Top 20 Photos of 2013 - #20

This post is for the "Top 20 Photos of 2013" blog hop organized by Duncan of The Kuantan Blog. The hardest bit is in selecting the photos and to narrow them down to 20. The elimination process is more tedious than I ever thought possible.
To start the ball rolling, I choose this photo which was taken during my recent trip to Dataran Merdeka with my two darlings.
The Sultan Abdul Samad building at Dataran Merdeka is always one of my favourite architectural structure. It represents one of the last Moorish architectural style in the world and I am proud that the Malaysian leaders choose to maintain them. This building used to be the government offices but after the move to Putrajaya, instead of abandoning it, this building is now used as a Tourist attraction center. I decided to shoot this building from a different angle and I really like the result.

Sultan Abdul Samad Building

TFL 

Week 26 - Belated birthday on 25th Dec 2013

We don't celebrate Christmas. On this day, we had a family thanksgiving that includes among others introducing my nephew's new wife to my mum's family and friends (who couldn't make it to the wedding). For our Our--beautiful--world challenge this time, the theme is Christmas and I know mine is really out of tune. Still, I couldn't help sharing this photo of my beautiful niece with her birthday cake. It is actually a belated birthday celebration because her actual birthday falls on 11.12.13. An extremely auspicious birth date that will never be seen again. She chose 25.12.13 to celebrate the occasion because she wants to share this lovely day of hers with her grandma and other family members. Happy belated birthday Aisyah.

The birthday cake

The birthday girl getting a helping hand from grandma

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Authentic Style

It was a struggle trying to complete this layout. Since time was running out, I decided to use store-bought feathers instead of making my own. I decided to leave the colour as is to add some colours to the overall layout.
This layout is for Scrapfriends Blog Sketch challenge #19. I really like the sketch:

And here is the layout showing Zahra' on a vintage motorcycle on display. I think it was a Norton. This photo was taken when we took Zahra' to this restaurant for lunch a day before her 13th birthday.

Location : Heritage Restaurant, Merdeka Square
Supplies: Kay's Company Heritage paper
Pink Paislee pp
Pop Artz pp
Kaisercraft pp
Coredinations Cardstock
Pink Paisle Tag
Kate Hadfield Designs Title
Kate Hadfield Designs sentiment
Store-bought feathers
Prima Flower
Self-adhesive Lace
Washi Tape
Handmade flower by Asmah

TFL

Our Beautiful world - Thanksgiving

Another entry for Our--beautiful--world challenge and the theme is THANKSGIVING. Since I do not celebrate Thanksgiving, that does not mean I am not a thankful person. There are so many things I am thankful for. The one thing that I am thankful for is my camera which is a 20th Service Anniversary gift from my company. This camera is my friend and I carry it with me wherever I go (unless my daughter borrowed it for her outings and/or trips). With this camera I am able to capture moments, events and memories. Here are some of the shots I took for sharing:

Zahra' riding Dodoe in her 4th Dressage competition. As a pre-birthday gift, she won
2nd place

One of the Class photos I was commissioned to shoot. This is a free for all by the form 4B students

This bouquet was taken during one of the luncheons. My first attempt at still photos

Thank you for looking. I hope I can go further with my camera. Probably - have camera will travel.

Scrapfriends Candy Giveaway

Another candy giveaway from Scrapfriends.

ScrapFriends Candy Giveaway!

  

Hi Everyone,

It's been a while since the last Giveaway, it's the right time to do another one. 
Thank you for reading us and being active in challenges!

Join us for a chance to win this pack! Rules are as usual, please find below.

Includes:

• Amy Tangerine - Sketchbook - Daybook Stitched Chapter;
• Crate Paper - Peppermint - Buttons;
• Hello Dreams - Badge Buttons;
• Basic Grey - Serenade - Mixed Brads;
• Basic Grey - Lucille - Mixed Brads;
• Basic Grey - Serenade - Flags and Banners;
• Basic Grey - Lucille - Embroidered Tags;
• Heidi Swapp - Sugar Chic - Stix;
• Cosmo Cricket - Wood Charms - Snowflakes;
• Studio Calico - Chevron Mask;
• Teresa Collins - Memorabilia - Sequins;
• Teresa Collins - Santa's List - Sequins.

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Our Beautiful World Challenge Week 21 - Eye(s)

Oh dear! where have I been? I missed a few challenges and I wasn't aware of it. For this weeks' challenge at Our--beautiful--world  the word is EYE(S). 
I chose this photo of my daughter and her friends taken during their school Performance Day and I really like the way their eyes 'see' into the camera.

Siti Nur Zahra' with her friends Summaiyah and Illi
Location : UTM, Jalan Semarak