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30-Day Picture Challenge: Day 11 – A Picture of Your Favorite Weather

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Spring

My favorite weather is Spring. Although every type of season has its own charm, Spring is a time of warmth and when nature comes to life (i.e. flowers bloom). Also, I’ve always wanted to see the cherry blossoms in Japan. For that, I would have to visit the country in Spring time, iA. ^^

—Moonlight

Natural Scenery

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Sequoia National Park in Sierra, Nevada

Sequoia National Park in Sierra, Nevada
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There are so many breathtaking places on Earth that I wish I had the ability to teleport to such places at any time. The moon looks incredibly large in the pic., which reminds me of the large full moon that I saw a couple of nights ago while I was out walking. I have yet to witness a moon that appears as large as the one in the pic.

I’ve visited Nevada in the winter a few years back and was surprised by the fact that it actually snows quite heavily in some of the more remote areas. I’ve gone snowboarding in Nevada and it’s amusing when I think about it. Why? I wouldn’t have imagined snowboarding in the desert xD In the Middle East, people SANDboard in the desert ^^

—Moonlight

Hello to Planet Earth!

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This is incredibly amazing and beautiful… let’s appreciate Planet Earth and all its natural wonders. Sometimes we need to take a break from our busy life and realize that there is a whole world out there ready to be discovered. It gives one a better sense of reality.

It should also be mentioned that people once used to travel through mountains and deserts to get to places or simply explore the world. I wonder how the experience would have been back then.

Overall, this is a powerful video. It’s like I just came back to earth. I also love how the video incorporated Arabic style music as the deserts were shown. Nature at its finest!

—Moonlight

Nature and Politics

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Hurricane Sandy in New York City
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I’ve been reading the news on Hurricane Sandy and from the pictures that I have seen so far, the damage caused by the hurricane seems to be quite large. I hope everyone is safe!

I find it a little strange how this storm had to happen just a few days before elections. Anyone heard of HAARP?

—Moonlight

A Rainbow in the Morning

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I was awake ’til 6 in the morning today and saw a beautiful rainbow outside my apartment. It was chilly outside but I decided to take a picture of this lovely moment.

Rainbow and Sydney CBD in the background

The weather here is very unpredictable. It’s supposed to be sunny and warm, but on random occasions it gets cold.

“Eat well and sleep well” – sometimes those two things don’t exist, but I try =P

Tomorrow is going to be a really busy day, iA. I need to create space in my camera for taking pictures.

—Moonlight

Stars

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Stars are a reminder of God’s wonders. They are a reminder of how large the universe is and how small we really are. They are a reminder that there is beauty even in the most simple and natural things that we often do not pay attention to.

—Moonlight

The Usual (Work) and the Not-So-Usual (Meteor Showers)

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It’s nice to take a break from blogging, but it’s not like I really have an option as I am swamped with work these days! I did not even get the opportunity watch China Love Big Song/Concert with EXO-M >_< I might complete both parts tomorrow iA. Since Fantastic Thursday, which stars EXO, is short, I might watch it after completing this post. I saw the preview for the show and it included EXO dancing while cooking food. The image of it is imprinted my head. Whenever I think about it, I laugh so hard xD

Other than that, I’m really looking forward to Super Junior‘s MV for “SPY” I didn’t like the song at first, but after hearing it for the third time, it has grown on me. Many Super Junior songs tend to be like that =P I’m not really supposed to be listening to music while fasting, but since fasting hours are over I guess I can listen to a bit. I’ve always been a music addict, but thank God I’ve learned how to limit my time spent on listening to music. Many would be surprised by the kind of music that I listened to before I got into K-Pop. Heavy-metal, hard rock, classical, Celtic, techno, house, indie, etc. Now, I just listen to whatever sounds good. However, heavy-metal and hard rock were no.1 for me! xD I can list several bands, but maybe next time =P A lot of it is actually depressing music that I wouldn’t advise anyone to listen to. I stopped listening to such music after going abroad for studies as it seemed to make my mood low. A lot of rock songs tend to talk about feelings at a very deep level at times >.<

Interesting news, there is going to be a meteor shower starting from August 11th. I saw the notice on FB and then I decided to search for news on it.

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Here is the news: Perseid Meteor Showers Heading Your Way and Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks in August

Since I have a clear view of the sky from my balcony, I should probably check it out iA ^^

—Moonlight

30-Day Picture Challenge – Day 5: A Picture Of Something You Love

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These are few of my favorite things…

I love many things, so this is a very broad question for me =P I’ll list a few:

  • Islam
  • Connecting with nature
  • Good food and scrumptious desserts
  • Traveling
  • Imagination/dreams

Whenever I mention my favorite things or things that I love, I always remember the song, “My Favorite Things,” from one of my favorite childhood movies called, The Sound of Music. In fact, the picture in the middle of the second row of the above collage is from the movie xD

“My Favorite Things”:

 

Furthermore, I love nature and breathtaking scenery…I feel like my soul is re-freshened whenever I see the beauty of God’s creation ^^

Northern Lights
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Isn’t this an amazingly beautiful picture? ^^ I wish I could see this in real iA.

—Moonlight