My So Called Life

Interesting Blogs today! Atrocious movie subtitles - Mithiz Comment on Malaysian's Movie Translation, some movie comments were translated literally...if you catch what I mean... Misaligned Morality? - Malaysian Digest Lesson to be learnt here... control your impulsive urge to Forward!... This Morning News Don't want to get lost during your friends conversation? Visit here everyday!!

This is a very interesting fresh water aquirium plant, when there is enough light shine to it, it will start to have bubbles at the tip of the leave. Here is a beautifully taken photo of the plant. I have tried to grow the bubbles in my small fish bowl, but was unsuccesful, I suspect my light source might not be right. Anyway, one of the guppy in the fish bowl died today, not sure what is the reason... could be out of depression.. cause I did not have any female guppy in the bowl..... bye bye little guppy.....

A long, deserted, quiet corridor has some erie sense in it, furthermore, if there is a small child like figure seen at the end, bound to send some chill to the spine of the person who travel this walk way late in the night....

The evening weather was good as well, the short rain has removed the lingering haze and the bridge and Jerjak Island can clearly be seen on the background. If only everyday is hazeless.... we would very much be healthier...

Yesterday morning was rather clear in Penang, can see clearly pulau Jerjak on the right and the bridge on the further left end.

I sit and wait Does an angel contemplate my fate And do they know The places where we go When we're grey and old 'cos I have been told That salvation lets their wings unfold So when I'm lying in my bed Thoughts running through my head And I feel the love is dead I'm loving angels instead Robbie W.

The new Toyota Vios advert seams to take a little twist, where we see more of Britney than the car, in TV, Banner and even in Bilboard.. more Britney than the car... What do you want?.... Britney or Vios?

Bungalo for Asrama... talking about living luxuriously...

Found this in the garden of my house, two happily growing pamelo.

This is Taiping WWII Memorial Cemetry, walking through this place, one will be amaze of the variety of people that was here during WWII fighting for independence. One could cherish more, the gift of freedom given by those who fought opression & sufferings...

When I went home last weekend, I was amaze to find that my parents has added a new chili plant collection, Purple chili... amazing.. I have not seen any purple chili before... this is the first time...

Khalwat, from a dictionary, it mean in close proximity. An un-married guy and girl are not allowed to get close to eachother and if found so, 2 years of jail term or RM 3000 fine, under the state islamic law...

Here lies an amazing tree, that has colors on it. I have never seen anything like this before? It is not normal to see trees with colors. When i was small, I thought the colors were somewhat painted by people, but as I study the tree closer, I found that even up to the smallest branch, there were different colors... it was amazing, this tree was found a few blocks away from my home, in a tiny federal reserve forest.

Imagestation is down today, thus may not have the chance to post any pictures today nor this weekend... "Shantideva...mentions specific instances when it is advisable to remain like a mindless piece of wood. We can do this when our mind is very distracted or when the thought arises to belittle, slander, or abuse others. If pride, haughtiness or the intention to find fault with others arises, we can also remain impassive until our deluded motivation fades. Feeling pretentious, thinking to deceive others and wishing to praise our own qualities, wealth, or possessions are all occasions when it is wise to pretend that we are made out of wood. Whenever we have the desire to blame others, speak harshly or cause disruption we should practice this technique of non-reaction. " Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Meaningful to Behold

This photo was taken at the same spot where the Chinese Take Away below was taken. Was intrigue of the shape of the oriental hotel, especially the fire escape. At the time of the picture taken, it was in the evening, and the sky was really blue, however, that did not turn out in the picture.. would be nice if the sky did turn out....

"Why are we born? We are born so that we will not have to be born again!" Ajahn Chah

If you have noticed, I have plenty of morning pictures... this is because I bring my camera with me to work, and everymorning, when I am caught in the traffic Jam, i will snap some photos, especially if it is a beautiful morning...

As promised, a close up on the penang bridge run pewter medal, given for those who could finish the half marathon (22.5km) within 3 hours. I finish on 3.5 hours, but since they have some extra, I got one too... how lucky...

How interesting in life, when we look from one angle, things looks white, and when viewed from another angle, it looks blue. True is the sky shown on the picture here, and we rarely have the opotunity to see things from different angle at a time... maybe we just need a mirror....

Conditions exist through change. You canít prevent it. Just think, could you exhale without inhaling? Would it feel good? Or could you just inhale? We want things to be permanent, but that canít be. Itís impossible. If you know that all things are impermanent, all your thinking will gradually unwind and you wonít need to think too much. Whenever anything arises, all you need to say is ìOh, another one!î Just that! Ajahn Chah

This is the last of the Yellow Flower with Morning Dew Series for this week.. hehehe... no more yellow flowers, for thos who are bored of it already.. ha ha ha..

With the first gleam of morning rays, the garden is a prism of a thousand hues refracted in tiny does of crystal dew, a dazzling quilt of millefleur colors covering the sleeping flower beds. ~Duane Michals, The Vanishing Act~

Unruly beings are as unlimited as space They cannot possibly all be overcome, But if I overcome thoughts of anger alone This will be equivalent to vanquishing all foes. Where would I possibly find enough leather With which to cover the surface of the earth? But (wearing) leather just on the soles of my shoes Is equivalent to covering the earth with it. Likewise it is not possible for me To restrain the external course of things; But should I restrain this mind of mine What would be the need to restrain all else? ~Shantideva~

This is yellow flower week, yesterday, I posted a flower bud, today, a closeup of the same flower type, with the sun on the back. Does anyone know the name of the flower?

Chili Padi, direct translation to English is Rice Chili, an essential spice in Malaysian cooking, is loved by all races... Do not let the size fool you.... It will blow your mind.. or rather your mouth... hahaha

Thick Haze over Northen Malaysia... Visibility < 2KM...

Wow... what a weekend... Participated in the Penang Bridge Half Marathon, all 22.5KM in distance... and manage to finish the run on 3.5hour and won a medal in the process. Here are some of the photos that I manage to capture during the run... " Penang Bridge Run 2003 "

Taken on the way to work, this is what greets me every start of the day, at time, is it beautiful, at times it is dull...

To wear a crown like this, the king would have bee hot headed...

if only this spider is radioactive, i could have been stronger, could leap from building to building.... with great powers, comes great responsibilites... Well... i dont need all these powers... all I need is just x-ray eyes... hahahahaha

I would like to say that the small cut is a result from last night's fight club, but we all knows that it does not exist, wink wink. I actually had a minor accident two days ago while trying to dismantle a cloak hangar. I almost poke my eye out, as you can see, it was a near miss. If I had taken my eye out, this blog would have to be changed to " Life as seen by the One Eye Man"... haha.. though it may be funny, it does put some chills in my bones to think how close I have come... to loose an eye...

My new Motorola Phone, C300, took some closeups from a non regular point of view. will have more pictures pop up here and there in the future...