Of Baskin & shopping!

My sister is back home from Syd for a week. I've done nothing but hang out with her the past couple of days. Today we got our hair done, did abit of shopping and ate Baskin's dark chocolate ice cream. It's been a great day indeed. No day can go wrong with Baskins.
We seldom spend time together cos she lives across the ocean. Tomorrow's another day of fun; watching dvds.

Before I end the night, a beautiful phrase by the exceptionally talented Coelho: May love fill your heart, compassion guide your mind and faith rule your soul.

Happy 54th Independence Day, Malaysia. May you prosper for your citizens!

solo a tu lado quiero vivir

This song brings back so many memories of the time where I loved watching telenovelas. My love for telenovelas were at its peak a couple of years back. I absolutely love spanish tunes; this one is one of my fave. I tried so hard to learn and sing this song. I managed quite well I must proudly add. My fave line: el amor de mi vida eres tu!

Johann Pachelbel Canon in D

I remember during my travels in Paris some 10years ago, I heard this tune for the first time in my life. A busker near the subway station leading to the Arc de Triomphe played this on this violin. He was so awesome and I fell in love with this tune. He told me what it was called, Pachelbel Canon in D will be the tune I will use to walk down the aisle one fine day.

The Island of Gods

I thought I should start this month's posting with some beautiful photos taken in Bali. As I reminisce on the fun I had some two years ago in this Island of Gods. Bali has some of the most spectacular scenes for everyone to enjoy thoroughly. Bali is truly the Island of Gods.

Closing cycles. Shutting doors. Ending chapters

The last day of the year in 2010. It was such a bittersweet year for me. Much joy and the equal amount of sadness and hurt.

2011 - will be a year of new beginning in many fronts for me. I'll embark on newness in life.
As such, there is a need to close cycles and end chapters.

One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through.

Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters – what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.

Did you lose your job? Has a loving relationship come to an end? Did you leave your parents’ house? Gone to live abroad? Has a long-lasting friendship ended all of a sudden? You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened.

You can tell yourself you won’t take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that. But such an attitude will be awfully stressing for everyone involved.

Everyone is finishing chapters, turning over new leaves, getting on with life, and they will all feel bad seeing you at a standstill.

Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away.

That is why it is so important (however painful it may be!) to destroy souvenirs, move, give lots of things away to orphanages, sell or donate the books you have at home.
Everything in this visible world is a manifestation of the invisible world, of what is going on in our hearts – and getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place.
Let things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them.

Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood.
Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.

Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions that are always put off waiting for the “ideal moment.”

Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person – nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need. This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important.

Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life.

Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust.

Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.

Happy 2011 everyone. Out with the old, in with the new. Let's make it awesome.

Life is precious!

When I got home from work today, mom shared with me a very sad story about a dear friend, Ray. I came to know Ray from my dad. He's a family friend. He looks up to my dad like he's own father as he lost his when he was very young.

He's a young man who is extremely kind and generous and works very hard to take care of ageing mother and siblings. It's hard to believe that he's a very successful self-made millionaire, yet extremely down-to-earth. He has everything going for him; he's good-looking, always has a smile on his face and made everyone comfortable with his mere presence. Just a gem of a person. I've not seen him for about two years, today he called saying he wanted to see dad and say goodbye cos he was dying of cancer. I was dumb-founded by this. How can God make such a kind-hearted person suffer? I was trying to close my eyes to nap but my thoughts keep going back to Ray and his family. Ray and the big smile he always had on his face whenever he saw me.
And then of course, I kept thinking of my angel, Ron. Ronald's cheeky smiles, I missed so much.

Mom told me that God loves good people and wants them with him. I answered, I can't believe He keeps the horrible, hurtful, crappy ones here on earth.

Life is precious isn't it? We always forget how precious cos we are so caught up by either all the happy moments in our lives or we are too bothered and complain about the horrible ones.
Have we ever thought about those suffering especially during this season of advent? Let's say a prayer and keep those whom are suffering (and their families too) in our thoughts.

Forgotten Culture

This post will be on my vacation memories. I've travelled to many places near and far, but today's post will give mention to Penang. With its' beautiful beaches and its' delicious food, people often overlook the fact that Penang has an array of culture to fall back on. The photos selected will focus on the cultural aspects of Penang.

Reflection of Life

Reflection of Life and what it is supposed to be..
God's many creation...and I managed to capture these beautiful place with my humble little Lumix.

This is a shot of the entrance of Uncle Neil's farm in Euroa, Victoria, Australia. I remember this cold winter day in July like it was yesterday. The family had so much fun at the huge farm. I had a blast riding at the back of Uncle Neil's pick-up truck in the farm with Lavie..it was so cold, I couldn't feel my hands but it was an Australian Safari I will never forget.

The sky is of no limit

I truly enjoy taking photos of the sky, everywhere I go. I see so many possibilities in the sky and to be able to capture such beauty is beyond me. I see peace and calmness in the sky and the colours it bring to many lives. Often we see beauty in things around us, but how many times have you look up and cherish the beauty of the sky; what it has to offer you?

These are only some of the few photos taken of the sky while I was walking in Melbourne's Brunswick area during the winter's twilight in July.

Life should be a 'beach'

People say a picture paints a thousand words...so for this post it's all about beautiful scenes I've been so lucky to witness and capture with my humble little Lumix. These are some of the photos taken in Penang during a short break; a week before my birthday.