Breathtaking... Bali (2008)

Thought I would share some nice photos from my trip to Bali last year.
We had a great stay at The Ritz-Carlton located at Jimbaran, on a cliff overlooking the ocean.

View from the walkway to the famous Spa on the Rock at the resort.

So green & relaxing ...

Silverish rays from the sky illuminating the vast ocean.

Koi fish swimming playfully.

Sunset from the lounge...

Beautiful blooms among the attraction in the resort.


A day trip to Ubud is just not enough. Look at the inviting padi fields... lush green... feels like heaven.

Delectable ice-cream from a shop in Kuta.

Hippeastrum

My aunt has "green fingers"- whatever she plants grow abundantly in her garden.

Here's a blooming attractive hippeastrum, or popularly known as amaryllis.

Ain't this screaming for attention?

Serene Tanjong Jara Resort

Just been to the east coast last month... what a nice getaway from the city to a land of slow & steady.

Kereta beca, anyone???

Settee for a lazy lounging by the sea.

Blue sea & sky welcoming us... such peace & beauty.


Flowers from the garden adorn the koi pond at the Spa Village.

have you been to the latest bar in town?

Come lah visit my bar http://thepetalsbar.blogspot.com/
More designs will be posted soon ...

the petals bar

introducing ...

flowers by dana

Flowers for special celebrations...

These are two bouquets of carnations that I made for Mother's Day & a birthday celebration. Thanks Mei Wah for helping with the order & delivery.



One of my favourites- a simple round bouquet wrapped in banana leaf. Altogether 12 stalks of blooms, surrounded by fillers of statice, yellow peacock and bear leaf with Song of India (that's the yellowish green leave). Final layer are some 5-finger leaves to enhance the shape of the bouquet.



This is a 6-stalk carnations decorated with the same fillers and foliage. A touch of golden ribbon gives an elegant look to the bouquet.

Bed of ribbons...

Ribbons, ribbons, ribbons... am glad with all these colourful ribbons that I made, especially the gold ones. The material is very hard, making it tough to twist or tied, but the end result is very satisfactory :)


Now I have many choices for all the bouquets...

Flowers for Wonderkitten

This is a table arrangement that I designed for Wonderkitten http://wonderkitten.blogspot.com/, in conjunction with Pipit Wonderful Market.


Glad that you love this gift, Lois.

The event was held at Berjaya Time Square last Saturday. A monthly bazaar for artist & designers to showcase their creativity & skills, this is the event to mark in your calendar if you are looking out for interesting apparels, jewelleries, hand-craft, stationeries etc.

Breathtaking... Kenya (2005)

I took this amazing sunset while on safari in Masai Mara National Park.


This is Crater Lake, tucked away in a hidden corner of Kenya's Great Rift Valley. There's a certain volcanic chemical that makes the water so green.


I'll post more photos once I locate the album.

Breathtaking... Kyoto, Japan (2004)

Some gorgeous flowers and garden during my visit to Kyoto in Sept 2004.

Hot & fresh from the wok, these are some of our favourite dishes that we always order when we have dinner at one of the restaurant in Seputeh.

Choong Kee Seafood Restaurant is a very simple, your local Chinese eatery that serves good delicious food to the community around the area.


They also serve this "dan-tong" (steam soup) in ceramic bowls. The selection is different everyday. From watercress with kei-chi soup, lotus roots with peanuts soup, herbal soup to ABC ham-choy soup- all cooked slowly with delectable pork ribs, which I enjoy dipping in red cili padi soya sauce.

Located at the only row of shop-lot in Taman Bukit Seputeh, they only serve dinner and close every Tuesday.

My flower book collection: part 2

A visit to MPH warehouse sales yesterday proved to be successful. I've added another book to my collection- Jane Packer's: Flower Course - for a really good bargain. An excellent book like this with colourful illustrations is a real treasure. I am very impressed by the simplicity & elegance of Jane's floral arrangements.

This is another book that I got from the previous sales. Simple Flowers Style by Paige Gilchrist is full of simple designs for home settings.

Flowers at Delucca Grand Opening

April 25th marked the grand opening of Delucca, the Italian Restaurant. A friend, who is one of the owner, extended an invitation to toast to the occasion.













As I arrived at the entrance, I was marvelled by some most gorgeous flower arrangements. Though massive, they exude the beauty of each bloom and definitely demand attention.








































Do check out this new restaurant in town for some authentic Italian fare in modern setting. http://www.delucca.com.my/. Portion is quite generous (for me at least) because after the second entree I was more than full.

Make her day beautiful .... Happy Mother's Day

To create a little flower is the labour of ages- William Blake


Mother's Day is on 10th May. Pink carnations are associated with this special celebration. Why not shower her with love and appreciation with a simple bouquet and some sweet indulgence- cupcakes!
I've made some simple bouquets & would like to share with you here.
Please also visit http://www.cupcakeindulgence.blogspot.com/

Ho Kau Kopitiam, Lorong Panggong

Back at Ho Kau Kopitiam this morning. Without second thought, I ordered the daily special, fried meehoon + mee + fried egg. As expected Uncle Ho asked: welldone or medium rare? My choice- as you can see here.


Half way through the plate, I noticed Uncle Ho was scooping up some of the pre-prepared meehoon and frying it again. I realised then that you can order it mamak-style: fried with eggs (minus the spice). Then you’ll have a hot plate of mee to go with the coffee/ tea.

Can you believe it?- I went for 2nd round. I ordered the steam white bread with kaya & butter- hot & soft- just the way I like it. Today's special includes woon chai ko- but all finish. Some customers actually ask Ms Ho to reserve it.



On the way out, a guy asked me whether I am a reporter after seeing me snapping away with my camera at the food. I just explained that I started a blog and just want to share with others about the existence of such a oldie worldie local coffee shop, which is almost in extinction.