Lucky Number 2

2 nights ago...

i was consumed by the midnight air like a scavenging owl. my mother's first art exhibition was scheduled for the 13th of July and i wont be there to witness her first solo exhibition. the whole night i found myself rummaging through my negative energy, talking to myself and slowly drowning like a sinking wooden boat, with a huge hole in the middle. i didn't know why i was still in vancouver and the rationale self kept talking yiddish. i was transported back to certain events and life with the family. i haven't seen my mother for more than a year...

life is all about being positive... but how much positive energy can one have?!can't wait to go to Bali

this has been in the computer for at least 2 months. for all you Mayer fans, this was the best i could do with the pictures. next concert up, Silverchair with the boys. and in case you were wondering, nope, did not see Mayer's airhead girlfriend around.

few nights after Mayer, we caught Filipino Comedian, Jo Koy who is just super hilarious! some day this guy will be huge! orange chiiiiikennn unberivabarrrrr!!!

my favourite boys

Exceptional Human Beings

Running The Sahara

On February 20, Charlie, Ray and Kevin touched the Red Sea, just a few hours before sunset. Their quest had lasted 111 days and taken them through 6 countries: Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Libya, and Egypt. By the team’s daily GPS record, they had traveled over 4,300 miles (6,920 kilometers). They fought through injury and extreme fatigue to reach their goal, which changed them forever.

Charlie Engle meets the children of a local village.

These last days of the expedition were emblematic of the entire expedition, with highs and lows, camaraderie and solitude, and encounters with both the natural wonders and teeming societies of Africa. Over their quest, the runners learned that it was necessary for them and their team to avoid fighting against the elements served up by the Sahara, because the immeasurable power of the continent will always win out. Instead, they learned how to adapt to their climate and surroundings as best they could, in order to make the steady progress that each of the 111 days required of their minds and bodies. Thus, they were able to save their energy for their physical achievement, which led to success as measured by their achievement and the depth of their experience.Whether it was encounters with the Tuaregs of Niger or running through the wondrous Pyramids of Giza, the experiences endure.



The children that received them with shouts of greeting and ran alongside them refreshed and renewed their vigor in every country. The lands they visited mixed natural beauty with the harshest living conditions: from the solitude of the Tenere Desert to the bustling heat of Dakar, Senegal, and the overwhelming crush of Cairo, Africa’s largest metropolis. Every location along the way provided its own challenge and held a unique reward for the three explorers and their team.And now the expedition has concluded.Successful.Life-changing.Incredible, but true.More than ever, the runners and their team are committed to the land and people they visited. The international media has turned its eye to the expedition’s achievement, including the attention and support that they are bringing to the water crisis in Africa through H2O Africa. This fall, the film Running the Sahara will premiere to tell the story of this unprecedented quest.



Check out these people's effort in creating the awareness of Africa's struggle for water at http://www.h20africa.org/

Complex Beings

Enough is enough!!! Paris Hilton was on Larry King last night and i nearly flipped!!! News Headline: Paris had hair extensions right after her release!!... like shit she did, i mean, c'mon!!!

have u googled today?

i love google. can u imagine yahooing? or just saying: have you yahooed today?

was at the gym yesterday and while i was on the bicycle, pretending i was cycling for the Tour the France with some hotshot blood pumping song on the podpod, i see this girl hopping on the treadmill with a copy of US Weekly in her hand. She puts the magazine on the front board and the title read, "How Superstars Get Thin". She starts walking and then jogging on the mill and i thought she was going to flip through the pages like any other person would. But amazingly though, the magazine stays put and she continued her workout and that magazine was just staring right back at her. talk about motivation! i don't quite like the idea of working out to look like the stars or maybe she has some other motive. i don't know, but i found myself quickly passing judgement on her and i felt horrible... horrible horrible horrible!

hey i put some new shoes on and suddenly everthing's right.

the past one month or so has been a little crazy... not so little but just crazy!

henry was here for almost 3 weeks and having him was a blast!! we realized that the three of us make good housemates but too bad, this was probably the only time we'll ever get to do this since we'll be moving to kl and kl adds up to more events and less quality time. nevermind. the three of us treasured our moments even more... i think :D he made me want to go back to melbourne so so badly!!

after 3 weeks of having henry around, it was time for us to leave for europe. henry left for melbourne and we left for europe on the same day. europe was spent with the in-laws and spending time with them was a change from the normal blah in vancouver. and so the breakdown of the visit is as such;

1st leg - Athens, Greece (5 days)

Arrived in Athens, Greece to catch the Champions League and of course, we rooted for Milan!!!! KAKA KAKA KAKA ALL THE WAY!!! Atmosphere was simply amazing! Too many liverpool fans left broken hearted. too many liverpool fans came without organizing accommodation and ended up sleeping outside the stadium. respect! kean jin, a huge liverpool fan, met us in athens and spent the rest of the athens trip with us.
Visited ancient Greek historical sites including the famous Acropolis, museums and beautiful quaint islands. went absolutely MAD with jewellery shopping. too cheap! food was cheap and so was transport!! a liveable place indeed. a very laid back city and it felt like KL 20 years ago. ancient sites sprawl this city left, right and center with little room for high rise buildings. traffic is crazy and vespa ruled this place. there were pink, white, blue, black and ipod white vespas!! i so wanted one!!!!


2nd leg - Nice, Cannes, St Tropez & Monaco (7days)


Nice, France. a gorgeous gorgeous place with freaking BLUE and i'm talking REALLY REALLY BLUE water on the french riviera!! i have never seen anything so beautiful in my life such as the view on the promenade de anglais.




rented a car and drove to st tropez, where we saw humungous boats owned by very very wealthy people. sick!! st tropez was flashy but in a relaxed manner. still, shops like dior, escada, prada dorned the narrow stoned paved streets of tropez. again, sick!!
we also drove to CANNES hoping to catch glamourous peeps during the cannes film festival but of course!!! we arrived at the wrong time. we were too late since we arrived when most of them had already gone home. but nonetheless, we saw the red carpet. that's good enough :P

I was so in love with NICE!! it's so relaxed and just plain easy. the glamour and hype of this place is prominent but less obvious if you choose not to be surrounded by it. its filled with romance and nostalgia everywhere we walked... you stumble upon old folks walking around the city, buying bread at the boulangeries and sipping espresso all day long. chill house music plays in most of the luxurious cabs and they love their foreigners.

From Nice, we also drove to Monaco and we happened to catch the Grand Prix and Prince Albert drove by us in his unpredictable Toyota hybrid 2 door. very impressive for someone like him and.After all the hype of the rich and glamour and just plain gorgeous environments and atmos, we proceeded to Paris by TRAIN for more touristy adventure. by this time, i'm totally knackered from waking up at 730am every morning and visiting places the whole day!

3rd and final leg - Paris (10 days)

Paris... romantic, chaotic, fast and busy. well, that's what i think after coming from pretty laid back cities. no doubt Paris is what it is but i still think it's just like any other main cities of the world. being there the second time was very different since most of us opted for less touristy spots. no more going to the louvre, notre dame and the eiffel tower. BUT architecture of the opera house, arc de triomphe and the administration buildings was amazing! Gallerie lafayette gave me a headache. can u imagine a building dedicated to women only??!!! simply insane.
saw three rounds of tennis at the roland garros and got super tanned. saw NADAL!!!! and also justin-henin... seeing Nadal live and really close left us hanging and ezra secretly wants to be just like him. justin made me believe that nothing is impossible!!



after all the tennis and shopping galore, we left the city for the suburb Marne de Vallee, 10 minutes away from Euro Disney and most of our Paris trip was spent at this manicured suburb which gave quite a relaxing effect after all the holiday hype.

i left europe feeling more inspired than ever. i see more colours and yearned to put them on canvas. i am also able to feel more colours and i hope to get on with some dance workshops this summer before heading home. Athens, Nice and Paris made an impact... a huge one. throughout the holiday our mouths were hanging open from screaming out loud for being able to do the things we enjoy most!!!!! F*&$ YEAH!!!



still terribly jetlag...