instapam

follow: pam teutvongse on instagram @instapam if you have an iphone and be ready to be amazed!

i have been a loyal follower of her since i don't know when. the other day i asked this lovely lady if she's a shop owner, and she simply said "no, i'm just a collector." i'm not a person who gets jealous easily, i really am not. but just look at all these adorable stuffs, i am so very jealous! every single thing that she's posted in her instagram I WANT!

bali #7: diana mini version

gamelan at one of the streets in ubud

left: balinese temple. right: one cute shop kou cuisine, i don't know their website but check this blog for more photos

left: pasar ubud (ubud market). right: me at the resort taking picture of the swimming pool on this post

here are the rest of ubud pictures from my toy camera! the last picture of me was taken of course by my friend tiara what a lazy gloomy weather we have this weekend in sydney, looking back at my holiday photos i wish i was still in bali! it's meant to be spring here, where are you sun?

camera: diana mini / film: fujicolor superia 200 / location: ubud, bali / more photos on my flickr

bali #6: the rest of ubud

balinese dancers for a celebration at a temple near ubud


at the monkey forest "herro, can you search for fleas on my body pliz?"


swimming pool at our resort


the water lily at the resort reminds me of one of the sample pictures on windows pc

i just uploaded a few more photos from ubud... i'll upload the rest of bali photos taken with my diana mini shortly, and then i'll have some photos from vietnam to share with you! 

sorry you haven't heard much from me, work has been a bit crazy lately and i'm just too tired to do anything when i get home. i have to learn to be more organised, get back to my gym routine and try to sleep early. jo has dragged me to join in this daily challenge for health and well being, it's pretty good although i have been a slacked on it lately. is anyone doing this challenge too? how are you all?

camera: canon 450D / location: ubud, bali / more photos on my flickr

dana tanamachi

see: chalk board lettering by dana tanamachi, currently living in brooklyn, new york.

drawing on a vertical surface is not easy. and even more difficult to draw with chalks! let alone drawing, i remember when i was still at school i just couldn't even write on a straight line on a chalkboard. who would have thought hand drawn alphabets could be so pretty? see dana's interview at design sponge.

designers.mx

hear: designers.mx for beautifully designed mixes, as per their one liner on the website.

this website keeps me companied at work and help me to get through the hours, and i also found some really really nice tunes from the mixes. *thanks for the link caleb*

here are some of my favourites (not in particular order): head in the clouds, skewed science, order balance rhythm harmony, night tremors. hope you enjoy them!

don't forget, you can still win a chance to win one of the necklaces from my giveaway post. entries will be closed this sunday.

bali #5: ubud rice terraces

here are more photos from the rice terraces in ubud. none of my photos do justice to how beautiful this place is, but i did very little retouching this time as i want to keep its originality. most of these photos are straight out of camera. i was really blown away by the view and i think i fell in love again with my home country indonesia.

can you see the people near where the houses are? (see large image here) they look really tiny because they're quite far away and this was the closest i could capture with my lens. i think that's a lookout spot where people go to see the view to the rice terraces, but thanks to our friends from abing terrace, we got the luxury to actually walk in the middle of the rice terraces. win!

left: the farmer working. right: can you spot the farmer down there, near the shack?

and this is the farmer's dog hanging out and relaxing.

it's a little muddy and slippery wearing thongs, but manageable. excuse my dry toes.

closer look at the rice field.

note the little stool and the basket inside? apparently other than the shack, the farmer can also have a little rest here.

another furry friend we met on the trekking.

natural spring water in the middle of the terraces. the one on the top left is drinkable, it was very refreshing!

a farmer's hut. this is him and this is his little pretty cow.


left: half of the way the sun came out and the light is just beautiful. right: balinese offerings.


i love capturing the sunshine reflection on the rice field.

how's your weekend? p.s. if you want free necklaces you can still enter the giveaway on my previous post. *updated* i have decided to extend competition date until the end of this week, so go for gold and submit your entry!

camera: 450D / location: tegalalang near ubud, bali / more on flickr

giveaway: sponsored by online shopping usa

let's celebrate spring today (as well as my birthday, by the way) with a giveaway post! there are not just one but two adorable flower necklaces - picture above - for you to win!

this time around see hear say giveaway is sponsored by a friend of mine from online shopping usa. these guys are a great new website showcasing the best online stores from the US. thanks for being generous guys!

so anyway, here's what you need to do to win:

♥ leave a comment to answer this question: do u shop online and if so, tell us what u love most about online shopping?
♥ click on the facebook like button on this post and leave me another comment for an extra entry.
♥ tweet about this giveaway post and leave me another comment for another entry.

competition is extended until sunday 18th september 11.59pm AEDT and random lucky winners will be drawn and announced on the next day. good luck!

*updated* competition is closed now. congratulations to two lucky winners: lily and jane. girls, please email me at lauratj@live.com.au to claim your prize! thanks to everyone else who has participated.

manjar

buy: camera cookies by manjar. cutest. cookies. ever. *thanks for the link mon*

how's your weekend? i was so exhausted and had the best sleep last night. enjoy the rest of your sunday!