Adventure of the Good Lorax : Bintan, Indonesia

I think not much word is needed as the pictures will tell whatever it is that needs to be told. *Another way of saying that I'm lazy.. ;)*

The ferry..


Arriving at Bintan Ferry Terminal ;)


The refreshing lemongrass welcome drink


The beautiful sea shells with starfish mark on it. :) Such a pretty little thing.


Us.. ;)


The beautiful setting for romantic dinner


The super clear warm sea water..


The fishermen boats and huts



The huts along Trikora Beach (Pantai Trikora)


The white sands of Trikora Beach. The sands here are all very soft and while. Almost like flour! :)


These pretty rocks seems to be scattered everywhere in Bintan..




Another pretty view from the humble fishermen hut where we eat our lunch.


Our lunch! This is super delicious! :D


I can assure you it's cooked. ;)


No need to explain this one.


The humble fishermen hut




This is where we eat our lunch.. :)


Rainbow at the end of the road


Pasar Oleh Oleh, where we can buy any souvenirs of Bintan. With tourist price, of course :P


Hope you enjoy these pics as we are ;)

10 Most Stylish Plants on Interior Design for 2010

Global warming; human's increasing awareness of the importance of embracing Nature as an integral part of our lives and not just a commodity or slaves; it inspires designers from all around the World to take a closer look at Nature and see what inspiration can it brings. For we only need to be aware, and to really see.

2009 will soon pass in just a few days.. And reminiscing the past and concept designs we've seen so far, I want to play Oracle :D and make a compendium of 10 Most Stylish Plants on Design for 2010.

So here goes (in random order) .. :D

1. Succulents

image via Obleek.

These plants are so pretty in colors; easily maintained; and most importantly, it has this structured look that makes it so in line with today's contemporary designs.

2. Tree Trunks/ Leaveless Trees


(left-right, top bottom) Mighty Aspen Glade by Peter Drobny; MICHAEL ARAM - Enchanted Forest Candleholders; wallpaper src. unknown; Massimo Iosa Ghini- Exedra nice; Steve McQueen Giardini; Slow Walk Restaurant

3. Carnivores

via California Carnivores

4. Spanish Moss

via Dezeen

5. Bamboo


6. The Creepers

(left-right) Dedon green room separator; Judy Hoysak- the bean screen

7. Moss

img source unknown

8. Grass

img source unknown

9. Moon Orchid


10. Keladi/ Colocasia esculenta

This last one is actually my personal favorite. :D

AQUALTA; sign of an acceptance?

In the case of long term mental illnesses (such like bipolar disorder); there are 5 distinct stages that most people commonly went through. It is Denial; Anger/ Resentment; Bargaining; Depression & Acceptance.

Ah well, now I strongly suspect that in regards to our own long term global "illness", the global warming; we've finally come to the stage of Acceptance.

And these images by Studio Lindfors; is a solid proof of it.


Read more of this awesome work at BLDGBLOG; and see more of the pics here

When I first saw these kind of images (also in BLDGBLOG) done by Pedro Armestre and Mario Gómez; I was freaking out.






I think it freaks everybody out.

Now looking back at these images by Studio Lindfors, well, maybe it's time for to come to terms with this inevitable situation; and hell, try to embrace it, and find the good side & beauty of it ...?

After all, every debt has to be paid, and this debt the industrialists has on the world's environment also has to be paid. With the lives of billions of people and every forms of life on the face of Earth.

Plastiquarium by David Edgar

A beautiful art indeed.

And made of recycled materials too! But it kind of freaked me out a bit, because I see it as a constant reminder that our world is already in it's critical condition.. And we can't continue to live in indulgence as we always do..







Click here to learn more about David Edgar and his art.

:D

California Carnivores

Go to Notcot for a complete story and amazing pictures!

Iceberg Art

These beautiful pictures is taken by Oyvind Tangen, a Norwegian sailor.

go to Treehugger for more amazing images and full story

The Maldivian's Cry for Help and Awareness

So when do you think is the right time to actually do something? Or do you need to wait to see until Maldives are actually under sea level? And 1/4 citizens of the world are already homeless because of the flood?

Just think about it..

Toilet Roll Art

So, after you read this blog post, you'll look at your toilet rolls in a different light. And when you're sitting at the toilet and doing your "business", try to contemplate on the toilet rolls and think of what can you do with it. :)







via Yuken Teruya Studio and Sprayblog