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"praise and blame. this is human virtue, this is human madness"

have we praised someone today?

you are

you are;

a poet
a champion
a defender
a sage
a pacifier
a collaborator
a lover

mine, always

opening march 26

i don't want to spoil anything
but perhaps i can say that
despite seemingly commercial
this is yasmin's most subtle storytelling

a worthy digital shot

surreal no?

bkk

this is a rather conventional post.

it was my third trip to bangkok (i believe).

we landed at suvarnabhumi. i thought the airport was a fantastic composition of concrete and steel (for which i am right), you thought it could be better (which is also right). i've always loved bangkok for its surreal exoticism, it felt like a different world. on a taxi traversing the massive elevated highway the city seemed like an ocean of densely packed little buildings. it almost seemed calm. the taxi took us to shangri-la. it was my first time at a shangri-la. did you know that the owner is malaysian? the thing that striked me the most upon entering the hotel was its air. it smells so good. again, it is as if you were transported to a different world, a stark contrast to what is outside. we went up the elevator to our room. cantik sangat. we were greeted with a stalk of red rose and a box of chocolates. yum :-) and talk about good service. the bathroom is very white and very gorgeous.

ok just let the pictures do the talking!

near market

chao phraya cruise

offerings

buddhas

ayutthaya

airport

room

airport again

shangri-la

view from room

wall panel at hotel

thanks for the great time :) love you sayang
it is a summer to remember
and trips like these
spending 24 hours together

we will part in a week's time
don't know how i feel about that :(

one year

here's to many more :-) love you lah.

renunglah daku

and it's like deja vu
a pattern, a rhythm
of war and peace
leading up to valentine's eve

exactly one year ago
i wrote of the purgatory of love
we were in so much pain
and suffered many betrayals

and who said we couldn't last?

saban hari
bertambah sayang
memenuhi tempayan hatiku
tercurah-curah
sampai ke blog skema ini ;p

ku renung
mata mu
senyuman mu
gelak tawa mu
tangisan mu
mahu saja ku renungi
sampai menyampah kamu ditenungku

note to self:
believe in the good in people
love
and be loved in return
fear not of love and goodness
but of envy and ill-intention
god willing
we are loved
we shall be blessed with reciprocity

jauhdarisuduthatikumahumelukakanmu

i love you

bulan

ku keseorangan
bak bulan gersang
menanti gerhana
yang tidak datang

sudah lama saya tidak tunjukkan apa-apa gambar
bukan apa
tapi saya hanya memaparkan
gambar yang bermakna buat diri sendiri
semalam saya melihat bulan
mula-mula dengan sayang
kemudian seorang saja dari rumah
maka saya pun berkongsi dengan anda semua gambar ini
walaupun gambarnya memang tidak seberapa
tidak menggambarkan kecantikan bulan pada malam itu
tapi ia cukup bermakna
kita bergurau senda walaupun sayangku jauh dari mata

post sebelumnya gambar lebih menarik
tapi juga ada makna yang mendalam
ku mahu luahkan terima kasih kepada sayang
dan cintanya faiz kepada sayang
sayang buatkan faiz cukup gembira

the bride and her girls

it's interesting you know
first shot is not unintentional
the second is plainly and freakishly of-the-moment
(manual focus and all)
they both tell a story
of what the bouquet represents

for anis and syaz
from w a a

ideal

we ask for too much
we seek for that 'perfect' the one
the ideal blinds our judgment
greed is to be our demise
and the real thing will pass you by

do not judge me on what i have written
no one knows a thing of what i feel

words

words are precious. through words we express what we feel. through words we validate ourselves and others. through words we love. through words we hurt. through words we try to understand. through words we speak the truth. though words we speak a lesser truth. through words we lie and hide. through words we anticipate reactions. through words we make promises. through words we live by.

words are very important to me.

let us not say things that we will regret. our anger won't bring any good. trust me.

but i will say these words, and these words are true. these words i speak only for you. you doubt my words at times, but have i ever lied to you ?

"i love you"

anniversary

bangkok. shangri la. shangri la cruise.

14

ada halangan sedikit, tapi takdir tetap berpihak pada kita.

it can be rather awkward
and i can be rather selfish
at times
faiz minta maaf ok?
i simply want you and i to not change

reality
i can accept
you have to trust that i can