Autumn, I love thee

A lazy mid-week post. I wish I could overcome my laziness to set up an online photo album already, the urge to put up more and more pictures on this blog is bordering dangerously on the line of practicality. Alas, it's an (almost) incurable disease, I think I'll live with it another week or two. Hehe.

Autumn walk with Sin Ye



At the park near the academy; very gloomy weather.




Jurukamera2 yang tekun


sehelai daun yang gugur

We had another thought of walking back to hostel from uni, but upon seeing the first few raindrops greeting our jackets, we hopped on the first bus home (er, actually not before we made a *guilty* stop at the market).

Cute Russian guy of the week


He's just too adorable for words *sigh*

ps: The 4th and last pic are courtesy of Sin Ye's camera, the rest of Fatin's. Many thanks!

Happy Birthday, Volgograd!

I've never seen a live parade aside from those on our school's sports day, and last Sunday I participated in one. The occasion happened to be our city, Volgograd's 417th birthday. Many of us were not actually aware that we were required to join in the parade (instead of watching it) when our Russian teachers told us to turn up in our national costumes. Despite some degrees of reluctance (not for me though- I was actually quite excited), we marched on with the mass, stretching several kilometres from Lenin Square down to Volga river banks.

Due to a moment of brilliance during our Bekelah hiking trip the week before coming back here in which I dropped my camera and all but destroyed it, I was left with a faulty machine and had to borrow my sister's for this day's purpose. All went well, that is, until the memory card pleaded full and the battery ran out at about the same time. I could have wailed out loud then and there, for the best part of the show had just started. Nevertheless... I display some of the captured moments here for dear viewers.


Some of us girls before the parade


People laying flowers at the monument in front of the academy


Litte Ms. Kitty poses with Sin Ye, Sany, and Farah


Look at the tail!


Cinderella's late for the ball...!




Lovely kids and balloons


Girls in traditional costumes


Medieval princes and princess


Posing with the circus acts


A pak cik, mak cik, and an elf


Farah with a bunch of girls dressed up as, erm, fairies?


Again, people from the dark ages


The Malaysian crowd (the Indians behind us)


Robocop guy with his clan


An Indian guy with the acrobats


The parade begins!


Shu An and Li Fen enjoying the show


Anything to stand out!




Viewers by the roadside


Performing dance for the crowd (couldn't get the partner- they were too fast!)


An enthusiastic kid hoisted above the crowd




nearing Volga


Farah with two, err, belly dancers?


Little Dima brandishing our flag


by the embankment


dancers on a parade car




the crowd at the banks of Volga

I'm turning this into a photo album already! There are more interesting pics of the costumes, but a bit too saucy for public viewing. Hehe. Still, a splendid celebration with great show of patriotism.

To my camera, please get better.