Berries

These berries were not the regular berries you found on shrubs. They were from a vege that I planted in my garden and attracts many birds especially during the early morning. I love hearing the birds singing in my small garden.

Sultan Abdul Samad Building at Dusk

Central Market, July 20 th

Malay dancer 1. July 20th 2008

Malay dancer 2. July 20th 2008

Malay dancer 3. July 20th 2008

Preparing for the big event. July 20th, 2008

Preparing for the big event, 2. July 20th, 2008

Traditional dance performers, July 2008

Traditional dance performers 2, July 2008

Indan performers, July 2008

Outing, Central Market

Street performer, Central Market, KL July 8th 2008

My original plan was to shoot Fruit Day in Central Merket. However, I'd rather do something else. The number of illegal fruit hawker is more than the number of fruit hawker participate in the program. So, I wandered off the alleys new the market. I spotted this street performer singing "The land of the rising sun".

Street performer, Central Market, KL July 8th 2008

Well, I managed to persuade this lady to join, and she sure knew how to have fun.

Everybody has a partner, July 8th. 2008

I was having teh tarik (local version of tea-condensed milk shake) when i spotted this ash-tray. "Semua orang ada pasangan" literally means everybody has a partner.

Onions

Onions from my little garden. July 2008

Onions (Allium cepa) are my permanent little garden plant. The reason is simple; they are easy to grow and make my cooking tastier. As my daughter Maisarah said, “I couldn’t imagine that some people actually hate onions. They taste good!”My superstitious neighbor (they are from Penang) used to hang onions and dried chilies on his front gate to ward off bad spirits. Well, I don’t know about evil spirits, but regular use of onions (and stay away from cigarette smoke) will definitely keep you healthy. Onions are used for diuretic, healing wounds, and clearing throat infections. No, I didn’t eat onions for those purposes, they taste good especially in jemput-jemput (Malaysian balls).

Waterfalls

Waterfall 1, photography by Faizah Iskandar

Waterfall 2, photography by Faizah Iskandar

Waterfall 3, photography by Faizah Iskandar

Queen of the Night (Bakawali) Bloom

Queen of the Night (Bakawali) Bloom 1, photography by Faizah Iskandar

Queen of the Night (Bakawali) Bloom 2, photography by Faizah Iskandar

Queen of the Night (Bakawali) Bloom 3, photography by Faizah Iskandar

Queen of the night only blooms for one night. The plant focuses all its energy to produce a sweet aromatic white flower. To witness the bloom is a gift. I would love to share the gift.... but alas, without the sweet aromatic scent.