Laman 2006 :: Malaysia's International Garden and Landscape Festival 2006, @ Perdana Lake Gardens

i was at the Malaysia's International Garden and Landscape Festival 2006 *clicky for more info* which was held at the Perdana Lake Gardens from 6 - 16th of July 2006. there was a huge turNup at the Gardens this afternoon, couldnt find a parking bay till 20mins later.

i came equipPed with my Canon s3 IS, ready to shoot any pretty bloom that will daintily tilt its head to beckon and flash me its vibrant smile :P i saw a spidey looking oRchid, its cream body in contrast to speckled purple markings on its thin arachnidic legs, i thought it looked pretty pretty :)

the speckly purple spider(or thats what i call it)
@the United Malaysian Orchids

white frilly gowns in motion
@the United Malaysian Orchids

brilliant orange tongues
@the United Malaysian Orchids

myriad of colours, petals, shapes, sizes
@the United Malaysian Orchids

surreal greens

mum + sis, looking as happy as their surroundings

eden's paradise ( i like this and the prev 2 pics lots!)

holland(aise) bromeliad blooms,u could almost feel the pink energy radiating
@the Holland Pavillion/Royal Netherlands Embassy

found a garden theme that i like, purple blooms, light green foliages and wispy finger!
*whiMsiCal*!!!
@the Valley of Dreams

deep crimson angels wit theiR halos (taken with the sun setting brightly behind!)

moRe bromeLiads , saying huLLO wit their perfectly circular orifices

banana not for consumption, decorative banana flower
@the Edible Garden- Garden, not just for the Eyes

the rotundous pink inedibles
@the Edible Garden- Garden, not just for the Eyes

sweet potato leaves i believe
@the Edible Garden- Garden, not just for the Eyes

the lettuce patch (pardon the pun) gardens now can look pretty and Edible!
@the Edible Garden- Garden, not just for the Eyes

had the time for only one macro shot, parents walk as if they were in a hurry

flowers, more flowers, ( i dunno what these are called)

i think i will call them cornflowers :P Pink Cornflowers!

Mum in her +kawaii+ mode = she gets nicer when she's around flowers

At the Floral Enclave

one of my fav entries, by a florist in KL : a thematic floral display/arrangement wit a very *Purplish Dream feeling in it

my fav++ floral/wedding arrangement (an ethereal garden setting of my dreams!)

and back out at the Lake Gardens, the pretty maze!

tendrils, spirals, curls! gardens wouldnt look any better w/out these

may in the wooden swing!

me * & sis back at the orchids booths, we just cant get enough of *em!

we got through just almost half of the entire park, and only to half of the exhibits. the heat is certainly getting to us, and the crowd coming by the troves in our opposite direction.

we certainly had a good time if not a great one, watching the flowers certainly lit my day :) so much more than i havent seen. will pay them a visit in Laman2007 hopefully, and this time i will come equipped wit sunblock too! :D :D

Candles Remind u that u ARe getting Older

on Sunday, March 12 2006, (thats yesterday) we celebrated 3 persons' birtHdays!
deaR Meng will be turNing 15 offIcially on this 28tH March but siNce heR birtHday in the *LunaR* calendar fell yesteRday we celebrated it together with dad and youNger sis's which fall on the 1st of April and 15th of March respectively.

Although the dates are quite faR from one anotheR we have celebrated it this way foR the past yeaRs. (mum lazy bake 3 individual cakes for all of *em)

somehow feels lucky my birtHday and pheNg's are apart by one moNth, teehee

we make very UN-similaR cancer sisters really.

i haven't had birtHday celebrations at home for so loNg now, eXcept for one in my Year1, and that itself wasnt a very pleasant experience. (due to some reasons)

we had a very elaborate steamBoat dinner yesterdAy complete with seafood, fish, meat, prawns, pacific clams and fresh scallops from *aussie! (and vege of cos, sth un-animal to munch on at least)! iN the middle of diNner, phengz suggested on opening a bottle of wine and boy she can drink! *guzzles guzzles guzzles like she would empty a bottle of Evian down her throat* "licks lips* *hmmMmyums*

Wacko Phengz in all her Mighty toMato-ness!

this vainpot couldnt care less if her eYes are squiNting when this picture was taken! hahaa! *cos she's drunK* and everythiNg on her face is really red except for heR yAlo looking nose, as opPosed to Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeeR. (u cant see it here cos Sony Ericsson takes pRecisely not what u wanna capture sometImes, bother!)

and theN later in the night, we had the infaMous -cutting-cake-session-. i was baffled if i shud light 15, 56 or 11 candles! hahaa! i lighted ONLY one in the end, just a number to represent the 3 of them! we had an awesoMe yuMmylicious Blackforest Cake whicH mum tooK the trOuble to baKe thhat very afternoOn beforehand.

chocolate shavings from dark cooking choccIe!

till the garnishing part (the finishing details), she realised she couldnt fine any chocolate shavings for the middle part of the cake! so she cleverly substitute them with..

Chocolate CHIPS!!

choc chIpS!! they are yUmmy noNetheless, melts in ur mouth, not on the cake!

the cHips maKe the cake looK a lil too spotty on the top view! ahhaa. dot dot dot. can play tic-tac-toe, lol. yuMMy nonetheLess,chip or choc. i sapu-ed the maraschino cherries this time(i used to hate them.. )

Me, Meng & May : i looK too Happy to waNna choMp the caKe whOle.. *sniGgers*

choc. shaVINGS On the WHOLE CAKE!!!!!!! wanna try making that nexttiMe!!!!!! so sinful...!

to cap off the very memoRable nite, me and Meng walked in the garDen for a bit to *complete* the birthday celebration. don't ask me why, i too think its odd to walk in the garden at a very late 11pm clad in my pyjas,and her in her new clothes! it was a nite with Bright mOon but no staRs so we head back into home and retired eaRly in bed as we weRe so exhausted.

i feel fat as i lay down trying not to think of food i taken earlier.

but i pigGed all the same, after sendiNg the last sms to teds.

zzz OInk zz