam...04. Tariq...88. Reuben...137. Azizi (oooppppss...hahahaha...don't blame me, blame the randomizer!)...03. Ozcan...1127. Ferrya...05. Marcio...451 Faris...17. Xenia...Happy Tagging everybody!

Spring essentials...

2009-03-22T12:21:00.003Z

A bit from Miss Bassey will do for an early spring and i guess a perfect gift for Mother's Day too...for all mom bloggers: Kak Teh, Naz, Ms B, Kak Ja, Putubambu, D, Cik Kiah...that i frequent visit their blogs...HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY and you just like a perfect cut diamond that never fade away your sparkle...

...a special track for those mother bloggers: Diamond are forever...

...and a little bite of Ugli oranges...ugly from outside but sweet inside...

will splash the scent of spring across the field...

time to eat a lot of citruses...

It must be spring...

2009-03-20T17:55:00.003Z

it's spring!

...time to have more sun!

When the day is longer...

2009-03-20T15:25:00.005Z

It's spring already which started at 11:40 am today but not so many people realized that...it a start of spring season when the day time is longer than the night time and my sleeping time will slightly change too...but the official time change is on last Sunday of March...well, the daffodils already blooming around...need to snap some daffodils...

A brand new iPhone...

2009-03-18T09:25:00.007Z

...it's just like a new phone without buying the new one...will be available free this summer to some fifty million owners of iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod touch (a little penny will do)...

"...a reporter asked about a new iPhone model. With utmost respect for my colleague, she may have missed the point. That iPhone 3.0 distributes new handsets to all iPhone and iPod touch owners without requiring the purchase of new hardware is the story"

- Tom Yager on March 17, 2009 06:14 PM, InfoWorld

iPhone 3G has landed at last...

2009-03-13T17:19:00.007Z

Now iPhone 3G officially in Malaysia, brought to you by Maxis!

pheeewwww...it will cost a bomb to own one in Malaysia...

i don't think i can afford to have one!