Golden Hue of Paddy Field

Beautiful hue of gold is appearing at the paddy field in Sekinchan.  In a week or two, harvest will begin!! What a beautiful sight!  I was giddy with joy when I saw the golden husks of paddy rice. It's my first time to see ripened paddy field.  Oh...I wish I could be there during harvest time.  Sekinchan, here I come!!! Yahooooo!

Tsunami Alert

A tsunami alert was sent out to me this evening by a friend after 2 earthquakes measuring over 8.6 and 8.2 magnitude took place in the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.  The memory of the last tsunami in this region that happened in 2004 is still raw in everyone's mind.  That was the first time I was introduced to the devastation that a tsunami can bring.  That tsunami killed over 200,000 people in regions neighbouring the Hindi Ocean, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand. The worst hit was Aceh, Indonesia where over 170,000 people were killed.

And who can forget the 11 March 2011 tsunami that strucked Japan and triggered the world's worst nuclear disaster?  Exactly a year and a month later, another tsunami is threatening this corner of the world.  I am praying hard that we won't see another devastation brought about by tsunami or earthquake. 

Reaching Up

Reaching high up on Broga Hills ~ these tall lallang.

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Did you watch the match between Argentina & South Korea? Wasn't that an exciting game? It's already one week since the World Cup matches started. How many matches have you watch? Which team do you think will go into Final?

Ruellia

Ruellia is a beautiful plant that many assume is weed. this plant gives beautiful purple bloom. This flower photo was taken from my garden. Feel free to pop by my gardening blog to find out what else is growing and blooming there.

Pink Amaryllis

My Amaryllis plant produced 4 beautiful white blooms with streaks of red and pink recently. They lasted for over 3 weeks with each flower blooming after one another. Those blooms bring me lotsa joy and satisfaction as I check on them every morning.

Gardening has such a calming effect on me! What do you do to calm yourself?

Red Amaryllis

Beautiful Amaryllis from the garden of Fo Guang Shan.
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I want to share this lovely video that I watched online called "JK Wedding Entrance Dance". Wish I could attend such a wedding one day! It's fabulous.



To view the story behind this video, please go to: JK Wedding.

A parody of the "JK Wedding Entrance Dance" video, here's the "JK Divorce Entrance Dance". Ha ha..have fun!! This is humorous!

A paddy field in Alai, Melaka, with ripening paddy.
It's SkyWatch Friday posting. Do check out the skies in other cities on the Sky Watch portal.

Monochrome Monday - Tree

A beautiful tree in the park across my house.

Monochrome Monday is hosted by Aileni. Please visit its portal to view more pictures in black & white.

Monochrome Monday - Tree & Gazebo

Glad to share with you this photo that I took at the park near my house. It was a Sunday evening with bright setting sun. I think it would be just perfect for taking black & white photos.

Since I joined the Monochrome Monday posting, it has made me work on improving my black & white photography. It can be quite frustrating seeing my photos turned out poorly, yet those posted on the Monochrome Monday's portal looking spectacular! So, I try to view my objects in black & white and try to figure out how the object texture and light play on the object would turn out.

Today's photo is one of the result of my experiment in BW photography. I have added a little brown tint using Photoshop to this photo. I love the shadow of the leaves on the tree trunk. In my opinion, the tree trunk has interesting texture that adds depth to this photo. Constructive feedback to improve my monochrome shot is a great welcome!

Thanks to Aileni who is hosting the Monochrome Monday portal. Please visit it to view more gorgeous photos in Black & White!

I wish you all a lovely Monday!

Monochrome Monday - Palm Tree

A palm tree in Monochrome for you on a Monday! Wish you have a great Monday.

Monochrome Monday is back again. Check it out!

Water Lily & Reflection

The same water lily that I featured in yesterday's posting. This time with its reflection in the water.

Water Lily

A beautiful water lily in the pond at the Orchid Garden in KL's Lake Garden. This garden has many beautiful orchids and various other plants. We had a nice afternoon strolling through this garden.

Monochrome Monday - Bromeliad

This is a beautiful bromeliad bloom that I caught at the Putrajaya Floria Fest.

Today Malaysia celebrates its 52nd National Day. I hope there would be many more to come!! Selamat Merdeka Malaysia!

Monochrome Monday presents you with photos in black & white. Check it out to see the beauty of the world just in monochrome!

Beautiful Hibiscus

A beautiful hibiscus that I saw at Sg. Buluh nursery.

Phaleanopsis at Putrajaya Floria Fest 09

Here is a beautiful Phaleanopsis orchid that we saw at the Putrajaya Floria Fest. There were so many orchids on display and sales there.

Barbados Cherry

A ripe Barbados Cherry in my garden! This cherry is very sour but it has a rich content of Vitamin C. A very nice ornamental plant for my garden.

ABC Wednesday - 'U' is for Unique Bloom

A unique bloom that I found at Kayangan. Isn't it beautiful? Would anyone know its name?



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My World Tues - Plant A Tree

Together with Rev. Mahinda and Sis. Sumangala, we plant a tree in the compound of Alokarama Retreat Centre during the recent Green Thumb Workshop. The sapling of this fragrant flowering plant was brought back by Rev. Mahinda from Sarnath, India (which was the deer park where the Buddha preached his first sermon).

I really had lotsa fun learning about herbs gardening and nutritional diet during the workshop. It was also a spiritual uplifting weekend for us as we were able to take time off our hectic lives to calm our mind with meditation and minful living.

For more photos of That's My World Tuesday, please visit here.

A video of the above session:

Alluring Rose

What a beautiful peach colored rose that I saw at Shah Alam's Farmers Market on last Sunday morning!

Paddy Field & Stormy Sky

This photo was taken at the paddy field during our recent trip to Sekinchan ~ a fishing town that is also known for its scenic paddy field.

A big storm was brewing in the background and the sky is turning dark. It was a big storm that hit us before we left Sekinchan. I love the green colour of the paddy field. We will be going back there in July to capture the golden colour of the field when the paddy is ripe for harvest!!

Wish you a happy Sunday!