tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70702379752413734412024-03-19T16:48:46.569+08:00Such Pretty CanvasShahrul Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291259746963604632noreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070237975241373441.post-74646488028824092352013-11-24T12:00:00.000+08:002013-11-24T12:35:01.001+08:00Happy Thanksgiving and Farewell ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Happy Thanksgiving!. </span></b><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We don't celebrate Thanksgiving here where I live. But, the thought of the day brought sweet memories of the joy, sharing great food & company with friends. Once, our professor from college invited us, the Malaysian girls over to a Thanksgiving dinner at his home in Denver. Glorious food!. Very lovely close-knit family. That was when I fell in love with my very first pecan pie!. </b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This week at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> our word prompt is;</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Thanksgiving always make me think about comfort food. Comforting, apple-cinnamon candles!. Pretty, yellow mums. Spiced spaghetti squash. French vanilla nut coffee. Nowadays, bread and butter pudding does the same trick. Blissful.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I would love to hear about your stories of Thanksgiving. Come share with us by linking up to <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a>.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I had this one at the Textile Museum's cafe in town.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This week, I'm saying farewell to </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a>. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What a wonderful journey and a great team of friends!. I cherished every moment of it. There is so much to learn about the world we live in. I'm forever grateful for not only seeing wonders through your lenses but being inspired by them!. So, Thank you.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Happy Thanksgiving!. Happy weekending!. HUGS.</span></b>Shahrul Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291259746963604632noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070237975241373441.post-53076913734657948872013-11-17T12:00:00.000+08:002013-11-17T19:54:25.223+08:00look me in the Eyes ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">" The eyes have one language everywhere" ~ George Herbert</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Truly, the eyes are the windows into one's soul. Seeing and knowing without judgement. Our pets' unconditional love!. Farm animals. What about wild animals?. Do they judge us?. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I had to share some mischievous and begging eyes of my cats. They 'worked' it. I love to see what your take on the word. Do join us at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> and seeing other parts of the world with different eyes. It's fun!. Have a great week. HUGS.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>{Note: all photos are from archive, taken with Pentax K200 DSLR)</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This plant nearly died months ago, when I was out of town. I came home and saw most of it had turned brown, only a couple of tiny greens left. I stuck a marker "Hope", hoping I would save them. And I did [<span style="font-size: x-small;">2 weeks later :)</span>].</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm away from home for a while. Missing my tiny garden already. The weather has been gloom & doom lately. Good for the plants, I would think. And listening to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFtfk0bZVRM" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">the cup song in Gaelic</span></a> might cheer things up a bit :). </span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: left;">What a gorgeous word!. I hope it makes you excited to join us at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> this week. Come and play a while :). Have a great week!. Hugs.</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Halloween is not commonly celebrated here where I live. Though in recent years, many of the younger Malaysians are influenced by the Japanese/Korean anime and cosplay culture. Thus, naturally embracing Halloween ... another reason to play dress up and party, isn't it?.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The word prompt this week, made me realized that I have too many vampire books & journals. One year, I was charmed by these beautiful, ghoulish souls [<span style="font-size: x-small;">ahem, thank you Edward Cullen!</span>]. Soon my art work became influenced by the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Twilight</span></a>!. I made endless Twilight-related mini albums. And I did quite an extensive research on the history of the fallen ones, about the real-life vampyric societies all over the world today and THAT freaked my bf out. Hehe.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Then, I started buying books about ANGELS. I have more angel books than the vampire ones. I read about guardian angels and Archangels [<span style="font-size: x-small;">I love Archangel Michael</span>], benevolent spirit guides and soon enough my mood lifted up. He can't complain now, can he?.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I went to a haunted house in Denver, once. I was just starting my Fall semester, then. It was amazingly cold and FREAKY!!. Loved all the tricks, chainsaw and all. We were like a bunch of crazy girls, screaming our hearts out. Lucky that <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185937/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Blair Witch Project</span></a> only came out a year later!. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How do you celebrate Halloween?. Are you taking out kids (and pets) for trick or treating this year?. Lets hope it's not too cold out. And, do share the fun with us!. Link up with <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> this week. I'd love to hear what Halloween means to you. Have a great Weekend!. Hugs.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A few years ago, I was in Minneapolis. On the very last day there, I visited the farmers market at <a href="http://www.guthrietheater.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Guthrie Theater</span></a>. Gorgeous weather. Gorgeous city. There were music, flowers, farm animals, happy people and happy pets alike. One of the things I like to remember about that day is '<i>the boy who pat the dog</i>' moment. I saw the sweetest act of LOVE ... first there was a cute dog, sleeping on the stairs. Then, came a boy walking past me and went up patting the dog [<span style="font-size: x-small;">which</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">I doubt, was his</span>]. Too cute!.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I sure LOVE to live here, and coming to this market every week. Do you have a favorite market to get your fresh produce?. Or do you grow your own?. I sure LOVE to grow my own food, learning to do so lately. Here's what else I saw that day;</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>I hope you are excited to join us this week. Such lovely prompt!. 'LOVE'. </b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Come play with us for a spell. Just link up your story at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a>. </span></b><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">See you soon!. HUGS.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am really excited that I could save a few spinach after all. I'm happy to report that my urban gardening is proving to be successful. I'm growing chilies now!. Next, would be tomatoes. BIG job for me. Any advice?. Oh, and I'm growing hibiscus from cuttings. We'll see how it turns out. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I wish I could just PAINT all the veggies I want, and they just grow!.</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: left;"><i>Cendol </i>is a popular dessert in Southeast Asia especially Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei. Made of shaved ice or ice cubes, creamy coconut milk, palm sugar syrup (<i>gula melaka</i>), <i>pandan</i> leaves flavored 'noodles' or jelly and red bean toppings. You can enjoy <i>Cendol</i> at the end of a meal, with a meal or on its own.</b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: left;">My grandma made me stir the bubbling hot green pudding-like <i>cendol</i> on the stove. Wait, maybe I volunteered!. We filled a pot (full of holes at the bottom) with <i>cendol</i> dough, stirred while pressing it through the holes.</b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: left;">It was fun watching the green strands dropped into awaiting bowl of cold water. However, the stirring-on-the-stove-part was tricky as fencing for a petite, ten year old me :). If you </b><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: left;">have access to oriental market that sells Asian ingredients, you may try make some <i>Cendol</i> using <a href="http://www.myasiankitchenny.com/2009/07/cendol.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">this recipe</span></a>. Good luck!.</b></div>
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Shahrul Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291259746963604632noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070237975241373441.post-53071331079492687292013-10-06T20:58:00.000+08:002013-10-06T22:01:05.372+08:00Hello, October!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Dearest friends,</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">There was a sign. I should've taken a note of its name.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I wish that I am a better gardener. It's a pity if I should kill them :). You can find many small shops selling flowering orchid seedlings in the park, for RM5 (USD 1.50) a piece.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In my childhood home, my family never grow orchids but other tropical flowers. Maybe they're delicate or require much work?.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I called this, a fruit punch/cocktail orchids :).</span></b></div>
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Shahrul Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291259746963604632noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070237975241373441.post-87580168637646485332013-09-29T12:40:00.000+08:002013-09-29T12:40:58.506+08:00Come 'Together'...<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Hello friends,</b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's a lovely, sunny weekend here :). My window-sill garden is recovering from weeks of rain. Cactus had rotten, spinach infected with white spots and need some re-potting. Hence, no post of garden update yet :). Soon. Hope this gorgeous warm weather, last.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>So that is my story this week. Do share with us your version of 'together' </b></span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a>!.</b><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> May it be a party, a picnic or a family time together :). See you soon!. Hugs.</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This, I saw right by our front gate.</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">One day I walked out to lunch and saw that they had trimmed all the overgrown big trees around the apartment building. My place had become TOO bright for my liking, no longer shady as before.</b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There was a large rubber tree estate just outside the fence of my childhood home. When I was 10 or so, I loved following my grandma foraged <a href="http://rwsphoto.blogspot.com/2008/04/tropical-wild-mushroom-fungi-series-6.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">wild mushrooms (<i>kulat sisir</i> in Malay)</span></a> that grow on fallen (or dead) rubber trees. They look much like split gills. With lots of rain and shade, the mushrooms flourish. We've got bags and bags of them!. This was all GAME for me, but my grandma would cook the best curry out of these mushrooms!.</b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The pile of chopped woods remind me of hot chocolate!.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Link up with us @ <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> this week, and while you're there ... have a visit around other part of the world. That's my favorite part. See you soon!. HUGS.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><i>{All photos are taken with Samsung Galaxy SAdvance phone, edited in PhotoScape with Region-Out-of-Focus and Film Effect cross-process filters}.</i></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Our sweet <a href="http://appleapricot.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Wendy</span></a>, is the host at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/2013/09/week-12-yellow.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> this week. I hope we would see more of her, very soon. She had chosen for us the prompt;</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>I'd taken you to the Botanical Garden many times before, but the word 'Yellow' brings back a nice memory of being among the fallen yellow flowers on the tarmac.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I paid attention in class. Let's see if I could still remember my biology here; the gloomy flowers (with muted colors) need strong, sweet scent to attract bees. However, the ones with vibrant colors pretty much had it easy :). Of course, nice perfume helps.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How are you enjoying September, so far?. In my part of the world, I am most certain that the rainy season has began. Raining every afternoons (or early mornings) since last two weeks, and I'm enjoying it!.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Honestly, I was a bit panicky earlier when I couldn't think of anything 'bubbly' at all. For some reasons, nothing came to my mind for days. One morning, as I was dusting the glass cabinet ... lo and behold, I saw it!. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Of course!. It really so simple, after all. Immediately then, I think of other 'bubbly' things. Bubble tea, bubble bath, Oh heaven :).</span></b></div>
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Shahrul Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291259746963604632noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070237975241373441.post-33648162647438189222013-09-01T12:11:00.002+08:002013-09-01T12:11:21.011+08:00hello September!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Dearest friends,</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Happy September!. </b></span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Yesterday, we celebrated our <a href="http://suchprettycanvas.blogspot.com/2013/08/hello-august.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Independence Day</span></a>. I woke up to the booming sound of jet fighters, passing over our apartment!. They were heading to the parade at Merdeka Square, nearby.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Many happenings in September. We are thrilled to welcome our newest member, <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-happy-hello-dt-announcement.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Bonita</span></a> at Our Beautiful World this week :). So exciting!.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I cannot help myself but to write about <i><a href="http://www.simplemalaysian.com/fruits/durian/durian.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Durian</span></a></i>, or infamously known here as the King of Fruits!. What is it gotta do with this week's theme?. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Well, this thorny tropical fruit is the whiffiest of them all!. You either love it or hate it :). The aroma is so strong that quite often you see <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chijs/3256915787/lightbox/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">'No Durian'</span></a> signs in hotels, airports and on public transports!. [<span style="font-size: x-small;">I wish I could add a whiff-me button in the post somewhere, so you could sample some :)</span>]. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The fruits can be found anywhere in South East Asia countries, either grew commercially in orchards or in someone's backyard. Or better still, buy them at local farmers market by the kilos!. It's a common sight to see people enjoy <a href="http://www.visitpenang.gov.my/portal3/component/events/?task=view_detail&agid=332&year=2010&month=6&day=5" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">these fruits</span></a> right there on the streets and not carrying them home in their cars. Smart.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Nevertheless, it brings comfort to a lot of people. Such as my family, minus me :). </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My uncle used to have a <i>durian</i> orchard in the hill up north. When we were kids, my mom would packed us up and spent the week at my uncle's and you've guessed it ... feast on <i>durians</i>!. Then I got really sick after all the heat from eating them and that possibly made me hated it, ever since. </span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">One doesn't pick a ripe <i>durian</i> from the trees. We have to wait for them to fully ripen on <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/48484133461545241/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">the trees</span></a> and fall on the ground when it's time. Nifty?. FUN!!. My cousins and I would listened to the loud boom of the fallen fruit and make a dash to pick it up. Back then, I thought of wearing a helmet when looking for <i>durian</i> in the bush, much to my cousins' amuse. Well, you never know. </b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Nowadays, one can enjoy the spiky<i> </i>fruit in little doses too. Like in ice-creams, jellies, cakes, fritters, pancakes, custards, chips, puddings, spicy <i>sambals</i>, you name it. Such as <a href="http://www.azlitamasammanis.com/2012/10/durian-crepe-durian-pancake.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">this crepe recipe</span></a>. For the faint-hearted, this is your chance at trying :).</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>If you too have a story about 'Strong', why don't share them with us at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> this week?. Until next, have a great one!. HUGS.</b></span>Shahrul Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291259746963604632noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070237975241373441.post-10835830234746245812013-08-18T11:40:00.000+08:002013-08-18T11:40:43.438+08:00Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's cool that my friend, <a href="http://paperboutiquescrapbookingstudio.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Milagros</span></a> has chosen the theme '<span style="color: #cc0000;">Birthday</span>' at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> this week. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I celebrated my birthday just last week :). A quiet week for me, a nerve wrecking one when my camera broke down, and then I got sick. There is a flu going on in my area and I'm still not well enough. I hope you're not alarmed by how short my post would be today :).</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Or, to goof around :). I went out to have some coffee on my birthday. I said my name was Hermione, much to the delight of the sweet barista. She must be a fan.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>You are welcome to share some giggles with us too, even when you're not celebrating your birthday this week. Link up your photos at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> and I'll visit you soon!. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>I believe we all wonder at something, every single day :). I</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> wonder at the beauty that I see around me. [<span style="font-size: x-small;">And yes, I do wonder at things that I can't see too</span>]. </span></b><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Celestial bodies like the sun setting or the moon rising are simply a 'Wonder' to me. </b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">During my walk at the park, I saw patches of moss on the wooden bench I was sitting on. I got a few macro shots of it. I'm a big fan of the little folks, you see. Always think about them when I see moss or little mushrooms in the woods. </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Do you wonder at simple things in life too?. I love to hear about them. Do share with us at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> this week :).</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Hello, August!. Wow, time flies. In a week, we will be celebrating <i>Aidilfitri</i>, after a month-long fasting in Ramadan. So excited. Later this month, the whole nation will celebrate our Independence Day or <i><a href="http://thaholiday.com/hari-merdeka-2013-celebrating-malaysias-independence-and-unity/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Merdeka Day</span></a></i>.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">August has a special place in the hearts of every Malaysians. We earned our independence from the British on 31st August, 1957.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">56 years ago at the Merdeka Stadium, our very first Prime Minister, <a href="http://tunkuabdulrahman.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> announced Malaysia's independence (known as Federation of Malaya, back then). </span></b></div>
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Shahrul Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291259746963604632noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070237975241373441.post-41693057361374061222013-07-28T13:31:00.002+08:002013-07-28T13:31:36.681+08:00Patiently Waiting ...<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sweet friends,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Some of you may know that I keep a windowsill garden at home. Apartment dweller that I am, trying to live a healthy lifestyle by growing my own vegetables. Far from the ideal here, as I could easily kill a cactus!. Even plants that enjoy neglect.</span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's a wonder really, for me to lunge from<span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://suchprettycanvas.blogspot.com/2013/03/hanky-seed-pockets.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">painting seed pockets</span></a> to actually plant them :). I even keep a garden journal!. 'Waiting' has quickly becoming the order of the day.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Spinach is my first home-grown vegetable, ever. I believe it's the strongest vege because Popeye said so, LOL. I tried growing ginger, garlic, and Chinese parsley earlier but they all died on me. Anyhow, my experiment continues :).</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Waiting can be fun especially when you're rewarded with something delicious at the end of it. Like waiting for coffee, or pizza!. Or 'Waiting' for someone precious, like <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://shine.yahoo.com/photos/the-royal-baby-makes-his-first-public-appearance-slideshow/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Prince George Alexander Louis</span></a> </span>:). For me, my first spinach will do for now :).</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Unique engravings intrigue me to no end.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So as intricate insignia, crests and medallions.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Recently, I collect books with colorful covers.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Such as this, almost fairy tale-ish. </span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Often I used words from these old books in my art. </b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Strange it may be, but I could read a dictionary for hours!. Looking for sweet phrases & words, of course :).</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Do you love experimenting with your lens too?. Come share with us some of your 'Details' shots at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> this week :). Have a great weekend. And enjoy the full moon tonight!. HUGS.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's the final week at <a href="http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Summer of Color 3</span></a>. The winning color <span style="color: #cc0000;">Sage & Sepia</span>, seemed to be mimicking what we all are feeling, gloomy almost. Though, I had fun these few weeks playing along with all of you. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In the world today, they are still much suffering but things are changing fast, for the better. You can almost feel the hope and the happiness that greet us on both sides of any road we're taking. We only need to look :). </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you like to try doodle stitching, I recommend you to check out delightful books by Aimee Ray at the link <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62674699/doodle-stitching-the-motif-collection" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Remember this?. Read more about it <a href="http://suchprettycanvas.blogspot.com/2013/03/look-what-i-found-yesterday.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>That's it for this week. </b></span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Again, much LOVE and thank you for dearest Kristin. Such graceful host, as always. Thank you dear friends for beautiful inspiration every week :). HUGS.</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This week, it's all about 'Lace' at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a>. Immediately I think about my <i>kebaya</i> :). </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A few months back, I shared here some <a href="http://suchprettycanvas.blogspot.com/2013/02/inspiration-oriental.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">oriental inspiration</span></a> photos, and <i><a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/artimages/3674029260/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">kebaya</span></a></i> was one of them.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>Kebaya</i> is a Malay traditional outfit, a slight variation to the Straits Chinese's Nyonya<i> Kebaya</i>. It is not unlike a tunic that women wear over batik sarongs to work, weddings and festivities.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Lace on the wrist.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Beads & sequins detail on the lace.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Next, is my Nyonya <i>Kebaya</i>. It is a waist-long top, with colorful embroidery. I wear it over a camise, with a pink batik sarong or a pair of blue jeans!.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Nyonya <i>Kebaya</i>.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Embroidery at the waist.</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: left;">Women in the old days doing everyday chores, taking care of their families at home, clad in simple cotton <i>kebayas</i> & sarongs. Life must be so graceful then. I wear these maybe just twice a year, I am more comfortable in jeans & t-shirts, really :).</b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">You can easily find <i>kebayas</i> at Central Market or any shops selling traditional clothing in town. Read about other interesting crafts at the market <a href="http://suchprettycanvas.blogspot.com/2012/09/follow-me-inside-central-market.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Do you have a favorite lacy outfit?. Do you collect beautiful lace?. Does your work inspired by lace?. [<span style="font-size: x-small;">You'd know how much I love lace from just looking at my fabric books, LOL</span>]. 'Lace' can be different meanings to different people. I'd love to hear your story :).</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Won't you come share your view on 'Lace' with us too?. Link up at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> this week!. Until then, have a great weekend!. HUGS.</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><br /></b></span><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><u>Photo info</u>: </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">All photos taken with a Pentax K200 DSLR. They were edited within PhotoScape, Filtered with Blur effect (Region Out-Of-Focus) and Film effect (Cinema).</span></b></div>
Shahrul Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291259746963604632noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070237975241373441.post-16042741473505474922013-07-08T17:24:00.002+08:002013-07-08T20:18:21.294+08:00Summer of Colors 3 - Week 5<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Dear friends,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How time flies!. Only one more week to play at <a href="http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Summer Of Colors</span></a>. Much love to Kristin, who had presented us with most colorful games for these past weeks!. I shall miss this.</span></b><br />
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</span><b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This week, it's all <span style="color: #cc0000;">candy apple red & yellow</span> colors for us. The weather has improved so much and I was out wandering again :). We always have great weather early in the year, especially. I went through my photo collection from around Chinese New Year last year and noticed so many red & yellow I saw that day!. Such as these;</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A place for a happy tummy.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The back.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I love the red & white contrast :).</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I found a large coconut-shell button from Chinatown recently. I thought the painted flowers are cute for my little book.</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> I used the same method as last week to make the pages. You may read how I did that from <a href="http://suchprettycanvas.blogspot.com/2013/07/summer-of-color-week-4.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>A simple lace, helps hold the pages together.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> The pages were from salvaged red pants, cotton laces and linen.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It does feel like, Yuletide :).</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm a fan of helm ribbons from <i>Momoyo</i>.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> I love stitching & beading the fiery ball, our Sun (or <i>Helios</i>). </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A little ethnic; metal beads from my old earrings.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>I painted the sun rays with watercolor on linen. </b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Then added tiny beads around the halo.</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Creating these layers are the best part :).</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>That is all :). A tribute to the warmth & nourishing light from the beloved Sun. What do you feel grateful for today?. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>How do you celebrate July?. You can share your thoughts and what July means to you here at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Wonderful World</span></a> :).</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>P/S: My browser acted weird this past week, there were error messages when I tried visiting some of you. There were days when I was even denied visiting my own blog!. LOL. Has that happened to you?. I hope it'll be better this week. See ya soon!. HUGS.</b></span></div>
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Shahrul Nizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291259746963604632noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070237975241373441.post-39828606611733882532013-07-06T00:00:00.000+08:002013-07-14T03:16:39.912+08:00hello July<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Sweet friends,</span></b><br />
<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://goseasia.about.com/od/malaysianculturepeople/a/ramadan.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ramadan <i>Al-Mubarak</i></span></a> is starting soon, possibly on the 10th of July. It's the ninth month on the Muslim calendar and we will be fasting from dawn until sunset for the whole month. All Malaysians love to buy <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://goseasia.about.com/od/malaysianculturepeople/tp/ramadan_food.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">food at the bazaars</span></a> </span>for the breaking fast and will be spoiled for choice!. </b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The fasting month ends with <i><a href="http://www.malaysia.com/hari-raya-event.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Hari Raya Aidilfitri</span></a></i> festivities across the country. There will be a lot of 'open houses' gatherings. Simply means, inviting your friends and neighbors into your homes and enjoy good food and good company :). </b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I love sending out cards, the old way :). </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">At the neighborhood mosques, communities gather to perform <i>'Terawih'</i> prayers every night after breaking fast. And then, there will be more foods shared with all. I remembered as a child, I followed my grandma to the mosque only for the after prayer food. Like I haven't enough already!! :). It was the crowd energy that intrigued me, then.</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><i>Ketupat</i> is a type of packed, boiled rice or dumpling, wrapped in woven coconut/palm leaves and eaten with spicy peanut sauce or beef <i>rendang</i>. It's a favorite during <i>Hari Raya</i> open houses but you can easily get them at Ramadan bazaars too. Yum!. You can read more about it <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketupat" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a> and <a href="http://www.haveyoueaten.net/2008/10/08/ketupat-traditional-malay-rice-cake/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a>.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>This week's July prompt, brings back sweet memories and I am looking forward to all these and more!. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>What July means to you?. Do share your photos and stories at <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Our Beautiful World</span></a> :). Until then, have a great week!. HUGS.</b></span></div>
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