pink!

1st putrajaya international balloon fiesta 2009, putrajaya, photo by alison, canon 350d

my favorite balloon at the fiesta, pink elephant!
from belgium.

greatness

1st putrajaya international balloon fiesta 2009, putrajaya, photo by alison, canon 350d

human greatness lies in being able to remake themselves
and then they will be the change they wish to see in the world
~mahatma gandhi~

blog break

pasar malam (night market), cameron highland, photo by alison, canon 350d

i'm taking some time off blogging
wishing you happy

happy sunday

rose garden, cameron highland, photo by alison, canon 350d

celebrate the beauty of life

rain man

cactus, cameron highland, photo by alison, canon 350d

today's affirmation:
i communicate with a loving heart

watched rain man last night, for the first time
a 1988 movie, 21 years old
good movie, dustin hoffman as raymond was brilliant
human beings
yearn for contact, connection, bonding, communication, love
it's that deep connection through heart
that warmth, that tenderness, to be felt
to be alive, to understand the meaning
of becoming human again

tough wheels

land rover, photo by alison, canon 350d

land rovers, some good looking, some not, mostly not (um.. depending on perspective)
they rule cameron highland, they are everywhere!
zooming around ferrying goods, veggies, flowers, manure, people
i think they are older than me
they look mean, yet sexy
some look tired, but refuse to stop
those caught up with death
i feel sorry for them, sad even
they just sit there, next to each other
flat tires, rusted, busted

remind me of the movie cars (disney/pixar)
little town where cars have a life of their own
must have lots of stories to tell
wonder what story the one above has

boh tea

boh tea cafe, sungai palas, cameron highland, photo by alison, canon 350d


me, breakfast at boh tea plantation/cafe, photo by aiai, canon 350d

boh = best of highland
i just learned that recently, duh!
view from the open deck was of course fantastic
from a distance, tiny people picking tea leaves
wow! can you imagine they have to pick all those?!!
hills upon hills of tea leaves
that's a lot of tea!

create simple happy

cameron highland apartment - self portrait, photo by alison, canon 350d

today's affirmation:
i am complete, i am enough, i am loved. thank you!

there has been this heavy energy looming around lately, a negative gloom doom kinda feel to it. now, being a sensitive, these collective consciousness energy can really get me down, feeling down right ughhh!

yes, the world seems bleak, economy is going down hill, the political scenario is not pretty, and the weather is turning upside down. financially, many people are feeling the pinch. yes, i am feeling it too.

i only know these bits and pieces reading headlines from the news, but i really do not know what is going on. here in malaysia, there's a big hoo haa in the state of perak, which until now i have no idea what is it all about exactly.

even when times are tough, if you really sit and reflect upon your life, right now, this very moment, as you are sitting reading this, you are complete. you are enough. you have everything. you may find that happiness is simply being in the now, enjoying the simple things in life, and isn't that truly a blessing?

it is during these hard times that we need to create a deep sense of appreciation of all that is good in our lives. being grateful in the beauty in the simple, ordinary everyday activities.

a simple cup of tea while reading your favorite blogs
a simple dinner with a dear friend
a simple play time with your children or pets
a simple alone time cooking, sewing, gardening, painting whatever your creative work may be
a simple shower after a long day at work

you may be surprise how much pleasure it will bring you to reflect the goodness in simple everyday things. for we are always living in abundance and beauty, only the limitation in our thoughts prevent us from having it.

we are complete, we are enough. we are loved.

cameron highland... 3

mossy forest - mount brinchang, photo by alison, canon 350d

looks eerie when it's covered with mist
photo taken at the same place i took the sunrise
there's a nice platform for visitors to walk, we didn't go far
view surrounding this place is just magical!

cameron highland... 2

sunrise at mount brinchang, photo by alison, canon 350d

6666 feet above sea level
cool crisp air
sunlight sweeping ever so gently
sound of nature rising
welcoming...
a brand new day

cameron highland

boh tea plantation-sungai palas, view from tea centre/cafe, photo by alison, canon 350d

b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l.