Mesmerizing Malaysia

I'm beginning to sound like a tourism ad.
It's just that sometimes it's the day-to-day thingy that sometimes I fail to appreciate.

The rocky beach behind Marriot Miri. The actual panorama is more breathtaking. I'm marking this place as future vacation spot with kids.

I pass by this bridge everytime I go to Putrajaya. Execellent view huh? Even better that Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Rain is always welcomed during the hot spell. This one taken during our trip to the Butterfly Park.

My long unattended lilies in my garden - despite the insects attack and lack of fertilizer, they still manage to bloom, large and pure.

Hills being cut for the marbles along the Ipoh Highway. One day all these beautiful hills will be a flat, barren land.

p/s: And all the shots were taken using my Sony Ericsson K510i. Please refer to this blog if you wish to republish the shots.

Tourism or Independence?

It's Visit Malaysia Year 2007 (VMY07) , but it's also the 50th year of Independence. We hear more of VMY07 all over the radio stations, but less of the nation's birthday. I guess whichever generates more money will make the headlines. A lot of influential people will also make money out of new tourism related projects, anything goes, as long as you can convince the public that the projects would directly or indirectly affect them beneficially.

So then how would my kids understand the meaning of Independence? And it's the 50th celebration. Do I need to show them the lovely places in Putrajaya, or the big posh bungalows along Section 9 and 7 in Shah Alam? Or merely repeating the movie Embun? Or try explaing to to them why Mama & Papa had to work late nights to fork out lotsa money so that they could have better education and compete in the outcome of the national post-independence curriculum.

I have not heard of any big plans for a big celebration yet. Maybe I'm too busy to read the papers and catch up with the latest fling. But I still managed to get some abuzz on Eye of Malaysia... so is it me or is it the news? Somebody please update?