Captured Glimpses of Our Beautiful World

my mind is just so full of thoughts about traveling and doing it long term... i hope to start very soon... I would really like you to  come and travel with me... ~

          I think I may have died and became a real vampire in this picture   I'm not a really big fan of "Twilight," (although I have read all the books (^_^) but I just looove Christina Perri's song.   I feel that I can relate to being a vampire who has been roaming around this world for centuries... I don't think that we have met already... but that's okay...   ~ I hope and pray that he is just out there somewhere... if I have to die and live again just to be with him, I'd gladly do it... aw!  * I hope that when he hears this song,  he will somehow feel that  there's someone  who has loved him for a thousand years...  One step closer I have died every day Waiting for you Darlin' don't be afraid, I have loved you for a Thousand years I'll love you for a Thousand more And all along I believed I would find you Time has brought Your heart to me I have loved you for a Thousand years I'll...

When I arrived at the office, there were some red balloons around... and for the entire shift, the song from one of my favorite singers, Katie Melua, kept on playing in my mind... I put my heart in a red balloon But I let it go to soon ~ ~ ~

I made this for a V-day deco  about 3 years ago.    Anyway, I   have a feeling that  my soulmate looks like him. He is about 5' 10" or so.   He is strong enough   to lift me up when we're both excited   about something or maybe carry me in his arms or on his back when I become too weak  to reach the top of a staircase or a mountain... He loves God   with all of his heart, mind and soul...  ...  Family is very important for him  .   He never forgets birthdays  and special occasions  despite his busy schedule. My guy is definitely straight and single (never been married and never had kids with anyone). He doesn't mind rolling on his back on the ground   with a 5-year-old kid in their make-believe stunt game.   In fact, he adores children and loves them.   He enjoys cooking but   still loves me even if I'm not great at it... ...

 Well into the night Into what seems so right Your essence quivering from excitement Yearning for acceptance From all that's within Your beauty lay before me Under the warm glow of light Wish it'll remain like this Forever into the twilight... ~ ~ ~  poem and shot: got inspired from reading the Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer.. it seems that every thing reminds me of it...  i don't want to admit that I'm addicted to it ;-)    lol! I know Heaven can wait And all the gods come down here just to sing for me And the melody’s gonna make me fly Without pain Without fear Give me all of your dreams And let me go along on your way Give me all of your prayers to sing And I’ll turn the night into the skylight of day It’s all I really need to make me stay -- ~ ~ ~  from MeatLoaf 's song, Heaven Can Wait We stand on the threshold of a twilight - whether morning or evening we do not know... One is followed by the nigh...

“Have you not noticed that  the wild flowers  are becoming scarcer every year?  It may be that some wise men  have told them to depart  till man becomes more human.  Perhaps they have migrated to heaven.”  ~ Kakuzō Okakura, The Book of Tea ~ I  was cleaning my cupboard when I saw a blooming teapod which I was sure had reached its expiration. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a decent glass teacup or kettle. I still tried to check it anyway...  found an old magazine to match it and to have a dramatic effect... and hoped it worked great ~ ~ 

i've had my share of muddy shoes...  running in the rain with other kids...  playing in rusty playgrounds...  laughing and fooling around...  and when we get home,  we hear interesting words from our moms  and we didn't really quite comprehend  what they were mad about... hahaaa...  oh, those are wonderful memories that are great to reminisce once in a while... ~

An intelligent man opens your mind... A handsome man opens your eyes... A gentleman opens your heart... A godly man opens your heart, mind and soul to God... He respects the virtues and values of the woman he loves... and the only reason he looked up to see you is because he heard God say "That's her." "Take care of her." ~

The real meaning of Christmas... For God so loved the world that  He gave His one and only Son, Jesus Christ,  so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.  (John 3:16)

He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake  He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake! Lord Jesus, Please forgive me for being so grumpy  as I trudge through the never-ending tasks  set before me this holiday season... My to-do list seems to keep growing  and I'm running short of time! Restore the joy of Christmas to my heart . . . and help me to relax each day and make time for YOU-- my one true Source of Joy .

You've been watching me for a while  and you like what you see It's in the eyes of the beholder Now give them to me... Give me your eyes that seem to light my face... from The Cardigans, " Give me your Eyes " ~

"It is much easier to be brave if you do not know everything. And so your mama does not know everything. Neither do I. We know only what we need to know." “The whole world had changed. Only the fairy tales remained the same. And they lived happily ever after,”  * This is my own version of Annemarie Johansen - the kind-hearted 10-year-old Danish girl from the book,  Number the Stars , (by Lois Lowry) - who helped her Jewish bestfriend from the hands of the Nazis.  It will always be one of my favorite books! ~

The Jungle Book was one of those cartoon movies that I enjoyed watching when I was a kid.  One song on its soundtrack that was embedded in my mind was "The Bare Necessities."   As I was growing up, I've noticed all these changes in our world.  This so-called modernization makes it difficult for people nowadays to enjoy living a simple life.   so don't spend your time lookin' around For something you want that can't be found When you find out you can live without it And go along not thinkin' about it I'll tell you something true... The bare necessities of life will come to you! You know, a lot of times, I feel like I'm some kind of a time-traveler... that I'm someone from the old century, and I'm just here traveling through time... silently observing every one... At first, I was amazed with how people can easily do things with just one press or with one click, however, I have noticed through the years how the modern worl...