Beneath My Sky

Currently Listening to:

Footprints in the Sand

by

Leona Lewis

(my current favourite song)

As most of you have know, the Potato is back in KL. Her trip to Indonesia was okay. Aside from the biggest shopping spree of her life, the Potato came back bearing sickness (not H1NI) but safely made it past the airport's quarantine. :)

It was a 7 day trip from Jakarta ->Bandung -> Yogjakarta and shopping was everywhere!

Of course the main purpose of the Potato's presence in Indo was Borobodur!! Visited lotsa ancient temple in Yogjakarta, saw a volcano, jalan2 like mad etc. The Potato is satistified, tired and thankful! I'm so blessed, thank the Lord! :)

She doesn't plan to blog much about it (wanna know more, ask me yourself) so here's a few pics and a list of her shopping inventory (yes, show off la... :P) - Note: the things were very CHEAP there.... hence:

34 TOPS:

- 17 T-shirts (purely mine and not including those I bought for my friends and family)

- 6 dresses

- 4 camisoles

- 4 blouses

- 2 batik top

- 1 poncho

6 Bottoms:

- 2 exercise pants

- 2 skirts (one formal and one jeans)

- 2 jean shorts

Accessories:

- 3 feet wear (2 pairs of slippers and a pair of sandals)

- 2 belts

- 1 hat

- 7 badges

- a whole lot of key chains


The Potato wants to thank the Lord for providing and blessing her with such loving, generous and great parents who made this possible (my dad is complaining that I have too many baju :P). Thanks mum and dad, you are the best! Thank the Lord for his blessings, favor, protection and neverending love in my life. There were ups and downs during the trip in Indo, but the Lord has been good and I proclaim His awesomeness in my life. :D

The ancient temple of Prambanan

I have the Borobudur in the palm of my hand!!

Love my parents!

Got sick halfway in Indo. Had to cover up in the streets of Bandung during shopping as it was very dusty.

Jakarta! The big city!


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Praise the Lord for His grace, mercy, love, faithfulness, blessings, protection, favor and providence. He is awesome and good.

Have a blessed week jolly people.

Hugs. :)

Walking with Delight~!

Currently Listening to:

Trust and Obey

by

Carlene Davis

It's 4.13 AM in the morning

My alarm is going to ring at 5.30AM

The airport cab is reaching at 6.30AM

My flight is 9AM??? (gosh I don't even know)

And here I am still blogging cause I can't sleep~! :(

For those who are oblivious, the Potato will be going for a family vacation to the island of Java, Indonesia (Jakarta, Bandung and Yogjakarta) from the 27th of June till the 4th July 09.

What's there?

- Jakarta ----> SHOPPING

- Bandung ----> MORE SHOPPING

- Yogjakarta ----> Most probaly shopping again and The Ancient Temple of Borobudur!!!! :D

So do pray for safe journey and vacation. Thank you. :)

By the way, the Potato has a joyful anouncement to make:

She passed all her final subjects and is graduating officially (Convocation in Perth - 17th September 2009)!!!

BUS378 :Knowledge and Organization Learning - Credit! :)

MCC337: Cultural and Media Policy - Credit! :)

MCC345: Communication and Campaign Management - Distinction~!!! :D

PRAISE GOD!!! For He is indeed so real and GOOD! :D :D :D :D

The hardest semester (final sem) turned out to be the best, most rewarding and fruitful journey.

Hence, again, God is indeed super good.

The Potato has learned so much, fell and stood up, tears and perseverance, steadfastness, wisdom, peace, sacrifice, trials and so much more. She believes God has bless her with growth and is ready for the next level. :D

Just wanna thank Him for everything and those who supported me through rough times (my angel friends). God is AWAYS GOOD! :)

Though in the midst of trials, pain and tears I know my Lord is good and He will bless me all the days of my life. And so I will choose to surrender, submit and depend on Him so I can trust and obey. :)

Praise You Lord forever~! :)

The Blood of the Lamb in My Life...

Firstly before I say anything else, I wanna say all praise be to Him! For His love, grace, mercy and glory! It is undisputable! He is so awesome and I am truly honoured to serve an amazing God! :D

Thank you Lord for dying on the cross for our sins. Thank you for loving us so much. May I live a life honourable to you and continue to shine for you according to Your word. :)

Okay, next line of words is....

Sorry I have not been updating for the past couple of weeks! LOL!

It's been a really busy and hectic 2 weeks for me with 3 major assignments due one after another long with practises and preparation for Easter. But all is worth it! God is good!

About Easter, it was awesome~! Again, credit goes to Him first! Easter Vibe was great, Sunday Easter service was amazing and the skit performed not only touched hearts but mine too (was acting in it)... It is indeed wonderful to minister to others and be ministered as well. :D

For more details, pictures and fun, do check out here bout Easter Vibe Celebration. And lotsa love and well wishes to the lovely people who make it happen!!! You guys are awesome!

As for now...

I am so relieved now after submitting my last assignment (for now) and guess what? It's officially Easter break (one week) now!!! Wohooo...!!!

I am planning to spend it with myself, pretty much. Yes I know it's kinda anti-social and selfish, but I've been so busy lately that I'm kinda tired physically (lotsa aches too) that I just wanna see myself through these holidays by resting, sleeping, doing my own things and catching up with myself (lol).

Not to mention I wanna devote this time with Him too.... :)

I need my quiet time. To speak and to be spoken to.

I've currently taken a new habit of wanting to healthy (dont' know konon or not for now)...

Wakaka, I know... me healthy??? Unbelievable right?

Here's the thing, I've been noticing that I've been consuming a lot of oily and fried food lately and pimple are just screaming out (stress added to that too) along with a thicker waistline (gasp). And after doing my Conflict Management assignment on issues management where my research topic was about managing obesity in Malaysia, many things start to sink in. Believe me, when you go through so much reading on obesity and knowing the heavy facts... things change a little. For example, with my current eating habits and favourite choice of food consumption, I am on a high percentage of 50% or more to be obsese later....OH NO!!! And also... on the highway to an early funeral! *gasp*

So I've taken a some condsideration into moderating my eating habits and start exercising (don't pop your eyes people! lol). Of course I'm not going to be anti-fast food (after all, McD and I have a contract, lol) or be a vegetarian. I am still going to eat the things I like (maybe NOT so much....konon) but balance it up with lotsa veggies and fruits (I know.. unbelievable right?)...

And of course exercise.. which I have still yet to do... hmmm....

Anyways, I'll try to update my bloggie more, hehe. And do keep coming. If anyone of you are free or in need of company to eat Ikea Swedish meatballs with, I'm here. Tehee.. :)

Have a blessed week people and may God's love shine on you! HUGS! :D

p/s: oh, and here is a big cheers to all my friends especially the angels of my life who have encouraged, supported and loved me for who I am. I am so blessed to have you girl! *hugs*

Night Rainbow....

Currently Listening to:

One Tree Hill;

Season 6,

Episode 18

The Potato is glad and proud to have observed Earth Hour with daddy and mummy~! :D


I know there are many cynical and skeptical people out there who thinks this is a stupid and useless thing.... But what they don't see is the bigger picture of it.

The bigger picture where the world, people, citizens (all different in their own way) stand united for a good course. To make a statement and to make a difference. And yes, one dark house can make a difference. For you bear a testimony to the world and you made a stand.


"A single grain of sand can tip the scale and one man can be the difference between victory and defeat." ~ Emperor of China, Mulan.


It is about a change of mind, a mentality, a mindset, to become a civilised world. To move on to a more advance way of life where we care not only about ourselves bout also for the future of others. :)

So, if you're making a stand, be it for or against, do think, is it's for a bigger picture? A bigger course? A bigger vision? A bigger mind? A bigger world? Or some form of selfishness?

Because you can make a difference.

So stand out and stand loud! :D

"It's okay to be the one person to try to make a difference in the world. Cause sometimes all it takes, is one person to change the world". :)

~ Philee ~

The Rainbow has nothing to hide....

Currently Listening to

Love Story

by

Taylor Swift

Life is a constant filling of sunshine and rain. :)

I like the sunshine but I also love the rain....

It's been a busy week, a busy month and a busy year (so far).

And I am happy that throughout every tear and joy, He was with me.

And always will be.

God is good and He is good all the time. :D

The pink potato smiles at you and prays for many days of rainbows ahead of you. :)

A Sunshine Wrapped Dream

Currently Listening to:

Kiss the Girl

by

Ashley Tisdale

Be happy people!!!!!!! :D

For everything and anything!

Life is good if you choose and make it to be.

There may be many reasons for you to be sad, but many more for you to be HAPPY!

Look at the brigther side of life and you'll find the sun shinning through for you!

And if all fails, know that you are alive and that is a good enough reason to rejoice for life goes on and so will you!

SMILE!!

*you la, pointing at you!*

Lotsa love and God bless (and LOVES you very much!)

The Window of my Soul

Currently Listening to:

Jesus Take The Wheel

by

Carrie Underwood.

"Like the promise of the sun, we were born to shine."

SO SHINE LA!!!!

A Touch of Sunshine

Currently Listening to:

Come What May

by

Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman

(OST: Moulin Rouge)

"I'm okay..." :)

A Tender Touch

Currently Listening to:

Someday My Prince Will Come

(From: Snow White)

by

Barbara Streisand

HEY YOU!!!

Fluttering Snowflakes in Summer!

Okay, day 2 part 1 is finally here *all grins*...

(managed to sort out the pics and youtube-ed the videos)

We started at 5am on Tuk tuk ride to the Angkor.... (yes, it was really early - my eyelashes were still glued to my eyes then, lol). Reason being so was to witness sunrise at the Angkor Wat (which was beautiful). There were two lakes in the courtyard that when the sun rises or when it's light touches the water, it reflects and lits up the Angkor Wat. And on the other hand, a very pretty view of the Angkor is in the lake's reflection. We spend our morning there before ajourning to the other temples (Bayon..etc) after breakfast. But then later in the early evening, we returned to the Angkor for a second tour. Apparently, the first tour (internal building)in the morning is not enough, there were so much more on the second tour (external building) in the evening. Hence, that's why there are exceptionally more pics on the second day and why it needs to be in so many parts. This post of part one is focused on the tour of Angkot Wat (internal) in the early morning. Please feel free to click on the images for a better view and appreciation of the pics (the temple parts look really NICE)... Although I am not a good photographer but some of the pics on the temple parts look really distinctive when seen whole. :P

Day 2 in Cambodia (Part 1):

Tour of Angkor Wat (Internal) in the early morning.

Early sunrise...

Walking in...

The small gate entrance to a big palace...

The road where the King of Cambodia once ride on an elephant to pray at the ancient palace of the Cambodian gods.

LOVELY!!!

Love the reflection..

Don't you just love tourists??? Hehehe...

From the 'palace' entrance viewing the courtyard

Long ago... this was a 'swimming pool' of 'HOLY WATER'...

This ladies and gentlemen is the 'APSARA'. Also known as heavenly dancers or dancers of heaven. They are carved almost everywhere in the Angkor Wat (and other temples too). The are quite popular and considered an icon in Cambodia.
Senyum~!

Ancient Sanscrite on the pillars..

OLALA~!

Pretending to be a statue (or an Apsara heavenly dancer)... but failing.. :P



This is pretty... please click and enlarge for better appreciation... :P

Beautiful carvings...

Love em!

King's tree... at the courtyard..
The ancient library....


What is so special about this Apsara is that she is smiling. Not only, that but she grins so widely that you can see her teeth. This is pretty unique as the is the only carving of an Apsara (among thousands) in the Angkor Wat to show her dentals.
What's more is that that particular teeth-grinning Apsara carving is found that the corner side of an entrance in the Angkor that most would never noticed. Hence, archeaologist did a pretty good job in discovering it after 'profiling' EVERY Apsara there! I had to climb over just to take a shot of it...

The man made lake... my dad said it was amazing as the entire lake surrounding the Angkor Wat was made by the Cambodians then. They didn't have machines to do it la so obviously they dug it all up themselves. And let me tell you, it's one freaking big lake! And after my dad told me how the lake was made, I immediatly answered him "Slaves were a fashion then" (hence it's not impossible). Lol!

LOL....the lion guarding the entrance to cross the lake to the Angkor... CUTE? Lol!

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So after that.... we went off for breakfast before another several temple tours (and before coming back to Angkor Wat again for the second tour). Let's just say we spend 12 hours on ancient temple tours...hahah and I survived it with much delight! :D