Titbits.

 

Nono Ai tagged me in 3 pics on FB just now! So much memories flashed back when I saw them!

I miss Ellen so muchhhh!! =)

Pics taken on CNY eve at The Bund.

 

 

 

Nono Ai requested everyone to make ugly faces! LOL! Sebastian wasn’t cooperating and Baisha-san at the back didn’t really know how to make one! XDD

 

 

 

 

And this pic was taken on the 3rd or 4th day of CNY when we went to Yu Yuan Garden! =) Haha. Both of us were sharing some sort of Shanghai delicacies. Nono Ai wanted to take a pic of us but I was looking at somewhere else! XDDD

 

Miss the good times! =DD

Somewhere Over Ibaraki-ken. =D

 

We have seen the azure sea coalesce with the cerulean sky. However, have any of you see this amazing sight below?

 

When the sky merges with a sea of bluish flowers!!

 

 

 

 

This heartwarming place is situated in Ibaraki prefecture in Japan!

 

 

 

 

Totally out-of-the-world.

 

 

 

 

Any place more fairyland-like?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sadly, Ibaraki-ken had been hit by the massive Earthquake this year. I wonder when can we have the chance to witness this endearing blue sea of flowers again.

Anyway, I have faith in the magic of life. =)

 

 

 

 

Let us all pray for the deceased of the earthquake. And may those who lived continue to live on their lives fully.

Clark Little. =)

 

Found some incredibly awesome pictures on China FB today and decided that it was a Must-Share. : )

So peeps!!! Rub your eyes and be awed by the heart-stopping beauty of the sea waves!!

All the pics below are taken by Mr Clark Little.

If you want to know more about him, read!

Clark Little was born in Napa, California in 1968. Two years later, a move to the North Shore of Oahu (Hawaii) dramatically changed his future. In the 80’s and 90’s he made his name as a pioneer of surfing at the Waimea Bay shorebreak. Clark had a unique talent for taking off on hopeless closeout shorebreak waves and surviving in one piece.

In 2007, Clark discovered his ability and passion to capture the extraordinary beauty of the shorebreak when his wife asked him for a picture of the ocean to decorate a bedroom wall. With the confidence of an experienced surfer, Clark jumped in the ocean, and started snapping away, recording the beauty and power of Hawaiian waves. "Clark’s view" is a unique and often dangerous perspective of waves from the inside out, captured in photos for all to enjoy from the safety of dry land.

 

 

 

 

 

In just four years, Clark has gained national and international recognition for his North Shore shorebreak wave photography with appearances on television shows Good Morning America, Inside Edition, The Today Show, and ABC World News Now.

 

 

 

 

 

Clark’s work has been published with National Geographic, Paris Match, Sierra Magazine, Stern-View, Geo, Geo International, Nature’s Best Photography, Nikon World, Rangefinder, Photo Life, Surfer's Path, Surfer’s Journal, Surfer Magazine, Hana Hou (Hawaiian Airlines) among others.

 

 

 

 

In November 2009, Clark published his 182-page debut art book, The Shorebreak Art of Clark Little. Then in August 2010, Clark opened his first gallery in Laguna Beach, California. A second gallery was open six months later in his hometown of Haleiwa, Hawaii just down the road from many of the North Shore beaches featured in his photography.

 

 

 

Achievements this year included the 2010 Oceans Photography Award by Nature’s Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards. Several award winning images will be exhibited in 2011 at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC. Other awards included the 2010 Pele Award for Photography (American Advertising Federation Hawaii) for the photographs in the article Breaking Point (Kahala Magazine). Also, Geo Magazine and Discovery Channel / TreeHugger.com awarded Clark with Photographer of the Year, People's Choice Awards for 2009.

With several camera upgrades, new underwater housings and a compulsion to get that better shot, photography has become his career and the ocean has become his office.

 

 

 

 

 

The water is sooooo clear that you can see all the sand particles vividly!

 

 

 

 

Isn’t it just like a tunnel? =) A pathway to Narnia!

 

 

 

 

The colour!!

 

 

 

 

Sunset.

 

 

 

 

 

And here’s the great photographer, Clark Little! Salute!

 

 

 

I enjoy the power and beauty of the thick bombs that roll through. Now I can capture some of those heavy moments without getting slammed. Well... most of the time.

- Clark Little

Hang Zhou Trip ( Part 2)

 

Get Ready To Embrace The Nature. :)

 

Let’s follow me to continue my journey in Hang Zhou! =DD It was turning evening and the sun was setting. I always think the sunlight during sunset is the most beautiful ever!

On our way to Yue Miao（岳庙）, which in this case is 纪念岳飞的庙。=)) Some really beautiful pictures taken on the way!

 

 

 

 

 

The stairway leading up to the temple. We didn’t know how high it gonna be, we just keep walking upwards!

 

 

 

 

The really awesome hut I loved! It emanated some sort of aura, don’t you think? It was sooo special! And there were some lavender-look-alike flowers beside it too!

 

 

 

 

There should be a statue but kinda washed away as the years passed.

 

 

 

 

Continued going upwards.

 

 

 

 

Almost there! Pictures with the Tower! It’s not the temple yet though, it’s called Ren He Ta (仁和塔）, a tower in the middle of our journey to Yue Miao.

 

 

 

Hahaha.. Ignore my stupid face. XD

 

 

 

 

At first sight, this tower had the European feel. Isn’t it? XD

 

 

 

 

 

T________T I’m afraid of the height.

 

 

 

 

Stunned when I climbed up the rock and looked down. OMG SO HIGH!

 

 

 

 

 

The very top of the building makes it looks more Chinese! =) Washing away its European mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

More rocks to climb.

 

 

 

 

Orange juice for energy!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

GYAAAAA! Look at how high we were!!!!!! Took this pic on the top of a rock without any protection. T_________T

 

 

 

 

Look at the ppl climbing the mountain. The guy on the left was soooo courageous, look! He was climbing the steep rock with bare hands! O.O!!!

 

 

 

 

Finally going down!! Look at how steep it was! My boots wasn’t equipped enough for mountain climbing. T.T It was too soft and slippery, so it was a treacherous trip going down!

 

 

 

I had to go down here. O.O

 

 

 

 

Fine, I’ll do it this way, the safest! LOL!

 

 

 

 

Ahhhhh, finally a decent road to walk on!!!

 

 

 

 

Bamboo~

 

 

 

 

Back to the world where staircases existed! XD

 

 

 

 

 

A Bar in the middle of the forest. O.O

 

 

 

 

 

Help me to hold my bag pls, I wanna go toilet~ XDDD

 

 

 

5 mins later, all freshen up. XD

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the “gate” of the temple! Though weird thing is we couldn’t see any temple at all. O.O Just this gate thingy. Hmmmmm.

Btw I declare this the best shot of the day! It’s like a beautiful out-of-the-world scenery inside a photo frame!

 

 

 

Going back. Saw this interesting woman selling the Mister Potato spec which you can blow and had moustache like the pic below! XD

 

 

 

When she isn’t blowing it, no moustache. LOL. “Miss, do you wanna buy one?”

 

 

 

 

 

A kid trying out the spec. XD

 

 

 

 

My fav place again!!! Really really beautiful!!

 

 

 

 

 

The sun is setting. At the side of the lake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another AWESOME SHOT! I love the fruits growing on the branches. Like little “stars”!

 

 

 

 

Sunset of West Lake.

 

 

 

 

End this post with a super blurry picture of me before boarding the train! LOL!!

 

 

My whole body is soooo sore now, but I felt so fully charged and energetic! This trip is truly awesome and I felt myself pulled closer to Mother Nature once again! =))))))