tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216200852024-03-08T01:53:47.662+08:00ta66y's arki may not have a pair for ta66y's ark but i'm a proud mommy of 2 beautiful boys!ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-22661704804649552242009-02-06T19:04:00.009+08:002009-02-07T01:41:48.599+08:00cny @ kampung tombovo<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">balik kampung</span> we did just like the <a href="http://mommyta66y.blogspot.com/2008/02/balik-kampung.html">year</a> before.<br />so i'll let the pictures tell the story...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4pNOOjkiV14APquCL5FEf8Ll89-WEX-Wdhv0-9lT404DaVs3WpfEmEuHtvg0hPKKCzn5ZhEMSMFdaZaPGwA4fLw51BySdKsG7KQVM9hSwAe5V4vWEVuihy1mrjR6OE6u50SS/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4pNOOjkiV14APquCL5FEf8Ll89-WEX-Wdhv0-9lT404DaVs3WpfEmEuHtvg0hPKKCzn5ZhEMSMFdaZaPGwA4fLw51BySdKsG7KQVM9hSwAe5V4vWEVuihy1mrjR6OE6u50SS/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299701436998800242" border="0" /></a>i told the boys to stand beside the firecrackers<br />after it was being hung.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> gave me a worried look & kept his distance<br />but still wanted to be in the picture.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span>,on the other hand, got candid with the lil explosives<br />& pretended to take a bite of it. that boy!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO82B-1wV_E0nEiUx8bmH_lUr9v0F3W6qTMyG480M-FtwaTB18ycZ5daXTTuMscMl5QkpCY63-OtiWfvDdWbizM0qcW1o0Qb1wNCjEnKrr85P74OCpfhgvwTe3tgTvwGalgqz/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO82B-1wV_E0nEiUx8bmH_lUr9v0F3W6qTMyG480M-FtwaTB18ycZ5daXTTuMscMl5QkpCY63-OtiWfvDdWbizM0qcW1o0Qb1wNCjEnKrr85P74OCpfhgvwTe3tgTvwGalgqz/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299701434340514370" border="0" /></a>talented lee brothers at the back of their house<br />preparing the auspicious & delicious cny lunch.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1O6jpF4yfe7dfmyH-w_V5mV0UU5p2y6wv-oC_N46slJ62C532UDFOJkJIKSQ4K_j-oD8wkZSZ8iSOpW7nUVqcXF5y8dCGYtxlFPb8DgJm6TAEXCnO5zcbwpk9IiVhRXM3b5yv/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1O6jpF4yfe7dfmyH-w_V5mV0UU5p2y6wv-oC_N46slJ62C532UDFOJkJIKSQ4K_j-oD8wkZSZ8iSOpW7nUVqcXF5y8dCGYtxlFPb8DgJm6TAEXCnO5zcbwpk9IiVhRXM3b5yv/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299701433889524130" border="0" /></a>the <span style="font-style: italic;">kampung</span> style of boiling whole chicken.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BgRQbmK-Zz0hkIA7p_9kxYwnAFmEmltTHmg_JdxvWMdxlR9q1xO2xynNchwS6D6Saj6cisfWWD1Z-PaHkukxIBj1MDRh7_NShWw11AxpmdC_tsdUJkRlsxyt40SGcGrGFXO-/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BgRQbmK-Zz0hkIA7p_9kxYwnAFmEmltTHmg_JdxvWMdxlR9q1xO2xynNchwS6D6Saj6cisfWWD1Z-PaHkukxIBj1MDRh7_NShWw11AxpmdC_tsdUJkRlsxyt40SGcGrGFXO-/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299701437472290802" border="0" /></a>arrangement of oranges, pamelo, leafy greens & cans of beer<br />for the lions to feast on.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRJ6HPXpmGo4lMwCDfwVLZXgfNvN2jB3EpEgA8ajupsKzxGcMKRsGkkiBhFEZolHBHbnq9OcRzhEWxi5atS5FF5WuE2m_bjjNwVT8hjQiN0se5spv__cgASn4ZMrQv0zd2g1Y/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRJ6HPXpmGo4lMwCDfwVLZXgfNvN2jB3EpEgA8ajupsKzxGcMKRsGkkiBhFEZolHBHbnq9OcRzhEWxi5atS5FF5WuE2m_bjjNwVT8hjQiN0se5spv__cgASn4ZMrQv0zd2g1Y/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299701431586258706" border="0" /></a>host checking on the lions & making sure they finish<br />the allocated cans of beer!<br />these fellows must've trained bottomless pits<br />to be able to consume that much alcohol<br />& perform afterwards! gosh!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1WJ24dUWjphnj8F1mkbb7ZkGGV3bT0B9AAhf8JlLnpgz1XLP7SNZBZHQAkTyBMw9q9m1aoXD4-sBtLCAHv4K2_RZGSRtbEZlBuX0EdzejW6SRzP5h7UJ9HWk2iFoTVme7OCS/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1WJ24dUWjphnj8F1mkbb7ZkGGV3bT0B9AAhf8JlLnpgz1XLP7SNZBZHQAkTyBMw9q9m1aoXD4-sBtLCAHv4K2_RZGSRtbEZlBuX0EdzejW6SRzP5h7UJ9HWk2iFoTVme7OCS/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299701035261596818" border="0" /></a> sat through the incredible acrobatic lion dance performance.<br />it surely transported me back to my childhood days!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLOx_q_eQOZqiiex8hyJuecSlTj3UH9Mv5kbuolLIzqGoEDk0n3zsGdZYf0Z_UDDrzSq2JYvgfc_aYDrqpJrIlk7e1LqD5VH1zdJ8D_A6w8drKfiNPpDgU6L63S79WPFpuVI9/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLOx_q_eQOZqiiex8hyJuecSlTj3UH9Mv5kbuolLIzqGoEDk0n3zsGdZYf0Z_UDDrzSq2JYvgfc_aYDrqpJrIlk7e1LqD5VH1zdJ8D_A6w8drKfiNPpDgU6L63S79WPFpuVI9/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299701033702219042" border="0" /></a>great shot lion! thank you for looking my way :o)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBG4LagodoC8EXoJnR04-Vi3YFAeJPQ0Nv5bmJyq7T87nMhLk4ntBQ3CoB40UmjyCZ0T2cQcmb581pBI1Fa5UtW53wJkPgB1yFQMe6nYhUbuohEWDZZ2dpwdSiM7EEBKi3QC9I/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBG4LagodoC8EXoJnR04-Vi3YFAeJPQ0Nv5bmJyq7T87nMhLk4ntBQ3CoB40UmjyCZ0T2cQcmb581pBI1Fa5UtW53wJkPgB1yFQMe6nYhUbuohEWDZZ2dpwdSiM7EEBKi3QC9I/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299701030365424482" border="0" /></a>now how do you suppose they did this?<br />the lion is virtually curved into a <span style="font-weight: bold;">C</span>!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjyPm-0TKPLBFSVRupYudI1VKLYrkbyUZUBz6fWpHa8GimebfXt_RnqKe7nQNqw7Ru_TM-Dnu9evW5L4MyB1iVdZDwp5hVJIn70qkkCJJ9NbTSXTk7arbCXgwprWcq3ZOUHi4/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjyPm-0TKPLBFSVRupYudI1VKLYrkbyUZUBz6fWpHa8GimebfXt_RnqKe7nQNqw7Ru_TM-Dnu9evW5L4MyB1iVdZDwp5hVJIn70qkkCJJ9NbTSXTk7arbCXgwprWcq3ZOUHi4/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299701026685913954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">kampung tombovo</span>'s next top model finalists!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9owcfUkJ2YJXDFDaL0YLvLSNNfjp4D3eqzQGcRscNpb3xmksGrB9arFBTULIjv5R7atnABSnUzDZtyqqLOekVbcCsv3-o4Q5e080PtBye-uRpFMnPlCAJew-LxO-IpehyphenhyphenjM0/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9owcfUkJ2YJXDFDaL0YLvLSNNfjp4D3eqzQGcRscNpb3xmksGrB9arFBTULIjv5R7atnABSnUzDZtyqqLOekVbcCsv3-o4Q5e080PtBye-uRpFMnPlCAJew-LxO-IpehyphenhyphenjM0/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299701027834337522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">gong xi fa cai</span> & <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">happy chap goh meh</span> (9 feb) y'all!<br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-86121420878855150232009-02-02T23:57:00.017+08:002009-02-03T23:06:52.694+08:00brunei bulletin<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4i2BJWzD1lNnTZI_5-LX7XJz8CWrGil1Z7t9KmOVhrNsoKrPmzPU1PQbDHTpmu4YLq44xQKbd-aQ2HG5WkODprm4I19DG0Zt4M1afazXDju5BBpGbuRPA4UqDs4M4ojfDndI/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4i2BJWzD1lNnTZI_5-LX7XJz8CWrGil1Z7t9KmOVhrNsoKrPmzPU1PQbDHTpmu4YLq44xQKbd-aQ2HG5WkODprm4I19DG0Zt4M1afazXDju5BBpGbuRPA4UqDs4M4ojfDndI/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298250494118175186" border="0" /></a>we made a brief visit to brunei recently for my cousin's wedding.<br />it was a short & sweet family getaway,<br />a nice break from our daily routine.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W5Jsscs4EZxCHm6V9wskrKg2_Pfb6hVRiJzUX6falB-X24hKgGXpuy-On9rTlSi3VeR60kxsvqk2wW1kzWp9IvelUn46uHOP8iUjmfcc4iO1pd_WIXAMogVD0rvyEK0MzLNV/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W5Jsscs4EZxCHm6V9wskrKg2_Pfb6hVRiJzUX6falB-X24hKgGXpuy-On9rTlSi3VeR60kxsvqk2wW1kzWp9IvelUn46uHOP8iUjmfcc4iO1pd_WIXAMogVD0rvyEK0MzLNV/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298250479866258098" border="0" /></a>'is that our airplane?'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwNH3iSkj6p1cfiUFy-qCkv-rqwWJgTJXpooB0kooHEX1wob9S_zevNeHE0zkVOChhyphenhyphenfFsY5bxzyUs_dv3eUaf5FK5udF8qaiFQCAl_janVDK-KJ5R1LTSEGHQ_p4mL1s6Nu8/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwNH3iSkj6p1cfiUFy-qCkv-rqwWJgTJXpooB0kooHEX1wob9S_zevNeHE0zkVOChhyphenhyphenfFsY5bxzyUs_dv3eUaf5FK5udF8qaiFQCAl_janVDK-KJ5R1LTSEGHQ_p4mL1s6Nu8/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298250472694286402" border="0" /></a>hubs <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>having a man-to-boy talk with <span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span>.<br />my guess is that it was more of a discipline talk,<br />the do<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">s</span> & don't<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">s</span>.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4UkEuqk1G0GO71-2YiVzqNde-WFIlIXXYqTro1KH5cIzKzc2TNPlEfQdBX9gHTYvXqxkPPvx0R0-PhMheXtmRxNQYiiyNzjbWDFfCn1Fdc90lU8AQthlcZVQWCxYASXRDBJ-/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4UkEuqk1G0GO71-2YiVzqNde-WFIlIXXYqTro1KH5cIzKzc2TNPlEfQdBX9gHTYvXqxkPPvx0R0-PhMheXtmRxNQYiiyNzjbWDFfCn1Fdc90lU8AQthlcZVQWCxYASXRDBJ-/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298250461061326978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">someone</span> would much rather have his eyes closed<br />during the take off. poor baby!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_gZluQDZhddywM-F7-oUpi16QvBZAw_BlHXjTcm-Z3Riu3iddz5jV-FXQ3oYX97u47DCOiiq5g850k-nnRhH-RjvBxavKePldy-He84LOuUI8tNtHOWrWcgtHrEZB14iyA3F/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_gZluQDZhddywM-F7-oUpi16QvBZAw_BlHXjTcm-Z3Riu3iddz5jV-FXQ3oYX97u47DCOiiq5g850k-nnRhH-RjvBxavKePldy-He84LOuUI8tNtHOWrWcgtHrEZB14iyA3F/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298250447176538914" border="0" /></a>the beautiful couple, cheryl & hock hsu.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHr9mkiFbjGaIVLDx09pXkOHG0rRgIv8VbT-ySGMxhac-9G1P8S21Nz71nKTeE97au5h2aI2XExXFi1bfBxUCQbNR_TpMJc_AmFML8gPyoZmIOAOCJ6oVUejht7pLZTJqkPDE/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHr9mkiFbjGaIVLDx09pXkOHG0rRgIv8VbT-ySGMxhac-9G1P8S21Nz71nKTeE97au5h2aI2XExXFi1bfBxUCQbNR_TpMJc_AmFML8gPyoZmIOAOCJ6oVUejht7pLZTJqkPDE/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298250067795876018" border="0" /></a>both came from singapore to celebrate their wedding in brunei.<br />my cousin cheryl, had the dinner planned earlier<br />for the benefit of her loved ones & friends.<br />who would've thought that the week it was to be held<br />brunei underwent a massive power failure<br />due to heavy downpour that had most areas flooded<br />including some main power stations.<br />their wedding dinner was therefore carried out with only candles,<br />one on each table.<br />an unfortunate timing it was for the lovely couple,<br />nevertheless their big, happy smiles & bright spirits<br />sparkled through the night!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JU5LHV5rrk_pS60EmtceqnJhtzMCoJNfT4cFKI71ocxkF6DLkCPXoSfmcXenlx0Qvwe-Z9RqaZ_vHxhvsI_2Hrcuw1g_TviGeXPCJHnfjVTLsBg3qjifWXpGsJpHdZRdfbaK/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8JU5LHV5rrk_pS60EmtceqnJhtzMCoJNfT4cFKI71ocxkF6DLkCPXoSfmcXenlx0Qvwe-Z9RqaZ_vHxhvsI_2Hrcuw1g_TviGeXPCJHnfjVTLsBg3qjifWXpGsJpHdZRdfbaK/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298250028441206866" border="0" /></a>dark clouds hovered over the power plant.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiCk9HXcIoSZrp1FYAk7nlojjmJlzEevd9LPKWNj6WqADHrMtdF4VD4nNcjb8Qs0-60LSBSP6BVQIXCFQdprrLGAkqrEvYEQDNtzZBHOJ8pWH5_x0TXnPTIsggrWD4KyrFD0p/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiCk9HXcIoSZrp1FYAk7nlojjmJlzEevd9LPKWNj6WqADHrMtdF4VD4nNcjb8Qs0-60LSBSP6BVQIXCFQdprrLGAkqrEvYEQDNtzZBHOJ8pWH5_x0TXnPTIsggrWD4KyrFD0p/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298250026396253282" border="0" /></a>breakfast with uncle nico at the taurean café.<br />the boys have their uncle to thank<br />for showing us around throughout our stay there.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiForSoxeAZ_qLDNnWeuk115OD4RKt3H770VMciV49vYq_gKpyTieD4txE0J3tAgfN_hhwLC00UwfDg_-4blOMVPe6qSBmPdZoyhL0oyxivTWeh9PNvRH3KxbKCjOAQcFBMC0s1/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiForSoxeAZ_qLDNnWeuk115OD4RKt3H770VMciV49vYq_gKpyTieD4txE0J3tAgfN_hhwLC00UwfDg_-4blOMVPe6qSBmPdZoyhL0oyxivTWeh9PNvRH3KxbKCjOAQcFBMC0s1/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298250024837686754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> liking the golf buggy at <a href="http://www.theempirehotel.com/hotel.html">the empire</a>.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKgBpXg6RoUPf7bhxqGMWZGDGxuE-IHRsufe5d6VvD-ETePSrSEmiJDcJRNGbVigk-1S0IlPA5CO5nlloBcnJ7xi0Mp3TBxzszrHG1m3m16KLvETLLxL5mpxOUsVtBtfidi7b/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKgBpXg6RoUPf7bhxqGMWZGDGxuE-IHRsufe5d6VvD-ETePSrSEmiJDcJRNGbVigk-1S0IlPA5CO5nlloBcnJ7xi0Mp3TBxzszrHG1m3m16KLvETLLxL5mpxOUsVtBtfidi7b/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298250025582465314" border="0" /></a>boys just wanna have fun!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCTEltviLpjBCHXjgKPUu1_I8cZxIXaepv1L5XzyFkw4YIV5FwXlZaBlxGAZLmAyRQEa92FqGJn43hELsTsW2QF_8Bfek4igmYE4-DHNil4LvDdu8QWmxplaxb3F5GtTIx7XP/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCTEltviLpjBCHXjgKPUu1_I8cZxIXaepv1L5XzyFkw4YIV5FwXlZaBlxGAZLmAyRQEa92FqGJn43hELsTsW2QF_8Bfek4igmYE4-DHNil4LvDdu8QWmxplaxb3F5GtTIx7XP/s400/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298249602810710082" border="0" /></a>i was specifically instructed by <span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> to take this picture.<br />he wanted the mural as the background.<br />now they're telling me what to do!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKp9i0_tYLqr5WEOdRu_uaRXaUNhVfIF5jBuE3yzr1y4XnD87l1ujouRvxgCUx0n1W1CNGgGY9qHe6iMiTnXZaZTOb9yb4V8_4Ta36m6-YVIZkAUUM5bXRtSoJdjNuCpW-eSv/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 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alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298249598699288114" border="0" /></a>...shhh! everyone was still asleep<br />& mommy sneaked out quietly to...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIposkrL6CW4kTqfhkoUMdaD3z1h_m1A-0GW2JeDqFGfacriYlqGu7vHZpoVwGwgD3OVV1qY0VnznJwTt9EQZqY_GvpbVHiDa7nyHqqDZ_kC5b2PORgNWyCrH6cgx7DGHEOShN/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIposkrL6CW4kTqfhkoUMdaD3z1h_m1A-0GW2JeDqFGfacriYlqGu7vHZpoVwGwgD3OVV1qY0VnznJwTt9EQZqY_GvpbVHiDa7nyHqqDZ_kC5b2PORgNWyCrH6cgx7DGHEOShN/s400/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298249593442549170" border="0" /></a>click! shoot! snap!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZIaWexgOp7jCLp_q-ingh7a_-o1kxDwEaTRMQ1J4jOCKFxDAosYbl92VTDwZc0MKuqbUnRsDq7q6en4A7zgd6vsI2Earjy1nrIN2W66wfBMVac72t2J6-V-D9eAz3mRuhX0K/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZIaWexgOp7jCLp_q-ingh7a_-o1kxDwEaTRMQ1J4jOCKFxDAosYbl92VTDwZc0MKuqbUnRsDq7q6en4A7zgd6vsI2Earjy1nrIN2W66wfBMVac72t2J6-V-D9eAz3mRuhX0K/s400/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298249582674324802" border="0" /></a>i sure had a great morning stroll!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZ7lVTyV6LT9Jj0wh_qjyl2C4Ysmksuuf-Ai40ghZJUrp3WnyJsQFcmoNH3FnO5t0w9_YBt0TcWE0ebAFo6XXNtL2WaszkKeKSpqOwlrIk02TCnOMcGdKnHFzhvmtNq0_idyV/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZ7lVTyV6LT9Jj0wh_qjyl2C4Ysmksuuf-Ai40ghZJUrp3WnyJsQFcmoNH3FnO5t0w9_YBt0TcWE0ebAFo6XXNtL2WaszkKeKSpqOwlrIk02TCnOMcGdKnHFzhvmtNq0_idyV/s400/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298249027863198818" border="0" /></a>took delight in the gorgeous gardens at <a href="http://www.theempirehotel.com/hotel.html">the empire</a>.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5ROrF9ZEeo7bFAQ1CfEqGOeezyJ1MON_IK1qcbaK4pN_rWMhS0eOfLCJ2q_uufp1r3UDIKzasyqTWyK_1bL7qL_3yd4O1aYTmIyyB8-mapO8JHjiMSnBNJ4uS5r9_GP4SMRB/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5ROrF9ZEeo7bFAQ1CfEqGOeezyJ1MON_IK1qcbaK4pN_rWMhS0eOfLCJ2q_uufp1r3UDIKzasyqTWyK_1bL7qL_3yd4O1aYTmIyyB8-mapO8JHjiMSnBNJ4uS5r9_GP4SMRB/s400/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298249027987652242" border="0" /></a>we lived in the <span style="font-style: italic;">waterfall</span> building & <span style="font-style: italic;">waterfall</span> we got.<br />you could hear the soothing sound of water from everywhere.<br />love the exquisite interiors!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNHvaY05q3hC2sixA1STwG71R_x2rVg5fmtBRWljPIM8UpjtMxSvvgn76QseoQRIYRkT97Hqi8rA9sfh_pAb-TQ7XXzU1e7u_v1OtHJH5CvM7W8x_vsPfBGnZC903HHwwPIcq/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNHvaY05q3hC2sixA1STwG71R_x2rVg5fmtBRWljPIM8UpjtMxSvvgn76QseoQRIYRkT97Hqi8rA9sfh_pAb-TQ7XXzU1e7u_v1OtHJH5CvM7W8x_vsPfBGnZC903HHwwPIcq/s400/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298249026479254002" border="0" /></a>got to see the breathtaking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Omar_Ali_Saifuddin_Mosque">sultan omar ali saifuddin mosque</a> on our last day.<br />wish to go back for a closer view :o)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-2LPzyRIoc4qkDFCEZ3pCkOQi2X8sNMGkESFBELVm6D6_7eQy9meSKV6sLpY8IYBLk9N2OkiwVhm4H-vehD9hZs0WCzPyz7A5zTXbjdUb7EwGCA9-ODt2fEyQP_usXgGXeVA/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-2LPzyRIoc4qkDFCEZ3pCkOQi2X8sNMGkESFBELVm6D6_7eQy9meSKV6sLpY8IYBLk9N2OkiwVhm4H-vehD9hZs0WCzPyz7A5zTXbjdUb7EwGCA9-ODt2fEyQP_usXgGXeVA/s400/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298249024134088706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> not wanting to go home so soon.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpl-KHXB_RFVJn59oVbO5AOOP6OI3NANhDKbxFHNBYdW_ysewhKk_R0cMBi8AXRv3kBy6nwklE_ZkI6Xm5eKwGRPbPkHciw04_vULd_FMu5N6_zzrCBQmdZMupKlUIVNKAB9V/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpl-KHXB_RFVJn59oVbO5AOOP6OI3NANhDKbxFHNBYdW_ysewhKk_R0cMBi8AXRv3kBy6nwklE_ZkI6Xm5eKwGRPbPkHciw04_vULd_FMu5N6_zzrCBQmdZMupKlUIVNKAB9V/s400/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298249010123578546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> was teased about bringing the rain & flood to brunei, him being <span style="font-style: italic;">noah</span>.<br />the shot above was however captured without my knowledge of the rainbow til later.<br /><br />God hath made a promise by putting His bow in the clouds,<br />a promise He made to <span style="font-style: italic;">noah</span> & a promise He intends to keep!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:times new roman;">fin</span></span>.<br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-34934973965994963602009-01-18T02:08:00.002+08:002009-01-18T04:20:12.606+08:00adiós 2008, hola 2009!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9BJ_PDxno4ZzDKdK8bqhzKn8Yvy7-2urMd0PMzFJsDNw_34KAlGaXG68hRC4pEWScOo-fExZE6ZDPhUKcVTkmPB5GrsgQCMH5YuCeMPqF5Ko4HS5nWrxaRot0JxU8Z-R8ShU/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9BJ_PDxno4ZzDKdK8bqhzKn8Yvy7-2urMd0PMzFJsDNw_34KAlGaXG68hRC4pEWScOo-fExZE6ZDPhUKcVTkmPB5GrsgQCMH5YuCeMPqF5Ko4HS5nWrxaRot0JxU8Z-R8ShU/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290472576530060642" border="0" /></a>on the road we were on the last day of 2008<br />heading to kampung beriawa, keningau,<br />to join hubs' uncle & family in their annual get-together<br />on welcoming the new year.<br />it was the 2nd trip for the boys to the interior<br />which proved to be as much fun<br />as <span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> recalled roads & landmarks along the journey.<br />we took the tambunan road on a cloudy, moody last day<br />that came with rain in the late afternoon.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7kXeQciWCUVLEje2BejoVTGPt0O1lJdVXAU8K-PqWYVtTpPoiXohb8yLl143ETfGY6JjyzIM90GHO8CE38LIxJfNF0xv-hq2GWZ3wxM59s7TH-GYqW_OQFdwENt_Cna50WEe/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7kXeQciWCUVLEje2BejoVTGPt0O1lJdVXAU8K-PqWYVtTpPoiXohb8yLl143ETfGY6JjyzIM90GHO8CE38LIxJfNF0xv-hq2GWZ3wxM59s7TH-GYqW_OQFdwENt_Cna50WEe/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290472576606783538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> relaxing in their beautiful wooden lodge.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIEUSFhttC7UaegM8hsfvA24g0N1HWRl89F3pAYx68HbXmCkKhFmc_RsEIQdugstRZAs3pZUhLAsDDUfVJyPhsZvzHPzhqFhUEGd23-GJUQUyZmGV9a7kCBHvQ6-wGCmdkB1r/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIEUSFhttC7UaegM8hsfvA24g0N1HWRl89F3pAYx68HbXmCkKhFmc_RsEIQdugstRZAs3pZUhLAsDDUfVJyPhsZvzHPzhqFhUEGd23-GJUQUyZmGV9a7kCBHvQ6-wGCmdkB1r/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290472428879013346" border="0" /></a>what's a new year's eve celebration without drinking & merrymaking?<br />hubs having his fair share of the <span style="font-style: italic;">tajau</span>...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wNPUKp9uYjnMFbcoXsYU_ZfS-bRQ9HaK1rM61VSQfChNlmvZWPMEAW6svlBOz2ae1x3yoFyFcZsj0ym_a37p92vf1GmnqqFgrWj8Kgg6l42UF-bNTQiJBB1aqyGUxpuozEv7/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wNPUKp9uYjnMFbcoXsYU_ZfS-bRQ9HaK1rM61VSQfChNlmvZWPMEAW6svlBOz2ae1x3yoFyFcZsj0ym_a37p92vf1GmnqqFgrWj8Kgg6l42UF-bNTQiJBB1aqyGUxpuozEv7/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290472428940968786" border="0" /></a>...which can subsequently lead to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UByIo3hTPPA"><span style="font-style: italic;">poco-poco</span></a>!<br />hubs was definitely feeling the groove that evening! way to go hubs!<br />i didn't wait but to snap him in action (chuckle).<br />you sure could sway those hips of yours <span style="font-style: italic;"></span>like a pro. haha!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebmolMo549jWOppu8hyphenhyphenZx8G4lj9BLeE8uBR-ZkVAxRc-ZZALZ-HuPf_HpMhngkF7DIPjFP4Yme34aL3wkAZdPU5cU9uI7niTcP4BHghggPZyRy85HlDX-LMzn8VkNQmHTyTiM/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebmolMo549jWOppu8hyphenhyphenZx8G4lj9BLeE8uBR-ZkVAxRc-ZZALZ-HuPf_HpMhngkF7DIPjFP4Yme34aL3wkAZdPU5cU9uI7niTcP4BHghggPZyRy85HlDX-LMzn8VkNQmHTyTiM/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290472425098218674" border="0" /></a>lil uncle ethan & his older nephew <span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> were inseparable.<br />both are huge fans of <a href="http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ben10/index.html">ben10</a>,<br />so it was them & the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnitrix#Omnitrix">omnitrix</a> fighting the villains all night long!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvR7FMpLSGI-VdCGibxGT4zEYi3WDwMpQ2Erl6ADux2uxySyBKKb9xYQSCIbQdwZxCVjJ8SNQqoLZ5nOkh6jpQTCp3wXhVog5XG8b6NJar7iIgzMPe16rTPLuqAL-1-ExGE8m/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvR7FMpLSGI-VdCGibxGT4zEYi3WDwMpQ2Erl6ADux2uxySyBKKb9xYQSCIbQdwZxCVjJ8SNQqoLZ5nOkh6jpQTCp3wXhVog5XG8b6NJar7iIgzMPe16rTPLuqAL-1-ExGE8m/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290472423164395922" border="0" /></a>the most anticipated event besides the countdown<br />was the lighting of the firecrakers.<br />its loud, noisy sound, blinding bright light & smoke<br />accompanied the new year 2009!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmGciktvjVRIPKHcQquECoEKVKJcRoxWxodH6lFMk72-Aqky8WTh1wFX5zLNpYq8RP95O2V_UxXjM_QiVyt_RIJDo9yjmZMNtsjC-hNjcqRs8LMHJp-uTwns41SyuKtvz53AhW/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmGciktvjVRIPKHcQquECoEKVKJcRoxWxodH6lFMk72-Aqky8WTh1wFX5zLNpYq8RP95O2V_UxXjM_QiVyt_RIJDo9yjmZMNtsjC-hNjcqRs8LMHJp-uTwns41SyuKtvz53AhW/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290472416956380338" border="0" /></a>beautiful display of fireworks from the hillside came next<br />& a treat it was for everyone!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4D586ELSHAFlbXPEFjXThEbt7FPIffYhHzWkj8HpLzqdGbZagCW9sGXaOmIPuTo7jU5l25Jo5pCwlz7cdAfsggbkOLH0mxKKwld0tCRgKCtQuioUElaiKFNmtg9jUrFBvnq0/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4D586ELSHAFlbXPEFjXThEbt7FPIffYhHzWkj8HpLzqdGbZagCW9sGXaOmIPuTo7jU5l25Jo5pCwlz7cdAfsggbkOLH0mxKKwld0tCRgKCtQuioUElaiKFNmtg9jUrFBvnq0/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290471908881782082" border="0" /></a>red bits of paper from the firecrackers strewn all over the staircase,<br />welcoming a promising, prosperous & prayfully a peaceful new year.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7kZDYIWJzOkN5wM4isaXNCjwuE86mailqJ15hphhymwqkdq0JrGk22_1Q-_FdNp9j8aIgHVB0thk10-p8Awm9BI2aq5lF0CpvSO9Kk_HYeIuT6KxOxHYfzIc7YMozOkLkZAk/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7kZDYIWJzOkN5wM4isaXNCjwuE86mailqJ15hphhymwqkdq0JrGk22_1Q-_FdNp9j8aIgHVB0thk10-p8Awm9BI2aq5lF0CpvSO9Kk_HYeIuT6KxOxHYfzIc7YMozOkLkZAk/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290471908133617154" border="0" /></a>taking time to unwind on the veranda after a late night<br />before hitting the road.<br />i love the stillness of life in the <span style="font-style: italic;">kampung</span>.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZndb1dtENX6AdsA4HUKMSrrwvB9Ggj-NSTt8SBzogxixP6OdtQFnCc2vCpQjQ_sJayA0FeHkjeJFbvHjRtkkz023rIC7VYdI23Vy45K9ZaKhOENZOWgpgrYp1Mz2R2IG3u1BQ/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZndb1dtENX6AdsA4HUKMSrrwvB9Ggj-NSTt8SBzogxixP6OdtQFnCc2vCpQjQ_sJayA0FeHkjeJFbvHjRtkkz023rIC7VYdI23Vy45K9ZaKhOENZOWgpgrYp1Mz2R2IG3u1BQ/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290471908756922706" border="0" /></a>heading home on the 1st day of 2009 via the keningau-kimanis road.<br />the view you'd get from this highway is superb,<br />nonetheless damaging to car radiators due to its steep slopes.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sMQydrJuF7_tBvMjumsARBIqlnAALm3seL1g7e969PQrQbAXUSq7YEZx6jNzl82nqh2xpKhNUOdhU4zougZFmRNctIOOcf_huQT0f2TMiXIeO9BSG1X17OYdjtSzKoVts4pE/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sMQydrJuF7_tBvMjumsARBIqlnAALm3seL1g7e969PQrQbAXUSq7YEZx6jNzl82nqh2xpKhNUOdhU4zougZFmRNctIOOcf_huQT0f2TMiXIeO9BSG1X17OYdjtSzKoVts4pE/s400/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290471903452567282" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">autobot, transform & roll out!</span><br />'daddy, daddy, chase the lorry!'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cHWahhx2aEB9OFRbzu66F9TDkQ5ZwY4jYCYltuSLPSVKZnKYzdHxxjVrzNiXVrHlaTVzpJSOnfZdK_rYyGiwG_pRFCxiyeLemvUzCfrgqomfPGBDX_LiKKshIZpDdZEwZTsx/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cHWahhx2aEB9OFRbzu66F9TDkQ5ZwY4jYCYltuSLPSVKZnKYzdHxxjVrzNiXVrHlaTVzpJSOnfZdK_rYyGiwG_pRFCxiyeLemvUzCfrgqomfPGBDX_LiKKshIZpDdZEwZTsx/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290471900525747938" border="0" /></a>after a well rested afternoon from the day's travelling,<br />we made for the <a href="http://www.sabahtourism.com/sabah-malaysian-borneo/en/destination/80/">signal hill observatory platform</a><br />to view the 1st sunset of 2009.<br />a beautiful chapter it was to end our day!<br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-52245816173751962582009-01-10T00:56:00.011+08:002009-01-18T02:37:27.921+08:00primary one<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKqcWY_NNq4teW6RHwiOKdEvxd-mMb2dxm_BCerLJuda-VZAZAG6gZvQK97wvqiyYAOifjjQ8U3Xv74yBJDwvpo2h7IAVKFMBs2sCAzMza3GXCMuLJymnca74G2DtgRv7Clze/s1600-h/back+to+school.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKqcWY_NNq4teW6RHwiOKdEvxd-mMb2dxm_BCerLJuda-VZAZAG6gZvQK97wvqiyYAOifjjQ8U3Xv74yBJDwvpo2h7IAVKFMBs2sCAzMza3GXCMuLJymnca74G2DtgRv7Clze/s400/back+to+school.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288374203063027810" border="0" /></a>& <span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> is...<br />in like with it <span style="font-style: italic;">for now</span>...hopefully (<span style="font-size:85%;">all fingers + toes crossed</span>) for the definite schooling years to come!<br />able to wake up at 6am or so without a fuss...thank goodness!<br />not intimidated by the bigger & much crowded school...phew!<br />enjoying his ol' & new schoolmates which is a major relieve.<br />able to part with hubs or myself when we leave his classroom in the mornings.<br />having too much fun that he forgets to eat what i'd packed for him during his 20-minute recess.<br />telling me to fetch him <span style="font-style: italic;">3 hours later</span> after school & mommy said, '<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">no</span>!'<br />in negotiation with mommy so that mommy fetches him <span style="font-style: italic;">slightly</span> later.<br />wanting to spend more time playing & talking to his newfound friends after school.<br />adapting & growing up.<br /><br />a week of new hectic schooling schedule has passed & mommy is...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">thanking GOD for his smooth transition to primary school.<br />seeing how he's becoming quite independent & doing more on his own.<br />very proud of her big boy!<br /><br />the only <span style="font-weight: bold;">one</span> thing that mommy isn't so pleased with is...<br />the icky, mucky, soiled, white-turned-black school shirt, socks, shoes<br />& his super soaked, sweaty self that he came home in for the last 5 days*!<br /><br />* i'm just so glad that he's not in an all boys' school<br />cos i can picture him coming home beyond comprehension.<br />the <span style="font-style: italic;">clorox</span> company is (i'm very sure) sending me a <span style="font-style: italic;">thank you</span> note pretty soon<br />for diligently using & will be supporting their products for yonks!<br />better still, they can cast me in one of their commercials anytime<br />cos i truly, with all my heart, in the last 5 days, understand what dirty laundry is!<br />this is no joke!<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(ta66y's current facial expression: <u>dead serious</u>)</span><br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-80025352782861152632008-12-30T22:28:00.007+08:002008-12-31T01:43:39.013+08:00nikon academyhear ye! hear ye! all ye nikon enthusiasts!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i thought i'd share this with nikon newbies (like <span style="font-style: italic;">meself</span>) who have yet to stumble upon <a href="http://www.nikonian.com.my/">nikonian academy</a> & <a href="http://forum.nikonian.com.my/category-view.asp">nikonian academy forum</a>. i find these sites very informative & practical, be it for a point & shoot or dslr camera. interested in photography classes, workshops or seminars? you'd get all the current updates on <a href="http://www.nikonian.com.my/">nikonian academy</a>. most unfortunate for the shutterbugs of borneo, all classes are conducted in the peninsular (lucky you<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">s</span></span>). as for super handy tips, there are oodles of those obtainable from the lively <a href="http://forum.nikonian.com.my/category-view.asp">nikonian academy forum</a>. be sure to register yourself as a member today & gain so much more from the seasoned pros! yup, that's free advertisement coming from a budding nikonian :o)<br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">* <span style="font-style: italic;">this post is for you </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://shannonlissa.blogspot.com/">otta</a><span style="font-style: italic;">. haha!</span></span>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-64535462863270753542008-12-24T16:02:00.001+08:002008-12-24T16:04:13.219+08:00from ta66y's ark with love<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAWFnbbMQNgwNMfK8D2h0oYUdG33_-mL4F-0nn8dw4wN_CrMxIFgDxPeBBbSa2gjMe3maEoMQnJXTuVCiJUYULt4UIk-AtgE9MMalRGrHiIid-D3im891OBOKC0SwqLlR33m2/s1600-h/tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAWFnbbMQNgwNMfK8D2h0oYUdG33_-mL4F-0nn8dw4wN_CrMxIFgDxPeBBbSa2gjMe3maEoMQnJXTuVCiJUYULt4UIk-AtgE9MMalRGrHiIid-D3im891OBOKC0SwqLlR33m2/s400/tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283261255008942562" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(39, 66, 57); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >GOD be thanked for that</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(39, 66, 57); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >good & perfect gift,</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(39, 66, 57); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >the gift unspeakable:</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(39, 66, 57); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >HIS life, HIS love,</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(39, 66, 57); font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >HIS very self in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Christ Jesus</span>.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(39, 66, 57);font-size:85%;" >maltbie d. babcock</span><br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-246914434950314232008-12-23T21:37:00.021+08:002008-12-24T15:33:05.560+08:00zen garden resort 19-21 december 2008<div style="text-align: center;">we loved the zen-<span style="font-style: italic;">ness</span> of last year's <a href="http://mommyta66y.blogspot.com/2008/01/zen-garden-resort-15-16-december-2007.html">trip</a><br />that we came back for more & stayed for 2 nights.<br />what bliss!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBV9UGSJV5RPSki-yNg28fX_qQ8FMaFp0i0pQtb0JXxQ4gQb7m2vewGY-LF0DwMNEGxlaJZn7tTBpk4-3HNVxWcG1bFZXLOAXLKcO5DRxe_UETpcDu-5U7Lfe-1HIjJxLP2LV8/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBV9UGSJV5RPSki-yNg28fX_qQ8FMaFp0i0pQtb0JXxQ4gQb7m2vewGY-LF0DwMNEGxlaJZn7tTBpk4-3HNVxWcG1bFZXLOAXLKcO5DRxe_UETpcDu-5U7Lfe-1HIjJxLP2LV8/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283009111687244930" border="0" /></a>the lodges were all taken this time round,<br />so we settled in one of the <a href="http://www.zengardenresort.com/rooms.cfm">iris suites</a> which is as comfy.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5U6A-BHBgLKaybppmMKu8Je5moyJIafImjkC3ghXg06c7S1PsYW9yqX2yQ2W7IEcx_PvE0T8WfgpElwH0ZKW_aya_POYWEMbFRuh7RqJOSKVE7CfBQalJ46gM9CpoAY8ZmGgy/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5U6A-BHBgLKaybppmMKu8Je5moyJIafImjkC3ghXg06c7S1PsYW9yqX2yQ2W7IEcx_PvE0T8WfgpElwH0ZKW_aya_POYWEMbFRuh7RqJOSKVE7CfBQalJ46gM9CpoAY8ZmGgy/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283009103804206226" border="0" /></a>i feel zen<span style="font-style: italic;">ned</span> when i'm here :o)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxIqD-61tB17-vIhAZ0DO0MJJ5-0HxwkTuryTA0DwGtI2oKaT_oDfy0yi1PspCAJRuq4sXY5lCISYzlmWm6RP_kiF9EGS6sPYnb3trOipAdUJ9tIYRdR0LreY1Vog8eF1PowO/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxIqD-61tB17-vIhAZ0DO0MJJ5-0HxwkTuryTA0DwGtI2oKaT_oDfy0yi1PspCAJRuq4sXY5lCISYzlmWm6RP_kiF9EGS6sPYnb3trOipAdUJ9tIYRdR0LreY1Vog8eF1PowO/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283009103349849970" border="0" /></a>woke up at 6am to capture these shots.<br />it pays to get up when all is calm.<br />love the natural lighting of the early morn.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWbgeIzT4C7epq-B2pQ8CJYuYElI0Nih6m3djlFj_w7v1MqLpwp2iYDtLXe-GL49Gn7dwTZ07dOygYoqo91ZSQkZa4Fbnq5xNglnsAmxW3Dr9PaVJrlyOMnOcwYXOAJ1dlol2/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWbgeIzT4C7epq-B2pQ8CJYuYElI0Nih6m3djlFj_w7v1MqLpwp2iYDtLXe-GL49Gn7dwTZ07dOygYoqo91ZSQkZa4Fbnq5xNglnsAmxW3Dr9PaVJrlyOMnOcwYXOAJ1dlol2/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283009095467179362" border="0" /></a>ahh...peace & quiet...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9gMHKjgX1PTgcN706r4ZTx58-W4LNFM7agZNO10gkl_tpaPU4LStIioSZEl_7Ad4RDRb9gYOcAKvdF8R0bt59we_P_DFkylpEpI2dDXT15mvLwRwpBb0wvkNlB8rsS_uHFwK/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9gMHKjgX1PTgcN706r4ZTx58-W4LNFM7agZNO10gkl_tpaPU4LStIioSZEl_7Ad4RDRb9gYOcAKvdF8R0bt59we_P_DFkylpEpI2dDXT15mvLwRwpBb0wvkNlB8rsS_uHFwK/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283009092141257298" border="0" /></a>if you're not looking to go far for meals,<br />the restaurant provides pretty decent food.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGXvwZsbhaE3j888MS3Smn3R_xfIvAL3cHRlmv1p_0ApaY-IeUQHw1Moh6AGEzeWpefzeOS3ShaJTc4xXmh0pKeN1UNpzTU8zFgdo9oecwWXo_5OLYWUWT820fPSi4sNxeJg1/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGXvwZsbhaE3j888MS3Smn3R_xfIvAL3cHRlmv1p_0ApaY-IeUQHw1Moh6AGEzeWpefzeOS3ShaJTc4xXmh0pKeN1UNpzTU8zFgdo9oecwWXo_5OLYWUWT820fPSi4sNxeJg1/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283008374303546690" border="0" /></a>a quick glimpse of the beautiful mount kinabalu<br />on our 1st morning before it got all foggy again.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k4IU0o-yQBSBs35h_FiJZHF6ZwuhVpAL4oN1_TbwHfnDDrSuDcAyXH3e2o_ShY0HhcaBZsmiHSqhC3tf-zlBJceIO8gtt0Y2KdQ2pTav-oCu-jUxHi_OhNzQV3SdmhMeeTS1/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k4IU0o-yQBSBs35h_FiJZHF6ZwuhVpAL4oN1_TbwHfnDDrSuDcAyXH3e2o_ShY0HhcaBZsmiHSqhC3tf-zlBJceIO8gtt0Y2KdQ2pTav-oCu-jUxHi_OhNzQV3SdmhMeeTS1/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283008373307504770" border="0" /></a>we made our very 1st visit to the <a href="http://www.sabahtea.net/o/sabahtea.asp">sabah tea plantation</a>.<br />funny how sometimes we take our own places of interest for granted.<br />i know i do! <span style="font-style: italic;">cuti-cuti sabah</span> here we come!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYLdgRWEKQdO3BcOCwfNurPxuSTAELyMIkLIBH1Euv-bbbHkv6MI7lUUgHkeFGrbszEHq7Oke1vOuZ8ZSCwuoqiFQJc57-SbZGHV2hF0mtbpckcUELoscAaimbMFqvpXXpPkQ/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYLdgRWEKQdO3BcOCwfNurPxuSTAELyMIkLIBH1Euv-bbbHkv6MI7lUUgHkeFGrbszEHq7Oke1vOuZ8ZSCwuoqiFQJc57-SbZGHV2hF0mtbpckcUELoscAaimbMFqvpXXpPkQ/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283008369383540914" border="0" /></a>mayesha loves the camera & the camera loves her back<br />that's for sure :o)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWumEqa7SGwAIqX9_3va-9PNAluEh3AniLfj-7WA3rv1Q5U3mohGV88GYaHUr1NLAF4DgnXw4b4kawNNrZ3CnDDFx4whOmJJ0K0LYt1_b9DAj_TPf6yd4qHEz_GqYZTflSxwK5/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWumEqa7SGwAIqX9_3va-9PNAluEh3AniLfj-7WA3rv1Q5U3mohGV88GYaHUr1NLAF4DgnXw4b4kawNNrZ3CnDDFx4whOmJJ0K0LYt1_b9DAj_TPf6yd4qHEz_GqYZTflSxwK5/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283008367617959970" border="0" /></a>we also visited 'tagal' sungai moroli, kampung luanti, ranau,<br />known for its <a href="http://www.sabahtourism.com/sabah-malaysian-borneo/en/destination/161-tagal-sungai-moroli-kampung-luanti-fish-massage/">fish massage</a> & cleansing properties.<br />hubs & the kids didn't go for a dip as it was drizzling quite a fair bit.<br />one of the places to return to next year!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4GawHKxsX06n28Z5uWwzBCiYnepHAsyhh9daMu0GMHkE8X8L2C31StR_harJzleE7ZwdfHswtZi94GGZJkwmwPMGwihzlDthiJFKZKrsSDYI_3YSAWxBZ2ClxWua77BhMXq6/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4GawHKxsX06n28Z5uWwzBCiYnepHAsyhh9daMu0GMHkE8X8L2C31StR_harJzleE7ZwdfHswtZi94GGZJkwmwPMGwihzlDthiJFKZKrsSDYI_3YSAWxBZ2ClxWua77BhMXq6/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283008363736966642" border="0" /></a>besides chilling out, i turned my boys into models.<br />not an easy task as they get restless easily!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkuuK57VYWPSEDhTi_M43fk_vVZADwikX0BnLdOJZwqw4mBSjuCwKqPWeF_y1EQ1RsUMmIpHh73UL2cCJChxoGrIdAZCOHHmUXJPSZCf3Dnt1dZTTPKMHFGkls8Y617H3Rv-G/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkuuK57VYWPSEDhTi_M43fk_vVZADwikX0BnLdOJZwqw4mBSjuCwKqPWeF_y1EQ1RsUMmIpHh73UL2cCJChxoGrIdAZCOHHmUXJPSZCf3Dnt1dZTTPKMHFGkls8Y617H3Rv-G/s400/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283005854058284146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> kept asking, 'mommy are you done yet?'<br />i'd have to give them an <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A</span> each for at least trying.<br />haha! poor boys!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQGKQonExx063QWmfcHgEt-SxENsv5ku1K1At7dZyc0QdCXI4DRcmQSEL_kDILd5L8Wfpb7A69ehB9tXxFcfmzVhNq4C8jys_er_q-LqPX1SY2NfJFXYf9Dn2yPfN5J3oGH44/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQGKQonExx063QWmfcHgEt-SxENsv5ku1K1At7dZyc0QdCXI4DRcmQSEL_kDILd5L8Wfpb7A69ehB9tXxFcfmzVhNq4C8jys_er_q-LqPX1SY2NfJFXYf9Dn2yPfN5J3oGH44/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283005849698437682" border="0" /></a>'ok, look up! smile! no, DON'T move or else...!!!'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlBbJynkcmFntV4909sepvwq-z1VXouqBbQnos5xRT_5_H619bv-fFA0HIGr-dYRhP9VYgdyOSxO8asXFexmgpICN9uYDXdGEN2-liFQW64HAcZ3ZQDwXxFFfpUGcdfO7VDKB/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlBbJynkcmFntV4909sepvwq-z1VXouqBbQnos5xRT_5_H619bv-fFA0HIGr-dYRhP9VYgdyOSxO8asXFexmgpICN9uYDXdGEN2-liFQW64HAcZ3ZQDwXxFFfpUGcdfO7VDKB/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283005850693461106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> would occasionally poke at the lens or turn it this way & that.<br />i'm sure he thinks mommy is no fun at all<br />especially when she always has that <span style="font-style: italic;">thing</span> pointing right at his face.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmw4qpsnWDC-nO52g2_DNMew2Fg2vh-0IKmM5l3W9mm0FwWv308YpqlIn7YBS0tg3xmMRRRXppLmWkpEZ3GBUCRqJ8IK9nPBmFhyunFBPZPFmS5iTPcWmQV88ijhIU3p6pKys/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmw4qpsnWDC-nO52g2_DNMew2Fg2vh-0IKmM5l3W9mm0FwWv308YpqlIn7YBS0tg3xmMRRRXppLmWkpEZ3GBUCRqJ8IK9nPBmFhyunFBPZPFmS5iTPcWmQV88ijhIU3p6pKys/s400/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283005844510331058" border="0" /></a>hooded <span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> in <span style="font-style: italic;">da</span> house!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj97Viz7cdsCPxbUBEBibI0h4sDr_EYgHgKzV1QyFY7WlSE_viIjK885iCNZN3J3utwcjPnMmkZWxV1NrwUIgS1x0Cv9k96AdsBjdprf9kccGyR7fwboAvvDPlga-FjZZuvZ2h/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj97Viz7cdsCPxbUBEBibI0h4sDr_EYgHgKzV1QyFY7WlSE_viIjK885iCNZN3J3utwcjPnMmkZWxV1NrwUIgS1x0Cv9k96AdsBjdprf9kccGyR7fwboAvvDPlga-FjZZuvZ2h/s400/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283005844365084146" border="0" /></a>they'd much prefer to wrestle, whenever & wherever. sigh!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgr1WBBAgUMxgTz4KfFXB1rasBbtmD650PO7P8FHg0LCiNtO2W3Jp-ROZtdRsQd3DTOgaFEAWiNzfUnZluyhmeH5ATIMBicOAcsVG-henmgdkBkkMYR0EKzzOdQEX-slvWytd/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgr1WBBAgUMxgTz4KfFXB1rasBbtmD650PO7P8FHg0LCiNtO2W3Jp-ROZtdRsQd3DTOgaFEAWiNzfUnZluyhmeH5ATIMBicOAcsVG-henmgdkBkkMYR0EKzzOdQEX-slvWytd/s400/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283005504437562146" border="0" /></a>hello mellow yellow!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJshjMgvX0hh14DgXYp5WHc0qbVjFvR_lXC221DwkjegkqaUSiZszkEjSiypt1KYtMuq-n-Vv2dqy1YrqDrwwK43HV7oTp03SMVtlSsYi4kKaQG5Jo0kMV6USrBlh0R8yHeXE/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJshjMgvX0hh14DgXYp5WHc0qbVjFvR_lXC221DwkjegkqaUSiZszkEjSiypt1KYtMuq-n-Vv2dqy1YrqDrwwK43HV7oTp03SMVtlSsYi4kKaQG5Jo0kMV6USrBlh0R8yHeXE/s400/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283005504260815618" border="0" /></a>'mirror mirror on the pond, who's the fairest of them all?'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u68A3SMAHxEH0qpGE2eYgyPgu84iVx9R0diqc_ns1-a8SLd9xpHBmv6a3fLg9YP3dyMBwB7kPs7ac6BlpSbCxZtgciM9UqxNTA8zqfx1gEBWO-0ATbIcadUsfX-PtzZ8AQY7/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u68A3SMAHxEH0qpGE2eYgyPgu84iVx9R0diqc_ns1-a8SLd9xpHBmv6a3fLg9YP3dyMBwB7kPs7ac6BlpSbCxZtgciM9UqxNTA8zqfx1gEBWO-0ATbIcadUsfX-PtzZ8AQY7/s400/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283005496171054946" border="0" /></a>'o where art thou my prince charming?'<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6vjtYOvhUmIfIiWWcSVLrrQ1R2shCNnEVErwfx6A_ahr6cX1dE36XuN2UpddpkWDqfbvT55mopwzeeuoVktvVf5oIiP91RFeGL6rfQ-84K_C5PYr-pX8HM_x9N3atK1vLkUO/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6vjtYOvhUmIfIiWWcSVLrrQ1R2shCNnEVErwfx6A_ahr6cX1dE36XuN2UpddpkWDqfbvT55mopwzeeuoVktvVf5oIiP91RFeGL6rfQ-84K_C5PYr-pX8HM_x9N3atK1vLkUO/s400/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283005454352817586" border="0" /></a>it rained the 2nd morning, thus producing lovely rain droplets.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZQhbD1hw1J20xXMHGVvQmglykqPthyovNNZ_rv1w3WhRcK5ee-qqbH4IaotR8mHrsJH-j9BzKJ5oI7CYyYiUfiAONRJy1ABZkrRyi3bUNgD2ihsIFdma4Ga8uwazlFQQLdov/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZQhbD1hw1J20xXMHGVvQmglykqPthyovNNZ_rv1w3WhRcK5ee-qqbH4IaotR8mHrsJH-j9BzKJ5oI7CYyYiUfiAONRJy1ABZkrRyi3bUNgD2ihsIFdma4Ga8uwazlFQQLdov/s400/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283005434715539314" border="0" /></a>i like the matching bin & textured stone wall.<br />keep clean & keep <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">green</span> :o)<br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-74998933836555851552008-12-10T22:55:00.034+08:002008-12-11T02:22:01.758+08:00photography workshop<div style="text-align: center;">the 2nd photography workshop was held on 6-7 of this month<br />& a group of 30 very eager participants headed to the<br />scenic <a href="http://www.kudatgolfmarinaresort.com/">kudat golf & marina resort</a> for the weekend.<br />the 1st workshop took place at the<br /><a href="http://www.monsopiad.com/Welcome.html">monsopiad cultural village sabah</a> which i missed!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4T3reUNwIHvfTZr1M6SgZIeCeVajIUyE81M_B6X6f_O9hxP0IkZJt4NraVOnr9T6gFgvSI6X_PlEGXb5q-CVUQzryl7yFd3bMF4z4-e7pNPptr1sbKDdCPp7TdHVVWwh0R0H/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4T3reUNwIHvfTZr1M6SgZIeCeVajIUyE81M_B6X6f_O9hxP0IkZJt4NraVOnr9T6gFgvSI6X_PlEGXb5q-CVUQzryl7yFd3bMF4z4-e7pNPptr1sbKDdCPp7TdHVVWwh0R0H/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278180141662898322" border="0" /></a>before arriving at our destination, we were already<br />given our 1st assignment which was to take <span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span> shots<br />that'd reflect <span style="font-style: italic;">kampung gombizau</span>, a bee farm in <span style="font-style: italic;">matunggung</span>.<br />the shots submitted by all 30 participants were used<br />for discussion the next day.<br />i, for one made my 1st mistake in taking a cliché shot,<br />a typical shot that everyone would attempt to take<br />in showing that they've been to a particular place<br />by taking the picture of the sign!<br />i failed my 1st mission terribly but with lots more hope & heart<br />to better myself :o)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoTmCBLOFll6dh2XQEFHW6_kHGiRbI25TDNi4j6ba0gZav69ulnyH1XuvNVpvAC1TK71jT-oL7DtzmeD5Q4qJnSBi8svo2DgIhJQH2-F_9LTXvf-yLkN_bxuLfZTs4uxsLKzq/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoTmCBLOFll6dh2XQEFHW6_kHGiRbI25TDNi4j6ba0gZav69ulnyH1XuvNVpvAC1TK71jT-oL7DtzmeD5Q4qJnSBi8svo2DgIhJQH2-F_9LTXvf-yLkN_bxuLfZTs4uxsLKzq/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278180138222395506" border="0" /></a>the above picture was cropped to show a closer view of the bees.<br />again, it wasn't done correctly.<br />i should've focused on an interesting looking bee<br />(one with a sense of humour i.e.) instead of the swarm.<br />ok, noted!<br />nah, i didn't submit a 3rd shot for this assignment<br />as the rest of it were super irrelevant.<br />after the bees, i happily clicked on other stuff. haha!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPClfCKqi580wF7WtnDWDWTtq-JvZJKtmNxN8XEvFzwOuPJOx_xF8y9pny_g4e5jabZkus0hTTcecSZ3Sn2nTaI9-37KL79U8GlCsGt7zlXGy8l_y6JzT6Ckxqr4xNtQH-sm1/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPClfCKqi580wF7WtnDWDWTtq-JvZJKtmNxN8XEvFzwOuPJOx_xF8y9pny_g4e5jabZkus0hTTcecSZ3Sn2nTaI9-37KL79U8GlCsGt7zlXGy8l_y6JzT6Ckxqr4xNtQH-sm1/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278179881605097506" border="0" /></a>our 2nd assignment focused on the resort upon our arrival there.<br />this came out not too bad before it rained non-stop<br />for the period of our stay there.<br />yes, <span style="font-weight: bold;">never</span> make weather an excuse - that was what we were taught!<br />i so LOVE clouds & a clear horizon!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6Tpw1cYhWpsyFG3oYX9ndrmy2YpE_LP6o8ye7tH1Wp9AwxoiyO5IZtpBnappU_pj6BH5FjH-HGMpBsZPuTPOabevtCPmckdh7YGi0IFpa8ynsQhJ6ir2jDy2B7cjKci9micu/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6Tpw1cYhWpsyFG3oYX9ndrmy2YpE_LP6o8ye7tH1Wp9AwxoiyO5IZtpBnappU_pj6BH5FjH-HGMpBsZPuTPOabevtCPmckdh7YGi0IFpa8ynsQhJ6ir2jDy2B7cjKci9micu/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278179878321921138" border="0" /></a>this is one of my favourite shots.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOzrdCUSQdZ6V5UfspyTwS_azhy-HEEG-hb2G0KE3ne15m9DQkY2aqPgjgHEytahrourRkW0c74NpZhFVTO8jxtnvrfycRFM6IEzYhfHfXl7lSQr0NrUWKhWKeHLfhGRWCM6i/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOzrdCUSQdZ6V5UfspyTwS_azhy-HEEG-hb2G0KE3ne15m9DQkY2aqPgjgHEytahrourRkW0c74NpZhFVTO8jxtnvrfycRFM6IEzYhfHfXl7lSQr0NrUWKhWKeHLfhGRWCM6i/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278179877496569362" border="0" /></a>i couldn't resist taking another cliché shot. sorry!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DDHPsNgjH-uuhBbeoI9GFoadVNMWSAD7jTu4PvUOhvlndXM96Q81PkUEKS0ZiKRe3ORjnrrdmCO6Hf0j-jNv8oSlwN7CHtZsSvoi4v1OqKQ9BhziFwtT_sr9G7_DgEHT21zy/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DDHPsNgjH-uuhBbeoI9GFoadVNMWSAD7jTu4PvUOhvlndXM96Q81PkUEKS0ZiKRe3ORjnrrdmCO6Hf0j-jNv8oSlwN7CHtZsSvoi4v1OqKQ9BhziFwtT_sr9G7_DgEHT21zy/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278179873575221138" border="0" /></a>on the 2nd day of our workshop,<br />we left the sheltered resort for a rather wet assignment outdoors.<br />i'd say we're a good bunch cos despite the gloomy weather, our spirits ran high.<br />you should've seen the flashes go off all over kudat's dry market,<br />giving light to the darkness on an overcast day.<br />it was definitely a <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51);">bright</span> burst of energy coming from everyone.<br />we were also taught to communicate with our subject/s<br />& not simply shoot at anyone without their permission,<br />therefore avoid becoming rude & annoying photographers.<br />i met <span style="font-style: italic;">liana</span>, a bubbly 6 year old adorned with a cute tiara.<br />she's a princess alright :o)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKr5N2GYu2m_aenmWp1NRn5rEt6Pr2Eyq99q2L2RagiS6nS-3ywKrC5dDsydGkteL-mhRL3SNDwiDrJXwo_dCNzB9MX8o6NqW9AjLzlek6TM0862R68Sjx6vw_Ho7TZlNJPZu-/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKr5N2GYu2m_aenmWp1NRn5rEt6Pr2Eyq99q2L2RagiS6nS-3ywKrC5dDsydGkteL-mhRL3SNDwiDrJXwo_dCNzB9MX8o6NqW9AjLzlek6TM0862R68Sjx6vw_Ho7TZlNJPZu-/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278179871994479634" border="0" /></a>this wasn't an easy shot to take as many waited for their desiccated coconut.<br />this poor guy kept going as his customers in line were endless.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYrF3E58-J5id7NvlsBJJ59hTxGN0891jXrpf8B6Skgs0iNKMXB5LP3NAtzieDBSjGpgTpHouDxr7KV-DjiznJ0HTxDwkuwkyLpc_EvFmiYRvj5vWhlMImoeJQz0K4hOOepaU/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYrF3E58-J5id7NvlsBJJ59hTxGN0891jXrpf8B6Skgs0iNKMXB5LP3NAtzieDBSjGpgTpHouDxr7KV-DjiznJ0HTxDwkuwkyLpc_EvFmiYRvj5vWhlMImoeJQz0K4hOOepaU/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278179466165848258" border="0" /></a>shelves full of seashells from the seashore.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56fvrWmw_qGjHq6WCQgzn36aTsr8rjggio8UuSdvnlfy5LM9tDFEExEBTgLR7wd2sH3cbxrl-ZwAXHp33rfqgb-VxDoRedKCnOugSMOUS3BZF-7uw7hbLehcD30yRMePUWHvP/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56fvrWmw_qGjHq6WCQgzn36aTsr8rjggio8UuSdvnlfy5LM9tDFEExEBTgLR7wd2sH3cbxrl-ZwAXHp33rfqgb-VxDoRedKCnOugSMOUS3BZF-7uw7hbLehcD30yRMePUWHvP/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278179463078476610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">adi</span>, a friendly fish monger indeed.<br />i asked him permission to photograph his fishes<br />& he started to pose for me instead. haha!<br />we need more characters like him!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA651glNTtOKXkHgiMHMOaGAfCw0U1WC6Hap0vd5j-75XfjyWUFbbRkSDcd_iwNeWhqJUR0SduQs5-GgWgwpO764fS0EmKAddM98QOFTpBpg5gZ7h5cs4_njfzab6rGrP0pWo/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYA651glNTtOKXkHgiMHMOaGAfCw0U1WC6Hap0vd5j-75XfjyWUFbbRkSDcd_iwNeWhqJUR0SduQs5-GgWgwpO764fS0EmKAddM98QOFTpBpg5gZ7h5cs4_njfzab6rGrP0pWo/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278179452648603378" border="0" /></a>i love the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">red</span> in the fish...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwmTZeGZ4rocHNLyya6nteaH1VLjDTm2qHu1-CARKPbCSw01tfnDEh-80b7ayoI6lWEt2hnZMUULZk4WI_I-SfL60g8NNR08MfPYAWbuykHJa6FjUoQBHJ3ul3QLR0MsNHBJ_/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwmTZeGZ4rocHNLyya6nteaH1VLjDTm2qHu1-CARKPbCSw01tfnDEh-80b7ayoI6lWEt2hnZMUULZk4WI_I-SfL60g8NNR08MfPYAWbuykHJa6FjUoQBHJ3ul3QLR0MsNHBJ_/s400/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278179452708104770" border="0" /></a>as well as the <span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">greenish <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">blue</span></span> in this one.<br />it's so goth this fish!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ky10l4GQp5b4YW2uKTf8EHks4bVqB4evOEsqgb99kLcu0Z-81Li_-7T6FeeIZKrWy1wANnryWCJ1OQx7BKPYjkaDbX1ladF8e2jOkFQeU529264pH589HbyQNRg3snfj_DMX/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ky10l4GQp5b4YW2uKTf8EHks4bVqB4evOEsqgb99kLcu0Z-81Li_-7T6FeeIZKrWy1wANnryWCJ1OQx7BKPYjkaDbX1ladF8e2jOkFQeU529264pH589HbyQNRg3snfj_DMX/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278179450684946370" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.borneotrekker.blogspot.com/">ulai</a>, my roommate & the newest appointed nikon coolpix model!<br />what did she do on this trip?<br />the pictures below are testimony to what she has learnt/gained(?)<br />in the photography workshop. hmmm...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-S68Gy49iWTW4umZlwLizTkkdMA0qz4eQ-VK33NXEwcuoN8TpjL80QuNdeO2dmbT_hp8al5YwMcaspVCQuYShh5tAQoGgOwQAG-6oCoPurcuv_lh6iVEx-fTVS0EuHDZRLm1/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-S68Gy49iWTW4umZlwLizTkkdMA0qz4eQ-VK33NXEwcuoN8TpjL80QuNdeO2dmbT_hp8al5YwMcaspVCQuYShh5tAQoGgOwQAG-6oCoPurcuv_lh6iVEx-fTVS0EuHDZRLm1/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278178967769527346" border="0" /></a>she has turned into a paparazzi that's for sure!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmS29zBqssbntJDsW47FzFBWoUmtHrVyx0qnlanYtFDtXCYphzZnhzE3XZGiTbXn2nSdSm4Wg07rqYjtRmdF1LcjzYvu-O875cNweQnwjew61kotXdecWZAmphlOMxYtcFKzVv/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmS29zBqssbntJDsW47FzFBWoUmtHrVyx0qnlanYtFDtXCYphzZnhzE3XZGiTbXn2nSdSm4Wg07rqYjtRmdF1LcjzYvu-O875cNweQnwjew61kotXdecWZAmphlOMxYtcFKzVv/s400/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278178969446263602" border="0" /></a>need i say more?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRMI7C638EJstsYSlHpAGR64fZu8rSn_FzvcU7bSzDiPVwRJDoNN0nugj3tUjABfd80gzKXWuG_Txi4DJvj0rUuyYB79-K0TLNvuHXxHxzch7S1mGwiG9z4GuAJt8Uj36gLwm/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRMI7C638EJstsYSlHpAGR64fZu8rSn_FzvcU7bSzDiPVwRJDoNN0nugj3tUjABfd80gzKXWuG_Txi4DJvj0rUuyYB79-K0TLNvuHXxHxzch7S1mGwiG9z4GuAJt8Uj36gLwm/s400/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278178963467518434" border="0" /></a>most of her pictures are taken this way -<br />she's the photographer as well as the subject. go figure!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_MEXuLG6nmjkqSi-3hs-tBxCTybU0h5tDAwOqckkdaCc155pDe_yFSdtLV6LFQIbim04IR2cL0aVFHcydW877I8_lNo4XEDWdZX1fIsfotmYmRWcmcVm6RQ2vhCLlw5i8yu5/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_MEXuLG6nmjkqSi-3hs-tBxCTybU0h5tDAwOqckkdaCc155pDe_yFSdtLV6LFQIbim04IR2cL0aVFHcydW877I8_lNo4XEDWdZX1fIsfotmYmRWcmcVm6RQ2vhCLlw5i8yu5/s400/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278178962312197298" border="0" /></a>again, need i say more?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5bbBhNwi-aVNZcXc-AX-vEBAKvd2RJIXYXHBMhZBxJC3aU6ctibph56PoB5bGj5qsuIwIUHgSS7Mz7ygtO9kQu-FxvWIZP6rO10e8todTHkmv7UVRiy5MWOFj9nfp6LqP84M/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5bbBhNwi-aVNZcXc-AX-vEBAKvd2RJIXYXHBMhZBxJC3aU6ctibph56PoB5bGj5qsuIwIUHgSS7Mz7ygtO9kQu-FxvWIZP6rO10e8todTHkmv7UVRiy5MWOFj9nfp6LqP84M/s400/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278178965725448866" border="0" /></a>aha! she finally got this group picture right!<br />at least her head was nowhere near to be seen in this shot!<br />you're so funny<span style="font-style: italic;">lah</span> <a href="http://www.borneotrekker.blogspot.com/">ulai</a>!<br />next time i'll tie you to me at the next workshop<br />so that you'll not escape from sitting right at the back.<br />i bet you're thinking, "<span style="font-style: italic;">what next workshop?</span>"<br /><br />p.s. dear anne in <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">red</span>, why weren't you facing the camera?<br /><br />i personally enjoyed myself & look forward to the next.<br />thanks anne & <a href="http://storymory2share.blogspot.com/">flo</a> for organizing the workshop & showing us all a wonderful time!<br /><a href="http://www.borneotrekker.blogspot.com/">ulai</a> was just tagging along <span style="font-style: italic;">kan</span>?<br /><br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-86597545297353580472008-11-07T00:29:00.007+08:002008-11-18T21:00:40.670+08:00end of school term<div style="text-align: justify;">a couple of hours more to go before <span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span>'s kindy grad day & i've got mixed emotions! i'm happy that he has completed his kindy without so much of a hitch & at the same time i can't believe/don't want to believe that he's starting primary school next year. i know that 6 years will indeed fly by & then it'll be high school too soon! is it selfish of me to want him to stay this way a lil longer, just for now? haha!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">speaking of growing up, i think kids these days do it too fast. not that they want to but times are definitely changing & they're expected to know a whole lot more than we were at their age in our time. a good example would be the education system. i remembered my kindy days being carefree & full of play. the more serious stuff only came in primary school which is quite the reverse for <span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span>. his homework can be baffling sometimes & i'm in the process of relearning a whole lot of new things from their text books just to keep up with his school work. so when he does his homework, i do mine as well :o)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">on a happier note, we can't wait for the school hols to begin. yay! mommy also needs a break from text books & homework! i hope i can finally sit down & organise the folders of pics taken over a period of 8 months. it has been pretty busy lately with school concerts, functions & year end activities. both boys were involved in their school concert. <span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> & his very cute friends did a number called the <span style="font-style: italic;">penguin dance</span>, oh so adorable! <span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> was on the drums for his class choir & played 2 songs. i was nervous for him when the curtains opened. it was as if i was the one having stage fright! he got through the 2 songs with gusto & i silently uttered my thank you prayer. hubs & i were applauding like crazy, signalling to him on stage with our 2 thumbs up. hehe!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i'm feeling poetry in my veins right now, so i'm going to leave you with a poem by <span style="font-style: italic;">w. h. davies</span> entitled <span style="font-weight: bold;">leisure</span> which we were made to memorise in high school. i remember it to this day cos truly what's life if it's all consumed by worries. this poem is my reminder. enjoy...<br /></div><br />WHAT is this life if, full of care,<br />we have no time to stand & stare?—<br /><br />no time to stand beneath the boughs,<br />and stare as long as sheep & cows:<br /><br />no time to see, when woods we pass,<br />where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:<br /><br />no time to see, in broad daylight,<br />streams full of stars, like skies at night:<br /><br />no time to turn at Beauty's glance,<br />& watch her feet, how they can dance:<br /><br />no time to wait till her mouth can<br />enrich that smile her eyes began?<br /><br />a poor life this if, full of care,<br />we have no time to stand and stare.ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-46122248226942545712008-10-29T00:45:00.007+08:002008-10-29T02:36:36.098+08:00back on the blogit sure feels g-r-e-a-t to be BACK here! i do miss the feel of a keyboard under my fingers, weird as it may sound. i'd love to write more once i get my notebook sorted out. YAY & thanks for dropping by!ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-60881568403421711772008-05-11T20:21:00.004+08:002008-05-11T20:46:24.593+08:00in memory of our angelwe love you baby<br />even before you were born.<br />we saw you in ultrasounds<br />& felt your lil' moves.<br /><br />we love you baby<br />but SOMEONE loves you more.<br />HE was the one that made you<br />& HE has brought you home.<br /><br />we love you baby<br />we always will.<br />though you're no longer with us<br />you remain in our hearts forevermore.ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-83339864381748343642008-02-29T15:53:00.010+08:002008-02-29T17:02:55.734+08:00last day @ work<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPe1PYn9UXOo6IzqkN_rmtgaSpLHNdQLfFawfMgXzlguycUpt7QEIofzS7Ojr3r7GbE2v4DM517-0t381DEoRHLxfuER1VnBhqZqgybnphnuLkFx8WuavwAxxlC-g-8N1i1qn/s1600-h/kbox.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPe1PYn9UXOo6IzqkN_rmtgaSpLHNdQLfFawfMgXzlguycUpt7QEIofzS7Ojr3r7GbE2v4DM517-0t381DEoRHLxfuER1VnBhqZqgybnphnuLkFx8WuavwAxxlC-g-8N1i1qn/s400/kbox.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172308390451679010" border="0" /></a>it was honestly the last place i thought we'd hang out for lunch! thanks so much for this experience & boy did we sing our lungs out, except <a href="http://jurramo.blogspot.com/">jurra</a> who's still recovering from a bad throat (you poor thing!). i was actually having my 1st bout of morning sickness today. i kept telling myself that it's <span style="font-style: italic;">mind over matter</span> & that i shouldn't think too much about it even though my stomach was feeling gassier than usual. anyway, our trip to kbox has proven successful! i eventually got over the morning sickness & was having the greatest, funnest lunch hour of my life! thank you <a href="http://www.borneotrekker.blogspot.com/">ulai</a>, <a href="http://strictpollyanna.blogspot.com/">alice</a>, <a href="http://jtuining.blogspot.com/">joyce</a>, <a href="http://jurramo.blogspot.com/">jurra</a> & <a href="http://neneth.blogspot.com/">neneth</a> for showing me a fabulous time! you girls <span style="font-weight: bold;">ROCK</span> big time! yeah yeah! also, i'd like to thank <a href="http://www.joeff.net/">jo</a> & lorna for your very thoughtful gifts! love it! we'll <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">stay in touch</span> that's for sure! i'm praying & hoping to get my new notebook soonest (*hinting hubs dearest).</div><br />again, thank you all for your friendship during my time here! GOD bless :o)ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-58794234086926414142008-02-29T09:37:00.006+08:002008-02-29T15:42:33.885+08:00quality time<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> was extra whiny around me last night. i was trying to fold the laundry which was piled sky-high in the basket & at the same time doing my best to entertain this lil boy by putting on his favourite cds one after another. it didn't work, not one bit. he walked back & forth, went up & down the stairs, cried when i put a stop to his cd & turned on star world to watch american idol. he looked at me & demanded for fun song factory to be played again. i put down the t-shirt that i was folding & pushed the laundry basket aside. i told him to come to me & gave him a hug. his face <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 51); font-weight: bold;">lit up</span> with a smile & his mood changed immediately. he went on to sit on my lap, making himself comfortable. his lil hands held onto mine with a soft grip, not letting go. sometimes he'd face me & give me one of his biggest, sweetest smile. he didn't mind that we were watching american idol. he was contented with the way things were. my lil boy only wanted to have me & my time. i should've known.<br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-53894893756683255332008-02-26T11:45:00.015+08:002008-02-26T15:01:56.095+08:00election campaign<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnzDnco5scs4wCBV9XNgUFsa_xpcCJa3ND6KmWhxRUTnEiGMuXPipNTY32ZzEZko5kDJtQSK4acaODQzB4jJXr-GMRhCF2uG66j_jRa53QBNg0fZf8lsYpUE9G1_1HdyLSowM/s1600-h/dap.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnzDnco5scs4wCBV9XNgUFsa_xpcCJa3ND6KmWhxRUTnEiGMuXPipNTY32ZzEZko5kDJtQSK4acaODQzB4jJXr-GMRhCF2uG66j_jRa53QBNg0fZf8lsYpUE9G1_1HdyLSowM/s400/dap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171130401343666866" border="0" /></a> election posters, banners, flags & billboards have sprung up overnight with the upcoming election. what caught <span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span>'s attention this morning as hubs drove him to school was the <span style="font-style: italic;">democratic action party</span>'s symbol on the left. he gazed with more interest at the display of coloured flags situated at a busy junction. the mini flags, looking ever so festive were strung together to form a circle<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>with the support of wooden posts.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> casually asked, '<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">is it rocket day?</span>'<br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-28298861645380872732008-02-25T14:34:00.012+08:002008-02-26T07:12:45.263+08:00wet, wetter, wettest!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">that's what happens when i let them have a <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">soapy</span> good <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">time</span>.<br />they go from <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">wet</span> to <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">wetter</span> in a split second,<br />then <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">wettest</span> when they start splashing each other<br />with lil buckets of water! tsk tsk tsk!<br />to scold or not to scold? that's the question! haha!<br />nah, i'd usually let them go overboard once in a <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,102,255)">blue</span> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(255,204,51)">moon</span>.<br />who says getting wet isn't fun?<br />i'd my days with water & it sure was heaps fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP4tqxAdx2CzOYRCQdsWcAf1pXnf4OmxU7hYEarb6QHyFZL15cycCrRCMJ48TpvwO4Dyu55YbZS4XNSLNlP4u5b5IESi5M_QegdR22q0DXVdhq3ouTDeZZGLRU_gybTT31lvf/s1600-h/soapy+time1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170802880022575730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP4tqxAdx2CzOYRCQdsWcAf1pXnf4OmxU7hYEarb6QHyFZL15cycCrRCMJ48TpvwO4Dyu55YbZS4XNSLNlP4u5b5IESi5M_QegdR22q0DXVdhq3ouTDeZZGLRU_gybTT31lvf/s400/soapy+time1.jpg" border="0" /></a>one of the boys started calling this outdoor activity <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">soapy time</span>.<br />so whenever i give them the <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(51,204,0)">green</span> light,<br />they'll run out to the backyard gleefully<br />shouting at <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span>the top of their voices<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">'s...o...a...p...y<br />t...i...m...eeeeeeeeeeee!!!'</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCA59Y5U5A8hIEtPKyZBM1ozvOYDL8T1hmrSzfaI8sB5huxKT-hzlO9ugc_jQVDto2pNI_aT7fyyMaGUe0R1BGvJ6pDKquoUMnaPEd4ihDmcxIyBoK1VegiVdBTcmgQ7-gHRm/s1600-h/soapy+time2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170802892907477634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCA59Y5U5A8hIEtPKyZBM1ozvOYDL8T1hmrSzfaI8sB5huxKT-hzlO9ugc_jQVDto2pNI_aT7fyyMaGUe0R1BGvJ6pDKquoUMnaPEd4ihDmcxIyBoK1VegiVdBTcmgQ7-gHRm/s400/soapy+time2.jpg" border="0" /></a>2 boys + water + soap + household brushes + lil buckets<br />+ splashing + getting wet = <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">soapy time</span><br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAYh1DWiRu0osh8eueAmxxJEJxMsyW8l8Qss0PWIxOEVsq6D0B_6g46Pd9JL0j-3YhFBBYsUeqAQ0gYhqGKX75aoz6-PKDzPaHDGAW5r-SR5hYw26L3xCSOowUYa9gWphUyW2/s1600-h/soapy+time3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170802897202444946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAYh1DWiRu0osh8eueAmxxJEJxMsyW8l8Qss0PWIxOEVsq6D0B_6g46Pd9JL0j-3YhFBBYsUeqAQ0gYhqGKX75aoz6-PKDzPaHDGAW5r-SR5hYw26L3xCSOowUYa9gWphUyW2/s400/soapy+time3.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">an</span> actually does a thorough job in washing<br />his broken excavator & tricycle that are kept outside.<br />they look really clean after he washes 'em.<br />he gets to help with the cars sometimes<br />which really excites him.<br />i'm definitely looking forward to the day<br />when he's old enough to be assigned<br />with this chore :o)<br /><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVORRbonny2e2Q3LSCyXJ-XY9uxu93AU1dQEYi9ccCWKKjwnoxxaoeW3hGNPH3PF4i9m2x4XxFR10tV83y9YkxBsjx0ZHh3BBEisYPk2i_fy7b3BRc6ANogfMDLRMnDNj_aBRd/s1600-h/soapy+time4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170802918677281442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVORRbonny2e2Q3LSCyXJ-XY9uxu93AU1dQEYi9ccCWKKjwnoxxaoeW3hGNPH3PF4i9m2x4XxFR10tV83y9YkxBsjx0ZHh3BBEisYPk2i_fy7b3BRc6ANogfMDLRMnDNj_aBRd/s400/soapy+time4.jpg" border="0" /></a>posing for <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">soapy time</span>! </div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-10692796852432545852008-02-21T09:17:00.014+08:002008-02-21T14:49:50.537+08:00stomach microscope<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbwS7X7jWqi8RVZpVsRrvVf1S2qHqrksmxGdIYAFvgjJAX0rueLrTPsid6BpOLZEAhTnSjlk3V9u25KMRoTRtBEeIvWXFexZDSOdJcpe7HEB-L42wxXtQKGUeIINoD1j4KW_m/s1600-h/stomach+microscope.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbwS7X7jWqi8RVZpVsRrvVf1S2qHqrksmxGdIYAFvgjJAX0rueLrTPsid6BpOLZEAhTnSjlk3V9u25KMRoTRtBEeIvWXFexZDSOdJcpe7HEB-L42wxXtQKGUeIINoD1j4KW_m/s400/stomach+microscope.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169243763944454754" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">...is the latest technology</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">in place of the ultrasound scan!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">believe it or</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >not!</span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">an:</span><br />is baby a boy or a girl? (while placing his hand on my tummy)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">me:</span><br />when baby has grown bigger in mommy's tummy, then doctor will be able to see if it's a boy or a girl.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">an:</span><br />do they use the er...er...stomach...mi...mi...what's it again mommy? the one scientist use...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">me:</span><br />you mean microscope?<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">an:</span><br />yes yes the stomach mi...tro...top...</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">me:</span><br />mi-cro-scope. the microscope is used in a lab to see very small things. the <span style="font-style: italic;">stomach microscope</span> is called the ultrasound.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">an:<br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">ul-tra-sound</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">me:</span><br />yes, the doctor will use the ultrasound scan on mommy's tummy to see baby.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">an:</span><br />(deep in thoughts)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">on a another note,<br />what would you tell your child</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">if you were asked<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">where babies make their exit?</span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />an:</span><br />mommy, where will baby come out from?</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">me:</span><br />(taken by surprised by his question, so i kept mum)<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">an:</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br />i don't want the doctor to operate you & cut you. (not liking the sight of blood)<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">me:</span><br />(wanting to reassure him) the doctor will not cut mommy.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">an:</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br />so baby comes out from your leg. (pointing at his right leg)<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">me:</span><br />no, baby doesn't come out from there.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">an:</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><br />your belly button? (pointing at my belly button)<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">me:</span><br />uhm, yes...(<span style="font-size:180%;">bleep!</span> wrong answer! but that'll do for now. sigh!)</span>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-19267371807128985892008-02-19T13:49:00.012+08:002008-02-26T14:26:56.466+08:00sahm<div style="text-align: justify;">that's what i'll be starting 1st march, a <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >sahm</span>. hubs wants me to fully concentrate on the kids & i'm ok with that. i'd certainly miss work, the things i get to do (i'd be lying if i said otherwise) & my wonderful colleagues whom i've shared most of my lunch hours with at some time or another & are great friends. it'll be hectic days ahead (any mommies can attest to that i'm sure) but worthwhile. my new occupation includes being a full time driver, a housemaid & occasionally a cook (which i'm lousy at). it's hard work & there are mommies who do all that on top of a full time job (phew!). but i also believe that when GOD grants us the title of motherhood, He'll armour us with a bigger heart & the right tools so that we're <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">mom the builder</span> & <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">handy mommy</span> - '<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">can mommy fix it, <span style="font-weight: bold;">yes <span style="font-style: italic;">she</span> can!</span></span>' or '<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">hola! handy mommy’s repair shop. <span style="font-weight: bold;">you break it, <span style="font-style: italic;">she</span> fixes it!</span></span>' now that's a good reminder when i find <span style="font-style: italic;">meself</span> at my wits' end. haha!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepIOgJwggib1xbe9or7323imB8VuiC0I0GcIgy4cXxXszzb8gKe1uwdMK2dB7OrMRvtCEy-wvJq0XRb05NAswvwKHGmPceMZc954fqtF3CGH7rEUF9T1WYyDI9IBE0RNMyMUe/s1600-h/mommyta66y.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepIOgJwggib1xbe9or7323imB8VuiC0I0GcIgy4cXxXszzb8gKe1uwdMK2dB7OrMRvtCEy-wvJq0XRb05NAswvwKHGmPceMZc954fqtF3CGH7rEUF9T1WYyDI9IBE0RNMyMUe/s400/mommyta66y.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168582171477146178" border="0" /></a>with a happy & joyful heart, i'm here to announce that i'm expecting baby no. 3! hubs must've prayed real hard for the past months for our angel. i still remember one of our conversations we'd during our courting days about how many kids we'll have. he said 5 (he comes from a family of 5) & i stubbornly said 1. he settled for 3 cos it's in between 1 & 5. i thought to <span style="font-style: italic;">meself</span> then that 2 should be just right. by end of october, i'd have to deal with 3 - like they always say, 'the more the merrier!' i'm still at the earliest stage - coming to the 4th week. i've only felt the change in my body when i got tired more often & completely lost appetite for food. the 1st test came out negative & i waited another 3 days to do the next test with a very reliable <a href="http://www.whpm.com/accu_test.htm">wh accu test</a> which came out positive. AMEN! i pray for a good pregnancy & definitely a smooth delivery. we're now getting the boys ready for their baby bro/sis, so before bedtime last night, they both hugged & kissed my belly & spoke to baby which was touchingly sweet!<br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">p.s. a special thanks to a dear friend for getting me the pregnancy kit when i needed it the most. you know who you are :o)</span>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-39213116831048116792008-02-15T16:42:00.008+08:002008-02-15T17:37:18.401+08:00ah ma's birthday<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-wF56obJbMXstg3UP5APU59PvjaUQOMvQVRbVuLNTMvr-Td2eYmO3f9Wk-LEOwFtDNIQgsI-u0eG2qthL58DbaKTZclmYTEzfIoRvytiA32K98JrVagF_1zibSFmA5-jmLjR/s1600-h/birthday+ah+ma.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-wF56obJbMXstg3UP5APU59PvjaUQOMvQVRbVuLNTMvr-Td2eYmO3f9Wk-LEOwFtDNIQgsI-u0eG2qthL58DbaKTZclmYTEzfIoRvytiA32K98JrVagF_1zibSFmA5-jmLjR/s400/birthday+ah+ma.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167125915570796994" border="0" /></a>dad surprised mom with a beautiful bouquet of roses!<br />he'd a kinda shy look on his face when i asked him, 'is that for mom?'<br />she was truly touched by dad's gesture as she held them.<br />but when we were alone in the kitchen she asked me,<br />'did u make daddy buy the flowers for me?'<br />of course i said 'no!' & told her i was surprised myself. haha!<br />dad at 66 & mom, who just turned 63 make such a loving couple!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbOefJx9Z_eAAU-sHY4mPFs2Cl8Sdi6-zO9tOYangRKP4OdZeLdbBMDF5OdI1UzOXoPxslAkxz_RuWcK1BxMW-QBjyS6JNoll-l01ivHZzkGaswGl_Q8hkCahwAgE82SFElZ3/s1600-h/mom's+bouquet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbOefJx9Z_eAAU-sHY4mPFs2Cl8Sdi6-zO9tOYangRKP4OdZeLdbBMDF5OdI1UzOXoPxslAkxz_RuWcK1BxMW-QBjyS6JNoll-l01ivHZzkGaswGl_Q8hkCahwAgE82SFElZ3/s400/mom's+bouquet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167127062327065106" border="0" /></a>i teased dad by demanding to know how much he paid for it<br />which i know can be a bomb on valentine's day.<br />he smiled & wouldn't tell me. <span style="font-style: italic;">awww</span> so cute!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtApVdAoA-SU5I8-s4OJq5dwK55T_COOK75OsbO-OAQyvCTzZv0TlSi4k3rmCNhY3qspSu9CNsJg8TmafR652LOARrBQcIwrOJswFTh7k7tQCAmLjyoSaUQwpJCq1tzeNJ8PeL/s1600-h/pretty+in+pink.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtApVdAoA-SU5I8-s4OJq5dwK55T_COOK75OsbO-OAQyvCTzZv0TlSi4k3rmCNhY3qspSu9CNsJg8TmafR652LOARrBQcIwrOJswFTh7k7tQCAmLjyoSaUQwpJCq1tzeNJ8PeL/s400/pretty+in+pink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167127066622032418" border="0" /></a>pretty in pink<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpSiIpoxhR5OXpoGgoGA2RzVbuL7kMd5LgOy9Py0KnheqmQVQMDNv3JTc3yeij6P47jdypicbnGeHpPQiCZP1Ish7c0wAncL11fL3xBYDtujiDpM19racRB1cWhtfIFiXufFd/s1600-h/crabs+fr+tuaran+mkt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpSiIpoxhR5OXpoGgoGA2RzVbuL7kMd5LgOy9Py0KnheqmQVQMDNv3JTc3yeij6P47jdypicbnGeHpPQiCZP1Ish7c0wAncL11fL3xBYDtujiDpM19racRB1cWhtfIFiXufFd/s400/crabs+fr+tuaran+mkt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167125924160731618" border="0" /></a>hubs did get up early to buy crabs<br />cos there was no supply from lahad datu.<br />he went all the way to tuaran for 'em.<br />we'd baked cheese crabs!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhta2bpDMzoXq_Lajfw-KsRpJE50K4KuCqNk37fqbqRDwdko-IFgLJfcHTDT9V21woGrq-Qk9oKeGAKctePoJ_FjrHxcnS5LGH8jB1Pt4lIXwpB4ATjmzyH_36UGx_vX84HAjr-/s1600-h/crab+roe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhta2bpDMzoXq_Lajfw-KsRpJE50K4KuCqNk37fqbqRDwdko-IFgLJfcHTDT9V21woGrq-Qk9oKeGAKctePoJ_FjrHxcnS5LGH8jB1Pt4lIXwpB4ATjmzyH_36UGx_vX84HAjr-/s400/crab+roe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167125924160731634" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">beautiful crab roe from the tuaran crabs<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKMZyxNulaRjtOgmhXhQ6xwAWSP6uRD-jxQvgelctKX_zHUSn_5MRv8e-c_Np0OvvqBGxkGmwZsjfSpDWRTJon_cUkiFzfzd4rW5zWpTHHVzQohQR8DKihx3aMJKHlZ2Pm3tl/s1600-h/crabs+fr+donggongon+mkt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKMZyxNulaRjtOgmhXhQ6xwAWSP6uRD-jxQvgelctKX_zHUSn_5MRv8e-c_Np0OvvqBGxkGmwZsjfSpDWRTJon_cUkiFzfzd4rW5zWpTHHVzQohQR8DKihx3aMJKHlZ2Pm3tl/s400/crabs+fr+donggongon+mkt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167125919865764306" border="0" /></a>then we'd crabs from donggongon market<br />courtesy of my FIL, who btw is a great cook!<br />hubs learnt to cook from him & yes, i'm very blest.<br />the fierce looking donggongon crabs<br />soon turned into chili crabs by hubs' skillful hands.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEJjWzzzwAIRNs_Ds4LafLP4Y_loPcQdxol4f5VIOOtdZOw7_GzUc-s-StIv_2hh2Toexhd1YTauOqD5D0CZVhoBAvA9aPL7D0ZWy1RWMA9q55jpk7b7GjrEwJd7Ltc2izIKY/s1600-h/butter+prawn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEJjWzzzwAIRNs_Ds4LafLP4Y_loPcQdxol4f5VIOOtdZOw7_GzUc-s-StIv_2hh2Toexhd1YTauOqD5D0CZVhoBAvA9aPL7D0ZWy1RWMA9q55jpk7b7GjrEwJd7Ltc2izIKY/s400/butter+prawn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5167125928455698946" border="0" /></a>juicy & yummy butter prawns, last dish prepared by hubs.<br />we were all spoilt rotten on valentine's day big thanks to him :o)<br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-87368144236930658662008-02-13T16:48:00.032+08:002008-02-15T09:08:45.422+08:00happy valentine's day in advance<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKvD3D1JZCgJTj1RIx3wsGTQ6_W-4Otwngom7CYbegNG2xvvk9MSvGOueWzIognO8Addjww4iZJ-LVffCw3wsbl0yF7PGkmBShEgmKsMKjznA7-vzWZVWlBSb8qbOU12nBkJW/s1600-h/heart.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166386463936346450" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKvD3D1JZCgJTj1RIx3wsGTQ6_W-4Otwngom7CYbegNG2xvvk9MSvGOueWzIognO8Addjww4iZJ-LVffCw3wsbl0yF7PGkmBShEgmKsMKjznA7-vzWZVWlBSb8qbOU12nBkJW/s400/heart.jpg" border="0" /></a>mom will be celebrating her birthday tomorrow, yup, on valentine's day, & yes, she's one lucky mom cos it gives us all the more reason to celebrate the most talked about day, 14 february. i'm taking a day off work which i do every valentine's day, yay, so that i won't miss a moment of her birthday & also i make <em>meself</em> available for her to order me around. haha! nah, she's way too nice!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">hubs, as chief chef, will be in charge of the kitchen in preparing the birthday-cum-valentine's day dinner for us. he has ordered fresh crabs & prawns from lahad datu but due to the cny hols, it's hard for the supplier to confirm any orders for now. i pray & hope that we can have them for tomorrow (fingers & toes crossed), if not, hubs would've to wake up real early in the morning to get them fresh, if any, from the market.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOGA016bN9tIJxjLlbpyri0LPBbLHFJueOSpgmvC7tSnZfuH2crRf69h4NEW3WEdbTkKHysTgtF3-H1w4I3_AqXC2QDlbK-Ilou2pHt8EISamSjxQIZW3Sk-vcOehLji2Xvdc/s1600-h/cake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166396651598772578" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOGA016bN9tIJxjLlbpyri0LPBbLHFJueOSpgmvC7tSnZfuH2crRf69h4NEW3WEdbTkKHysTgtF3-H1w4I3_AqXC2QDlbK-Ilou2pHt8EISamSjxQIZW3Sk-vcOehLji2Xvdc/s400/cake.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i'm in charge of the cake which is the simplest of all task & settled for a <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">carrot</span> cheese cake. mom loves healthy cakes but i must add that a <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">carrot</span> cheese cake can be sinfully rich as well. haha! when i told <span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> about my cake choice, he exclaimed '<span style="font-weight: bold;">not again!</span>' it's actually my 1st time ordering a <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">carrot</span> cheese cake, i suppose his '<span style="font-weight: bold;">not again!</span>' meant that he's not at all keen on a veggie cake.<br /></div><br /><p align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(98, 189, 25); font-weight: bold;">to all loved ones near & far</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">...</span><span style="color: rgb(221, 157, 174);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic;">valentine's day is more than a day for celebrating romance.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic;">it's also a day for celebrating true friends of the heart</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">like you</span>.</span></span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">happy valentine's day with love!</span> </p>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-20301727024788241312008-02-11T16:44:00.001+08:002008-12-23T01:06:10.782+08:00balik kampung<div style="text-align: justify;">we spent the 2nd day of cny at <span style="font-style: italic;">kampung tombovo</span> with hubs' side of the family, meaning the whole <span style="font-style: italic;">kampung</span>. the boys had an enjoyable time playing with their cousins, including a very cute & young uncle ethan. The annual tradition for the lee family is the lion dance performance which as always is the highlight of the day & the kids love it to bits.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWFXX-6F7hp49JXvVqkj538cairnOzmq0DgiRWmuEvVUjpvql3B8TrKiZkjAjugMWqLNwVSsYsG2o-AwsyOJdPpWExRZlezrpBlFX738WOe-bEYcFo-s_PVK9Ze8gqLtkgfTk/s1600-h/golden+lion.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWFXX-6F7hp49JXvVqkj538cairnOzmq0DgiRWmuEvVUjpvql3B8TrKiZkjAjugMWqLNwVSsYsG2o-AwsyOJdPpWExRZlezrpBlFX738WOe-bEYcFo-s_PVK9Ze8gqLtkgfTk/s400/golden+lion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165644173328513282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">bright <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">orange</span> lion</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlinpxvp3XvksUYg77sQx1nRPvKZYzrRdrpY8inuyaT21mpfSQiofsaQQMSw1BbGdRsBlKkD8SuQaod6dQrYN1Bm6r9BNRdz_xEwmFcx7wyCh747aUCXQx2E_puLtsWNj1tYz/s1600-h/firecrackers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlinpxvp3XvksUYg77sQx1nRPvKZYzrRdrpY8inuyaT21mpfSQiofsaQQMSw1BbGdRsBlKkD8SuQaod6dQrYN1Bm6r9BNRdz_xEwmFcx7wyCh747aUCXQx2E_puLtsWNj1tYz/s400/firecrackers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165644177623480594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">fearless performers braving the firecrackers to ward off evil<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcHtkyK-Lxb-8wv3peW4hyphenhyphenM0bO6xm2TJPCV-aRPaaTdj0B38bxfjdbHrI7ZWeOgyE5gwvINRjYP1G5id-gWKIYlJcipN6y0UQZ9n1CvMb9_-At3naATOV5GeajJ-viKVLcOEb/s1600-h/playful+lions.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrcHtkyK-Lxb-8wv3peW4hyphenhyphenM0bO6xm2TJPCV-aRPaaTdj0B38bxfjdbHrI7ZWeOgyE5gwvINRjYP1G5id-gWKIYlJcipN6y0UQZ9n1CvMb9_-At3naATOV5GeajJ-viKVLcOEb/s400/playful+lions.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165644632890014002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">playful lions</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisL2XUevtwR_TTgDiWlTyZE-p42y-YxRUn4jy2CitXIDyIOBj9UBFSw01N0DT1W1m210PbcJjbbzgKDzIBKrnoU8yvsw7s8sBS3zDtaXfYCbmFgc_vHZGhQOJeftQ4avGUGJNo/s1600-h/hubs+%26+han.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisL2XUevtwR_TTgDiWlTyZE-p42y-YxRUn4jy2CitXIDyIOBj9UBFSw01N0DT1W1m210PbcJjbbzgKDzIBKrnoU8yvsw7s8sBS3zDtaXfYCbmFgc_vHZGhQOJeftQ4avGUGJNo/s400/hubs+%26+han.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165642137514014898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">hubs fed both boys while mommy was busy snapping away :o)</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8gPRlcJGPQmQlc7Y-DxGDmnk-SH2V0tLhuhrm_Qw632hu-sWe5U5iEh43Nfl3iv1ZCvJucOs58kwdcn34k93TSW781vG_EXY2HAolHokv-fZNLGRVLkbMPuWQnjboNkDo1hyphenhyphen/s1600-h/2+nephews+%26+an+uncle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8gPRlcJGPQmQlc7Y-DxGDmnk-SH2V0tLhuhrm_Qw632hu-sWe5U5iEh43Nfl3iv1ZCvJucOs58kwdcn34k93TSW781vG_EXY2HAolHokv-fZNLGRVLkbMPuWQnjboNkDo1hyphenhyphen/s400/2+nephews+%26+an+uncle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165642167578785986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">uncle ethan with his nephews</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRc4seh1vEzzG-ID9uFmkjXLw8l0cOt3m3X-KpUVlebI4I3t_xB0341C-JIV9ImPXk14WECjasZp7xebm59YtDf1014o8yUxeKa2GHIJxPGaV246eZW53OClAxNYtWVT7dLUWb/s1600-h/with+uncle+ethan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRc4seh1vEzzG-ID9uFmkjXLw8l0cOt3m3X-KpUVlebI4I3t_xB0341C-JIV9ImPXk14WECjasZp7xebm59YtDf1014o8yUxeKa2GHIJxPGaV246eZW53OClAxNYtWVT7dLUWb/s400/with+uncle+ethan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165642167578786002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> & his young uncle having a jolly good time<br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4m_-6Fy6e46FKk52Ghr-h4bGCCvcivtFzGJ9iMYhpIF3_Gtrz6HoI9RlXa9Sa4QZAcrOkpFLyuBb0NHr1UNqf4LlKHNbAgE0_1ZC4zU4bCJKmEmdOn2VsTTbVureAfn8RzIc/s1600-h/with+cousin+maesha1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4m_-6Fy6e46FKk52Ghr-h4bGCCvcivtFzGJ9iMYhpIF3_Gtrz6HoI9RlXa9Sa4QZAcrOkpFLyuBb0NHr1UNqf4LlKHNbAgE0_1ZC4zU4bCJKmEmdOn2VsTTbVureAfn8RzIc/s400/with+cousin+maesha1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165642201938524386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">i love these 2 pictures of <span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> & cousin mayesha</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunwnZMSmSdchj8wVqto60gpXEgjhee8fouT-c1eNnMg6u_OC9fjXnAoCFYY3ju_S7Nj23TOfrwAwObbkX97yaBUGoxhRMhpr_LVPEYB5UUnDelZ7OwXFZehgoU2f1ZQquRdoT/s1600-h/with+cousin+maesha2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunwnZMSmSdchj8wVqto60gpXEgjhee8fouT-c1eNnMg6u_OC9fjXnAoCFYY3ju_S7Nj23TOfrwAwObbkX97yaBUGoxhRMhpr_LVPEYB5UUnDelZ7OwXFZehgoU2f1ZQquRdoT/s400/with+cousin+maesha2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165642206233491698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">she was trying to get his attention & finally got it.<br />she's such a sweetie!<br /></span></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-37849135792129646592008-02-06T10:50:00.001+08:002008-02-06T11:45:09.657+08:00cny greetings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDJYD6pvXi903Niw94oRgFdBFcD6LwBlZpNwScvIAoJbL_8nIa_v9N5IYEs6E2OrRyWBvAqevHAuju0L2kTE4fB1SJ2wG0g-TuLwP-F9UR2GT1VcVzLJHr94yUS_faZbiw2I_/s1600-h/cny+greetings.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDJYD6pvXi903Niw94oRgFdBFcD6LwBlZpNwScvIAoJbL_8nIa_v9N5IYEs6E2OrRyWBvAqevHAuju0L2kTE4fB1SJ2wG0g-TuLwP-F9UR2GT1VcVzLJHr94yUS_faZbiw2I_/s400/cny+greetings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163698944194151970" border="0" /></a>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-16405865214784633112008-02-04T09:36:00.000+08:002008-02-04T18:21:21.865+08:00copycats<div style="text-align: justify;">kids just love to imitate adults/their parents & does exactly what we do. i'm sure you've experienced it with your own child/children or nieces/nephews. it's cute that the lil ones can mimic us so well that at times it's hard not to laugh. an example of that would be my 5-year-old giving his lil bro his own set of instructions of how things should be done, sounding more like an adult.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">in the backyard doing a bit of fun washing...</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">big bro:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">di di, go get the brush!</span> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">an</span> calls his lil bro, di di, meaning younger bro in mandarin)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">di di:</span><br />(dutifully goes to the sink which is still quite high for him, standing on tiptoe, struggles to grab one of the brushes used for multi-purpose cleaning from an old rectangular cutlery container)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">big bro:</span><br />(using the brush on his tricycle) <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">di di, go get water!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">di di:</span><br />(again he dutifully goes to the sink to fill a round container with water, soon after splashing the tricycle with it)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">big bro:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">di di, not like that! get some more water!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">di di:</span><br />(by now he does his own thing, totally ignoring his big bro's orders)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">big bro:</span><br />(continues with his demand) <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">di di, bring me the oil tanker, i want to wash it. it's dirty.<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">it's fun watching them play "wash up", copying what hubs & i'd normally do when washing the car.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;">but what happens when children emulate the actions of their parents to perfection? <span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> loves helping me with the laundry as early as the days he was able to stand on his own two feet. he'd drag/pull the laundry basket out to the back, take the small plastic chair by the side of the front loading washing machine, then having seated comfortably on it he puts the clothes carefully through the big porthole & into the washing drum.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">mom & i were busy talking one of the mornings while i was just standing outside the door near the washing machine. <span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span>, like a gentleman, helped me with the laundry by doing all of the above. he'd usually stop once he has finished putting all the clothes in & having closed the door of the washing machine. mom & i continued on with out chit chat oblivious to what <span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> was doing next cos most of the time he'd entertain himself by riding the tricycle. when i turned to look at where he was minutes later, he was standing quietly on the small plastic chair with an opened but empty bottle of fabric softener in his right hand. the detergent dispenser was sticking out & that was the first thing i checked. not much was to be seen in there. i quickly call out to mom to confirm that the bottle of 2 litre fabric softener was indeed empty & she said, 'no, there's still three-quarter of it left.' <span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> had taken a step further that morning by imitating the way i pour the fabric softener into the detergent dispenser. i explained to him that he wasn't to do that again & only mommy with big hands can do such things. anyway, the laundry for that day came out smelling stronger than usual!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNR2Ec-NvkJTvCIx6u43BSxbwMKYACOIFag0ISmKr_LgJX4SdwWOyrgFH7rK5flYkjxxt968TjW-txRIFVd2c6kqv7Yr3YAk6PGsuPkZ24U6mtw8x63MQaCitlOJ2QbNBOCJw/s1600-h/laundry1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNR2Ec-NvkJTvCIx6u43BSxbwMKYACOIFag0ISmKr_LgJX4SdwWOyrgFH7rK5flYkjxxt968TjW-txRIFVd2c6kqv7Yr3YAk6PGsuPkZ24U6mtw8x63MQaCitlOJ2QbNBOCJw/s400/laundry1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162987641775359426" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);font-size:85%;" >han @ 15 months</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8anQpJ5p1nGuMOlGSDkdY-b4iR_pNCkpBough-GSkL0pB7QVk2N75-ROtb22Sc3389nl091iuFz19-CeeegwWHzZUr678MgRbbCxt2pAposI6-u60Gi4i7TKeeI10e8M98Tm/s1600-h/laundry2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8anQpJ5p1nGuMOlGSDkdY-b4iR_pNCkpBough-GSkL0pB7QVk2N75-ROtb22Sc3389nl091iuFz19-CeeegwWHzZUr678MgRbbCxt2pAposI6-u60Gi4i7TKeeI10e8M98Tm/s400/laundry2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162987646070326738" border="0" /></a></div></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-23577520407306171522008-01-31T15:54:00.000+08:002008-02-01T15:03:29.980+08:001st project: belt<div style="text-align: justify;">i must admit, i only did 10% of the work & mom did the rest. what can i say, she couldn't resist it once she saw my yarn & needles! she'd knit away when she sits down to relax. trust me, knitting can be very soothing & calming! i can now cast on stitches & do plain simple knits with confidence. it took me forever to get it right but i did it! yay! right now i need help with casting off, i.e. securing all the stitches once you're done. since <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">neneth</span> is on a long break, <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">jurra</span> has been our (<a href="http://www.borneotrekker.blogspot.com/">ulai</a> & myself) replacement teacher. <span style="font-style: italic;">terima kasih di atas bimbingan dan tunjuk ajarmu</span>!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAou9JmSRg1e8AW654AUMz4ad2qkGsQOEt0pmrZvug7EJ5IieqOu5FZOsUT8XYKimwjEG02t2jUzeH3iiP_kQvJGC26oj6wtjGCTOBDuT2jnyokZqqgvfUWuMGnWDgqrAAYY38/s1600-h/yarn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAou9JmSRg1e8AW654AUMz4ad2qkGsQOEt0pmrZvug7EJ5IieqOu5FZOsUT8XYKimwjEG02t2jUzeH3iiP_kQvJGC26oj6wtjGCTOBDuT2jnyokZqqgvfUWuMGnWDgqrAAYY38/s400/yarn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161546590053238162" border="0" /></a> my first ball of yarn which cost me <span style="font-size:78%;">RM</span>6.80.<br />bravo color yarn by schachenmayr<br />weight of yarn: 50g (150m)<br />fibre content: 100% acrylic<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1W293MVGjS4flR76nAhLWyCW9K-JikpZck_zTXpPuCwv86bTDXJgHaPoOS8tFK4Gun43TNk-o-3YuwqOA37XCks4orrAjNWskMWrxSIBY9u8Oa-0QcaLDLur-eaQrqvjqvel/s1600-h/1st+project1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1W293MVGjS4flR76nAhLWyCW9K-JikpZck_zTXpPuCwv86bTDXJgHaPoOS8tFK4Gun43TNk-o-3YuwqOA37XCks4orrAjNWskMWrxSIBY9u8Oa-0QcaLDLur-eaQrqvjqvel/s400/1st+project1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161546594348205474" border="0" /></a>needle size: 4mm<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsfAZJtFC2kGyUgkz-hdFTuPHymVk8DnGuSqFl79Kx-teBJ2DnwbO19G0qRwUybwD5dzY3P3pPi95-y89W5uE4cSiu0ZqoQDC2LJjnxC3oBAlatsNKMdCna0ZSP1UJDFdTcxX/s1600-h/1st+project2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsfAZJtFC2kGyUgkz-hdFTuPHymVk8DnGuSqFl79Kx-teBJ2DnwbO19G0qRwUybwD5dzY3P3pPi95-y89W5uE4cSiu0ZqoQDC2LJjnxC3oBAlatsNKMdCna0ZSP1UJDFdTcxX/s400/1st+project2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161546598643172786" border="0" /></a>i'm going to have to buy myself another ball of yarn for practice cos mom did most of the knitting for my belt which <span style="font-weight: bold;">doesn't count</span> as my work. i think i'd get mom her own needles as well! to my knitting buddies, <a href="http://www.borneotrekker.blogspot.com/">ulai</a> <span>&</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><a href="http://oojiez.blogspot.com/">oojiez</a>, <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >gambatte ne</span>!</div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-13736564637759633722008-01-24T08:39:00.000+08:002008-01-24T17:21:15.682+08:00knitting bug<div style="text-align: justify;">i've caught the knitting bug from <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">neneth</span> which i find very addictive. my interest began when she knitted a <a href="http://neneth.blogspot.com/2008/01/knitting.html">beautiful sweater for baby ethan</a> & i'd been bugging her ever since to teach me. <span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">neneth</span> is very kind & gave me my first lesson in knitting yesterday (thanks heaps!). it was initially mind-blowing even when she taught me the basic stitches which is knit & purl, the reverse of knit. my fingers felt so clumsy & awkward around the circular needles although i did manage a few imperfect rows until they began to relax & the rhythm of knitting soon got me into a hypnotic state. haha!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">neneth</span> gave me the link to a site called <a href="http://www.knittinghelp.com/">knitting help</a> where you can learn to knit with free knitting videos which is great for someone like me. i've also found other knitting sites with gorgeous patterns & one of 'em is <a href="http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/kategori_oversikt.php">garnstudio</a> with its fabulous drops design. another site i absolutely like is <a href="http://www.vogueknitting.com/vkm/">vogueknitting</a>. it's colourful, funky and trendy all at the same time!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >click on the individual images<br />to view their pattern.<br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=95&d_id=5&lang=en"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6akopHsdtHH8lZLnyroUk7t_SFbPHYEBkkV9RWy1782OsVXyAAqh0tD_o4jk7PZkp2L4MGPt8wU8waJZ04LCIolRv6r-5i5btRCuGVjj-BETmCCKA6mu7PtUcUVZqZP2bAUJ/s400/5-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158867509713077586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=98&d_id=54&lang=en"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIg0hrbtg4QqR0Ckfmm3vf8n0zKppQcGrfJrRA89nsGocmEI-jukFpyskRYZ5v10P2qHcGijaNvg9-tXOEqlppSDSB-_3mv_0uhMW1QURz5bfZHelBFzskDoRLx_fHfbxA6V_2/s400/54-1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158867518303012210" border="0" /></a>i'm going to take baby steps & not get too excited over my new found hobby. my first project (fingers crossed) would be to make <span style="font-style: italic;">meself</span> a nice knitted belt, preferably in <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">red</span>. wish me success!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/knitting_tote/knitting_tote.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopbduRnXSTeAzKyONdMkzhZeVD65l9jS31qqDZxASd1bVS0rFldQBVqHdf-qmopk50r2HKaOY5tQkV22fPhUPfH4r_vOWQ1n5QoatBAlZ0fRPF5Shy8LFU1KxBgFe6Rk0eEu3/s400/knitting_tote3_lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158927609190450562" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:85%;" >knitting totes by berroco<br />where you can get more<br />free patterns from <a href="http://www.berroco.com/pattern_library.html">here</a>.</span><br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620085.post-79562245362103049652008-01-21T13:37:00.000+08:002008-01-21T17:22:53.323+08:00sergeant hassan<div style="text-align: justify;">...is totally made up by hubs! he used the quite effective <span style="font-style: italic;">sergeant hassan</span> when the kids are being difficult. he'll say, 'daddy will call my friend <span style="font-style: italic;">sergeant hassan</span> if you don't keep quiet,' or '<span style="font-style: italic;">sergeant hassan</span> is only outside & he'll come to take you if you make anymore noise.' hubs will sometimes look out the window & the boys will magically settle down.<br /><br />lil <span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> can be cheeky at times & before hubs could pretend to call his make-believe <span style="font-style: italic;">sergeant hassan</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> would be on the phone first pretending to speak to him & asking him to come. so when hubs fetched him from the playschool last week, his teacher came out to ask hubs who <span style="font-style: italic;">sergeant hassan</span> was. hubs could barely contain his laughter & burst out laughing. apparently our lil boy had said something along the lines of, 'keep quiet. <span style="font-style: italic;">sergeant hassan</span> wants to come.'<br /><br />hubs did explain to the teacher who this imaginary person is. i suppose she'd thought that <span style="font-weight: bold;">han</span> is actually well acquainted with a real police officer!<br /></div>ta66yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880161133838403452noreply@blogger.com2