Inspiration for loving yourself more...

Have a Love Affair with Yourself

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

-Oscar Wilde

All You Need is Self-Love

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.

Lucille Ball

Don’t Break Your Own Heart

"Self-love seems so often unrequited."

Anthony Powell

The Secret to Happiness

"To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness."

Robert Morely

Improve Your Love Skills

"If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself."

Barbara De Angelis

Develop the Right Attitude

"Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others."

Wilfred Peterson

Inspire Others to Love You

"The first stop on the road to romance is you. Honoring and loving yourself opens the door for another to truly do the same."

Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway

Embracing the Flaws

"If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy."

Kristin Chenoweth

Unconditional Self-Love

"Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults."

Les Brown

Support Your Well-Being

"Love yourself instead of abusing yourself."

Karolina Kurkova

Enjoy a Piece of Heaven

"To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don't wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now."

Alan Cohen

You Deserve Love

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve love and affection."

Buddha

Love More Than Enough

"I don't like myself, I'm crazy about myself."

May West

How-Color-Can-Change-Your-Life?

Red

Blood pressure, respiration, and muscle tension all increase on initial exposure to red. But, this jazzy hue also boosts spirits and stimulates creativity, conversation, and the appetite (which is why it is used in many restaurants). Red is also a popular color in casinos—people are more likely to gamble in a red environment than in, say, a blue one. Rooms with a lot of red feel warmer, heavier, and time seems to pass more slowly in them. Red may increase passion, but also aggression, anger, and restlessness—it's probably not the best choice of color for a bedroom. In clothing red conveys energy, power, and leadership, but can also signal romance and sensuality, depending on the garment.

An interesting note: when you have two objects of identical shape and weight, one red and one blue, most people will think the red one is heavier. (Might be one reason to rethink that red wardrobe! On the other hand, red accents could perk up your image.)

Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Healthy-Living/How-Color-Can-Change-Your-Life.aspx?p=2#ixzz1L0AKP7XK

Koi

·         Interestingly, koi, when put in a fish bowl, will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long. In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited by how you see the world--Vince Poscente

Age is an issue of mind over matter...

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."

-- Mark Twain

"We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing."

--George Bernard Shaw

"It's never too late to have a fling
For autumn is just as nice as spring
And it's never too late to fall in love."
--Sandy Wilson

"For the unlearned, old age is winter; for the learned, it is the season of the harvest."

--Hasidic saying

"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional."

--Chili Davis

"If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself."

--Eubie Blake, age 100

"Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young."

--Ben Franklin

"Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art."

--Eleanor Roosevelt

How to be 10 years younger at a cellular level Many aspects of your lifestyle can keep your cells younger, but the most important contribution is made by - did you guess? - exercise. That's right. A study showed that the most physically active people had cells which showed signs of being as much as 10 years younger Exercise does that by keeping your cell's telomeres longer and healthy. What on earth are telomeres, you ask? They're like the plastic tips on shoelaces. They cap the ends of the chromosomes in all your cells. Every time a cell reproduces, the telomere gets a little shorter (mitosis). As the years go by eventually the cells can't regenerate properly. Shortened telomeres also leave your chromosomes vulnerable to many degenerative diseases such as cancer and inflammation. Regular, enjoyable exercise significantly slows the deterioration of your cell's telomeres. (1) Stress is the next important factor that speeds up the aging of your cells. Get this - The telomeres of people who say they feel more stressed are almost 50% shorter than those who say they're less stressed. Scientists estimated that the average telomere length for stressed people is a whopping 9 to 17 years shorter than those who are able to relax! This is why it's so important to manage stress. Familiarise with different meditation techniques, find what suits you. Practice daily deep breathing. Discover how to live the life you love (and it's not about more money (2)) Here's the third most important thing you can do to keep your cells young - don't smoke (1) The association between physical activity in leisure time and leukocyte telomere length. Cherkas, L. F. et al., Archives of Internal Medicine 28 January 2008. 168(2):154-158 (2) Grow Youthful - Chapter 2, Living the Life You Love

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Jahai Children, Temenggor Lake

Jahai is the orang asli that resides in Temenggor Lake. They have relatives in the Royal Belum too.
At first glance, i thought these children are malnourised as their hair is so curly. Just like the negros in Africa.
To my discovery, they are Negritos and related to the Negros in Africa.
Some common features that you noticed are curly hair, flat nose and dark complexion.

Peace from the Jahai children...

MY Rafflesia!

Hey! Finally the luck is on my side. I got to see Raffesia blooming in Temenggor Lake! This spesies is probably smaller than the spesies found in Borneo. It is ok with me as i know i will have a better luck when i visit Borneo again!

Taj Mahal - Agra

One of the Seven Wonders of the World. A must visit place if you are happened to be in New Delhi. It is magnificent!

Best to visit the Triangle New Delhi - Jaipur - Agra if you are in Northern India.

Mount Kinabalu trip 2008

Finally, managed to upload some pictures into my facebook. Still memorable though it was 2 years ago...