Life is Beautiful

I am going to make everything around me beautiful. That will be my life. 

- Elsie de Wolfe

The 7 Colours along Harvard House

Westlake Garden

Sunset across the lake

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. 
- Dorothea Lange

Reflections of Life

Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth.
- Author Unknown

Calvin Hill has this to say;

What if I had done things differently, or reacted differently, or said things differently? Did I do some things I should not have done? Did I not do some things I should have done? What if I had made decisions and choices opposite of the ones I actually made? How different would my life be today? Would I be living in the same city or same state? Would I be employed in the same line of work? Would I have chosen the same spouse and have the same family?

Indeed, Mr Hill was right when he added the following, "Reflections of life allows one to look back and make a sober survey of one's triumphs and of one's failures, one's love life, good, bad or indifferent, one's mood or outlook on life."

Well, I do believe that life in its entirety is directly tied to the results of the choices I have made whether it is a good move or a mistake itself. At the moment, it might be a little too late to get things right through a series of corrective measures. Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong for being an optimist as long as the will to carry on lives inside our subconscious mind.

In essence, no one has the ability to predict the future, but we can try to create a better one with both inspiration and perspiration in place. 

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p/s. Looking forward to the year 2020 and beyond. 

McDonald's CNY 2011 利是篇 Red Pocket

Watching this 47-sec clip gives me a heartwarming feel... ❤
Wishing all my friends who will be celebrating Chinese New Year
"Gong Hei Fatt Choy"
(earlier a little bit because I wanted to share it here!! hehe..)

McDonald's HK CNY 2011 TV Commercial

Canning Garden revisited

2011; Time flies..

As the title says, this video consists of photos taken randomly within its vicinity. To avoid confusion, it is widely known among students, parents and Ipohite at large during the early 90's that La Salle School was used to be under the area prior to a change in the borderline with neighbouring Ipoh Garden. 

What made Canning Garden unique is the surrounding environment with lush greeneries (something which is lacking in newer residential township). A stretch of tall ancient trees along Jalan Canning Estate act as a natural shade for pedestrians and motorists alike amidst the usual warm sunny afternoon. 

Awaken the inner senses with nature by taking a glimpse of this 3-minute clip.       

A beautiful neighbourhood at the heart of Ipoh City

Sightings Through The Lens

Once upon a time in Kampar ...

Westlake Garden

picturesque view

Sunday morning at Westlake Home

a closer look at the sunflower

dewdrop

more dewdrops

sunset across Harvard House

Move Forward

Lets abandon those -ve habits being silently but unconsciously accumulated throughout the past few months.

Living and Learning

"It's only by going down into the abyss

that we recover the treasures of life.

Where you stumble

there lies your treasure.

The very cave you are afraid to enter

turns out to be the source of

what you were looking for."

Joseph Campbell

*interesting & "catchy" :)

Its Monday afternoon. 6th of July and off we go.. week 6. (FIM mid term test 1 on the following day). I kept thinking what drives me to have that positive energy during the year 2008. Is it because of the new environment which somehow sparked the passion in me or there's something else.

Presently, I must say that I'd lost that kind of spirit to keep going.. Maybe I need to take a break and look at the whole picture from a different perspective. Whenever I'm down, flipping the pages of books by Andrew Matthews such as Follow Your Heart and Being Happy does the trick besides music and many other ways to rejuvenate myself. Perhaps there's a need to come up with a new plan and chart new direction for where I'm heading to..

Looking back at 'yesteryear', Jerrick's group came up with a tagline "Just Be Yourself" for their group presentation. It was linked to Nike's "Just Do It". How nice if I can combine both. I guess imagination and consistency might just be what I'm looking for.

Time to move on as I walk towards the next door.

Seasonal 'blogger' like myself will only be around to pen a word or two when the time is right. haha..