Merdeka!

Today is our Merdeka day, the 51st national day! Too bad there's an idiot proclaims that we're only the sojourner in this beautiful country that we love! Look at this 9 year-old boy, does anyone dare to accuse that he's not loving his country?

Selamat Hari Merdeka and Merdeka from the narrow-nationalism!

A letter to Bobo

Dearest Bobo,

I know that you love to play outside; I know that you don't like to be locked up in the house; I know that the outside world is exciting and filled with temptation; I know all that and I'm sorry but I have no choice but to keep you in the house; it's your safety I'm concerned with!

We live in an unpredictable world with busy traffic, wild dogs, harmful reptiles and poisoned food! I've lost many of your seniors due to these reasons! You're always at my side, watching me cry badly when something happened to our fellow bloggers' pet -- that's the moment I remembered all my beloved in heaven, and then I will give you a big hug whether you like it or not, thank you so much for your company.

You should know by now how much I love you and how anxious I am when thinking of the probability of losing you, and I'm not going to repeat my mistakes with your seniors! Please be a good girl and make me less worried, for goodness sake at least you could help in reducing my grey hair!

Love,
An anxious slave of yours

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亲爱的 Bobo,

　　我知道妳很喜欢到外面去玩，我知道妳很讨厌整天被关在家里面，我知道妳很响往外面多姿多采的世界，我全都知道，但是还是要请妳体谅，这么做全是为了妳的安全着想啊！外面车多人多野狗多，蛇虫鼠蚁也多，还有喜欢下毒害猫的黑心人，我曾经因此失去好多心爱的猫咪，直到现在仍然怀念和他们在一起的点点滴滴。当妳看到我因为某个博客的宠物的坏消息而哭得淒淒惨惨，仿如感同身受，那就是我想起他们的时候，而且不管妳愿不愿意，在这之后我都会给妳一个大大的拥抱，谢谢妳的陪伴！

　　好了，现在妳该知道我有多爱妳，有多担心妳的安危！我也不想重復过往对妳的前辈们所犯下的錯误，所以可否请妳行行好，乖乖不要闹別扭，至少不要再增添我白头发的数量了！

爱妳的大人　书

IF: 'Exercise' Routine

Someone please sponsor a pair of dumbbell for this lady, I'm exhausted!

Award

One of my favorite blogger friend Krisztina Maros of sketchpause nominated me for this wonderful 'I love your blog' award, go visit her blog to see her fascinating water color work!

I would like to thank also Joan Y of Drawing on Nature for the 'Brillante Weblog' award, please go enjoy her refreshed illustrations of nature on her blog!

Thank you Krisztina, thank you Joan, I'm honored.

The rules for this award-takeaway are:

1. The winner can put the logo on their blog
2. Link the person you received your award from
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Put links of those blogs on yours
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls or boys you’ve nominated

Here go my list in alphabetically order:

Coralie Sando of Coralie Colorie;
Emila Yusof of Emila's Illustrated Blog;
Joan Y of Drawing on Nature;
Linda of Sketched Out;
Roberta of A Mouse in the House;
Stephanie Dillon of The Bottom Line;
studio lolo;

IF: Detach

IF: Poof!

Hop, hop, hop! Rushing to the opening ceremony of Olympics!

Go! Malaysia! 加油！加油！加油！