April 02, 2007

open skies

i jumped on the 31st of march 2007.



jumping from a plane 10,000 feet in the air is not that scary after all. thought i would experience more adrenalin rush but nope..calm nerves all the up and down. i should go solo next time if i ever go again. but overall it was a fantastic experience. just gliding through the air after free falling for 6,000 feet..was breathtaking. now i know how it feels like being a bird. i really had a bird's eye view of the ground below me that day.

have been bogged down by work. so till the next update...i'm so lucky.

February 11, 2007

hearts, roses and dogs??

Just got an itch to be all mushy since Valentines is round the corner. Eventhough I don't believe in celebrating love just on one particular day (Valentine's Day is so over rated and too commercialised for my liking), I do find the idea of buying gifts and roses to show ones appreciation to a loved one on one particular day around the whole world quite amusing and it is a good day to shove boyfriends around the world off their arses to do something special and meaningful for once. :D

Here's two pictures of love....to you.





Happy Valentine's to the one who smiles even from a simple 'hello' from me each morning.

xoxo

pins and needles

Here's for all of you who have not had the time, guts or plain not bothered to attend a thaipusam ceremony. I was one of those ignorant fools who knew loads about thaipusam not because of self experience but from watching Lonely Planet on Discovery Channel and watching them tell me, a Malaysian, what and how thaipusam was really like.

Fortunately the visiting of two aussie friends caused me to get off my lazy butt and make an effort to witness this most amazing, colourful, bizarre Hindu celebration held annually at Batu Caves. The experience was magnificent. I have never ever rubbed shoulders with so many people at once (I mean that literally)! The crowd there was just indescribable. We had to queue for almost an hour an half to get to the foot of the stairs after a lot of shoving, pushing, elbowing, squashing, climbing through barricades, suffocating from heat and lack of oxygen (it's good to be 6 feet tall if you're going to 'join the crowd'. above heads is the only place with fresh oxygenated air!) and smelling the strong smell of incense mixed with the sourness of sweat and body ordour.

After all said and done, it was a once in a life time experience and i would never ever forget it. I would recommend people who have a sense of adventure and a curiosity in the bizarre and amazing to go at least once to a thaipusam celebration. If you're not..then watching it on Lonely Planet is sufficient enough to capture the pictorial essence of it all. Here are some pics i took with my handy dandy sony ericsson k610i.

There were loads of tongue and cheek piercing, hooking of fruit and 'reins' on the back of devotees and carrying of kavadis and milk filled jugs. The devotees on 'reins' i reckon, has to be the most disturbing sight. The devotees hook ropes to their backs and either a friend or a volunteer pulls him by the ropes as if he was a wild animal on the loose. Most of the devotees on 'reins' were totally in a trance and had no visible trace of pain and seemed completely oblivous of the crowd around them. There was one who actually ran amok and had to restrained by the 'reins'. Absolutely chilling to the bones!

This is all i can possibly describe in words. The sights and sounds have to be experienced by you actually being there. So...till the next update...Le Amour!

January 27, 2007

how many sultans??

Much has happened since the last day of serious blogging. I must say that this has been the most fruitful holiday I have ever had. After all the years procrastinating and just imagining what it would be like actually earning some hard earned money, I've finally managed to have a good long lick at it and i finally know how it tastes. IT'S INDESCRIBABLE! The yearning for more pieces of specially dyed paper with the sultan's face on it just has no boundaries. Unfortunately the desire to let them slip out of my fingers over a piece of tailored cloth sometimes do get the better of me. However, do not fret my saving loving friends for i have the forsight. More than 3/4 of my hard earned cash have been saved safely in my bank account. Hmm...enough to own a property perhaps or stock market speculation..nah! Baby steps...baby steps..

Having a significant other has been rewarding and fulfilling. Here's his smiley face for all those who's been wondering who he is...taadaa!! My other half...



I know he looks a little geeky in this picture but he was cooking while i took this candid of him! A guy who cooks for his girl! A dream come true for me!

Enough jabbering...till the next update welcome the pig with open arms!

January 26, 2007

Pictures paint a thousand words

drawing personality


What does your drawing say about YOU?

Here's my drawing masterpiece reflecting my personality..or so it seems. This is what my fantastic depiction of a kampung at the foot of the hills next to a fllowing river and accompanied by a scrawny coconut tree from across the bank has to say about the great Anthea...

You tend to pursue many different activities simultaneously. When misfortune does happen, it doesn't actually dishearten you all that much.You are a thoughtful and cautious person. You like to think about your method, seeking to pursue your goal in the most effective way.You like following the rules and being objective. You are precise and meticulous, and like to evaluate decisions before making them.You have a sunny, cheerful disposition.

You can tell so much by just the clicking of the mouse to produce simple geometrical lines across your computer screen. The marvels of science.

Till the next update...let's welcome the pig with open arms!