Goodbye Multiply...

HELLO!

It's a fresh start here in the blogsphere as I have finally exported all what I needed from Multiply as it changes its direction to cater for e-commerce in the Sout East Asia. Albeit the lil hiccups here & there, well I guess a change might be refreshingly good!  So here's a lil homage to my ol homepage...no longer lost in that Wonderland....

For a start, I do love my new customised blog look! Haha! It's customising frenzy again after years of getting things all nice and cosy there in Multiply. For such a person who indulges herself in photography, now I have to find some place else to stash & share my photos!

I'm not gonna get all stressed out over tis, honestly i'm much more crazy busy jugglin all the great stuff goin in my life, somethin I couldn't quite proclaim earlier tis year...I thought 2012 was about to just erode my life wastefully but somehow with a twist of fate, the year seems not likely to end on a pathetic note! I have been creatively active & social & it makes me feel Alive!

Alhamdulillah!  Wheeehoo!

Vienna

Some memories of our time in Vienna!

*brekkie at Hotel Daniel
*visit to the Belvedere
*passing by Karlskirsche & Karlsplatz
*people watchin & strollin at Stephansplatz
*our First experience of Orchestra Concert at the Musikverein!

From Prague to Vienna

After the few lovely days in Prague, we set off for Vienna, the capital & the largest city of Austria. It was a Sunday, and findin food was hell....as alot of shops are closed on Sunday in Europe. The streets were pretty dead & it was rather cold. Just ventured ard the area we stayed, which is in the Neubau District. Lotsa hip shops ard the area, somewhat reminds me of SG's Haji Lane & Ann Siang Hill but way cooler! We found the Leica shop Iyuan was looking for but of course it was close. Poor him just could look longingly into the display window at the cameras on display.

On the next day, we decided to explore further! I After brekkie, we went to the Leica shop again & the hipster mister got himself the coveted M7. Then headed to the Hundertwasser Haus. I made it a point to go there when in Vienna, not the churches & fancy places but that particular apartment. There i felt great joy celebratin the art of Mr Friedensreich Hundertwasser's, the man who said that straight lines are considered GODLESS! Woooh! Love it!

Then we went to Prater, an amusement park with a really old observation wheel, which i call "the prototype to the fancy London Eye or Singapore Flyer". Really nice, the cabins are made of wood! From there we headed to Stephenplatz, the more well known area of Vienna & where there are way many tourists & shopping maniacs. And I have to agree, in Vienna, people are all well-dressed and embrace colours! Locals or tourists, I can't quite tell but people do put some thoughts into what they wear here, casually yet stylishly!

We ended our second day in Vienna plonkin ourselves in comfy couches of hurhurhur...Starkbucks, for the love of wifi & it was one of the latest shop to close at the plaza. So yeah tt's how our first 2 days in Vienna went.

Malá Strana & Hradčany, Prague

tis is where Prague stole my heart!

A lil bit of Český Krumlov & preview of Prague

Was suppose to spend a day in Český Krumlov but due to our shuttle van breakdown, we reached there pretty late in the day. The sceneries in Salzburg & Český Krumlov were kinda poles apart. It is like Singapore & Terengganu! Such a pity we didn't have much time to explore the area, it must be quaint & lovely, although at night, we were pretty spooked at how quiet the town is that we didn't wander that far.

After spendin the night there, we made our way to Prague by bus in the mornin. Upon reaching Prague, it felt like we entered a bygone era...it felt like how Paris has always been perceived, in the grand times of Belle Epoque! The buildings looked old & grand & graffitied. I cannot understand it yet, even the language. It was foreign, it was dark, it was intriguing. But unlike Paris, I had a few days to revel in what it offers....well for a start, every bit of its street, corner, space....it is art art art!

A Spring in Munich & Salzburg

Wheehooo! Alhamdulillah, another trip to the Europe since our honeymoon. This time experiencin Old Europe, startin from Salzburg.

Salzburg (literally translated to English is Salt Castle) has such rich history & its Old Town is beautifully preserved & listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. I love it that the buildings & Bavarian alps just blend together to form such visual harmony. I feel pretty "zen" here, and hah I am not the only one. Apparently, Hilter & the Dalai Lama also love it here, the Untesberg mountain to be precise. We were told that the Dalai Lama considered the mountain as the "heart-chakra of the world", whatever that is...but yeah, there's surely somethin positive here especially when the sceneries juz so make me feel like singin..."The hills are alive with the Sound of Music" & i finally knew where that Edelweiss song i kept singin for Guiding days came from!

The Arrangement

Time & time again i question....what is the deal about being wise in tis life and what does it take for one to be truly successful?  I'm kinda gettin stressed out & unhappy about things around me (yes the evils of Worrying of the future and dreadin work life got to me and I don't like it already).

I wasn't actually focusing on these somewhat rhetoric questions, that bounce off the head once in awhile but rather I was lookin for motivations to just move along with the humdrum of every day but somehow, one thing led to another and i found my answer & am truly divinely inspired.

i Just had to put it down.

i watched these 3 vids and they built up my spirit & led me back to feeling how wonderful it is to be God-conscious & a Muslim, one who submits to the will of God. My heart is once again reignited with Awe & Humility.




Through Wisdom there exist Gentleness & Kindness, Happiness can then be found.
And through that profound Happiness, Success thus then follows.

And today too, I understood the beautiful underlying meaning/urge of the Adhan.
If one were to be wise enough to humble himself and establish his Solat and glorify God, surely indeed, he is in the path of Success.



Wow good Lord, You are Amazing!
Thank you for not forsakin me & always, for reaching the deepest ebb of my soul & reigniting my Iman & Taqwa.

Masya Allah~

Well

Hello 2012.

i'm
visually intrigued
but
emotionally vulnerable
physically wasted
mentally fucked up

trying to make sense of together individually
God guide me please

Gatecrash!

Nowadays with everybody so busy with their own lives, the best plottings are done usin Whatsapp, juz like for tis gatecrash party for Dee to celebrate her upcoming birthday. The boys did food shoppin, Raf brought along her steamboat set & I got the cake! Zoomed all the way to the East side & we appeared unsuspectingly in front of her gate with her hubby & baby.

She shrieked "Oh my God!" and ran into her room. Wooot so fun, especially since she hasn't even bathe! LoL! Makan was good! Dee even whipped up her specialty Green Curry which was damn shiok, and goes so well with Bee Hoon!

Hehehe advanced Happy 30sen Dee!