Surfer, self-taught chef and sand artist Jim Denevan makes temporary drawings on sand, earth and ice that are eventually erased by waves and weather.

I am totally blown away by the colossal scale of his art and just how effortless he looks drawing them ‘freehand’ with simple tools like  stick and rake.

In 2008, he created the world’s largest freehand sand art – which was 3 miles across (approx 4.9km).

The work took 100 miles ( 8 days) of walking, yet everything was washed away by the storm within a week. Seems pretty transient for such a large-scale project.

Read more through his website or watch the documentary here.

Today, I am reminded of my dad. 29th January – his birthday.

This is the 1st year we’ll be celebrating CNY without both our dad and Tian Leng. We’re still unsure where we’ll be spending our CNY break, most likely back in PD. I have a feeling that our house will be strangely quiet this year.

Do miss the happy times when the family was complete.

There’s somebody I’m longing to see, I hope that he turns out to be,

Someone who’ll watch over us …

You were like a rock
Strong, faithful and true

I was your first born
Daddy’s little girl
I took my own path
But was still part of your world

I was not the best
Guilty of neglect
But you know papa dearest
I had so much respect

I always loved you
My dad, my star
I love you now
As I did back then
I just hope… one day
I will see you again

I am so proud of you
Brave and strong to the end
Now when asked “how are you?”
There is no need to pretend

We all love and miss you so much, sleep well papa
and take care of your son, our brother who went before you

Poem by Diana Doyle; Song by Ella Fitzgerald

A visit to The Spa & Beauty Med at The Saujana is sure to be a memorable experience this February with their special Valentine’s Day and Lunar New Year promotion.

I’ve visited The Spa once since it’s opening in December and I was blown away by this hidden gem. Indulge in The Spa’s signature treatment for two persons which includes refreshment on arrival, foot polish, ancient Balinese massage followed by 30-minute floral bath.  All these for only RM380 nett per couple throughout the month of February.

For more details, you can check out their newly launched website http://www.thespaandmedbeauty.com/

The best of weddings doesn’t necessarily mean it has got to have the most beautiful blooms of flowers, or the most elaborate 9-course meal or the most spectacular display of entertainment. Sometimes, all it takes is a sprinkle of joy…well, lots and lots of it actually, to totally rawk a wedding!

Alvin and Kitti first met at Money & You, an excellerated program aims at providing the highest quality of transformational and entrepreneurial education. It was through this strong network of empowered leaders and entrepreneurs that I met Kitti.

Despite working together on the logistics team, Alvin and Kitti are two very distinct individuals who never ever  saw the soulmate in each other until they attended the Excellerated Business School program at Holiday Villa Subang. Kitti, the infectiously joyful, outspoken and bubbly girl, and Alvin,  a humble, observant and  quietly sociable businessman; connected at a whole new level during this 8-day seminar through experiential ctivities (during which  one was ‘Love’ and the other was ‘Joy’ in one of the games) and two years later, he proposed to her at Holiday Villa, right where it all started.

Hence, the basis of their wedding was themed Dances of Joy in a Garden of Love.

I think this table had the best view of the lake and stage!

The wedding had a different twist that might make it difficult for lots of people understand why we did what we did, especially the older, more conservative folks. Hence, it was important for us to have emcees who were aligned with the couple so that they could help set the context for the evening.

The wonderful emcees, KL Fong and Jaclyn in a  “What do you feel like sharing tonight?” moment.

Both Alvin and Kitti believe that in order to have fun, to really bring out the essence of joy, we must really commit and immerse ourselves in the game even if it means looking silly or having to be a child again.

And joy was what they brought to the wedding, as we kicked-start the evening with a freestyle  march-in dance to  Henry Mancini’s Pink Panther theme song. Alvin’s dad was so sporting that he fully participated in the idea right from the beginning as he ushered his guests in a chilli red chinese silk shirt and a red, funky hairpiece. Kitti chucked her bridal bouquet aside and carried a pink panther doll as they sashayed down the red carpet to thundering applause.

Alvin and Kitti dedicated Josh Groban’s You Raise Me Up to their parents. In the 5-minute silence, the essence of love was so strong that it touched the hearts of so many guests.

They also acknowledged their bridal party including mua. Little did I know that the pink panther doll she carried into the ballroom was a gift for me! *chuckles*

Everything went so smoothly that in fact, our programme was ahead of the scheduled time. It was certainly a fun night to remember, and a wedding experience which was somewhat different in essence and execution.

If our actions are always limited to the fear of what others might think, we will never be genuine to ourselves. Above all, be true to yourself because there is no greater joy than the freedom of expression and no greater love than unconditional acceptance of who you are by those who matters most to you. – Natasha Khoo -

Tiba saatnya kita saling bicara
Tentang perasaan yang kian menyiksa
Tentang rindu yang menggebu
Tentang cinta yang tak terungkap

Sudah terlalu lama kita berdiam
Tenggelam dalam gelisah yang tak teredam
Memenuhi mimpi-mimpimu malam kita

Duhai cintaku, sayangku, lepaskanlah
Perasaanmu, rindumu, seluruh cintamu
Dan kini hanya ada aku dan dirimu
Sesaat di keabadian

Jika sang waktu kita hentikan
Dan segala mimpi-mimpi jadi kenyataan
Meleburkan semua batas
Antara kau dan aku, kita