Entries from June 2008 ↓

Well, not yet….

I spent the whole of Sunday with a professional photographer picking up whatever tips he deigned to throw my way about taking portrait shots. He had a swanky Nikon DLSR with giant telephoto lenses while I had my dinky little point and shoot Canon 860 IS.

He was actually shooting my sister’s pre-wedding photographs and I was roped in as driver cum assistant cum “dress fluffer”. The latter assignment so named because I had to make sure the line of her dress looked good, and the best way was to pick up the train and “fluff” it out. Who better to know anything about fluff than Paris B?! hehe…

The weather wasn’t bright and sunny but the rains held until all the important photos were taken. Anyway, there were loads of photos taken and I was so tired at the end of the day. But PE and J looked so good in the photos I can’t wait to see the finished product when the photographer rolls it out!

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Giddy Tigers was right when she said I was in Malacca on Friday (Holland would have been lovely though!). I was only there in the morning for a couple of hours, but it was enough for me to stop by the historic part of the city and relive a little bit of my childhood.

Sungai Melaka (Malacca River)

My mom was a history teacher and Malaysian history was her forte. Her daughter however, did not inherit her talent suffice to say. I stayed far far away from History after Form 3! When I was a kid, we used to visit Malacca (as I prefer to call it) and my favourite part of Malacca was the Stadthuys.

The Stadthuys is in a part of Malacca town where the buildings are all painted red and is one of the oldest remains of the Dutch colonials in the city. This was where the Dutch held their centre of administration. I’m not very conversant in history so please do not ask why the buildings are red, they just are

This is the clock tower in the middle of the square with a fountain nearby that sprays everyone who walks new with a fine spray of water. It wasn’t too bad on a hot day!

I’ve already shown a picture of a windmill just across the road from the clock tower which totally baffled me until I realised the significance of the Dutch in this part of town.

My favourite picture of all is this one:-

The Christ Church right at the centre of the square. It is lovely but I think the words are relatively recent because Melaka was generally known as Malacca until quite recently. But still, for a building that first saw light in 1753 its not doing too badly for itself! I don’t think I can say that for the modern buildings that are coming up around the city.

It was a Friday morning and there were hardly any tourists around so I pretty much had the place to myself to take pictures without having to jostle with people with swanky DSLRs.

And finally, what would a trip to Malacca be without the famous Chicken Rice balls?!

Its not just you, even I had to swallow of gulp of saliva when I saw that picture again. Droolicious! Go read Pink Parisian for what was to me the better chicken rice ball stall in Melaka!

Mmmm….

I’d been reading about the Photo Hunt for a while now, but never participated because I did not have a proper camera. I thought it might be fun to participate, to practice my photo taking skills, so here’s my virgin entry for this week’s theme which is “Bright”.

“Bright” here refers to the brightly coloured trishaws that ply the streets of Melaka or Malacca. They used to be a common mode of public transportation but is now mostly a tourist attraction. A 1 hour ride costs RM40 (US$12.26) which is pricey but its one of those things I guess a tourist must do in Melaka!

You know the good thing about these trishaws? They are run on man power and thus are not affected by the fuel hike…

Have you ever played this game called Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

Well let’s play Where in the World is Paris Beaverbanks?

Go on then, take a guess….

Happy weekend everyone!

Not “sex” and the “city” lah… Sex and the City - the hit tv series and now, the Movie. “Sex” and the “city” will be another story altogether won’t it?!

All beauty blogs and fashion blogs and girly girly blogs were all a buzz in the middle of the month about the premiere of the Sex and the City movie.

All except this one you would have noticed.

This site and all my other related sites have been bereft of all mention of Sex and the City whether in movie or tv series form. The answer is simple.

I’ve never watched Sex and the City.

And I have no desire to.

I read the book - I have it in my book shelf - and I wasn’t all that taken by it. I read it and promptly forgot what its about. Was there sex in the city? Don’t ask me! I have no idea!

I’d actually rather go and watch Kungfu Panda.

Now, what does that say about me?