Valentines Day gift

At this age, where we read more about health, what should be the perfect Valentines Day gift to your loved one?

Numerous restaurants are currently promoting their VDay specials like VDay buffets, VDay dinner, etc.... But, for the same price of a buffet, gyms are currently offering monthly memberships too... So, it comes to a point where you think: Gym membership OR A romantic night out with scrumptious delicacies to satisfy your cravings...

Isnt it also an insult to some if you present them a gymembership, which also implies, "You need to lose weight!".. Just like its a taboo to give presents like watches and clocks. But, logically, if we don't be so terribly oversensitive and superstitous, it would be, "Oh hell yea, I could use a gym to tone up AND a watch would be useful."

So, buffet or gym membership? Buffet lasts a few hours and if its really good, it will be something to rave about for the next few years as being 'the most amazing valentines meal'. As for a gym membership, we need to be committed for that month, sweat it out, and if we dont overindulge on sweets and fattening food, theres bound to be a change in our looks after that month. Furthermore, if we have time to attend the dance classes or aerobic classes provided in the gym, who knows you might meet your new bestfriend ;)

So, now, gym OR buffet???

;)

Fish pancake

Look what I made... Fish pancakes with a side of kaya.. Taste good. Looks so adorable :)

Moss

Retro-post from February 2010, originally titled Life: Tiny moss in macro ~.~ One of my favorite photos, from the early days of my fascination with macro.

I love how tenacious life is, especially the life we barely see here in colder climes. It's humbling to consider that something as small as this moss, just barely bigger than the snow it's holding, has the power, over time, past seasons and through sheer will of growth, to destroy all that we've constructed.

While humans scramble and fret, love and hate and build and tear down, regret and hope and try to keep faith, this plant lives. It may die in time, but will eventually emerge again in a new set of cells, driven by the same compelling desire to lift and rise and expand downwards as well as towards the sky. It clings and survives, and forces willing, thrives, a simple and beautiful symbol of eternal life.

Fit to fat

This article just goes to show that its easier to transform from fit to fat than fat to fit.... And also shows why we should not take chips and carbonated drinks and chocolate milk!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2097832/From-fat-fit-just-FIVE-hours-Blogger-shows-create-fitness-shots-help-chips-soda-oil-tanning-bed.html

Viral factor, the movie

So, if you were to ask me would i chooes to watch Chronicle or Viral Factor, I'd definitely choose Viral. Previously, I did mention that Chronicle was really bad. I was so unsatisfied with Chronicle, that I needed to watch another movie to get over the dissapointment of ever purchasing the tickets and wasting my time to watch Chronicle! Of course, I chose to watch Chronicle based on a friend's passing comment that it was a fantastic movie. Suffice to say, we can take in a friend's opinion about a movie, but it doesn't mean it should be our opinion too because different people have different taste and interest.

Viral Factor was like a tour of the hotspots of Malaysia. I think about 90% of the show was filmed in Malaysia. There was also a glimpse of IMU's main entrance! That probably meant they did some filming inside IMU;) Other filming places included the Golden Triangle, Pavillion, Putrajaya....and more. One thing about watching a film made in malaysia is that Malaysians know the roads and places filmed. Hence, when the actor, Nicholas Tze was shown running from Putrajaya and ended up at the Golden Triangle, it allowed a good chuckle.

The movie was great, in my opinion;) Loads of action and drama which made 2 hours bearable. It was a show with a mixture of english, malay, cantonese and mandarin.

Chronicle, the movie

Review on the Chronicle: BAD!! The worse movie everrrrr.... Boring boring boring.. Somemore with the shaky hand held video cameras which gave me a headache... Yawned so much during the movie... Even ppl behind me were saying how horrible the movie was!

Nope, Highly NOT recommended.

On a totally different thing: salted fishES from Manila. Too many not for me but for my younger sister who loves it. I dislike salted fish and lap cheong and loh mee....

Guide

GUEST PHOTOGRAPHER: Pétur Sturluson.

Pétur, who describes himself as "a freelance guide, driver guide, mountain guide, photograph guide, bird guide, geology guide...anthropology student, artist, photographer and [I work] in fashion" is a typically multi-talented Icelander with a wonderful aesthetic sense, as this image shows.

When I asked him to tell the story behind the photo he wrote, So the story behind the Horses photo...goes like this. I was fishing with a friend in Landmannalaugar territory. Enjoying the landscape even more. When arriving close to Hekla I jumped out of the car to shoot a photo of that Volcano. And by complete luck a bunch of horses came galloping towards me and this time I was ready with my camera...Everybody just loves this photo...And so do I...

In photography, timing is everything.

For more of Pétur's amazing images of Iceland and the world beyond, please visit his flickr site. And if you find yourself here on the Lava Rock needing a guide, contact me and I'll be sure to pass your info on.