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The French Beauty - 207

If I had sacks of RM100 bills right I would ship in this babe right this instance! She's a beauty isn't she?

Happy Mommy's Day!

Today is Mother's day for mommies all over the world! And am I glad that I'm one of them! 1995,1996 and 1999 will be forever etched in my heart and mind. The happiness of giving birth to a little girl and two little boys. And, the sadness of losing my precious baby girl...Well...that was 12 years ago...the sadness will always be there but the joy of bringing up two boisterous boys really fulfilled me. I am SO very glad and lucky to have them. They are my pride and joy. They couldn't be anymore far apart in character. One is a silent rebel and the other has no qualms about showing his displeasure..hehehe. One dislikes to be mollycuddled and the other just likes to be smothered with kisses from his mama...

Being a mum to 2 boys definitely requires a different type of parenting. I need to be tough(physically! They love to have wrestle sessions with me and believe me you can be reduced to tears if you can't stand being KO'd by them..hahaha), patient and firm. I am always the "garang" one but also always the person that they can come to when they need someone to talk to. I like that. I want to be a parent and also a friend to them.

Now that they are 11 and 8, it will be just a matter of few years before they enter teenage years..and man, that would require a different set of parenting skills I'm sure! I have to deal with teenage 'rebel without a cause' phase, girls problems and God knows what else! I shall miss them being my little boys...my babies...

To my sons, Amirul Hakim and Amirul Arif, Mama will always, always love both of you and hope that I would always be able to be there for you whenever you need me, Insya Allah.



A bouquet for me picked by Hakim from our frontyard...


Hakim and Arif still sleep in my bed most nights...

Going into Trance

Tampaksiring Holy Spring

Like Attracts Like

Hi guys...I have been reading this book. It's about the power of thoughts. Your thoughts. It's very interesting and after reading a few chapters, I found what was written were surprisingly true to a certain point and induced deep thoughts about certain things that's going on in my life. I'm still reading it...and as I go on, I will retrieve excerpts of the content and post it in my blog periodically. Just as a way to share it with you. The book is called The Secret. Your (even sceptics) input and comments of these posts are appreciated.

The Law of Attraction
Everything that's coming into your life you are attracting into your life. And it is attracted to you by virtue of the images you're holding in your mind. It's what you're thinking. Whatever is going on in your mind you are attracting to you.

"Every thought of yours is a real thing - a force"

Like Attracts Like
The law of attraction says "like attracts like" and so as you think a thought, you are also attracting like thoughts to you.

Our job as humans is to hold on to the thoughts of what we want, make it absolutely clear in our minds what we want, and from that we start to invoke one of the greatest laws in the Universe, and that's the Law of Attraction. You become what you think about most, but you also attract what you think about most.

"If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hands"

...to be continued...

Tegallalang Farmers

I captured these man and woman when they were busy tending to their padi field. The man was sporting enough to pose for me when he took a few minutes to sit down get his palm leaf weaving done.

Balinese are always weaving something to be used for their daily prayers

I bet this guy is used to having his picture taken by tourists!

Bent over to tend to her padi

Sunset Scenes

I know, I know...to some these are just one of the many sunset scenes i have featured in my blog but to those who can truly appreciate nature's beauty, you can imagine how spectacular this sunset is. I know my photos will never do justice for the real thing but to be there and to be embraced by such beauty was just out of this world...

Shop House & Garden

Been a bit slow in my painting activity lately due to my focus on photography. Nevertheless I managed to come up with two oil paintings - one from the trip back from Melaka, another from Bali. Double click on pics to see details and texture.

Melaka shop house - pic gelap la...


Gateway to Balinese Garden

Sampai Nanti, Sampai Mati
Artist: Letto

Kalau kau pernah takut mati
Sama...
Kalau kau pernah patah hati
Aku juga iya...

dan sering kali
Sial datang dan pergi
Tanpa permisi
Kepadamu, suasana hati
Tak peduli...

kalau kau kejar mimpimu salut
kalau kau ingin berhenti
ingat ntuk mulai lagi

tetap semangat
dan teguhkan hati
di setiap hari
sampai nanti
sampai mati

kadang memang
cinta yang terbagi
karena memang
seringkali mimpi tak terpenuhi
seringkali

tetap melangkah
dan keraskan hati
di setiap hari
sampai nanti,
sampai mati

For the disheartened and those who gave up on life easily. To listen to the music, google it.

Ubud Village Resort & Spa

4 days 3 nights were definitely not enough when you have a beautiful villa like this to spoil yourself rotten..hehehe..For those who want to experience relaxing and private time I would suggest this place. Away from the hustle bustle of Kuta town. I want to come here again!!!


Villa Banjar Kelod. It comes with a private gazebo and pool. The place is soo cool...Ubud Resort and Spa has 12 private villas and is surrounded by padi fields.

The entrance to our Villa.

The sunken bath tub surrounded by Koi pond at the back of the villa.

Our villa in the morning light. Day time, we drew the curtains apart since its glass all around. The view was serene and relaxing.

The Angkul Restaurant overlooking the main pool within the resort compound.


Chubby moi by the poolside...sekali sekala of course I want to be in the picture kan...


Night shot of our pool and gazebo.

Balinese man attending to the koi pond near Angkul Restaurant. In the background is the green padi fields surrounding the area.

Pura Tanah Lot, Bali

Attendants at Pura Tanah Lot. During high tide, these men will help you cross the sea to go to the Pura which is on a little island.



"Healthy" me on a cliff side cafe overlooking the Pura Tanah Lot. By this time I was all dishevelled and tired but had glorious time taking photographs since early morning.


Kids seen playing along the beach across the Pura.

Dusk was setting and the waves were getting fiercer..

Crashing waves against the rocks. I was just a few meters away perched on a big rock when I took this pic.

Beautiful sunset at Tanah Lot with the silhouette of the Pura.

Ceremony@Bedegul

Danau Bratan at Bedegul. About 31/2 hours drive from Ubud. The air there is very cool and fresh. The scenery is beautiful with a lakeside Pura.

Danau Bratan. I used the Cokin blue filter to achieve the blue sky effect.

The Pura compound near Danau Bratan. These ladies are preparing for the impending ceremony to respect their dead ancestors. I managed to capture the religious rites with my camera.

The parade of ritual attendees proceeding to the nearby Pura.

Men, women, children entering the Pura.

Men to the left..women to the right...(this is just an angle which I managed to capture. Interesting though..)

Balinese women...they are always clad in lacy kebaya and batik sarung. They paste grains of rice on the forehead for this religious ceremony.

The men...talking animatedly.

Father and son listening intently on the priest's chanting.

Legong Dance in Bali

My photography using my Nikon D50. The dances were so mesmerizing that I felt I was in trance too. There are soo many pictures I took that night but these are my best few.