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 ;)

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.

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..

A Fish Hospital

Now you know where to bring your goldfish when it develops sore throat. :)

via LIFE

Video of the Day : Whale Song by Optus

A very beautiful ad. See that ancient creature rise from the depth of the ocean by the call of the orchestra? Awesome!

Trends via TrendHunter.com.

The ad was created by M&C Saatchi for Communication company Optus.

via http://www.optuswhalesong.com.au/ and Trendhunter

Adventure of The GoodLorax : Marina Barrage

Name of venue : Marina Barrage
Address : 260 Marina Way, Singapore 018976
How to go here : From Marina Bay MRT (NS27, Red Line)
take free shuttle bus to Marina Barrage
(Mon. to Fri.: 8.30am-7.15pm ; Sat., Sun.& Public Holidays: 9 am-9 pm)
Attraction : Architecture & Design
: The stunning skyline, perfect spot to get a good Singapore skyline pics.
: Interesting water park/ fountains.
: The Dam, an engineering awe, and a good place to be alone. Bring paper and pencil and start sketching or write your blog there! :D
: The Roof Garden, also a good place to be alone and contemplate. Very inspiring.
: The Sustainable Singapore Gallery, an interesting gallery with lots of photo worthy spots :D And very educative, for sure. :)

I've to admit, me and my husband went there, supposedly to watch the opening show for Singapore Art Festival 2009. It's a performance called Helios Ii by By La Compagnie Malabar. I've been planning to watch this opening show, because I'm very impressed by last year's Singapore Art Festival opening show, called Water Fools by performed by acclaimed French street theatre company Ilotopie (see the pictures here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/muzikbug/2518055113/in/photostream/ It was AMAZIIING!!).

Anyway, as you can see here

The crowds are craaazy.. We couldn't secure a nice place to watch the whole show in peace (unlike last year's opening show :P) And at the first glimpse of the giant grasshopper, I felt like maybe it's better if we just amuse ourselves with the architecture of Marina Barrage and whatever this place has to offer. :)

Welcome to Marina Barrage !! :D



The roof top

It's such a perfect place for a picnic, and to smell the ocean, and to enjoy the wind .. :)


Now this is what I call romantic. :)


Up on the dam.


Us. :)


Us. Again. :D
Sorry, I just couldn't help it.

See you in the next post !! :)