#32 Day 12/365 : Final day of 2012

Looking back at the year, there are things in my to-do-list that I failed to accomplished. But I am still grateful for the little things that I managed to see through.
There are things I regretted. There were happy times. There were sad times. There were wishes that I dragged since last year but still have to push to next year.
I have not some up with my wishes for 2013 yet. I wonder what will it be.

#31 Day 11/365 : Last Sunday of 2012

Spending my time today, on a beautiful last Sunday of 2012 at the beach near my parents' house. Accompanied by my niece who totally ignoring me after we reached the beach. :-)

It was a beautiful sunny Sunday which nowadays we rarely can see one. Currently, we are in monsoon season. Raining almost every days and the last 5-6 days, floods worsened at many places and forced families to evacuate their house and go to the shelter.

For that reason, I was very grateful of a yet again, beautiful day today.

I regretted that I didn't bring my camera. So the photos below courtesy of my Sony Ericsson handphone.

The end part of the land is actually a fishing port. You can see a small fishing boat near it. If you cannot see it then maybe need magnifying glass.

That is Pulau Kapas or Cotton Island. it has another name but I forgot. During monsoon season, it is not recommended to go there even by big boat. The big waves are very deadly. Serious.

The other side.

Note: 3 photos above kind of having different colour base. It was not because of filter (though I did touched a bit). It was because of the timing and because of the location of the sun and clouds at the time.
Amazing.

Some seashells. Not much as always. I think it was because of the big and strong waves that washed it to and from the beach.

My partner-in-crime. She was trying to dig holes so that when the waves big enough, it will bring seawater and fill her holes. She jumped happily when that happened but sadly, the waves also destroyed her holes. Well, she can always dig new one.

#30 Day 10/365 : My hometown

I am back at my hometown for the new year holiday. I passed this place early morning today. This place used to be a bus station for local bus. During my schooling time, this was the place where I waited for buses to bring my home. This used to be or still is a busy road. Now it is a one-way road.

Now this is not bus station anymore but a taxi stand. The yellow cars in the picture are local taxi. Bus station is cross the road at a bigger and more modernized station.

Bring lots of memories from my teenage years......

#29 Day 9/365 : Surprise outcome

This photo is a surprised outcome. I snapped it with my handphone while waiting for the bus. I was bored, restless, impatient and hot. Sweat dripping. I took out my phone and snapped. I didn't checked the result until I was home. And I like it.
Not a normal happening to me. Most of the time, I thought I shot a good picture but ended up frustrated.
Imagine how happy I am.

#28 Day 8/365

Flower.. again..

#27 Day 7/365 : Innocence

Sometimes when you think the world is too ugly, too many bad and evil things, then you saw a kid, you see an innocent and you realized there are still hopes for a better world.

I watched a football competition near a local mall. Though I knew none of the participants, it was kind of exciting. Under the blazing sun, it was refreshing watching kids under 12 years old, playing with their best to win the matches. And of course, their family giving full supports outside the field.

It was fun watching the kids, it was fun too standing among the 'supporters'. Fun? Yeah. You could hear all sort of words of encouragement, and definite cursing.

Is the referee blind?

If the referee taking side?

What the hell the goalkeeper doing?

Why the defences stand like a stick?

That should be penalty?

Or more 'violent' words...

I want to kick the referee.

I want to poke that kid.

I want tear the referee's eyes.

!@&!^*#&^!*# (not safe to write)

Like I said, refreshing..

#26 day 6/365 : Holiday

I am not celebrating Christmas. But still a holiday for me. Happy Holiday!!

#25 Day 5/365 : Peaceful

 

A peaceful day today with everyone in the office in a glee holiday mood.

#24 Day 4/365 : Weekending at Comic Fiesta

This was where I spent my weekend. At Comic Fiesta. Full of colors, cosplay, anime-related stuff and some awesome performances. I was having fun. I didn't remember when was the last time I had this kind of fun.

Will post some cosplay later.

#23 Day 3/365 : Be cautious

Tell Snow White to be careful of Red Apple

No matter how tempting it is

Never accept it from stranger.

#22 Day 2/365 : Festive

At local mall. Festive time. Shopping. Family gathering. Festive food. I love the festive food the most since this is the time where some cuisines are served and hard to find at other time.

#21 Day 1/365 : New challenge

In between my busy time with works, I was thinking of doing something challenging. I have listed a few ideas but later on dismissed most of it.

Finally one idea has been chosen. I was interested in it for long time but have no confident that I can carry out which is making 365-days photo challenge. I have to post a photo a day every day for 365 or a year.

Why do I think this is not an easy task for me to accomplish while it is easy enough for most people? One thing is my internet connection sucks big time either my broadband or my phone. Second and most of all, I have this bad habit of procrastinating. A very bad habit that from years ago and until now I cannot overcome.

Right now, I have nothing that I can look forward to every day. My life is quite boring. Well, very boring actually. I rarely hanging out with friends anymore especially since the number of friends that I can hang out with keep decreasing.

I am easily depress now.  Losing my mother somehow contribute a bit I guess. Since that sad day, I feel like I lost a bit of myself and lost my confidante. There lots of thing/problem I cannot express to anyone anymore. All buckled up inside or me. Most of the time, I sleep to avoid myself thinking too much. Hence I think my health, physically and mentally, suffer a bit. Deteriorate every day.

So at least with this challenge I hope I can heal myself a bit. And of course to have something to look forward to every day.

To a new challenge.

#20 Chocolate anyone?

Cold. The weather outside + office's air cond + my not-so-healthy-state contributing to me being almost freezing at my desk.
Guess time for coffee break. Or rather choco break since I already had coffee for breakfast and lunch already.

#19 Calling..

Always a way to call your loves one

Why hesitate

Why wait

Why making excuses not to

May you not be too late

Because you just would never know

#18 Please sit!

Your burden too heavy you? 

Sit before you fell.. 

Slowly unburden it one by one. 

Bit by bit.

Until light enough that you have a choice not to sit.

And ready to take the world again.

#17 Clear Water

Taken at Mamutik Island in Kota Kinabalu(KK) somewhere in February. I was there with a friend of mine. This was my first time in Borneo. Island hopping is one of the must do in KK. So of course a must for me too. Mostly, the packages include 3 island but we wanted to have a very leisure time and not to rushing. therefore we chose only 2 islands., Mamutik and Mamauk. Very good experience. I wished I had underwater camera because the coral and fishes very beautiful.

Will include more photo later. My laptop not very behave lately.

#16 With Character

This was a shot when I was in Kuching. In Orchid Garden and yes, those were orchid roots plus with not sure what plant's root. My guess, those especially at the pot were parasites.
Does it matter?
Not for me. The different kind and origin of the roots somehow giving different sorts of character to the photo. Don't you think.

#15 A Scene In Tokyo

Have you seen this before? A creative way of moving your kindergardeners from one place to another for the next activity of the day. No hassle. No screaming. And most importantly no lost or stray kid. This was a scene I saw in Tokyo. Not a uncommon scene here. I heard this scene also common in UK. Is it?

I've never been in kindergarden. I was from rural area where kindergarden was a form of privilege and not a must until like 6-7 years ago. I didn't know kindergarden's rhyme until I was in secondary school which was too late. My formal teaching started when I was 7. Nowadays kids start going to school as young as 4 years-old. How different the generations.

#14 Mt Fuji, Japan

This was taken during recent visit to Japan. Lucky for me, the sun decided to come out from her hide, even though shyly, giving me a clear view of the great Fuji-san. I was so amazed by the beauty. I stood there and stared for I didn't know how long. Ignoring the crowd surrounding me.

Fuji-san sort of giving me the affirmation that I really AM at the Rising Sun country. Not a dream that will disappear once wake up. This is a must visit place and highly recommend to be in everyone itinerary if you plan to visit Japan.

The air was so fresh. A bit chilly of considering the height and  winter just passed. You still see the snow at some places.Not very crowded yet since we reached quite early. But when we were about to leave, more buses coming in. Lucky for us, didn't have to fight for good view.

The visit was so short because we reached there later than plan and we have to go to next plan.

I made a promise before we leave. One day I will come again and climb to the highest peak. Wait for me, Fuji-san.

*Note: I am supposed to post about day 1. But I was excited about Mt Fuji. So decided to post this first.

#13 Just....

I'm trying to plan what clothes to pack for my trip next week. Ended up I chose 4 out 6 red colour or red base color clothes. Need to change back. *Crying*

#12 Anniversary

May 12, marked 2 years I was left in this world without a mother by my side. 2 years goes by so fast. Pejam celik pejam celik. Feeling like just few days ago I last saw her.


I'm still missing her so very much. Every single thing in life seems to remind me of her. Food, flowers, tv shows, actor/actresses. Is there a time limit for this 'missing'?


My mother might not be the best mother in the world by some other's standard. But she was the best mother for me. If, one day, God gives me the chance to be a mother myself, I wish I could be a good mother like she was. I will give all my loves to my children. I wish I can inspire them in life. I wish I can protect them through the harshness of life and world. I wish I can guide them to the good path of life.


Mom, where ever you are, I'll always going to miss you, remember you and pray for you. may we meet again, someday, in the other world.Wait for me.


Note: The white flower above, I don't know the name. But my mother loved it.

#11 Roof

Snapped this when I was bored waiting for my friend in changing room.Roof of one of the big shopping mall here in the city.

The lighting made the photo a bit dark. The only light other than the colored lamps were from the glass panes. You can see from the glass panes that the weather outside was cloudy. About an hour after, there were a heavy pour of rain.

Oh.. The accidental model on the brige. :)

#10 Wild Flower

The flower that not many took notice or bother to take notice of it.
The reason of existence is vague. Is it unintentionally grow there or intentionally?
Some found it facsinating and embrace the beautiful color and sight its provide.
Some found it bothersome and useless and chopping it down without even take a minute to enjoy the beauty of it.
How can you call something useless just simply because you do not know the use of it?

#9 Poor my friend

Why the title as such and butterfly? When I was re-sizing this picture, my conversation with my friend early today popped to my mind. and I think I want to use this picture just because of that.

About my friend, she was telling me how her just-become-ex-boyfriend calling a quit to their relationship. And his reason is he found some one more beautiful than my friend and a bit younger too.

What!!

That guy and my friend were in 3rd year relationship. Whenever I saw them together, I always thought that they going to end up in marriage-department. I guess I was wrong.

The guy seems like a nice guy. So for him to use that excuse to breakup with my friend is a bit unexpected. I asked my friend whether she misunderstood him, then she forward me the message the ex sent her. He really did use that excuse. and he sent text?

Apparently, the new girl working next to his office and they were going out for few weeks already.

Poor my friend. She trusted the guy so much and never in her imagination that he will do this.

I am worry about her. I hope and pray that she wont do anything stupid.

Stay strong girl.

#8 3rd Anniversary

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

Confucius

I can’t believe I forgot my 3^rd anniversary joining this company.

3 years seem to pass by so fast. 3 years ago, I was unemployed, doing some part-time projects with my uni friends. Then one of my ex-colleague informed me, there was an opening in her company, so I passed my resume to her, got interviewed and walla.. Now here I am.

The job specs here not that different with my previous job. Only here I am more focus of system development while before I was like everything. Designer, developer, tester, QA and trainer. However the user’s scope much smaller compared to my current job. Here wider users range and widen business scope. 

I have colleagues all around the globe. Though not all in communication term. Training at 7.00am is not out of ordinary. Tele-conference is basic. English is a must (though I'm bad at it)

Still this job has its ups and downs. 

Wonder how much longer I will be here. Will it be 4th or 5th anniversary?

#7 Reflection

“Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” 
― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings


When you look into the mirror or on the water, have you ever question the reflections that you saw there?
Who is that? Is that you? The real you? What is the real you?
Some people only come up with lots of criticism of the who they saw I the reflection.
Some people only think of 'how good and gorgeous and wonderful' .
To me it should be a little bit of both. Too much criticism will demotivate and depress you.
And thinking only the good of you makes you arrogant and self-absorb.
So balance of both is nice, isn't it?

#6 A New Day

Took this from my parents home in my hometown. Sun rise to a start of a brand new day.
Isn't the start like this gives you hope of a beautiful, uneventful day? A day full with smile, laughter and love?


~The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
Abraham Lincoln~

#5 Waiting

Not yet bloomed.
Not yet reached its prime.
Not yet reached its potential.
Still green.
Still learning.

All those saying describing almost same thing or meaning.

#4 Shadow

The challenge for this photo is to guess who is that shadow belongs to. :)
Even though the camera belongs to me but 3 people taking turns clicking the shutter. And the shadow's shape doesn't really giving any clue who is the owner.

The photo taken on one of the trip I had with my younger sister and my niece. An impromptu trip, just decided before we sleep the night before and the journey started very early in the morning next day.
No long planning is good sometimes. No high expectation. No long and frustrated planning.

#3: Python

I had a funny conversation with my t-list last night. We were about pets namely turtle, ferret, and boa. Not a serious conversation but hilarious definitely and no meaning. We were having fun this way. I mean talking nonsense with a little bit of real facts. Just relieving ourselves from real life stress and making fool statements without being judged.

Then one of them posted this http://news.mongabay.com/2005/1005-gator.html.
Interesting, no?

The photo, looks like a real python, isn't it? It's actually a cushion cover. Pretty and soft.

#2: Water

Water, can be healing and can be threatening.

You need it. Yet sometimes you wish it will not appear in abundant.

#1: First post

Finally, created this blog after procrastinated and postponed. The plan is to create a blog by 2 week of January but dragged until mid February. Then I decided to create on 1st March. However today, I have some spare time and realized that today is 29th of February. A date that comes only once in 4 years. So I've decided to make something worth remembering of today.

Is it mean that I can only celebrate the anniversary after 4 years?