In 2011, MINI ran an advertising campaign in the Middle East with their Countryman to promote the Drive Out Loud MINI Festival. The compact car was stripped out and dropped into the middle of a tank at the Aquarium of the Dubai Mall. In case you were wondering, the Countryman you see here was merely a replica built of fibreglass, thus it was 100 percent safe for the aquarium.
What is shaped like a music note and produces a wacky "wah" sound?
Son#1, a violinist, was gifted an otamatone for his birthday. This silly, zany little instrument is surprisingly hard to play.
An otamatone in action
Some people are just so talented!
Dragonfly
FROM THE COOKIE ARCHIVES
There was a time when I was obsessed with cookie decorating.
Nope, none of the above iconic Floridian eats appeared on the menu.
Instead, they had "chicken chop", which, by the way, is a Malaysian/Singaporean dish!
Interestingly, I learned from a friend who travels extensively that there is no such thing as a "chicken chop" on the menu in the restaurants of western countries in which he dined abroad. Chicken Chop is actually a homegrown "western food".
Is Chicken Chop on the menu in restaurants in your corner of the world?
Although the Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant, it cannot eat the same type of meat as humans. The plant turns black, rots, and dies if it’s fed a fast-food burger.
SKYWATCH FROM MY BALCONY
DINNER
Fish in a creamy curry sauce of butter and evaporated milk
FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES
Rotterdam 2019
COLORS OF BORNEO
Traditional costumes of several ethnic groups indigenous to the states of Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia on the island of Borneo
These were displayed in a shopping mall commemorating Gawai Dayak.
Gawai Dayak is an annual festival and a public holiday celebrated by the Dayak people in Sarawak, Malaysia, on June 1 and 2.
Take note that the rest of the images below were sourced from the internet.
BIDAYUH
image source - The Borneo Post
Kindergarten pupils from Kampung Maan in their Bidayuh traditional costumes
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