フォローしてくれている皆さんへ

This 30 meter stand tall Karmen Rider pix was taken at Kyoto's Toei Uzumasa Egamura

during recent trip to Japan.

フォローしてくれてる方々の数が２００人を突破しました！皆様、ありがとうございます。

このまま１０００人突破を目指してがんばります。（って別にがんばってないんだけどね。）

この田舎島ののよさが世界中の人に伝わったら、嬉しいなと思います。

写真は、京都の太秦映画村の中の写真です。旦那曰く、この仮面ライダーの様な誇らしげな気分との事です。

There's Something In The Woods「となりのトトロ」について

It’s difficult to explain why I want to see a monster with heavy fur but My Neighbour Totoro movie just has that effect on me.  It is for this reason that I have decided to travel to Tokyo from Langkawi and visited Studio Ghibli in Mitaka. When I arrived to the Inokashira Park, I could not believe that these Studio in the woods were actually in the middle of a congested crazy suburb of the city! And I couldn’t believe I was actually in front of Totoro – seeing it, walking up and around it.  I was overwhelmed by its cuteness so much so that I even surprised myself.

マレーシアでも宮崎駿さんのアニメは大人気です。「となりのトトロ」なんて私が子供の頃に見ていたアニメですが、うちの子供達も大好き！何回もビデオで見ました。日本に帰った時に東京の三鷹のジブリ美術館まで行ってきました。平日にも係わらず、すごい人でした。屋上にあるラピュタに住むロボット？の前で写真を撮るのにも長蛇の列でした。（館内では撮影禁止だったので。）

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Totoro is a 1988 Japanese anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film follows the two young daughters of a professor and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in postwar rural Japan. The film won numerous prize and the Mainichi Film Award for Best Film in 1988.

Totoro, Mei and Satsuki pix in my room in Kyoto, Japan.

Totoro is a completely a crazy creation – a fat cat mouth with bristling weird whiskers, with rabbit ears, and despite his considerable fat body, he can perch on a branch like a wise old owl !

Totoro or Camphor tree monster.Erika meets and befriends a larger version of the same kind of spirit which identifies as "Totoro" . I later tells her that this is the "keeper of the forest".

I still remember the Tonari no Totoro plot.Totoro takes his colleagues and the girls for a ride on a magical flying top. In the morning, the tree is gone, but the seeds have indeed sprouted !!

From the terrace off the Cat Bus Room, a spiral stairway leads to the roof, and there you will find a grassy rooftop garden. From this lofty post, a serene 5 meter tall Robot Soldier ( from “Laputa Castle in the Sky” ) looks down on Inokashira Park!

                              

食いしん坊のフリー君



ベルジャヤランカウイリゾートのダヤンカフェコーヒーハウスに毎朝やってくるリスのフリー君です。
とっても食いしん坊で、パンや果物など何でも食べます。食べる時は、とってもお行儀よく両手で食べます。最近、食べすぎで少し太り気味なのが悩みだそうです。ちなみに、このフリー君という名前はリゾートの総支配人がつけました。今ではレストランの看板リス？です。

ランカウイの観光について # Naturally Langkawi ?

To tell you the truth - I am not very happy or satisfied that we don't have enough attractions to keep our visitors happy in Langkawi. We have seen impressive success of investment of attractions at other places such as Phuket in Thailand, Bali in Indonesia and Bohol in Phillipines.They have done well and we need to do better than them ! I wish LADA and Tourism Malaysia could  promote the Island with a new kind of promotions to woo more tourists. I want to suggest that there are other frontiers on the Island that are waiting to be explored and conquered. We should start thinking proper to give it publicity and we can always dig to find a story yet to be told.

ランカウイの観光名所は？って聞かれると正直困る事があります。特に有名な寺や神社や遺跡があるわけでもないです。私が思うに、その何も無いところがいいんです。なーんにもない、ただただ自然とゆかいな動物たちががいるこの島に癒されに来て下さい。

These Langkawi's most prominent landmark should gain more global recognition.

A good campaign will give double dose of good publicity to Langkawi Island.

Langkawi Cable Car - Amazingly Beautiful

Tanjung Rhu located at the northern most tip of Langkawi Island is trully romantic.

Too Fast Too Furious - Japanese Style !

Enter the world of drift racing Japanese style ! I took this pix on my recent trip to Japan of which remind me of The Fast and The Furious movie franchise !  I’m sure at this point you all have seen the movie and were impressed by the many cars you saw in there... By the way, I have not seen anything like this in Langkawi !!

Mazda with some nice alloy wheels and a very striking Manga anime sticker .

I think after this car comes out from the house , the cops and JPJ are going to crack down on the driver ! Let's be honest - Japanese love to show off their own personal style and this Mazda is super amazing ! 

Sexy Back !

Mazda - their high grade manufacturing material plus ultra aggressive style in body kits make them the top-notch car.  

Suwako

Suwako (Lake Suwa) is the largest lake in Nagano prefecture but it also features one of the world's largest geysers. It is also a region whose hot spring waters are so abundant that their use goes far beyond being used in onsen resorts. Apart from Langkawi Island - I love this place too .

The Black Castle @ Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Japan

Will be back there again next year for sure.

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Today's post is an essentially random collection of  my own personal pictures  V(^_^)

Re-Issue : Surat Terbuka Buat President Barack Obama.

Here we go again.U.S. and allied warplanes carried out further strikes against Muammar Qaddafi's ground forces and hit an air base deep inside Libya and there was no protection to civilians and populated areas under the attack. What is going on with this world ? United States ? Nato ? Allied Forces? I had commented on the above issue many times before in my previous blog as well as in my facebook.With your indulgence, I would like to re-post my previous comments on the subject which appeared in the August 6, 2010 posting of my Samurai Blues blog (my old blog) . As a Malaysian, I am totally puzzled why Americans never learn from their past mistakes, unless Americans cannot admit their mistakes. What was that war all about anyway? To this day I still have not heard a satisfactory answer.

I wrote ( in Malay):

Kepada saudara Barack Obama. Esok, genap sudah 65 tahun bandar Hiroshima di bom oleh pasukan tentera udara Amerika. Terbalas sudah dendam Amerika terhadap Jepun kerana serangan mereka terhadap Pearl Harbour dan " Pacific fleet " pihak saudara.Saya menjangkakan yang pihak saudara pasti menyambut meriah ulang tahun serangan keatas Hiroshima dan berbangga dengan kebolehan Kolonel Paul Tibbets dan pasukan B-29 Enola Gay yang menjatuhkan bom atom pertama pernah disaksikan dunia pada awal pagi Isnin,6hb Ogos 1945 di Hiroshima. Untuk makluman saudara, lebih 166 000 orang termasuk kanak-kanak tidak berdosa mati rentung akibat pengeboman tersebut, ramai juga yang menjadi cacat akibat radiasi melampau dan dunia pasti tidak akan pernah melupakan sejarah kezaliman Amerika. Saya juga yakin yang seluruh warga dunia dan khususnya warga Hiroshima tidak akan dapat memaafkan Jeneral Leslie Groves dan si genius Robert Oppenheimer kerana terlibat didalam "Projek Manhattan" untuk mencipta bom atom dan mengubah sejarah dunia.

Setelah hampir 65 tahun Bandar Hiroshima di bom, saya mewakili 1.2 juta orang penduduk Hiroshima ingin menunjukkan dan memberikan sesuatu sebagai hadiah sempena hari jadi saudara yang ke 49 tahun baru-baru ini. Oh yaaa...Jangan salah sangka, ianya bukan bungkusan surat maki hamun ataupun bom jangka.Ianya sekadar beberapa keping foto lama sebagai kenangan angkara pihak saudara dan bagaimana warga Hiroshima mengharungi sengsara dan bangun semula.Moga moga ia dapat menjadi pengajaran dan ikhtibar untuk saudara dan generasi baru yang akan datang.

Gambar serangan pagi Isnin, 6hb Ogos 1945 di Hiroshima.
(Hiroshima 65 years ago)

 

Hiroshima. 65 tahun kemudian...
( Hiroshima 2010/2011)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 

 

Sementara itu di Detroit,United States - 65 Tahun selepas Hiroshima diserang .
( Detroit, United States - Now ?? )

Saudara Obama, sekali lagi selamat hari jadi saya ucapkan dan oleh kerana saudara tidak fasih berbahasa Melayu, maka saya terpaksa bertanya saudara satu soalan di dalam bahasa Inggeris.

Dear Mr Obama: Who The Hell Won The War ?

*** Images : Info credit to Puan Nazly Ahmad Shariman & images by Google.

オジャマ猫のミルちゃん

Some people say man is the most dangerous animal on the planet. Obviously those people have never met an angry cat! Meeeeeeeeooooooowwwww

Mill-chan love cat. If you are addicted to the computer, ignoring that of the mill-chan
It has become such a thing. The "bothered me, me playing" exposed beam.
Named mill is now a mill-chan because it is milk tea color.
Now is the most mischievous boy in my home.

LASSIE - Langkawi Animal Shelter & Sanctuary Foundation

The Langkawi Animal Shelter and Sanctuary Foundation is set-up to receive, rehabilitate and care for neglected, abused and needy animals. I cannot think of a better way to pay tribute to this kind hearted people of helping the animals here in Langkawi by posting this blog in dedication to them. As an animal lover, I salute the Bon Ton Resort and it is because of them, I understood that animals have souls just like us and my eyes opened up to the suffering of animals in Langkawi.  For further information or inquiries please visit http://www.bontonresort.com/lassie.html or C/O Bon Ton Resort, Tel: +60 (0)4 955 6787 / 3643, Fax: +60 (0)4 955 4791
or Email: langkawilassie@bontonresort.com.my

The bond between us only grew stronger here in Langkawi Animal Shelter & Sanctuary as both of us love cat ! Meowww.... 

 This cute cat would entertain all the volunteers and visitors as they went about their daily tasks.

Stray dog -they have souls and feelings and emotions and feel fear and love and anger just like we do ! 

 All  wildlife brought to the shelter are treated and once healthy are then returned back to nature.

Be friend with me. 

 Once again , thank you everyone who helping to end the needless suffering of animals in need.Kudos to all of you !

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It's Durian Life ! ドリアン

The legendary king of the fruits - Durian ! Despite its reputation as the "King of Fruits" in Malaysia and Thailand - this fruit has remained virtually unknown in Western society, thanks to its odor and thorny spikes. Durian in its raw fruit form is very bad smelling and in fact, it is banned in most of the hotels in Southeast Asia.For me, durian is addictive and it's like any other drug. The first time is a trial and then you can't get enough !

ドリアンです。タイやマレーシアでは「果物の王様」っていうくらい、みんなが大好きな果物です。
これは日本で売ってるのかな？見たこと無かった、私は。でも、匂いがすんごいの～。
私には、生ごみの匂いにしか思えない。たいてい、三ツ星以上のホテルでは持ち込み禁止になっています。
お味はっていうと、わかりません。実は、私も食べた事がないです。匂いがきっついので食べる気になりません。でも、うちは、私以外の家族は全員ドリアン大好きです。でも、なんと食べ過ぎると発熱するらしいです。それを知ってから一層、ドリアンが嫌いになりました。普通、果物って人間を健康にするものなのに、熱まででる果物ってどないやねん、と思いました。しかも、このとげとげしさ。前にドリアンが私の足の上に転げ落ちて、このとげとげでひどい目にあったんです。（あ、このブログではマレーシアの宣伝せなあかんのに、めっちゃけなしてもーた！！！）
勇気のある方、一度お試しあ～れ！！！ハマル人はハマルらしいですよん。

A kilo (kg) of RM10.00 (USD 3.30 / 250 Japanese Yen) at Langkawi night market.

A friend told me that in Hong Kong it's illegal to carry an opened durian in a taxi ?

Funky smelling fruit ! Put me in the box with durians and i will stay there forever.

To be honest,  I know durian it's not that bad, a lot of people just a mere over-reaction.

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ランカウイの伝説公園にて

クアにある児童公園の裏側にある伝説公園に入ってみました。

ジョギングしてる人が結構いました。

ダヤンブンティングという島の中にある湖に生息するといわれている白いワニ。

昔々、大男が取っ組み合いの喧嘩をしてる時に雷にあたって、山になってしまった！それがランカウイにあるグヌラヤとグヌマチンチャンだそうです。

↑の大男の喧嘩によって、お祝いの為のクア（お汁）がひっくり返ってしまった。

だから、この辺りはクアタウンと呼ばれています。

ガルーダという鳥、とっても気性が荒いそうです。

The Fight Of The Mythical Birds ( Jentayu & Garuda).

Another epic of the fight.

This is the tour guide that I met while i was there at the park ! 

Fantastic park with a quiet surrounding.

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