What a Small World!!

After a day of working on my translation and working out in the gym, I had to do my homework to P' Fieng Fah. Since my first lesson was to make roses from Luna Clay, I decided to make a miniature bouquet of roses with a tiny ribbon and heart-shape bow. It wasn't hard to roll up roses but the tiny size made me dizzy :)

My proud homework to present to P' Fieng Fah, my miniature flower teacher. 

Fitness Me

Shortly before my 34th birthday, I was at the class reunion with some friends from senior high schools. We girls shared so many things in life such as work, relationship, health, travel, interest (sounds like cosmo!!!) . One thing I noticed was that we all matured differently yet we could still learn so much from each other. One thing we had in common was our need to look after ourselves as we have passed the years during which we all worked so hard to be where we comfortably are at the moment with financial independence, confidence and social status. I felt the urge to serious looking after myself too as some friends still look exactly as they were years ago. Casual yoga at weekend seemed inadequate to rid me of the excess 4 kilo I was carrying. There came a call from Fitness First who got my number from another long lost friend. Determined to see some result, I also decided to hire a personal trainner to help me within a period of 3 months in time for my appearance as the MC for the Joint Conference we're having with the Malaysian railway and my trip to New Zealand in August.

Before then I couldn't understand why people enjoy sweating too much but now with weight trainning sessions, yoga, pilates, body balance and lots of weight machines I got hooked. My PT also introduced some boxing movements to help reduce my waistline (it's 2" too many) and I just loved it. Perhaps I should consider taking up boxing later just to experience it :) Boy, the sound of my globes and foot hitting the padded guard was just so sexy and I can't help but told my PT that I loved him for introducing me to this sort of fun and also letting me box and kick as hard and as much as I like too.

Shall get a picture of him and show you all.....

The Amazing Lady

When my new divisional boss learnt of my intersting in handicraft, particulary in flower making, she promised to introduce me to a senior friend of her who are in fact a master of such thing. We managed to visit her one sunday and I was truely amazed by this lady. In her 80s, she appeared very healthy and in good spirit. I called her auntie but she asked me to call her sister so that we could identify with each other better! I also learnt that she was the first Thai lady who graduated in yoga from India and was teaching it for many years. She also ran the very first spa of Thailand and that was half a century ago. At first, I expected to learn the art of flower making, french technique, but found that she was a talented painter and many many more. I could spend years learning many artistic skills from her, it seemed. To be honest I really wish I could age as well as she does. Shall keep you guys posted of my progress with her indeed.

The smilling face of Khun Feaung Fah, who asked me to call her sister instead of auntie. 

Some miniature flowers make from Japanese Luna Clay. They are actually hand made. She said she learnt it in France and one could actually see the trace of french influence. 

Her latest interpretion of Sai Yok water fall, one of the famous water falls in Thailand. She painted this one just couple of weeks ago. 

As my skills for making Cattleya is praised, I was impressed with her representation of the same flowers. 

Isn't she talented and amazing. 

I love the golden oil colour she used to brighten up the overall hue of the picture. 

Capri Island in Italy as recorded in her memory. 

This oil painting of roses with 3 dimensional effect actually captured my interest and I truely I could, one day, produce something of the kind too. 

Don't know the name of these flower but her work is very impressive indeed. 

The detail of her painting 

Lady slipper, my 12th flower that i learnt. Feeling a bit bored with full size flower now. So my next project is to make miniature flower brooch from a friend of my present diviosional boss :)