tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21540856247289114312024-03-14T14:37:59.929+08:00made by maudemade by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-33984046922974578692008-12-02T13:46:00.003+08:002008-12-02T14:04:34.674+08:00on the beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt80_4ap0SJelQ-TkJjdXgOYtF3RXLBj6_mSkcaURE8ZWh4Vrd5CV3mZVKP1RHNJos2yf6efBjMf6CkEVK6IVBBaZFzq8ziM3Gm06mnzx6YH6TSqe7FGcyHujkB08icJKzo6cifW5bGE/s1600-h/seaweed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFt80_4ap0SJelQ-TkJjdXgOYtF3RXLBj6_mSkcaURE8ZWh4Vrd5CV3mZVKP1RHNJos2yf6efBjMf6CkEVK6IVBBaZFzq8ziM3Gm06mnzx6YH6TSqe7FGcyHujkB08icJKzo6cifW5bGE/s320/seaweed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275065902097939058" /></a><br /><br />Seaweed. Sweet, isn't it? <br /><br />Finally, I got a stroll along the sand. As we walked we collected pieces of colourful rope washed up on the shore.<br /><br />Surprisingly I wasn't cold, though it was a cool blustery day. Am I finally becoming acclimatised to this Victorian weather?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMAaRtfQ_GjL6mVd_TAIjyd6x4uzMXUvby_7eOiQTb7eWUztUT80KBJKf5vbHRkhe7aot86CZ-Q_xMozXc8cNyKFLKKa_5Sq4a7YV64k-0DMYiobAV4nINDi8YJ-FlvNfy78Ywfv5r1o/s1600-h/path+to+worm+bay.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMAaRtfQ_GjL6mVd_TAIjyd6x4uzMXUvby_7eOiQTb7eWUztUT80KBJKf5vbHRkhe7aot86CZ-Q_xMozXc8cNyKFLKKa_5Sq4a7YV64k-0DMYiobAV4nINDi8YJ-FlvNfy78Ywfv5r1o/s320/path+to+worm+bay.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275066723332991618" /></a>made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-11145172054292647922008-11-28T11:55:00.005+08:002008-11-28T18:28:33.260+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeqpy2QD4rvc4qjBtS7ectBtmww4PEKBB4-nPtiMFRHUu3KPUhLixYULkOxOs7OiTXmAOL8bh-XkEUyAIR2xhEHfhSugxEPCOnf0khUvpe4YP8psVOq0Etpu32KceOq-ohTRSJd5dxDM/s1600-h/flower+arranging+in+colour.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeqpy2QD4rvc4qjBtS7ectBtmww4PEKBB4-nPtiMFRHUu3KPUhLixYULkOxOs7OiTXmAOL8bh-XkEUyAIR2xhEHfhSugxEPCOnf0khUvpe4YP8psVOq0Etpu32KceOq-ohTRSJd5dxDM/s320/flower+arranging+in+colour.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273552631013811122" /></a><br />One of the perks of being back in my home country is the ENDLESS op shopping to be had. There were no op shops in KL, at least that I could see. Thankfully I've landed in a small coastal city that is awash with treasure troves of used goodies. Mostly goodies. Often you come against someone's well worn pilled trackies. Or feather yarn. Sometimes Roxette tapes. Once in a while there's an old high school art class painting that makes you look twice, "Is that mine?"... Although I had ample opportunity, I picked up none of these things. I got a blooming good book called 'Flower Arranging in Colour' by Betty Massingham (image). A kilo of zippers. Some sweet sheets and pillow cases. A teeny yellow saucepan. And a nice chat with the woman behind the counter about the virtues of a good haberdashery collection.made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-90322070615109511352008-11-20T19:07:00.004+08:002008-11-20T19:18:53.428+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZZCCPQLtpyloRsAKkfVkfCZjWewT1tAmRxMu7SsggqQfQltzJFYWDjapuFJ9tiG2KymIDf366Fv5RQzPhrsnStXPy42o9dcXoCEiiLCSkPNdx3UJt0bGvYBgCJmvjSaY48ujcCN1JY4/s1600-h/collage+1+image.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ZZCCPQLtpyloRsAKkfVkfCZjWewT1tAmRxMu7SsggqQfQltzJFYWDjapuFJ9tiG2KymIDf366Fv5RQzPhrsnStXPy42o9dcXoCEiiLCSkPNdx3UJt0bGvYBgCJmvjSaY48ujcCN1JY4/s200/collage+1+image.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270696997858151330" /></a><br />Oh gee, I've been back in Oz for a week almost, and this is only my first post. A little slack, huh? It's been family a-go-go here. Booze and food. Fish and chips on the beach on a cold windy day. Rediscovering old clothes. Patting the family dog. Shoe shopping with my mother. Drinking coffee with my dad. Cutting my sister's hair. Wearing two t-shirts, leggings and socks to bed. Asking if the heating can be put on in the morning. Cripes, it's cold! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZeMJcywcrPAmUL3_nnoJDqYYmK45u9DC73GmBNh_8_cOTOyJbc8VO8Z73-q5x_wHENNo0SQBIl-7Y5SLyjuzlGDijm0LKNhEThUCnSp3MgF3koVBKnNiKapHesqX2QAyX72reF-x07A/s1600-h/collage+6+image.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZeMJcywcrPAmUL3_nnoJDqYYmK45u9DC73GmBNh_8_cOTOyJbc8VO8Z73-q5x_wHENNo0SQBIl-7Y5SLyjuzlGDijm0LKNhEThUCnSp3MgF3koVBKnNiKapHesqX2QAyX72reF-x07A/s200/collage+6+image.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270697003946225362" /></a><br />I haven't made anything yet. These are images from some cards I collaged in KL. Oh, memories! <br /><br />Tomorrow I'm off to visit old friends and new babies. Hurrah!made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-23484736626379640272008-11-13T15:10:00.002+08:002008-11-13T15:45:57.505+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9Z-bF36Acariyq6xJr6QGq2tPMZmmF9_riGJy3gmHTfuTDVEHZ2DqchRDqUHsGeKNp92jkD7NtulRYxCT8ixeKzjHvgdy7y4ttfYkCA9CTBhMhumLTXhnrJ6aMWOlwzeQQBwyq-dTqU/s1600-h/goodbye+kl+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9Z-bF36Acariyq6xJr6QGq2tPMZmmF9_riGJy3gmHTfuTDVEHZ2DqchRDqUHsGeKNp92jkD7NtulRYxCT8ixeKzjHvgdy7y4ttfYkCA9CTBhMhumLTXhnrJ6aMWOlwzeQQBwyq-dTqU/s400/goodbye+kl+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268041071414723858" /></a><br />So goodbye KL, so long Malaysia. It feels so strange to be leaving. We did live together after all. And you introduced me to some new friends, I can't help but feel a little sad. But then, holy cow, tomorrow morning when I touch down at Tullamarine...I'll probably be really tired. But happy! <br /><br />Leaving you though, <a href="http://www.thistlermalaysia.blogspot.com">Thistler</a>, is very hard to do, so you hurry home ok?made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-48385324029483461982008-11-12T07:00:00.000+08:002008-11-12T07:00:00.930+08:00Goodbye favourite local coffee shop. Goodbye sweet red bean pastry (will I ever see you again?)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDZZX9cle6pPqtqI7tC2zkH4B8tw7gwLACxkFdtt7pS8TY_WIVtNdqyQQZ62V4cD1nVtwOoToklYR_2bMc_cOCEYWqMCZ5iEXcPZcKIjHddUFkVJi4oEN8oMXzSjJett9JNJg-znl9Jc/s1600-h/marmalade_redbean+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDZZX9cle6pPqtqI7tC2zkH4B8tw7gwLACxkFdtt7pS8TY_WIVtNdqyQQZ62V4cD1nVtwOoToklYR_2bMc_cOCEYWqMCZ5iEXcPZcKIjHddUFkVJi4oEN8oMXzSjJett9JNJg-znl9Jc/s320/marmalade_redbean+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267311102631210210" /></a><br /><br />Goodbye Bangsar. You look so nice at dusk, all blurry and glowing, the evening call to prayer ringing out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ptjP-Oy-hxQ-LTzctlxmyryFy-r8NGtWrhAvhZP6X-IlqKHlKBecMxztutUOZsowcbG1iY5WKeVm5iK0fVJna7WXyGevyAONCxeedRGOK8aYIZTw7Ry1tE05kxJ2LTPR1dTFOT61ox0/s1600-h/bangsar+blurry.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ptjP-Oy-hxQ-LTzctlxmyryFy-r8NGtWrhAvhZP6X-IlqKHlKBecMxztutUOZsowcbG1iY5WKeVm5iK0fVJna7WXyGevyAONCxeedRGOK8aYIZTw7Ry1tE05kxJ2LTPR1dTFOT61ox0/s320/bangsar+blurry.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267311109440017826" /></a>made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-85955392628923415082008-11-11T11:27:00.005+08:002008-11-11T12:03:33.286+08:00Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye.It's home time. It's been almost nine months. Early Friday morning I fly fly fly out of KL and eight or so hours later I'll touch down in Melbourne. Oh my. So, goodbye swimming pool. Goodbye neighborhood.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BcYhBjJ6jIJRUwAvugWlbkJoOY6Qj58OZLkfN38KjKTBmTGjvtraatQz6rTIUfseITaI6nCAm-wba1WLY-mjNKhPdyJNZMVN7qcaMf0fgF0r9MBPQQnViNRbgb5JjSzspgqTNDsUumM/s1600-h/SL380052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BcYhBjJ6jIJRUwAvugWlbkJoOY6Qj58OZLkfN38KjKTBmTGjvtraatQz6rTIUfseITaI6nCAm-wba1WLY-mjNKhPdyJNZMVN7qcaMf0fgF0r9MBPQQnViNRbgb5JjSzspgqTNDsUumM/s320/SL380052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267245223280150754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJojFYWtTJTNwfTqjiMDEK0f1uM0XjXjYt1TPRhsumOzxpxWzlVE_XXKh8HZfBP1ACiyBoBBqCJaus__otO9Sq5x73TyqZEVVfC-lSTg6HxqvCakUWdqIyTzrUh8Hk4z_6V0IJjzMVob8/s1600-h/Picture+092.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJojFYWtTJTNwfTqjiMDEK0f1uM0XjXjYt1TPRhsumOzxpxWzlVE_XXKh8HZfBP1ACiyBoBBqCJaus__otO9Sq5x73TyqZEVVfC-lSTg6HxqvCakUWdqIyTzrUh8Hk4z_6V0IJjzMVob8/s320/Picture+092.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267245216780087714" /></a>made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-39938398326794150272008-11-06T14:19:00.000+08:002008-11-06T14:19:00.349+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicB0fToGjpse_BcPrQZs-FXghtlyw45mgaKFGoVGiNKs8KY4z5iEpJ7GtxyL6QGihZGvkx89w7DuyBzZa3c__xeh347LUMDIr_H9dCC3wsRay8XgG6pzFbUGmRXSfZwTQDUGKMVWk9874/s1600-h/cherry+brooch+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicB0fToGjpse_BcPrQZs-FXghtlyw45mgaKFGoVGiNKs8KY4z5iEpJ7GtxyL6QGihZGvkx89w7DuyBzZa3c__xeh347LUMDIr_H9dCC3wsRay8XgG6pzFbUGmRXSfZwTQDUGKMVWk9874/s200/cherry+brooch+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265056448341187506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAN0vaU1WB6q5Yd5HPYmUlffEDmvtXDi-nXoVmMMvRrq_lykj_QrMOFRGwYqtKaiVVpPn7OOw5sAvoyFo1iXipyrSryjE0rOu_kVwDkgt1Kugtr5VgKd7xdffYJf4PAaaIc5xOvuI3UuQ/s1600-h/cherry+brooch+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAN0vaU1WB6q5Yd5HPYmUlffEDmvtXDi-nXoVmMMvRrq_lykj_QrMOFRGwYqtKaiVVpPn7OOw5sAvoyFo1iXipyrSryjE0rOu_kVwDkgt1Kugtr5VgKd7xdffYJf4PAaaIc5xOvuI3UuQ/s200/cherry+brooch+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265056440326125986" /></a><br />Hello you, you like cherries right? Oh my yes. Did you know you can get yourself a sweet cherry brooch from the <a href="http://www.madebymaude.etsy.com">made by maude shop</a>? But there are only three available! Quick, quickly run to maude’s shop and pick a cherry. They’re sweet and oh so very affordable ;)made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-10944800901865856472008-11-05T14:04:00.002+08:002008-11-05T14:18:43.022+08:00No Coffee Blues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUFkoPlD7vnEyzcGTMcuAsJXFW7m84lYmVGh14URqIiMF8rsxYubreClGEwXDp_-xtLS3FS8YgvLTw0qTB-4mMeTXJXdhcF9rw23mKPlHST6Td2Gqyof1JSFbY1V3wOlz4skV8g3igMc/s1600-h/giraffe+brooches+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUFkoPlD7vnEyzcGTMcuAsJXFW7m84lYmVGh14URqIiMF8rsxYubreClGEwXDp_-xtLS3FS8YgvLTw0qTB-4mMeTXJXdhcF9rw23mKPlHST6Td2Gqyof1JSFbY1V3wOlz4skV8g3igMc/s200/giraffe+brooches+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265051153852227042" /></a><br />Yesterday our little gas bottle ran out of gas, which put our stove out of action. So here I am, waiting for the gas man. No gas means no coffee this morning, which is harder than it sounds. Yeah, you may scoff. I would, if I had coffee this morning. But I didn't. So instead I've got one of those slight, dull, no coffee headaches, wishing the gas man would hurry up. Ok ok, it's not all self-indulgent. I played around with those little giraffe's a bit and resolved the balance issue. Hurrah! Now they're a happy little tribe of giraffe brooches.made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-91167096524106556272008-10-31T13:51:00.004+08:002008-10-31T14:27:20.825+08:00giraffe dilemmaA little while ago my neighbor went to China for six weeks and left me in charge of watering her plants. Those leafy friends survived and as a sweet thank you she bought me back some bits and pieces she thought I might like to use in my work, amongst them a bag of teeny painted wooden giraffes like this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfrteVRSs-XGK04V6VmYym6iaAM3WbumdxaH2io9g7DqKed2aaY2E2Dc0ESUKy2TIfo0VmTZc3V3NqalKghBkLbgGlLk9RdE7XXR0IjzhUPp1XnwQ9nEiuTjZvtgqILyiC8ewVDyVt7k/s1600-h/girffe+before.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfrteVRSs-XGK04V6VmYym6iaAM3WbumdxaH2io9g7DqKed2aaY2E2Dc0ESUKy2TIfo0VmTZc3V3NqalKghBkLbgGlLk9RdE7XXR0IjzhUPp1XnwQ9nEiuTjZvtgqILyiC8ewVDyVt7k/s200/girffe+before.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263200307282520914" /></a><br /><br />Oh no! I'm sorry Mr Giraffe, but your not totally my style. Yikes! What's a crafter to do? Well, they hung around for a while, I picked them up and put them back down, pondered their possibilities. I started painting over them, but without much success. Then in a stroke of freaking genius Thistler suggested covering them with paper. Flip!! Why didn't I think of this? I've covered so many things in paper already. Old tins, dodgy diary covers, cardboard boxes...<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghd34h39coWgNPjf19lyexs2PtPjtCmhsqUNIj4dyZ04GBM0trydi9j8_jIyPwMeB-N5cS65r9D1LsoDjXbUHAaBoBCls7Yh8kbtJ5Mr5WpA4Bzt01wbuN9Ym4tvN7_bjg0GMh0tA90Mc/s1600-h/giraffe+brooches+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 91px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghd34h39coWgNPjf19lyexs2PtPjtCmhsqUNIj4dyZ04GBM0trydi9j8_jIyPwMeB-N5cS65r9D1LsoDjXbUHAaBoBCls7Yh8kbtJ5Mr5WpA4Bzt01wbuN9Ym4tvN7_bjg0GMh0tA90Mc/s320/giraffe+brooches+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263192145904658546" /></a><br /><br />So I covered 'em, and covered 'em good. I used paper from a pack of offcuts we got <a href="http://www.ilovecuppacakes.com/">here</a> a few months ago. I was going to turn them into brooches, but they don't sit so well when pinned (a bit unbalanced) so now I'm thinking fridge magnets...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3U7JfYQvwngY5MfV_NDRygM3Ch2sRI0NCqRcTpIJTf5Sn-R9hdsPFbnrMGpOHlUetk32NGOHiHttTP1R71Vsp-ZYWnqWKpK-Xv332MzY_MGnWl204I_FvqsPnmw-N_gsp95CLECNAvKU/s1600-h/giraffe+brooches+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3U7JfYQvwngY5MfV_NDRygM3Ch2sRI0NCqRcTpIJTf5Sn-R9hdsPFbnrMGpOHlUetk32NGOHiHttTP1R71Vsp-ZYWnqWKpK-Xv332MzY_MGnWl204I_FvqsPnmw-N_gsp95CLECNAvKU/s320/giraffe+brooches+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263192142292522370" /></a>made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-31734340147821353582008-10-28T13:02:00.006+08:002008-10-28T14:10:01.917+08:00On Sunday Thistler and I were at the train station when we stumbled across this, the futurmobil. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsJ1mRl-xFNMtxQNZCh4XaNt1maC6aDncil-5B3fsmSMddbaCSBdaFMJHZ-_clW-_R1AmJyKOlsJ9qCNileeTGuAo93UvT0iyLBD8CZr4fOOl77IFRfrE0VjOxykvUzwwPFNWq7m62pE/s1600-h/futurmobil.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsJ1mRl-xFNMtxQNZCh4XaNt1maC6aDncil-5B3fsmSMddbaCSBdaFMJHZ-_clW-_R1AmJyKOlsJ9qCNileeTGuAo93UvT0iyLBD8CZr4fOOl77IFRfrE0VjOxykvUzwwPFNWq7m62pE/s320/futurmobil.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262068935647243810" /></a><br />'Heck', we thought, 'what is this thing? Should we ride it? Where will it take us?' Well, we were feeling adventurous that day so we stepped in, and soon found ourselves here...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e1OoZVETerHNrLpa_K-jovdGiF3TzT_rpsOuQUT9dxM1OOJx-4YcaQ7Ftk8SphdOv_erwmTTq6NF-ZfHHTLNXBCqODALUPbYUZPIhZ5ngZqyD94Fr51FpSNWEN_qLuUYehX9p9q0SJ4/s1600-h/on+the+gandola.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9e1OoZVETerHNrLpa_K-jovdGiF3TzT_rpsOuQUT9dxM1OOJx-4YcaQ7Ftk8SphdOv_erwmTTq6NF-ZfHHTLNXBCqODALUPbYUZPIhZ5ngZqyD94Fr51FpSNWEN_qLuUYehX9p9q0SJ4/s320/on+the+gandola.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262068940115314050" /></a><br />On a gondola! 'Hoorah!' We exclaimed. So there we were, floating on a lake in the city of Putrjaya, which turned out to be not so far from KL after all. From the gondola we spied a few things, this huge pink domed mosque among them,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4XkhawO7g6L30PLkJQBe9A9Rlf-BslgKGEepihrx_7xV2CA2QtWTZhKqYYpzblJtq1stdli6vrtxhyn7kMUUijO7H7qVBPc2bMq_rph8yyb84JbEBTJC84iNl7o0Dk5gqEmsZzJDmdM/s1600-h/mosque+at+putra+jaya+-+closer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4XkhawO7g6L30PLkJQBe9A9Rlf-BslgKGEepihrx_7xV2CA2QtWTZhKqYYpzblJtq1stdli6vrtxhyn7kMUUijO7H7qVBPc2bMq_rph8yyb84JbEBTJC84iNl7o0Dk5gqEmsZzJDmdM/s320/mosque+at+putra+jaya+-+closer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262068944900464690" /></a><br />and this bridge.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rgBm5WEaIrnSzdpk_PYxpkFsOL3EKJ0Rl-IWikmkE4GH0-Hwt3rjUmdz9NEh7yO_Mrn5kwnAhtUJSgDz8SvLQP2d3Y21GCw8pry6z2BB-YioWbiYpIviAFJ_RszOjratyDAygxcm81w/s1600-h/bridge+at+putrajaya.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rgBm5WEaIrnSzdpk_PYxpkFsOL3EKJ0Rl-IWikmkE4GH0-Hwt3rjUmdz9NEh7yO_Mrn5kwnAhtUJSgDz8SvLQP2d3Y21GCw8pry6z2BB-YioWbiYpIviAFJ_RszOjratyDAygxcm81w/s320/bridge+at+putrajaya.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262068947521876082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0mYBCu0x5jvtSkaII757l7k5w8rTmytvjtzrwoDUZAtYTT-4BZJYLyJGmrrO3cgtVllEmkJPHsA4CykSlcRRzEl_CvOc5o7yCHni0SxpB7-vPSyfu21IYfmGZRs8brYxDpPlq2SD46U/s1600-h/mosque+at+putra+jaya.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0mYBCu0x5jvtSkaII757l7k5w8rTmytvjtzrwoDUZAtYTT-4BZJYLyJGmrrO3cgtVllEmkJPHsA4CykSlcRRzEl_CvOc5o7yCHni0SxpB7-vPSyfu21IYfmGZRs8brYxDpPlq2SD46U/s320/mosque+at+putra+jaya.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262068948633543858" /></a><br />After our gondola ride we strolled for a while until we came upon the Botanic Gardens (every decent city MUST have a botanic gardens, right?). By now we were pretty hot and thirsty. Luckily there was a vending machine in the gardens!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LvyBwNzSS-9cgyVjVgEGZegh3tJMpR9tuF4sGmDKgy7AIHBYI0uCYQxhQY1XO-0I18gGiBP8asSQxhDIYO3mob4ixl-DyUGejQhfomkUT5lNPhvBYxP-1pJe29UC6ww3iRU8wmLkhYU/s1600-h/botanic+gardens+2+-+putra+jaya.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LvyBwNzSS-9cgyVjVgEGZegh3tJMpR9tuF4sGmDKgy7AIHBYI0uCYQxhQY1XO-0I18gGiBP8asSQxhDIYO3mob4ixl-DyUGejQhfomkUT5lNPhvBYxP-1pJe29UC6ww3iRU8wmLkhYU/s320/botanic+gardens+2+-+putra+jaya.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262078451147998482" /></a><br />(this is not a vending machine)<br />There were also monkeys in the palms<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lTa_wrp3RnvpNupLikEvI5Qh8n6P6Lyx8YZ3Hk5fT12Wiqf9KqMaxJp5MpM1Myg2ess4M4rQf-uXIKocOmQ1iyoYS7LJWhOriKNxDw7z-llyk-NhohYyslHXL2bM8vc_N-m1yaoGwHw/s1600-h/monkey+at+botanic+gardens+putrajaya.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lTa_wrp3RnvpNupLikEvI5Qh8n6P6Lyx8YZ3Hk5fT12Wiqf9KqMaxJp5MpM1Myg2ess4M4rQf-uXIKocOmQ1iyoYS7LJWhOriKNxDw7z-llyk-NhohYyslHXL2bM8vc_N-m1yaoGwHw/s320/monkey+at+botanic+gardens+putrajaya.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262078450384027522" /></a><br />and the mosquitoes made themselves known.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAh5a1euA1-78bIdK8gLbjVQPwPMAb8xrcraOyHhSp9Hhmvm11px0lJGQqmh1m2d-K2EiQeENgytmmvLcSBQmP4eQl8xoQYjN89Fv0fB-_weIzLy2gA81rhW0JMgnqYXvACJbXPh8bj0/s1600-h/mosquito+print.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAh5a1euA1-78bIdK8gLbjVQPwPMAb8xrcraOyHhSp9Hhmvm11px0lJGQqmh1m2d-K2EiQeENgytmmvLcSBQmP4eQl8xoQYjN89Fv0fB-_weIzLy2gA81rhW0JMgnqYXvACJbXPh8bj0/s320/mosquito+print.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262071022894854418" /></a><br />After a while the sun began to set, and the call to prayer went out. We wandered back to the Prime Minister's house, and tried to get him to take us back into KL...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2Tstbzu1OCzIwgRZOO7-vdWdynVMsFhwFFs6JdlY7ldCA0z3ADlv8FDXSKjd3u4x6DXWKp74PzoQvhavNCnTTlus5Sx0SsiIpdP_eATZ688NLTW__EPloeWcZ6h6mu7dV3OiHVZLINY/s1600-h/pm's+house+at+sunset,+putrjaya.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2Tstbzu1OCzIwgRZOO7-vdWdynVMsFhwFFs6JdlY7ldCA0z3ADlv8FDXSKjd3u4x6DXWKp74PzoQvhavNCnTTlus5Sx0SsiIpdP_eATZ688NLTW__EPloeWcZ6h6mu7dV3OiHVZLINY/s320/pm's+house+at+sunset,+putrjaya.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262071032350682546" /></a><br />He told us to take the train. The futuremobil is one way.made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-58464061452391845872008-10-21T12:29:00.003+08:002008-10-21T12:43:33.173+08:00A Few Small Things<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnZ_RM9nZSdmlCV4H8STzxS13dqynRgE-I8MuPSlNNzwDR9bE66gNzsT3mFgEI5Fjat8OKCCmtPsHhGmLZpw9-CGhf-1vqqCeFuBDwxG0AKw8wexmGzZwqmOoWLk-EBFy4asVCxC4_NI/s1600-h/pattern+in+ruby,+gold+and+teal.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnZ_RM9nZSdmlCV4H8STzxS13dqynRgE-I8MuPSlNNzwDR9bE66gNzsT3mFgEI5Fjat8OKCCmtPsHhGmLZpw9-CGhf-1vqqCeFuBDwxG0AKw8wexmGzZwqmOoWLk-EBFy4asVCxC4_NI/s320/pattern+in+ruby,+gold+and+teal.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259460583860210066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY2BVy_GWra6f5N0xFvgT_bjx7X97mxsqHQJb5sRUAtlLZv_UGu4osAyQbVFqqXQ4MF4r1uZqPw5TCSGVM87952u3eTrtW4srIgtc-v9umDV20UGCcVbhQCJRytCnDdFK_jtBVMgdkD8/s1600-h/skirt+tie+back+again.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY2BVy_GWra6f5N0xFvgT_bjx7X97mxsqHQJb5sRUAtlLZv_UGu4osAyQbVFqqXQ4MF4r1uZqPw5TCSGVM87952u3eTrtW4srIgtc-v9umDV20UGCcVbhQCJRytCnDdFK_jtBVMgdkD8/s320/skirt+tie+back+again.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259460586920858834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljU03b69hSSkvME9dpbnD7d3-9kvaiKckLONIWsU-MjPf3Yn-W3KjaA1P081Hagfv-fMqTYg4lrjc8PS0Qv93qLZwNStNylNq5R7AIYBygT-3MnFln8guBjgh9eJWcSUOSVqV1O7bW4w/s1600-h/skirt+tie+back.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljU03b69hSSkvME9dpbnD7d3-9kvaiKckLONIWsU-MjPf3Yn-W3KjaA1P081Hagfv-fMqTYg4lrjc8PS0Qv93qLZwNStNylNq5R7AIYBygT-3MnFln8guBjgh9eJWcSUOSVqV1O7bW4w/s320/skirt+tie+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259460594783849058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcA_HgOoIPTx-h7MFYmZyW05oGFuFdNz8q1-MdBl0926mOxGxIbR0kVf8CDgJ0LInsLF-hSEK0XwPiRJvJDbV406sJ0dD-WfTBgzHQPRYWhAbcp4rnyZmbQaaY7edBCaGmrlgVhBKGmk/s1600-h/doiley+pattern.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcA_HgOoIPTx-h7MFYmZyW05oGFuFdNz8q1-MdBl0926mOxGxIbR0kVf8CDgJ0LInsLF-hSEK0XwPiRJvJDbV406sJ0dD-WfTBgzHQPRYWhAbcp4rnyZmbQaaY7edBCaGmrlgVhBKGmk/s320/doiley+pattern.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259460597842015762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1X7e2jbC3btVbYfE7jRWOjXT_MBZJVetFVo6RIkKcQ_YeQ9XjPrP7ZR8Vq5P5JBFMoxjgO8EDk3nRVzl4hI1pOFpbXmu_AMpgaXm0PUn6wqxpxHBQZBc2FFsR1fpqwNBz42bLTXi5Gc/s1600-h/pattern+in+gold,+teal,+pale+pink+and+soft+grey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF1X7e2jbC3btVbYfE7jRWOjXT_MBZJVetFVo6RIkKcQ_YeQ9XjPrP7ZR8Vq5P5JBFMoxjgO8EDk3nRVzl4hI1pOFpbXmu_AMpgaXm0PUn6wqxpxHBQZBc2FFsR1fpqwNBz42bLTXi5Gc/s320/pattern+in+gold,+teal,+pale+pink+and+soft+grey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259460600215767330" /></a><br /><br />Last week I bought some fabric and gouache. Since then I've made myself a grey skirt (totally anticipating my return to Victoria!) and have painted a few little colour studies. Oh boy, the return to painting is difficult. I seem to have forgotten all the rules. Try, try again huh?made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-26574794700333493382008-10-20T12:12:00.007+08:002008-10-20T13:13:39.678+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUX2yyD-TfB5A5-z2Ahf9xDWmhWi52EPurhYMT4vAhruo9cKb9KgShVMfP-4y2rf5uCtlVBGyguFzM6UuNR9Lx-eFlqYQqguUmt3wrC6_Z4LCpuP2lukTDStDVg_sdvhCEFLUSt7VSoI/s1600-h/Rooty+Tree+at+FRIM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUX2yyD-TfB5A5-z2Ahf9xDWmhWi52EPurhYMT4vAhruo9cKb9KgShVMfP-4y2rf5uCtlVBGyguFzM6UuNR9Lx-eFlqYQqguUmt3wrC6_Z4LCpuP2lukTDStDVg_sdvhCEFLUSt7VSoI/s320/Rooty+Tree+at+FRIM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259085380937197714" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday we went to FRIM. Oh la la, what is FRIM? Forum of Really Intelligent Mice? Oh no no. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, of course! It's a big park (with lots of buildings actually) where Malaysians practice a bit of Forest Research. Mmmm. It's on the outskirts of KL, but still in the Klang Valley. We were going for the canopy walk - a high bridge walk through the rain forest, so we packed a picnic and met our friends at the train station. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdtfhr6JJYQW3jmCuXY-qMoRc9snoM-4_a528nm-0SJJ-ivY28NEvf8emtu8_YdUDC5N5-NrO_fdUmgGv4U85J7GlvDHJ1bc6Kn1ftXWOlRMhmCCLVXoiVt24oDRIQBCR5olxmFO3sGY/s1600-h/FRIM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdtfhr6JJYQW3jmCuXY-qMoRc9snoM-4_a528nm-0SJJ-ivY28NEvf8emtu8_YdUDC5N5-NrO_fdUmgGv4U85J7GlvDHJ1bc6Kn1ftXWOlRMhmCCLVXoiVt24oDRIQBCR5olxmFO3sGY/s320/FRIM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259085367940510610" /></a><br /><br />Our friends recommended NOT catching the train to FRIM, as the line was unreliable and overcrowded, so we caught a cab. Ooh, the place was rather not what we expected. It was like a little, spread out village with houses, schools and a few cafes. The rain forest was sort off around the edges of this. Down at the information center we were informed that the Canopy Walk was under construction. Oh no! <br />'But you know,' we were further informed, 'there is sooo much more to do lah.' (Some Malaysians like to add 'lah' onto the end of some sentences, sort of like 'yeah'.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuno81sjrVliMjAfyjDHjxdydVOEeOMOP5cDlHMli_TrgcOYFFXq4cO73_0pwRBp0RJeVEwbsszWd0OA7vuiNYoK15ZSpCjyVt503eJ7RVEmiGX-B8eD4EviMwQ1L-kRzHopMrJghXRgY/s1600-h/'oldest+bamboo+in+the+world%27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuno81sjrVliMjAfyjDHjxdydVOEeOMOP5cDlHMli_TrgcOYFFXq4cO73_0pwRBp0RJeVEwbsszWd0OA7vuiNYoK15ZSpCjyVt503eJ7RVEmiGX-B8eD4EviMwQ1L-kRzHopMrJghXRgY/s320/'oldest+bamboo+in+the+world%27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259085377217638034" /></a><br /><br />'You can go to the fish pond where, if you clap your hands, a huge fish will jump out of the water! It can jump so high, it could eat a baby monkey out of a tree, ok!!' (Some Malaysians like to add 'ok' onto the end of some sentences. Sometimes they add 'ok lah!' ;) Well we went to the pond and we clapped and clapped, all four of us together, but the fish wouldn't play. So we went to see some bamboo that we were told was the oldest bamboo in the world!! :0 <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrp2wIh__qvVU1nywmfYqtyGVbMfy5sKptKkpNSvwYqPZIzSY_rN-moVDRclQoBN-lujuSJYBYNzYWNeL_OIHFYL8FZ8G13Iflbz8NV9Ib-gen4fU3xpbZ1ZQwV-XqOMldLCklhTm_8aQ/s1600-h/footbridge+at+FRIM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrp2wIh__qvVU1nywmfYqtyGVbMfy5sKptKkpNSvwYqPZIzSY_rN-moVDRclQoBN-lujuSJYBYNzYWNeL_OIHFYL8FZ8G13Iflbz8NV9Ib-gen4fU3xpbZ1ZQwV-XqOMldLCklhTm_8aQ/s320/footbridge+at+FRIM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259085359239637666" /></a><br /><br />Soon we wandered down to the picnic area only to discover it had been taken over by an inter-school event, where a large noisy game of musical chairs was in progress. We found a quieter spot by a waterfall and ate, battling over sized ants all the while.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHUf6JeJahSMYTXFwRlt70wY4Ton2vqfbA4jFSJveid5P9BYv7SSrw8Tw2h6zruGtxxTP5NtrXadPfA_ubUKXVfAd2DOsxKfTE4zySq4MlWTXNBel9CG1cc8qZofEVY2SNa7u-HjKV-o/s1600-h/stream+at+FRIM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHUf6JeJahSMYTXFwRlt70wY4Ton2vqfbA4jFSJveid5P9BYv7SSrw8Tw2h6zruGtxxTP5NtrXadPfA_ubUKXVfAd2DOsxKfTE4zySq4MlWTXNBel9CG1cc8qZofEVY2SNa7u-HjKV-o/s320/stream+at+FRIM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259085391633080146" /></a><br /><br />Later we took a stroll through the edge of the rain forest, following the FRIM guide, which detailed the uses of different trees. Did you know that the <span style="font-style:italic;">Campnosperma auriculata</span> is used for match boxes and sticks, packing cases, shoe soles, and disposable chopsticks? You didn't, did you?made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-88340006221243783572008-10-13T17:33:00.002+08:002008-10-13T17:36:25.182+08:00Hurrah!Thank you so much to <a href="http://cuteable.com/pink-finds-for-breast-cancer-2/3765#comment-19453">cuteable</a> who have featured this little fellow on their blog today. Great start to the week!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cuteable.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bird.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://cuteable.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/bird.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-66828094402080893332008-10-13T11:16:00.003+08:002008-10-13T11:25:37.283+08:00Quiet quiet weekend here. Some wandering, some eating. Here are some pics...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuyvpNSKpaDacz_2PVuzQXSTMY1JvTmRcf-1ciNpITXW4YpqIEcAUypLJm03KTKPFLTc_5s29qW3uxBIYT94eInhdFV29PS6EV8xxrv8LVp72jReKwFfJ5a_sCs6k2ctDJiNtlwhPfzY/s1600-h/vietnamese+village+chicken+klcc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuyvpNSKpaDacz_2PVuzQXSTMY1JvTmRcf-1ciNpITXW4YpqIEcAUypLJm03KTKPFLTc_5s29qW3uxBIYT94eInhdFV29PS6EV8xxrv8LVp72jReKwFfJ5a_sCs6k2ctDJiNtlwhPfzY/s320/vietnamese+village+chicken+klcc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256472989219806770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPRstdSrwoVbW-CFSVQcXDg-CGJx6Sl_JnRyUSzZN_IfGE0BWF7GxhCnkuddWeOcbGUVPAHo9mhSnuTLzQioFXDN-f8ry7oWrj1Be-45TK13nvSsVehHagRbd-_z2CGD0u6MtTOXsykg/s1600-h/oppposite+bangsar+station.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPRstdSrwoVbW-CFSVQcXDg-CGJx6Sl_JnRyUSzZN_IfGE0BWF7GxhCnkuddWeOcbGUVPAHo9mhSnuTLzQioFXDN-f8ry7oWrj1Be-45TK13nvSsVehHagRbd-_z2CGD0u6MtTOXsykg/s320/oppposite+bangsar+station.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256472993486859634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B19yqdoMzMGP7Mubt7psNY767wIcG0_pdOe6wga_2X-GHH2SEYwVdWctco2UHHdH77G2cgFCYEfrGD6T4BhbZNzRSjU4WaPUL58w_abqjEaB_iUgtSL0wTSZOG-xFy3Z1J0v9Bi9FpQ/s1600-h/construction.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B19yqdoMzMGP7Mubt7psNY767wIcG0_pdOe6wga_2X-GHH2SEYwVdWctco2UHHdH77G2cgFCYEfrGD6T4BhbZNzRSjU4WaPUL58w_abqjEaB_iUgtSL0wTSZOG-xFy3Z1J0v9Bi9FpQ/s320/construction.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256472998720118706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gd_oUD800mrnnW4aCrAz_GX-x79UjZ4k4BcSjQlmlXU5XR2ob_Qn7ZnUEpCYXDjdxU9ORxu_1pu19lKA-KyJevKqRppkZ46Wakxx_828xBchRAcpi4ChgkuSRLbCXn-ZkFXXB6LeinY/s1600-h/maya+bank+-+jalan+maroof.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9gd_oUD800mrnnW4aCrAz_GX-x79UjZ4k4BcSjQlmlXU5XR2ob_Qn7ZnUEpCYXDjdxU9ORxu_1pu19lKA-KyJevKqRppkZ46Wakxx_828xBchRAcpi4ChgkuSRLbCXn-ZkFXXB6LeinY/s320/maya+bank+-+jalan+maroof.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256472998192568834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z2hqZLjhfcBiG_l71wvu2S4__wR-N80kCQ0dqZhUSBipnDah95shUWmOlr2iXaRycJCs6CzgfjBTWQwyB4QzWj9VKPgJPMHaFcNKQhhOPJogd8HDlMYcKx8sNzyewyJ8vFjWw8kwzN4/s1600-h/fence+and+curb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Z2hqZLjhfcBiG_l71wvu2S4__wR-N80kCQ0dqZhUSBipnDah95shUWmOlr2iXaRycJCs6CzgfjBTWQwyB4QzWj9VKPgJPMHaFcNKQhhOPJogd8HDlMYcKx8sNzyewyJ8vFjWw8kwzN4/s320/fence+and+curb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256472996312730898" /></a>made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-34285609041713391502008-10-07T17:02:00.002+08:002008-10-07T17:13:30.477+08:00Spent a couple hours today with another <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6101148">Aussie ex-pat</a> who was kind enough to introduce me to a quilting shop in KL full full full of cottons. Hurrah! Here's a few fabrics I picked up. Oh heck, it was exciting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvM7q86YfFdza81uLobAkJIK5NoOIDlfdCdet9NDc1cDnKQnZB3iltdcg71s-DHVscRdBD1ZzwkId8QwcKdWG4NZ0sE0RbpZcfFllJdIdILWLWNfN1Gg13HsnHuEg0C4A25pBQn4p05Q/s1600-h/new+fabric.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvM7q86YfFdza81uLobAkJIK5NoOIDlfdCdet9NDc1cDnKQnZB3iltdcg71s-DHVscRdBD1ZzwkId8QwcKdWG4NZ0sE0RbpZcfFllJdIdILWLWNfN1Gg13HsnHuEg0C4A25pBQn4p05Q/s320/new+fabric.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254337438353100466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxyLGK5Lfg7HhWBDGg1ji0M80Q3RA1qpsN2MhzI2RU3XWZsIY6GodJQHJjhXZZ6B96Kt-wYjVeRpy_aT0eB2loQIfTcQHoUNCyGyP4NtwpixqiXAFtJKUFRg1Z1f1XtPM_417VUAvRjo/s1600-h/new+fabric+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxyLGK5Lfg7HhWBDGg1ji0M80Q3RA1qpsN2MhzI2RU3XWZsIY6GodJQHJjhXZZ6B96Kt-wYjVeRpy_aT0eB2loQIfTcQHoUNCyGyP4NtwpixqiXAFtJKUFRg1Z1f1XtPM_417VUAvRjo/s320/new+fabric+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254337442197378274" /></a>made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-233314697218671512008-10-03T14:51:00.002+08:002008-10-03T15:05:51.637+08:00Deep Sea AdventureHola! Had a little fun with some vinyl and fabric scraps that I bought over (over the sea, on the plane) with me this week. Decided to go with a nautical theme, as I'm missing sea side fun. Haul anchor kids, and pin it to yer shirt. I've made some jellyfish, a whale and even a ship's wheel. Photos of those are coming, once I clean the camera out...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_77oYDveoUpQ6kmwu1zc1NKTKtvns63PJoMCafLgyTNeXtZ6TNLiIkiw6aSV0OlYiE7eG5V2n_0pfyxDNDjYJda94-T9yEqy477ckHm1eNLBrwjBZNfqRqJm0zrR2m6pHjM4cO1dQiuQ/s1600-h/anchor+blue+polka+on+red.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_77oYDveoUpQ6kmwu1zc1NKTKtvns63PJoMCafLgyTNeXtZ6TNLiIkiw6aSV0OlYiE7eG5V2n_0pfyxDNDjYJda94-T9yEqy477ckHm1eNLBrwjBZNfqRqJm0zrR2m6pHjM4cO1dQiuQ/s200/anchor+blue+polka+on+red.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252820171525850082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCYpkXqA5IDBJBg76HlNupHDJa0TKeu38kSxH1fplywPKX6Tkz2jQJ5YnGvl-R6vYLN3BzuWW3G1WnGnUANNHPpcF3EwEQkxVW-Won3QoUbECJD0DKDgKZMP3B8vEu4JVbhB7ZNcxtg4/s1600-h/anchor+red+on+blue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCYpkXqA5IDBJBg76HlNupHDJa0TKeu38kSxH1fplywPKX6Tkz2jQJ5YnGvl-R6vYLN3BzuWW3G1WnGnUANNHPpcF3EwEQkxVW-Won3QoUbECJD0DKDgKZMP3B8vEu4JVbhB7ZNcxtg4/s200/anchor+red+on+blue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252820173848463250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3143NxcEK5dvaUNT4dmr-OaPUwi-HRUlMOBiJbks1dM4__G6B1NQn833GJUDktDLynzx37d331tRxPJAFqxy6Ew9pb0IrVSZL0ChSddVq1aWIBt1KOPj3eyzR-GvfGYO_X8jE0-z7t0I/s1600-h/anchor+red+on+blue+polka.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3143NxcEK5dvaUNT4dmr-OaPUwi-HRUlMOBiJbks1dM4__G6B1NQn833GJUDktDLynzx37d331tRxPJAFqxy6Ew9pb0IrVSZL0ChSddVq1aWIBt1KOPj3eyzR-GvfGYO_X8jE0-z7t0I/s200/anchor+red+on+blue+polka.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252820173679238002" /></a>made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-86847854160904490802008-09-29T12:42:00.003+08:002008-09-29T13:43:40.816+08:00weekend photosTook a walk in a city park this weekend and stumbled across THE best playground EVER. Here are some friends we made.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweJPWUr5wyvsk9xDPZJY2aCS5mmmJm4FyEe2KISTiQRCpTxsGJh4RD4DhQZwv0ZpXyHc-uxlQZwfgl38I_oOnDr53oY5fdgh1XOqFFR6bi-j5RVCa0AaXtoHde8rsygSL72Ws4VgiH40/s1600-h/playground+chipmunk+and+zebra.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweJPWUr5wyvsk9xDPZJY2aCS5mmmJm4FyEe2KISTiQRCpTxsGJh4RD4DhQZwv0ZpXyHc-uxlQZwfgl38I_oOnDr53oY5fdgh1XOqFFR6bi-j5RVCa0AaXtoHde8rsygSL72Ws4VgiH40/s320/playground+chipmunk+and+zebra.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251314012443977058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0HuOIfaifxva7vXzIEdyJMvDEA5h5dXsXLDMAkfq-9iatKpFOUrgDaM9Dmh9jnFz1V3cXMAIen8SdXgudP0SK2nUI_xnoJsKnq0vFdmW5P2-PP8qnR07rwc5JRh-ZFi53J9udQ2G6Vo/s1600-h/playground+zebras.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0HuOIfaifxva7vXzIEdyJMvDEA5h5dXsXLDMAkfq-9iatKpFOUrgDaM9Dmh9jnFz1V3cXMAIen8SdXgudP0SK2nUI_xnoJsKnq0vFdmW5P2-PP8qnR07rwc5JRh-ZFi53J9udQ2G6Vo/s320/playground+zebras.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251314019687574098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GCDJGpbaUxCGEyJ0JQGj43PspdZJ-r2MBUOMkfHeEl4Pnv-IYQYEEqwf0ru-99DXjT8XorS63h706pU_-f9CTXh6GzMm5hSXsoVqG91Cx-s9NtH44e7-FGH0ZlnrSoxzZo5hVKYeAEI/s1600-h/playground+turtle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GCDJGpbaUxCGEyJ0JQGj43PspdZJ-r2MBUOMkfHeEl4Pnv-IYQYEEqwf0ru-99DXjT8XorS63h706pU_-f9CTXh6GzMm5hSXsoVqG91Cx-s9NtH44e7-FGH0ZlnrSoxzZo5hVKYeAEI/s320/playground+turtle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251314023364695762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNmSZ_qlGczsfdl4zvGNL3BAEYlkpHYuq3pucy2NXIGbqV6t4nKKfnS5Te7v3assNX0konwlTBr2UyLKeW0jM0cbapK7E-NWpfYChnN25JcsZWCG-qEWFBxAfvoReZCRIe3lm-LXuIL8/s1600-h/playground+horse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNmSZ_qlGczsfdl4zvGNL3BAEYlkpHYuq3pucy2NXIGbqV6t4nKKfnS5Te7v3assNX0konwlTBr2UyLKeW0jM0cbapK7E-NWpfYChnN25JcsZWCG-qEWFBxAfvoReZCRIe3lm-LXuIL8/s320/playground+horse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251311359839815970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEc-Nb3iupmxaJmBJfI_ZLyR_VtMi-MsdKrjhs5kTgXOezqVpCQ59lGnJvWR8CNtmaAIWz84-dGFlUqRACkgxO_EdhIapbIrwYXRL6p0hvw5fDiQvtGPa14EMaAsyD1ftAE8EeYEgr4Xc/s1600-h/playground+panda.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEc-Nb3iupmxaJmBJfI_ZLyR_VtMi-MsdKrjhs5kTgXOezqVpCQ59lGnJvWR8CNtmaAIWz84-dGFlUqRACkgxO_EdhIapbIrwYXRL6p0hvw5fDiQvtGPa14EMaAsyD1ftAE8EeYEgr4Xc/s320/playground+panda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251311369390595282" /></a>made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-7728263980453554472008-09-24T11:29:00.001+08:002008-09-24T11:29:00.194+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6ld6k_9KPPI7NtQiIYIBLxHSzHTAwMNwayUSXHtMovkEttCEX9Jf7fSAKcbmCMudNr0OVJANGfFP7D13kmJIrF_PVnVK-5dRweCb_UYaK1WuKQPPDfVwkemltPSNvak3Xv99fm2pz1Y/s1600-h/cat+brooches.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6ld6k_9KPPI7NtQiIYIBLxHSzHTAwMNwayUSXHtMovkEttCEX9Jf7fSAKcbmCMudNr0OVJANGfFP7D13kmJIrF_PVnVK-5dRweCb_UYaK1WuKQPPDfVwkemltPSNvak3Xv99fm2pz1Y/s320/cat+brooches.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249055222437749954" /></a><br />Cat brooches recently made for a friend. Never ever made a cat brooch before!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllL7xkkQPzkvc2GMk_6msWgz21ph5DYVFKHRgQgjtfHgSjbIPWcc3qHo4HvqOpOyy2a0Bey513tX9ja0gVfFICjUPZs9txiz0l_SU7REpxKACcSfO_UCHhhkIIgjzeSwJMpK9FBFKl0M/s1600-h/things+for+daniel+atticus+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllL7xkkQPzkvc2GMk_6msWgz21ph5DYVFKHRgQgjtfHgSjbIPWcc3qHo4HvqOpOyy2a0Bey513tX9ja0gVfFICjUPZs9txiz0l_SU7REpxKACcSfO_UCHhhkIIgjzeSwJMpK9FBFKl0M/s320/things+for+daniel+atticus+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249055230952159922" /></a><br />Gifts I'm working on for a newly arrived little friend ;)made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-49273076109004869672008-09-23T11:10:00.003+08:002008-09-23T11:20:36.235+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcoGOep5tJrF53NNlFLZj3Dyo1CGCfPo6ZS0D09hhKu65Ce3AdR6f0Plf4wR0N0dr5U-w022v-lnOqHpTgjRhIv1PZAHy3BTgA2y9geubTshHmN9QlP2IVTwlCb-QwNPpH88usZcSxE4/s1600-h/blurry+sky2+23+september.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcoGOep5tJrF53NNlFLZj3Dyo1CGCfPo6ZS0D09hhKu65Ce3AdR6f0Plf4wR0N0dr5U-w022v-lnOqHpTgjRhIv1PZAHy3BTgA2y9geubTshHmN9QlP2IVTwlCb-QwNPpH88usZcSxE4/s320/blurry+sky2+23+september.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249050283299110514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4qvZyBC7L4zfbDSnTPHlgvppkoCirPpDOaZRU7bMRsUY9ZPtF8AcaUbyxil3NiHOYwAwCr9ZuUR0gbGdmWjlo97izE1aWpPRF-n1ztmZKerhYjGMrAvpxOVIYZf4wxktNKJ1HrUsAR0/s1600-h/blurry+sky+23+september.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4qvZyBC7L4zfbDSnTPHlgvppkoCirPpDOaZRU7bMRsUY9ZPtF8AcaUbyxil3NiHOYwAwCr9ZuUR0gbGdmWjlo97izE1aWpPRF-n1ztmZKerhYjGMrAvpxOVIYZf4wxktNKJ1HrUsAR0/s320/blurry+sky+23+september.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249050290077637922" /></a><br />Took a little walk this morning. The sky was very blue and clear and our shady street almost felt cool. Now the clouds are gathering once again and you can bet it's hot!made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-13049183819632996222008-09-22T12:59:00.002+08:002008-09-22T13:09:04.589+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNx7vs2RwtCrOdgs2NPissbx0TlNHnlqtvbo-eGpkHVi2UhFNHm34zHLoYpi02w639mkcIOpVY9HOXZlFdUOAMZFXwCi47TeXirUneeybk17RLMiS0eU2BiuN-WQdLNNQWeSmwjjrT0eY/s1600-h/drain+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNx7vs2RwtCrOdgs2NPissbx0TlNHnlqtvbo-eGpkHVi2UhFNHm34zHLoYpi02w639mkcIOpVY9HOXZlFdUOAMZFXwCi47TeXirUneeybk17RLMiS0eU2BiuN-WQdLNNQWeSmwjjrT0eY/s400/drain+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248706907698810466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KnNMJ8vNZNRlc7MJb0txNYcDBPgeHYbviOW3pVzBCbLciJsiflwEBj1ybqkepzXACbFSmQZiLaQD4CnfRAvr-odLVrgOkoy0JrIChLE4Exhg9t3E1KQPyPv6-5cE4jXzhQO-y-x7raU/s1600-h/drain+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KnNMJ8vNZNRlc7MJb0txNYcDBPgeHYbviOW3pVzBCbLciJsiflwEBj1ybqkepzXACbFSmQZiLaQD4CnfRAvr-odLVrgOkoy0JrIChLE4Exhg9t3E1KQPyPv6-5cE4jXzhQO-y-x7raU/s400/drain+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248706905641494370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9b-RMWwXw5Y8cnJnpQCy0A84Djc2do_JBZ5vTW7jM-N0xQzy7sCKGaWZC91Z-BbDaRJ3MgjZ0Oud-TPBbrbcCyZHR5VqXvrg3N8oKwYJ2hpyCm0OVF7fekyiH9L1lt7mawzwz56GDGE/s1600-h/drain+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9b-RMWwXw5Y8cnJnpQCy0A84Djc2do_JBZ5vTW7jM-N0xQzy7sCKGaWZC91Z-BbDaRJ3MgjZ0Oud-TPBbrbcCyZHR5VqXvrg3N8oKwYJ2hpyCm0OVF7fekyiH9L1lt7mawzwz56GDGE/s400/drain+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248706916301072178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEK0z0awtTlZlFZJeDTaTRqm7-5wVd1RW3CzJESyqCknDLvnS1A_ViJICOyTHMCiIlMsmfRAGa6t4HS7YqGie3eYzpRIdCR_w-vXd0NYnLblnS-diJkPGbEg8Dn6WfD-Oyay7IJPVyP1E/s1600-h/drain4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEK0z0awtTlZlFZJeDTaTRqm7-5wVd1RW3CzJESyqCknDLvnS1A_ViJICOyTHMCiIlMsmfRAGa6t4HS7YqGie3eYzpRIdCR_w-vXd0NYnLblnS-diJkPGbEg8Dn6WfD-Oyay7IJPVyP1E/s400/drain4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248706913884718658" /></a><br />Who knew a monsoon drain could be so pretty?made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-75978517510275140092008-09-19T12:15:00.006+08:002008-09-19T12:42:35.845+08:00zoo what?Had a trip to the zoo last weekend. It was as most trips to the zoo are - long and exhausting. Still, we had a fairly jolly time. Ice-cream, fairy floss. Animals galore. The usual suspects. The following are a few pics of some very impressive folk. Our camera ran out of battery half way through, so unfortunately I can't bring you any images of the female orangutan banging her head against the enclosure door. Like I said, it was a<span style="font-style:italic;"> fairly</span> jolly time...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8D3-v-kx_KyDw2_lYQeNbq-nU_zEHy0a34zZupuN6GlIpO7xvdyqjePWqDNfHGmG9iNDzpVfhzCs_CpCoKjKxjquTRPrbbiCN5h_QpYg5LL7TyDx_MMI0I1plmRSDGP3si-zokxWMYg/s1600-h/ox+-+zoo+negera.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8D3-v-kx_KyDw2_lYQeNbq-nU_zEHy0a34zZupuN6GlIpO7xvdyqjePWqDNfHGmG9iNDzpVfhzCs_CpCoKjKxjquTRPrbbiCN5h_QpYg5LL7TyDx_MMI0I1plmRSDGP3si-zokxWMYg/s400/ox+-+zoo+negera.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247583252688944498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKX73SfwbAL2XsPjun8k1_F2n9r3QFDjX9QIDIRojYWguTfyUSw14MUYbKIxgmDtLngtNc4h1TOaBrrzL9OOcEDt4IKzYiDmZ-cc0IAcMXO9YTtQaBGFeeYkC2az-hhVrDDkzYAdKtmbE/s1600-h/tortise+-+zoo+negera.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKX73SfwbAL2XsPjun8k1_F2n9r3QFDjX9QIDIRojYWguTfyUSw14MUYbKIxgmDtLngtNc4h1TOaBrrzL9OOcEDt4IKzYiDmZ-cc0IAcMXO9YTtQaBGFeeYkC2az-hhVrDDkzYAdKtmbE/s400/tortise+-+zoo+negera.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247583251296008098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqjxv4DO2B9UGsU-gGaBM3Y2Qh8C0N1zrqMH-BTeS-lbrHRAI_F8G3rWGB1_buOCk1Jlhud4XWLgEPJDj876qN9my8xB0zCVvzCjAr0aBDEcLcey6WEFZrqDMa0C00kjP2k93PcY6BI0/s1600-h/giraffes+-+zoo+negara.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqjxv4DO2B9UGsU-gGaBM3Y2Qh8C0N1zrqMH-BTeS-lbrHRAI_F8G3rWGB1_buOCk1Jlhud4XWLgEPJDj876qN9my8xB0zCVvzCjAr0aBDEcLcey6WEFZrqDMa0C00kjP2k93PcY6BI0/s400/giraffes+-+zoo+negara.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247583258246593586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3GcaL60KzU1hFMPd-W6kbaW3z95hscbrXVFXWp5KXQ5GN0IZdfEjPFkmCX9nIZ2Q7oC0_D556JqL6B1BoCRg-mPELNMXDZYWgIiTj7WAjqe2PYZHsrY00AqPX0XxpsTfWGonggXwGYY/s1600-h/elephant+-+zoo+negara.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3GcaL60KzU1hFMPd-W6kbaW3z95hscbrXVFXWp5KXQ5GN0IZdfEjPFkmCX9nIZ2Q7oC0_D556JqL6B1BoCRg-mPELNMXDZYWgIiTj7WAjqe2PYZHsrY00AqPX0XxpsTfWGonggXwGYY/s400/elephant+-+zoo+negara.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247583256634047666" /></a><br /><br />Actually, bittersweet is a more apt description of my Zoo experience. I love seeing these creatures up close, but when I see them doing tricks for food, I want to cry. "Goodness," I think "do they treat you like this at home?"made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-43493652171891226452008-09-17T10:24:00.000+08:002008-09-17T10:24:00.063+08:00ETSYYes yes, it's true. I DO have an Etsy shop. It's awfully quiet over there, perhaps because I haven't gone in for a lot of self-promotion. I quietly popped an 'etsy mini' in my side bar and mentioned the shop a while ago, but haven't yelled it from rooftops yet. It's a bit intimidating, peddling your wares. Still, it must be done so I'm holding my breath and jumping in...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2uj0AzDLv1hf4g4VV8LxM6tIuPDn74AaacwvzgOljIN8QZgvkgAO9juHKWwA2CN_RSSwwwvKYK8lyE9kwjVpWhsPZL836VP1v9ejzPfmx0BFEIZgoRqVRIwt1EPn2klq06fTgc0ckn8/s1600-h/blue+floral+bird+with+yellow+stitching.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2uj0AzDLv1hf4g4VV8LxM6tIuPDn74AaacwvzgOljIN8QZgvkgAO9juHKWwA2CN_RSSwwwvKYK8lyE9kwjVpWhsPZL836VP1v9ejzPfmx0BFEIZgoRqVRIwt1EPn2klq06fTgc0ckn8/s320/blue+floral+bird+with+yellow+stitching.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246559815108555074" /></a><br />Bird Brooch - available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5555686">shoppe</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxER_YIc5klSHw0aGEp_GuugPrWo8EwcgXwruln2rpXt5yAgin8y2787KHCC-6xkwc1XzSgyQDAYgQGbrwU81VNfWCZk-cyp6d1TvZdkAuzrWi9_HisJIBbODfo-UDLgLuPbKz3nmCfqM/s1600-h/pink+gingham+horse+with+red+stitching.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxER_YIc5klSHw0aGEp_GuugPrWo8EwcgXwruln2rpXt5yAgin8y2787KHCC-6xkwc1XzSgyQDAYgQGbrwU81VNfWCZk-cyp6d1TvZdkAuzrWi9_HisJIBbODfo-UDLgLuPbKz3nmCfqM/s320/pink+gingham+horse+with+red+stitching.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246559819955328354" /></a><br />Horse Brooch, also available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5555686">shoppe</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEtwQDlLvsZu5zQz3UBMWvqeigIOuLot6DklXQSMb_HdV1RbVXRr3PxYY26CVR4ocSgaJVcG91qQpOF1az1AbMQdE2NFKhO4TRxoVy1nGybNCeCuiDX31kO1nXosGJ5fJ9p0x0Cp4ZwEE/s1600-h/pink+gingham+bird+with+blue+stitching.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEtwQDlLvsZu5zQz3UBMWvqeigIOuLot6DklXQSMb_HdV1RbVXRr3PxYY26CVR4ocSgaJVcG91qQpOF1az1AbMQdE2NFKhO4TRxoVy1nGybNCeCuiDX31kO1nXosGJ5fJ9p0x0Cp4ZwEE/s320/pink+gingham+bird+with+blue+stitching.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246559822167993298" /></a><br />Oh look! Bird brooch, available...yeah, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5555686">you guessed it</a>. <br /><br />You think I'd be a bit more forward, that I would have made more noise about the shop. This is the made by maude blog after all. <br />What happened maude? Stage fright? <br />Yeah *whimper* ...made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-47435281460832991162008-09-11T14:04:00.000+08:002008-09-11T15:20:28.256+08:00Buckle up, you're in for a long post. It's a late one also. We visited the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Caves">Batu Caves</a> on the weekend, and I'm only NOW posting about it because I forgot to take the camera along so used my phone camera, and it has taken me this long to send the images from my phone to the laptop. Ok?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxAQgTesMCnqzLxvWiHNptLH8IOTiwnFA4rQlaSMJXmUNFFM5M9TJkeLUywRR5JgQJIoDQOAHtY5co-uaOR7CW3PGvbrlkdFCHC8xJ-PuMCCmZEmMMlJU066zlsHmmOe1A45iu6Ri8FU/s1600-h/entrance+to+batu+caves.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxAQgTesMCnqzLxvWiHNptLH8IOTiwnFA4rQlaSMJXmUNFFM5M9TJkeLUywRR5JgQJIoDQOAHtY5co-uaOR7CW3PGvbrlkdFCHC8xJ-PuMCCmZEmMMlJU066zlsHmmOe1A45iu6Ri8FU/s200/entrance+to+batu+caves.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244643497016061714" /></a><br />The entrance to the Batu Caves, a Hindu temple here in KL. It's dedicated to the god Murugan. Here he is, gold and glorious.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxsg_CPP9kuClRutWJok7eEasn6OgKKJDgBzpmKhtlqrQdR7MzWcb3EPw__G5rWrpKx0m_1O8SsCOc0Z_fte8hju1tgM0dd_b79fJaDW0UTPqRuK9HsxA9sv7sSzPRg-fNfHT8fQDIsY/s1600-h/entrance+to+batu+caves2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxsg_CPP9kuClRutWJok7eEasn6OgKKJDgBzpmKhtlqrQdR7MzWcb3EPw__G5rWrpKx0m_1O8SsCOc0Z_fte8hju1tgM0dd_b79fJaDW0UTPqRuK9HsxA9sv7sSzPRg-fNfHT8fQDIsY/s200/entrance+to+batu+caves2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244643502920134594" /></a><br />This is the elaborately decorated archway to the 272 steps that lead to the Batu Caves. It is very very beautiful. My images don't do it justice but they are my souvenirs so...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNfA_-AZ1_0t9hpGZaUnOr4Z3Q6iOieflWc17T54VuWHpG1h_4T6ZXQF9jOiEO6YEjdrRgqDFFbHU5B-FJJ1zeiPXLnyFRKbbhbz7DBB86LApyeVheG9yyB14Sy1nxSPADVtLFG955e4/s1600-h/the+golden+statue.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNfA_-AZ1_0t9hpGZaUnOr4Z3Q6iOieflWc17T54VuWHpG1h_4T6ZXQF9jOiEO6YEjdrRgqDFFbHU5B-FJJ1zeiPXLnyFRKbbhbz7DBB86LApyeVheG9yyB14Sy1nxSPADVtLFG955e4/s200/the+golden+statue.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244643502002484050" /></a><br />Three friends begin the climb...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_UNh0RSnN9xCeA0dXR8XqTXWL1USgBxDYIMVbbHGkWI-8mHhOpBR3P9yCUCVr2PGr1jxJb26xwAwQCKRAMPGoAahquuA5xWKptjJYm6NyzUsQmKwruGPc3M0FZlHixK8k9NsKm-m_DQ/s1600-h/three+friends+begin+the+climb.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_UNh0RSnN9xCeA0dXR8XqTXWL1USgBxDYIMVbbHGkWI-8mHhOpBR3P9yCUCVr2PGr1jxJb26xwAwQCKRAMPGoAahquuA5xWKptjJYm6NyzUsQmKwruGPc3M0FZlHixK8k9NsKm-m_DQ/s200/three+friends+begin+the+climb.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244643505525154674" /></a><br />as many monkeys dart around, food in mouths. Those monkeys will happily leap up and snatch any food you have straight from your hands. It looks quite frightning, so we left our peanuts at home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYNiES0M6kZns2fisH67NANd1ZovJ7o4M6IMt4y9QXWTFMP33wemi45svJHFGMc9T06nqFLmrGXHWNyLxIdCxM13VNJWTB0XCUxU1H1JEr9WuNa77xZYPolYCY2qaqlTbNsyqcL9Hi1I/s1600-h/money+on+the+stairs+at+batu+caves.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYNiES0M6kZns2fisH67NANd1ZovJ7o4M6IMt4y9QXWTFMP33wemi45svJHFGMc9T06nqFLmrGXHWNyLxIdCxM13VNJWTB0XCUxU1H1JEr9WuNa77xZYPolYCY2qaqlTbNsyqcL9Hi1I/s200/money+on+the+stairs+at+batu+caves.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244643508333056338" /></a><br />A temple inside the caves.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gf3VBTBakpYO47aDqiUjpsIaGMgEnVaBTCmtHAIlujpuVlpphD9Y82CCE5YKzHRWaE7SjSFLU5Ow8O4S67ZcHsqI8_m38KbpwDqQhkJAvw6NO-kIZgchGsXAujjXdFmOeBytQhMQx8M/s1600-h/temple+in+batu+caves.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gf3VBTBakpYO47aDqiUjpsIaGMgEnVaBTCmtHAIlujpuVlpphD9Y82CCE5YKzHRWaE7SjSFLU5Ow8O4S67ZcHsqI8_m38KbpwDqQhkJAvw6NO-kIZgchGsXAujjXdFmOeBytQhMQx8M/s200/temple+in+batu+caves.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244646362849099234" /></a><br />Looking outside from within, a souviner shop to the right. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhVkvgTD24Fcma2TsIDvIbsWJKHzl3vuIYryg1grw7SoUSi5NRUm1QcX4CJEPLcwdHtSeLxl-JLzOg7G66Mlgu3-RgYwD7RpYJ9cKTC-xTF8T9ecSjpOcdiY8an3QmzK_JtfDDaAE0Ks/s1600-h/looking+out+from+inside.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhVkvgTD24Fcma2TsIDvIbsWJKHzl3vuIYryg1grw7SoUSi5NRUm1QcX4CJEPLcwdHtSeLxl-JLzOg7G66Mlgu3-RgYwD7RpYJ9cKTC-xTF8T9ecSjpOcdiY8an3QmzK_JtfDDaAE0Ks/s200/looking+out+from+inside.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244646368404525138" /></a><br />The descent.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XuExfqTcO0Ha2qw8mT7IBpg0JvH9RgtVxwSKdZpA6WtbO88r5vww89vaxpggZiduWRGzsPO3pLxq_lmd8muv33u4gfO02ZazLuwhZTfnkIhEk660JOQUsM_qGGOL-Jt_p5NYacFrti0/s1600-h/looking+down+the+steps+at+batu+caves.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XuExfqTcO0Ha2qw8mT7IBpg0JvH9RgtVxwSKdZpA6WtbO88r5vww89vaxpggZiduWRGzsPO3pLxq_lmd8muv33u4gfO02ZazLuwhZTfnkIhEk660JOQUsM_qGGOL-Jt_p5NYacFrti0/s200/looking+down+the+steps+at+batu+caves.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244646374652629458" /></a><br />Deities decorate the other side of the entrance archway.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gHy0XujLAZcVsRE9Ut7B2eYRYWHo297VVXOe3Hth5ncaGDD7aT2a3VkMVGKnD_bDUY9d1J730ycWjnTIK9_rtguzAPyCYsR2RqA0RIl52zS7Gtw2NOgJ9ux1CLqn31IX8CF3CI7cI-0/s1600-h/archway+detail+at+batu+caves.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gHy0XujLAZcVsRE9Ut7B2eYRYWHo297VVXOe3Hth5ncaGDD7aT2a3VkMVGKnD_bDUY9d1J730ycWjnTIK9_rtguzAPyCYsR2RqA0RIl52zS7Gtw2NOgJ9ux1CLqn31IX8CF3CI7cI-0/s200/archway+detail+at+batu+caves.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244646374363112354" /></a><br /><br />In true KL style there was plenty of rubbish scattered along the sides of the cave :( We only visited the main 'cathedral cave', but it was pretty special. There's some history on the Batu Caves <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Caves#History">here</a> at reliable (!) wikipedia. There is the yearly Hindu Thaipusum festival in KL where devotees make a pilgrimage to Batu Caves. Some carry jugs or containers filled with offerings, others attach offerings to their bodies by piercing or hooking their skin, often dragging the offerings behind them... Obviously the Batu Caves are a deeply important to Hindus, and the day we were there there were many (gentler) forms of devotion taking place.made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-28180641291320064892008-09-05T16:10:00.000+08:002008-09-05T16:37:52.270+08:00Be still, deer.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhcnHNkOdysSAGY3Sr5do8xA55t3S5q-cDAd8pEWOO9a2I7z69R3qxPzegcY8OeZ0E_g4RykBhojj8hUnD7AJ_2e_7F5o9juRlmaS0theRzWJOqeHVTYuYN16Co3N6dCbauULT49aRrs/s1600-h/deer+park+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhcnHNkOdysSAGY3Sr5do8xA55t3S5q-cDAd8pEWOO9a2I7z69R3qxPzegcY8OeZ0E_g4RykBhojj8hUnD7AJ_2e_7F5o9juRlmaS0theRzWJOqeHVTYuYN16Co3N6dCbauULT49aRrs/s320/deer+park+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242452788912892130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyJk54_bw6Vv-YJzsion7S9Wq-TCxpBTn_ifEcvzKXyQQ0aipxGeohoOCmaKBbHrTRC3LAiypX5Z7PYL0tJ-JHrP4aSUu-GHRG-j1mt1BchZOb7D8BmXzfcP-5mhCJjqmosD7vKroDMA/s1600-h/deer+park+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyJk54_bw6Vv-YJzsion7S9Wq-TCxpBTn_ifEcvzKXyQQ0aipxGeohoOCmaKBbHrTRC3LAiypX5Z7PYL0tJ-JHrP4aSUu-GHRG-j1mt1BchZOb7D8BmXzfcP-5mhCJjqmosD7vKroDMA/s320/deer+park+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242452789597683874" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday a friend and I took a trip to the Deer Park here in KL. It's in the same area as the <a href="http://madebymaude.blogspot.com/2008/07/here-i-am-preparing-for-masqurade-ball.html">Butterfly Park</a> Thistler and I visited some time ago. It was my friend's birthday, and we had already had nice lunch together with our husbands (!) in Mid Valley (Oh mega mall, where would we be without you?). We bought drawing supplies along to the deer park and settled down to an afternoon of sketching. The rain settled in also, and you can see how the deer (and two stags) congregated under the shelter. Oh, they really were so sweet! Standing there, staring back at us. Very very still most of the time then of course, at the inopportune moment, a little shuffling and the drawing is ruined. Never mind, it was so lovely to sit there and watch them as it rained, thundered and lightninged around us and I slowly re-acquainted myself with drawing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jc_H_gWMT4f4Z9-g0OYaBYteOhWdD_ohPuZ5LrSqV2JFhPSkWyw8hRMbUHHzVZHSRiXFVIV4NlXNUpaCJWPCSRrqTbaAr5Qu8_PmjGeN4YA6VyeMFNnedALQhgiWjOcvh7Rn5GhL5Zg/s1600-h/deer+drawing+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jc_H_gWMT4f4Z9-g0OYaBYteOhWdD_ohPuZ5LrSqV2JFhPSkWyw8hRMbUHHzVZHSRiXFVIV4NlXNUpaCJWPCSRrqTbaAr5Qu8_PmjGeN4YA6VyeMFNnedALQhgiWjOcvh7Rn5GhL5Zg/s200/deer+drawing+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242453078773965250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8m2d2rKEoriBN13-Py2u_za5hZfRuHhbp9TnHY6JFbExWhqbEx7s91cYLi7fTzCEwI_b7_vl6tm4aNz7hQpWy_M2jMk7kwoOrrgRUr4WMwTDS9UZqW5SPp7ahxvU5nsFXrdVZ8w6jWg/s1600-h/deer+drawing+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8m2d2rKEoriBN13-Py2u_za5hZfRuHhbp9TnHY6JFbExWhqbEx7s91cYLi7fTzCEwI_b7_vl6tm4aNz7hQpWy_M2jMk7kwoOrrgRUr4WMwTDS9UZqW5SPp7ahxvU5nsFXrdVZ8w6jWg/s200/deer+drawing+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242453079523484738" /></a>made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154085624728911431.post-17166633474765847072008-09-01T21:54:00.000+08:002008-09-01T22:22:56.702+08:00This weekend Malaysia celebrated Merdeka, or independence (from British rule). There were many many flags adorning houses, buildings and cars. A car covered in small flags is quite a sight, each one flapping gleefully in the breeze. There were lots of thing happening in KL (many sales, of course) and on Saturday Thistler and I headed down to the Annexe Gallery in Central Market for the Art for Grabs market they hold there every so often. The gallery was also putting on a programme of films and lectures about Malaysian identity (and constructions of) that looked pretty good, but our love of craft won out over intellectual curiosity... <br />Lots of handmade goodies to see, here are a few we bought home for ourselves. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOsbc6so2lJH8cJgnW1Il41WDmgHGRuPEQf0phktNKHVfrc1NaqXTM64ubbL60qJjoCzoCvKjzOdM-mGkskHOp7ApytBZi4Bv9Pjjq25X6hxXuwA83aUJAXoH6HLB8BIpfoBcjNBeuFY/s1600-h/octopus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOsbc6so2lJH8cJgnW1Il41WDmgHGRuPEQf0phktNKHVfrc1NaqXTM64ubbL60qJjoCzoCvKjzOdM-mGkskHOp7ApytBZi4Bv9Pjjq25X6hxXuwA83aUJAXoH6HLB8BIpfoBcjNBeuFY/s320/octopus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241052921270820306" /></a><br /><br />This little critter is a handmade softie constructed from a glove. Rather in keeping with my own sock kitty. Below is a set of hand cut perspex brooches. The black fruit is a durian - a beguiling fruit that stinks to high heavens but is heavenly to taste, apparently. Never eaten it, but have certainly smelt it at the markets. That and the umbrella are perfect Malaysian souvenirs!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBDJr5JUlb41afeDAGcoPI08GvEKN1C35Frc7GL4GNRyZVH-pXO2DP5pUaZqmGYAI__6H1vLK82A4uaAsF9e9rSbbhY0vy_g5Ga-sb5XMPuKmIH-IUry1k4xuiptnZd0eGhtdxPFwXTg/s1600-h/broooches.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBDJr5JUlb41afeDAGcoPI08GvEKN1C35Frc7GL4GNRyZVH-pXO2DP5pUaZqmGYAI__6H1vLK82A4uaAsF9e9rSbbhY0vy_g5Ga-sb5XMPuKmIH-IUry1k4xuiptnZd0eGhtdxPFwXTg/s320/broooches.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241052927726680274" /></a><br /><br />We totally made it up to our intellect this afternoon though. We were hanging out in the city when, surprise surprise, it started raining. We thought we'd pop in to see a film. 'Don't Mess With The Zohan'. Yes, it is as bad as you think it may be. At one point Zohan says he's from Australia (hiding his true identity) and another character says 'Oh, it must be nice there now that Apartheid is over.' We must've been the only Aussies in the cinema, cause no none else chuckled. Now I've told you the 'funniest' part, you don't need to see it.made by maudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06313213812668747861noreply@blogger.com3