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Yesterday Ming was not well so he stayed home. I was inspired by some people (and blogs) recently and decided to have some fun with Ming to explore colours. We got ready some food colouring, white crayon, flour, art papers etc. I explained to Ming some possibilities that he could explore with colours. I spent a long time in the morning observing him. He loves drawing from young, and he has tonnes of imagination and creative ideas. However, I have never encouraged colouring for whatever reasons. He was uncomfortable with the exploration. He didn't like the feeling of wet, dirt and colours on his body. We started with very basic things like mixing different colours to see the effects. Then he was left to explore on his own. Techniques: Finger paint on a dry art paper. Creating a butterfly from the finger paint. Techniques: Draw with a white crayon on an art paper. Then wet the paper. Next, Ming used different ways to apply colours on the wet paper and watch how the co

Posting by Xian Wei: I want to share with you my origami crafts in a story below. I use my brother's paper mache as the background props. I like doing origami during my free time. Hope you enjoy my story.............. This is the Face family, their names are Rocky, Moustache, Happy, Angry and Tiny (photo from right to left). They are sitting on a raft heading to the Perilous Peak in the island of Forsaken Rapids. The Face family is hunting for a golden egg. On the way, they see a giant worm, a sly fox, a silver hare and a bird-bat hybrid creature. They hide in a cave until it is dark then they continue to hunt for the golden egg. They find the golden pheasant that lays golden egg but an one-eyed giant is guarding it. The one-eyed giant is holding a club and sitting on a huge frog.  They surround the giant and hit him so hard until he falls to the ground and becomes unconscious. Finally the Face family ge

Raptor Watch is an annual event organised and promoted by the Malaysian Nature Society . This marks the return of the raptors or birds of prey on their journey back to their breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere. The spring migration begins in mid February until mid April and this is the best time to watch these raptors crossing Tanjung Tuan in Port Dickson. Raptor Watch is celebrated in Tanjung Tuan every year, which is one of the remaining coastal forests on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Tanjung Tuan or Cape Rachado as named by the Portuguese is a cape with a lighthouse facing the Straits of Malacca. It is a very important stop over site for migratory raptors after crossing the Straits of Malacca. The trek uphill was really pleasant. It was cool to walk under the shady trees and the paved trail made it easy for young and old. Along the way, we looked out for plants, insects and animals and we could hear different sounds from the forest birds. At t

The annual Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is back! There were 28 balloons participating in the Hare & Hound Competition this year. To catch the balloons flying up, we were there at 7.30am and were able to see the colourful preparation bustling with people from the media and team members from participating countries. Hare was the first balloon that took off to be followed by the hounds, ie the other balloons.. Hare & Hounds Ground work to get the balloons ready.....  Hot air balloons are based on a very basic scientific principle - warmer air rises in cooler air.  The biggest birthday cake balloon took the longest time to get ready....... Here they go!!!!!!!!! Balloons are all one-way flight and they only travel as fast as the wind blows. Balloons dotting the sky on a hazy morning........ Miniature balloons for sale.....

The Leonardo Da Vinci Machines Exhibition: 3 Feb 2012 to 15 April 2012 at Mines Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur. We must give credits to the organiser for bringing more than 70 of Leonardo exhibits to Malaysia. We always know Leonardo as the painter of Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but little was heard of his "technical" drawings. The interactive and working machines of Leonardo were created by the Artisans of Florence from these t echnical drawings.  However, we have heard that the response of the exhibition was not encouraging, and when we were there, the place was quite deserted. There was not enough publicity to more appropriate target groups like college and university students especially those pursuing technical fields. Those who have understanding of the technologies or history will better appreciate the exhibits, and the younger ones will not appreciate the genius behind the ideas. We could leisurely cover the exhibits in an hour, making it quite expensive for a f

Posting by Xian Jin Last Saturday, my father and I went trekking at Broga Hill, Semenyih. Even though I have been to a rabbit farm nearby, this was my first time trekking at Bukit Broga. We brought along mosquito repellant, sun block, a walking stick and extra clothing. We reached there at 7.10 a.m. It  was still dark when we started. The trail was exceptionally steep and uneven. The magnificent view that I saw when walking up. The trail was almost like upright, but we were determined to continue. Even though it was early, we saw hundreds of people. Watching the sunrise was a reward for all our hard work. At this point, I felt that I was the tallest person in the world. We saw another hill that looked much bigger than Broga Hill but we did not go there. We also saw many people sitting on rocks, talking with each other and even camping!  Going down the hill was more dangerous than going up but no one got hurt. The trek took us ab