Well Done

The wind flies dry leaves to where travel’s light and memory’s full. Well doneβ€”

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big lunch before big laundry β€” well done!
ready mussels
done!
roasting potato
on medium fire, don’t add water
sautΓ©
(not so) fresh green mussels
carrot & celery
garlic & ginger
big basket of laundry after big lunch 😊 well done!

Wake Up

The sun knocks the door, gives a to-do list for fun. β€œMay I sleep?” She said.

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yesterday β€” wanted sugar so i cooked this and….
this! πŸ’
last night β€” still hungry so i bought this! oh Korean chicken, you spoiled me so well πŸ™‚

today? a lot to cook in the fridge! a lot to iron in the basket! wake up! weekend is waiting with all the fun! πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’« yet bed seems nicer and warmer 😌

Greed

All have right to live, yet some by greedily eating up others. Sigh.

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the rose apple leaves in my front yard are helplessly eaten up by locusts
the tree is not as productive as before but the fruits are still sweet and fresh….
….and so many flowers are coming out, ready to bloom

Broken

What’s broken’s broken until connected again. Never be the sameβ€”

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one of my gorgeous ceramic plates was broken; now i’m thinking of learning how to fix it

Floating So High

Keeping afloat, buoyant freely swaying playing the waves in the skyβ€”

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Coldplay never fails me

I’m Ready

Tell the sun rising and setting that I’m ready anytime: morning, night and dayβ€” to present what’s best in my humble life.

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πŸ’— welcoming rising sun
πŸ’— escorting the sun to sleep
πŸ’• you can destroy the branches but you can’t kill the tree with healthy roots
πŸ’• so full and filled

Library

Curated sources of knowledge is a vast deep ocean to dive in.

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A few from Topkapi Palace

construction inscription
dome inside
reading quarter
reading quarter

Those Love Around

You don’t need so much love to find love around. Make it with a little love.

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playing buddies
mama dog πŸ’•
cool
like a log
slurp!
can you spot 2 cats?
one guarding a headless god
strolling
my Bob looks like this one πŸ’—
brrr!
tux cat on carpet
ginger waiting for lunch

Journey

A journey starts. A journey ends. A route is colourful when observedβ€”

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up!
up!
up!
up!
down….
ready to land!

A Loving Visit

A loving visit beyond time and space. Salaam. Universe answers.

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about the museum
beloved
beloved
beloved
when you’re loved, people still visit you even when you’re nowhere πŸ’
when you’re loved, you’re taken care of even when you’re nowhere
beloved – visiting him with love, see you again
beloved – visiting him with love, see you again

Written

Written on this soul, your footsteps making sweet songs sung by the green birds.

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a calligraphy about β€˜Izzah (honour, dignity, respect) in Ulucami Grand Mosque, Bursa
standing firm with a blessed smile
a short visit is ok 😯
and then riding cable car to Uludag Mountain

Rabbit or Cat?

Rabbit or cat? Look closer. If it’s hopping or running. Squeak or meow?

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Everyone is off on Chinese New Year….. Only on when sending CNY wishes 😊

happy year, everyone πŸ‡
make the best slam dunks, everyone! πŸ‡
enjoy good life, everyone! πŸ‡
happy holiday, everyone πŸ‡
oh…. suddenly one colleague ruined our day by saying it’s cat and not rabbit year 😁

Travel

Travel light is fun,
With so little to carry.
Prancing deer,
Safe in the forest,
No tiger,
No bear,
Just green and breeze.

Travel full is peace,
With all so prepared.
Walking elephant,
Graceful in the desert,
No hyena,
No lion,
Just sun and breeze.

Let’s travel
With light heart,
Flying eagle,
Free in the high,
No storm,
No lightning,
Just blue and breeze.

Let’s travel
With full heart,
Humming alpaca,
Peaceful in the hill,
No distress,
No agitation,
Just earth and breeze.

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distracted between travel light and travel full πŸ₯Έ
decided with travel full 😎 so full!

Rayuan Pulau Kelapa

There is mother whom you were born by, biological mother. There is mother where you are part of a history, motherland.

wherever I am, wherever I go, with whomever, you are my motherland β€” Indonesia β€” I am blessed to be part of you how much ever it is β€” thank you β€” πŸ’
Tanah airku Indonesia
Negeri elok amat kucinta
Tanah tumpah darahku yang mulia
Yang kupuja sepanjang masa
Tanah airku aman dan makmur
Pulau kelapa yang amat subur
Pulau melati pujaan bangsa
Sejak dulu kala
Melambai lambai
Nyiur di pantai
Berbisik bisik
Raja Kelana
Memuja pulau
Nan indah permai
Tanah Airku
Indonesia

Your Eyes

Your eyes, Beloved
Drown me to a depth of soul
Where you hide nowhere.

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are your eyes still the same? 😍 sometimes you need to change your profile picture to show how your eyes wise up 😍

CNY Is An Inch Away

Another new year with another long weekend. Added holidayβ€”

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most of us will take a leave to have a longer break esp combined with CNY holiday β€” i’ve gotta start packing 😍 Happy (another) New Year! dream come true!
seeing solanum in a flower arrangement is rare blessings
2023 is my year; major dreams come true! πŸ’

It Does Well

It sways flexibly
In stormy days.
It grows calmly
In sunny days.
It roots perennially
In the meadow.

It sings;
It hums;
It mutes;
It sees;
It hears;
It touches;
It tastes;
It smells;
In silence
Perfectly.

It does well.

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these flowers survive the storm and continue living in bright days on and on and on between those two situations only through a friendship with the meadow πŸ’