Da Vinci the Genius exhibition

We went to Pusat Sains Negara, Bukit Kiara (the third time for me!) for the Da Vinci the Genius exhibition - a showcase of Leonardo's genius as a painter, sculptor,architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, geologist, writer..u name it!

His notebooks included many drawings showing the mechanical principles underpinning human movement.

Leonardo was the first to look at the science of flight. This is the flywheel.


The clock mechanism, has been made especially for this exhibition by a 90 years old artisan in Vinci, Tuscany, the home of Leornardo da Vinci

Stanza degli Specchi, the mirrors room. Leonardo noted that, if a person stood inside, he "will be able to see every part of himself endless time"

the ideal place for dressing room =)

... Mona Lisa

You can simply Google for what lies beneath Mona Lisa. Tapi sekali pun kita ke the Louvre, tak mungkin kita dapat melihat di sebalik potret ni..so, this is very exclusive, I must say.

1 - You can see that the board has split, and the two butterfly clip were used to repair it.
2- the wording 'Au garde des Tableux a Versailles .." (" to the painting guardian at Versailles") an indication from when the painting was moved from the castle of Fontainebleau to castle of Versailles.
3- the wording Jaconde which is the French name for Mona Lisa
4- the stamp of the Musee Royal with number 316 - the position of Mona Lisa in the royal museum collection.

Don't you think I just share you some interesting reasons of visiting the Louvre? (talk to myself)

And of course the other collection of his paintings. I strongly believe Leonardo was such a romantic man because almost of his masterpieces, he gave see-through veil for a lady.

We spent 1 1/2 hours in there. Da Vinci the Genius exhibition is held until 17th January at Pusat Sains Negara, Bukit Kiara. Open daily including sunday and public holiday. Ticket is RM25/adult

the longhouse

In archeology and anthropology, a longhouse is a type of long, narrow, single-room building built by peoples in various parts of the world including Asia, Europe and North America.

Many were built from timber and often represent the earliest form of permanent structure in many cultures.

Picture illustrates The Scandinavian or Viking, Pacific Northwest Coast and Mnong of Vietnam longhouses, respectively.

Now, this replica of Borneo longhouse is located at Sabah Tea Garden, Nalapak about 20 mins ride from Ranau. For those who likes an adventures of exploring new things, they constructed this longhouse in such a way like 'an apartment' with 12 single rooms, also facilitated with mountain biking trail, horse riding paddock and campground (ok, mat salleh je yang ramai datang)

We just took a glance at the long house and here are some pictures to share.

I think it's very creative to hang the colorful fabrics up there. I remembered that my late nenek also done this to our small hut beside the paddy field or pondok rehat tepi bendang - very long, long time ago!

Surprisingly, the rooms aren't so bad! They look comfortable, well for RM50 per night.

Gongs form the backbone of most musical ensembles, found in all parts of the state and are highly valued. They are also used as bride wealth, for animistic religious ceremonies, signaling and during harvest festivals.

But I haven't thanked the man who leads the gong team for my wedding day, he died just a few days after, a very old man - lain kali cepat2 cakap terima kasih kepada orang.

This native basket is wakid , or sometimes I called it sisikud (maksudnya galas) We used this thing to carry stuff..normally in paddy field work very long time ago..masa saya kecil bersama nenek di kampung.

Such visit is like me cruising my childhood memory, tho this is my first time of seeing long house myself. Ntah, somehow macam teringat zaman dulu2. Oh yes, did you know that CTea is manufactured in Nalapak? sedap teh nya. I'm a tea fan.

Prasasti Seni =P

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en route to Makkah

As promised, here're some pictures from the 'en route to Makkah' exhibition at the Islamic Arts museum, Taman Tasik Perdana.

Mengapakah muzium kita ni, kurang usaha untuk mewujudkan keadaan yang orang rasa muzium tu best. I'm a fan of museums, but seriously a museum should have more than just reading materials..come on, be creative!

The RM24 tix for two, I didn't think it was worth it (Hong Kong Historical museum punya tix adalah RM5 dan best rasa tak nak keluar) OK, this is my second visit after last year btw. Pegi juga walaupun, see..I'm truly a fan of museum!

My previous comment from last year visit..hehe

'Tapi boring sikit la pameran ni because they expect us to read all the stuff. I wish that diorang ni rajin sikit. My suggestion, kurangkan karangan..banyak kan benda untuk di lihat. Sangat tidak berpuas hati kerana kita di larang mengambil gambar..hey, tak sempat la nak baca semua..Sedih tak dapat ambil gambar contoh kotak make up zaman dulu..its very nice, you know!'

But we should give credit for this exhibition.

"Memegang kalam memancarkan dakwat, Mulut membaca tangan menyurat,
Pada suatu malam faqir berfikir, Ingatkan untung nasib dan takdir.....

Dua malam tuan sudah di Jeddah, Hendak berjalan pula ke Makkah
Disewalah unta mana yang mudah, Kecil sedikit daripada gajah"

Pameran adalah untuk menyoroti perjalanan ke kota suci Makkah sekitar tahun 60'an,

and among the famous faces who have traveled to Makkah ;

Lady Evelyn of Scotland

Lady Evelyn in Jeddah

Malcom X - antara yang bertanggungjawab menyebarkan agama Islam di US- di tembak mati

what would happen if we could read each other's minds?

the other side of tirai Kaabah

the grand Ottaman living room, at second floor of the museum

my fav Ottoman wall design

haa, benda2 macam ni la yang kita nak kan..something that we can touch, feel, experience..

masjid negara

ok chop, berangan pegi umrah dulu =P

Orang kata kalau masuk syurga, semua pun boleh. If I have one granted wish - I want my family.

floria babeh

Venue : Lake Precint 2, Putrajaya
Date : 1-9 August

This is definitely for flower lovers, and don't miss the chance or block your schedule for this weekend. There are many gardens with themes.

urrmm some said a picture doesn't automatically activate a thousand words, should make it both ways;

Each flower is a soul opening out to nature.
- Gerald De Nerval

Perfumes are the feelings of flowers.
- Heinrich Heine

tell me how not to love a bed of roses? - ernie khairina

As mentioned earlier, there are various themes for the gardens and every each are sponsored by organizations ; Landskap Negara, Perbandaran Labuan etc. Also indoor exhibition like this one

mermaid world..it's supposed

garden of fruits.. - very special I tell you! -

nah tanduk barbarian

Some said it's like Holland view, I think this pic reminds me of Disneyland resort. I love flowers, perempuan mesti lah suka bunga, Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.- Henry Ward Beecher..

but God know how to do His job;

Flowers are so beloved, they don't deserve conditioned emotions - ernie khairina

As the setting of the sun, the beautiful colored lighting take control and the view becomes spectacular, and romantic too..pegi dating putrajaya lepas ni ok

I touched and it turned into ice. I'm a witch!

I love green..green eyeshadow and I love pink..pink of health

pstt.. lurus je bulu mata aku tuh.. tak menggoda langsung . I don't like to wear mascara! ouh ya, it might embarrass me but you should know the interest fact, that green eyeshadow I bought 5 years ago! OMG kan..after I watched hilary duff's VC.. murah gila cuba teka RM 1.99! tak habis2 pula tu..hmm I like pink shade of lipstick, normally I go for MAC or my alternative is ZA in 404.

my next gambar passport.

the *new National Museum

*After months of construction, our own National Museum is now open with new interior. ‘Darurat’ is the newest temporary event, and being truly a person who appreciate the past, I am,haha.. hence the third visit for this year!

The reworking on the new interior reminds me of my recent visit to Hong Kong Museum of History. With better lighting and presentation, it is totally different from the last 2-3 months. Still there's always something old (the same items of interest from the past) but a lot that's new!

pintu gerbang Kacapuri, Kota Kuala Kedah. not A Famosa =P

khairieah is reading about Makara; hindu mythical creature.. of course more about it at Melaka Museum ( I've made a review about it)

candi Borobudur

the said Darurat exhibits, and after pre-history section, this is the stairway to colonial era

I think this is exclusive

and my favorite

well, it's embarrassing that those pictures don't do it justice.. but, the short tour worth more than the RM2 tix =)

invariable experience

...despite my busy new schedule, I've enjoyed my last weekend.

Cute! don't they? I purposely took this picture after I saw the SLR people got lineup for them..what do you think mine is?
Ok, you don't need to answer that.

More pictures.. hot air ballon! I thought that we simply can buy the ride, hmm.. Silly me that must cost a lot!! OK. Why am I start googling about 'ride hot air balloon' now? HISHH.. jangan berangan yang bukan2 T_T

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damn! I like the sunset hue..on my face ..toinkk

exclusive : muncung 20 ela!

OK. I need to shower.