When sleep deprivation takes its toll, we can no longer ignore it. Let's keep in mind that we need this precious sleep in life to be happy and healthy. Better sleep equals better mood. It boosts our immune system meaning strong enough to keep away from any diseases. Improves our memory, better relationship with others and the list goes on and on.
Me here.. wishing my normal sleep will return🙏🙏🙏
I hope you guys are enjoying your zzz's every night and I hope I will as well very soon.
Happy Monday, noisemates. Be well!🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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Thinking about this Proverb...
"A joyful heart is good medicine"
Having a joyful heart springs positive effect on individuals. One doctor stated that if we are happy, we are likely in the future to have less illness than those who are unhappy. Happier people also have greater protection against things like heart disease and stroke. Isn't this good news to us?🤗 We may ask though, how can we be happy with all the negative things around us?🤔 It is really how we handle things, don't you think so? Having a joyful heart is a choice. And it will benefit us greatly. It will also help us in having good relationship with others.😊
This photo I am sharing with you is a place where I had a joyful time with family and friends in Dubai, UAE. Happy indeed to see such a beautiful place spending time/days with happy people.😍🤩😍
Be joyful friends, it's the weekend...🤗🌷🍀🌷☘🌷
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#throwback
Visit to The Jewel in Changi Airport, Singapore in 2019. It was the second month it has been opened for public. So obviously, everybody is excited to come over and have a look. And my friend and I were one of them. It was an awesome sight. Singapore is excellent in making attractions such as this. Changi Airport is an award winning international airport. A visit there will not disappoint. You will keep on coming back.😊
Happy Friday All!!!🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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I'm sure you have heard or maybe you have heard of this famous phrase or proverb or quote by John Donne, "No Man Is An Island."🤔
I kind of believe this quote but my friend kept on saying that she believes and thinks that I am an island. She was telling our friends that Marla is an island. She's an only child but she feels like she can't live by herself. I came from a big family but she sees me as so self-sufficient, so independent, so composed and she thinks I will be alright wherever I go by myself. Because I go shopping by myself, eat by myself, go anywhere by myself and I am happy with just myself as company. And she said she can't do these things by herself. Just the thought of being alone makes her really feel bad. I see this as quite odd. She's supposed to be used to by herself as she's an only child. But then of course, each individual is unique...I do not know how's the life of an only child. Or maybe all she needs is to think positively that she will be alright...
What do you think, fellow noisers?🤔
Do you agree with this quote?
Photos taken early this year during our island hopping/boat ride😊
Have a good day/good evening, noisemates🌷🌷🌷
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Been out for a walk the other day and I saw this tall frangipani tree with lovely white flowers. When I was taking a photo of it with the crescent moon just above it on clear blue sky, I noticed on the background a colorful house painted with blue like blue as the sky and green like icing or candy green😀. I thought it's unusual to have the outside of the house painted this way unless it's the inside of a nursery school 🤔. But mind you, the house looks nice and bright😉
Will you consider painting your house these colors? I had these thoughts before about painting my ceiling with blue like the sky blue and my walls green like forest green. Then I will have the feeling of being in nature. Wild thoughts, haha but it will be interesting. Maybe I'll also include flowers, fruits and wild animals then it's a complete photo of a garden under the blue sky. Alright, just having fun with my thoughts right now, weird and interesting thoughts indeed🤔🤔🤔
But yeah, if that's what we personally want for our own house then why not?😊
Happy Tuesday noisemates🤗🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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When insomnia attacks...
...it is depressing,
...it is frustrating,
...it is sickening,
...it is worrying,
... feeling of helplessness,
...weariness,
...it is just not right,
...it is just not fair!!!
I counted a million sheep, it didn't work!!!🥺
Oh sleep, when are you gonna come for a visit?🤔🤔🤔
I will definitely welcome you with open arms! 🤗🤗🤗
Have a good day, noisemates🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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I annoyed an oriental blue fly today.🤭
I had posted my first macro-photograph of a fly this kind before, which was around 30percent bigger and obviously older.. And one of our friends here in noise.cash commented that I should try and take a close-up photo next time particularly the eyes. I did try that 3 times today and wasn't successful. Everytime I focus my phone camera on its face it turns slowly with its little legs and just show its side to me. Maybe he thinks that this side is his best look, haha😅😄😆. So yeah, he turned to the left, I turned to the left, he turned to the right, I turned to the right. Then again, he turned to the left, I followed him. Then off he flew away out of my sight. Sigh.
So these are the best among my captures along with a hibiscus flower. I got quite excited because it's my first time to see this hibiscus flower color so I'm sharing it with you, too.
Happy weekend, noisemates🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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Teaching A Child This Virtue of Respect
I overheard a Dad teaching her daughter to respect all people regardless of what they do in life with this simple question..."Who built the roads?" Of course, men who work hard to build the road so all will have a nice road to go where they go. Then another question, "Can you build a road?" Of course not, unless you are a builder. Dad said to daughter, "We all need each other in this world so we need to respect each other".
Happy weekend all🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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Doing tasks begrudgingly is a very sad state of mind. So negative and so pathetic.
A person who complains is unhappy.
You don't need to say a word to complain because it is all written on the face and body language.
And people around are not that ______.
Happiness is good relationship with others among other things.
Unless you are happy talking to no one for life.
If we are happy, people around us will be happy.
So "don't worry, be happy,," says the song.
Hmm, what am I saying now? Ignore it if you may, maybe I am just longing for the weekend, like weekend makes a difference from the other days😅
Wishing you positivity and happiness.
Tomorrow is a good day🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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One afternoon, I saw Mama Cat and Daughter in deep sleep clasping each other in a cuddle🥰.
Cuddle, hug, embrace- all lovely words. Why? Such action, showing love or affection in a cuddle, hug or embrace brings the body to release a hormone that calms us. Therefore, we are more likely to deal better with stress. Apparently, it is an awesome way to de-stress🤗. Doesn't matter who with or with what...can be with your partner, your furry friends or your pillow... I don't know about you but my cuddle is my softest pillow. Yes, same calming and comforting effect.
Imagine a sad child, I'm sure we can all visualize a sad child with a cuddle be it a teddy bear, a pillow or any stuffed toy because it does soothes and calms them.
So when under stressing situation, let's get ourselves a cuddle, haha and happy de-stressing.😊
What comforts and calms you, noisemates?🤔
🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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POMELO
Have you tried this fruit before, noisemates? Have you tried opening one? Well, picture below is how I opened one today. It was fun and I enjoyed this fruit.
For those who haven't seen a pomelo before or those who are clueless of what I'm talking about, I have a bit of infos for you😉
Pomelo is the largest citrus fruit. It is said to be the ancestor of grapefruit. It is rich in Vitamin C, contains protein and fiber, too. It has thicker loose rind than a grapefruit like you can see on the picture and often coarse dry pulp, which means grapefruits are juicier. But I don't mind that, because you can pick the pulp without your hands getting wet with its juice. Not messy at all.
So I opened one, and while I was opening it, my brother said, "That smells sour". Then my sister won't even look at it when I offered her some. So I was like, hmm, "looks like I'm going to eat this whole thing by myself". 😁Don't worry, I didn't. I shared it with my nephews. But you know what, I think I may have eaten half of it🤭😅🙃
Have a good day/good evening, noisemates🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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Talking about this phrase, death wish.
Definition- is a conscious or unconscious desire to die or be killed. And this cat in the photo is obviously unconscious of any consequences for snoozing where she was in the photo.
" I mean, my dear cat, is this really the safest place you can rest your behind?😅 Maybe you will be safe from the rain...who knows. But behind a rear wheel of a car, I don't know."🤔
Well, cats are known to have good reflexes. So I guess they can get away from any danger. But still must avoid over-confidence 🙂.
Oh well, cats will be cats. No worries, she is safe.😊
Hope all is well and safe this Monday🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
Have a good day/ good evening, noisemates🤗
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When it comes to guilty pleasure, this is mine😏
Yes! Ice cream is my guilty pleasure these days and even before these days😅. It doesn't matter if it's not my favorite flavor, a dose of chocolate will suffice.
But double chocolate is the best.🥰
Few years ago, I treated myself with exactly this same ice cream brand (Cornetto) every weekend, my day off work. Pleasurable memory. I'm sure my friend whom I used to drag to 7eleven remembers me for this. 😊
Anyways, it's great for hot weather and it's just the right amount. I can't overeat if I just have one.🤗
Alright, I really had to do a quick click before it melted. 🙃😉
What is your guilty pleasure, noisemates?🤔🤔🤔
Treat yourselves, too. 🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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Hello friends...have you heard of this word, "EUSTRESS"? It is pronounced as "yoo-stres" like EU-rope. Yes, eustress is the opposite meaning of distress. "EU" is a Greek prefix which means good + stress = good stress🤗
Funny how most of the time when we hear or use the word stress, it always have a negative connotation. But in fact, stress can also be good not always bad.
Eustress is the positive, good, beneficial stress. That positive feeling of excitement, satisfaction and well-being. It boosts motivation to reach our goals thus making us feel happier, healthier and smarter.
One example is, when I was in my bedroom doing a task, I was also listening to this endless loud laughter outside. My siblings were playing a new game and all were so excited and happy and not only that, I think eustress will bond people as well because of its positive effect. So yeah, that was that...
By the way, I believe that the color of my photo of desert rose is lively and thus have a positive effect on us/our mood. It's where I see its relevance😊
I hope you guys are having some eustressing moments this weekend🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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I was having lunch yesterday by myself.
As a habit, I had my fruits first.
After having the fruit, I looked down at the little white plate that I used to catch the watermelon seeds.
I thought, what a messy monochrome I just made. Maybe I can make it look better, more pleasing to the eyes, haha.
So since there was no noise and there was no one around, I am free to decide to play around with the seeds.
And I am happy with the result.😊
I hope you like it, too.🤗
What is this? The result of boredom...like what I have read somewhere about boredom?
"When BOREDOM strikes,
CREATIVITY takes over"😅
Actually, if we allow our minds to wander, it does take effort, yes, it can help us to solve problems.
It can make us more creative.
Obviously, there is a POSITIVE SIDE of boredom.
It can be good for us...
So let's not take boredom as being boring.
Let's not put negative connotation to the word.
Connotation is an emotion connected to a word.
So let's put positive connotation to this word, "boredom".
Because we can still be productive if we want to.
Happy to hear from you again noisemates. Happy posting, reading, scrolling, swiping, commenting and tipping😊. Have a nice midweek🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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Looking for inspirations??? Look up the sky...😊
In life, inspiration can come from many different sources. One source is the sky...
Today I was in and out the house.
In the morning I looked up the sky, admired the pattern of the clouds, and took a photo.
My walking time, I looked up, admired the soothing soft orangey color clouds, and took a photo.
Before the sun disappeared my sister pointed to me the lavender sky, I took a photo.
At the end of the day, I looked at my photos and I thought, "What a beautiful, awe-inspiring sky we have".
An ultimate art gallery and like an infinite movie as so some people quoted. We never get enough of it.
We always stand outside looking up the sky in awe.
And it is always photogenic😊🥰
Let's face it, noise.cash friends... who among us never photograph the sky? The beauty beyond compare😍
Have a good afternoon/good evening all🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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HOW HAVING NEPHEWS BE LIKE... 🤗
Of course it's not like having nieces...
No Barbie dolls, no little princesses dress
no little castles, no pink colors, etc.
But with boys...it will be balls any size, hoops, wheels...and gaming stuffs just to name a few.
So boys or girls I noticed, are just the same with
the amount of stuffs they can have, just so they
get entertained😄
I don't know what's with boys and wheels/cars though...
My brother obviously like wheels, and so his boys!
Only 13 y/o and 11y/o but he tried to teach them how to drive. But of course, that's just a start. Learning how to drive doesn't happen overnight.
My brother's reason is... only for emergency purposes. He said, it will be a useful skill in the future when they get older. I can't disagree to that...but honestly, I think it's quite early.🤫🤔🤫 Oh well...
Do you have a nephew or a niece? I'm sure you can relate...It's nice being an Aunt🥰
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FABULOUS JEWEL BUG/BEETLE
This little shining jewel bug that I saw on the leaf of the tea bush is sparkling like gold against the light.
I think it's got a social thing in her blood for she didn't mind me taking a photo shoot.
For what reason is she gonna hide?
With such beauty, better show what she have got.🥰
She really looks like a jewel, with a million dollar tag.
But I didn't dare to hold it...because it might release
this interesting chemical called stink😅
So I left it alone in peace, after taking countless
photographs of this fabulous jewel bug.
What a fabulousity sighting, it was🤩
I hope you are having a fabulous weekend noisemates! 🤗🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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I've been listening to a podcast this morning and a gentleman and a lady were talking about kindness and its effect on us.
IS KINDNESS GOOD FOR YOU?🌹🌹🌹
The gentleman asked the lady, "What act of kindness have you done lately?
The lady answered, "Well, I gave my parents flowers over the weekend."💐💐💐
The gentleman asked again, "How did that make you feel?
The lady answered, "I felt good because I know it made my parents happy".😊
Being kind to others makes us feel just as good as when someone is good to us.😊
It is likened to a pleasurable activity like eating something delicious.😋🍩🍰
They have mentioned...
Top 3 Random Acts of Kindness
*Giving someone a smile.😊
*Giving someone a hug.🤗
*Giving someone your time to just listen.👂
My friends, we can extend KINDNESS to others with just our simple smile. 😊😊😊
Smile is contagious...😁🙃😉
When they smile back, it will make us feel good.
It's that easy, maybe a simple greetings like "hi" and "hello".
We are actually doing ourselves a favor. It will make us feel good.💖💖💖
So what act of kindness have we done lately?
I gave and give tips to fellow noisers🤗 and...
I treated my loved ones with ice cream and that made everyone smiling from ear to ear😉😊😅
And that made me feel good🥰🥰🥰
I forgot to take a photo of it though, it's why I'm sharing with you my freshly captured flowers😅😂😂
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How are you doing today, noisemates? I hope all is well and doing good🤗🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
Have you heard somebody say,
"I don't have the time?"
Or have we at one point personally said these words?
The truth is, we have the time if we make time.😉😊
Don't you agree with this?🤔
If we make time for something or somebody, we show the importance of that thing or that somebody in our life.
Don't you think so, too?🤔
We show which is our priority to give our time to.
We only have twenty four hours per day, so we wisely spend these precious hours to things or with people who are precious to us as well.
Sharing with you these photographs that I made time to stop and admire the contrast of lovely colors of the fallen pretty little flowers onto its rich green leaves. And these are the results of making time, lovely photographs🤗😄😆.I hope you like them, too.😁
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This teeny weeny butterfly was hanging on to its dear life. It was windy afternoon and judging by its look she's not 100 percent well. She clung to the grass for a while and I was hopeful that after the breeze it managed to fly, found food and got better...
This butterfly is super tiny like less than a centimeter. At first I thought it's a moth, but it's not. Its English name is Pale Grass Blue Butterfly.
This is my first butterfly macro, probably the wind helped me a lot because this beauty needed to cling to the grass so it won't be blown hard here and there.
So it was very still while I was taking the photo but the grass was not because of the wind. I could have done better but this will do for now 😊 I've no power to shush the wind😅
I hope you are having a good midweek, noisemates. If you are longing for the weekend, hang in there. Just two more days and then, VOILA🤗 the weekend.😁 but not yet for now😄😃😃🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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PAN-GRILLED HARISSA BEEF SERVED WITH PAN-GRILLED MIXED VEGETABLES AND ROASTED POTATOES
I mixed harissa paste with a bit of rose water and rubbed it on the rib-eye steaks. Before frying it on a griddle pan, I sprinkled freshly ground sea salt and freshly ground peppercorn generously.
I rubbed the sliced vegetables with olive oil and sprinkled them with sea salt and ground pepper. Fried them on a griddle pan until charred and cooked. Dressed them with a mixture of balsamic vinegar, half clove of minced garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
And for the potatoes, I sliced them because they are big in size. Boiled for a bit. Strain in a colander. Put them in a roasting tray, I squeezed a bit of fresh lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper and roasted them in the oven. Result was crispy on the outside, soft in the inside.
Simply delicious dinner. I enjoyed it loads. Yum😋
It's easy, right? Try it and enjoy😊
Have a good day/ good evening noisemates 🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
UNBOXING
Doing things via video conferencing is very convenient. I can wear un-ironed clothes, haha😂 and no one will notice😜😆😅. But when I need to go out, I am compelled to smoothen and uncrease my clothes. That is for self respect, respect for people and respect for the occassion. Since I haven't used the iron for a while, and I have been keeping this box of steamer for a while I thought, I can give it a go thinking that I won't need to put up the ironing board 🙃😁So I got excited unboxing my new toy😊. And these are all the items in the box and I went like this😱. How on earth am I going to use this? I guess, I have to read the directions first as is my habit and I didn't have the time so I ended up uncreasing my top and skirt using the iron and ironing board. Hopefully, I can give this a go at some point. For now, it has to go back in the box🤭
I hope all is well with you, noisemates. Do you mind wearing creased clothes? I know that some are fussy and some are not...just be happy regardless of how we want to wear our clothes.🤗😉😊
Happy Monday!!! 🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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BANANA PUDDING
I love baking with bananas. I baked cookies with bananas, banana bread/cake and 2months ago I made this banana pudding...
Ingredients are: All-purpose flour, fresh milk, egg yolks, sugar, vanilla extract, bananas, oreo cookies plus vanilla wafers. I combined the first five ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat and stirred until it turned smooth and silky. Put it aside. Sliced the bananas. Spread the cookies at the bottom of a glass tray and layered it with sliced bananas. Poured and spread half of the custard and repeated the layering. Chilled around four hours or overnight. Before serving, I topped it with crumbled cookies. It's that easy. The difficult part was waiting. The best part was when everything is gone, at least for me who made it...when all is gone, it's like receiving a nice compliment😉☺😊
Have a good day/good evening friends🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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I have been watching this mama cat and her daughter one morning and I am going to make a dialogue based on their body language...
ONE BEAUTIFUL, BREEZY MORNING STROLL For Mama Cat and Daughter...
Daughter: Hey Mom, can we go for a stroll?
(Rubbed her body to Mama Cat)
Daughter: Let's go Mom!
Daughter: Mom, I'm waiting. Are you coming or not?
Mama Cat: Alright, I'm coming.
( Mama Cat rubbed her body to Daughter)
Mama Cat: Let's go then...
And they have gone for a stroll. And right after the stroll, they decided to have a break in a pot. 🥰🥰🥰
Happy weekend everyone🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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No work today so my friend and I had a free time.
Sometimes having free time is under our control.
If so, then enjoy it and make the most out of it.
The time we wasted happily is not a time wasted🤗
It is a time well spent.😊
It's the weekend, so I'm wishing you all, time of happiness. Have fun, enjoy your free time with family or friends or with pets or with yourself 🤗😉🙃. Cherish this precious time🌷🍀🌷☘🌷
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I woke up today feeling like I didn't sleep the whole night. But I had to move on so I can start ticking the numerous things on my imaginary to-do list. And I'm happy that all have been ticked or marked done now😏. I stuffed myself with vitamins and supplements and a warm shower did the trick...🤗
SELF-CARE
noun
*the practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, in particular during period of stress.😉
Let's take care of ourselves ❤❤❤
Sharing with you my photo of a sunset but where I was standing it was the moon that's visible😅🙃😉. Hello moon👋👋👋🥰
Wishing you all well today & tomorrow 🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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Time management...
It's always nice to be able to manage our own time.
Set priorities, be realistic, don't get other people to set it for us, because we know more what we can and cannot do. But it's okay to listen, weigh it down, who knows, they may have a good suggestion, it may be a good boost as well. What's important is, we don't stress ourselves too much that is beyond bearable...
We are in control...we know what we can manage...
Manage our time wisely that at the end of the day, we are happy and satisfied.
I was trying macro photography of tiny weed flowers in our backyard again the other day. Purple Fringed Spiderflower and Yellow Common Purslane.
Have a good day/good evening everyone🤗🌷🍀🌷
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I've been inspired to post this when I read one noisemates post today about wood burning for warmth in a fireplace or camping. I can relate to his feelings while watching wood burning when my siblings, nephews and I, watched this huge driftwood (which my father used to plant his orchids and eventually taken over by my sister when he passed away) engulfed in flames. It took a while. We watched it like it was an interesting film/movie.
We burnt it not for warmth though, but because we believe that it's being attacked by termites and while it was burning I had that feeling of letting go with little feeling of loss because termites are dreadful.
It was a beautiful driftwood if not for the termites it will be nice to keep. The cats like it, too. But unfortunately, it has to go. Bye, bye giant driftwood... All that is left now are coals still hanging around the backyard. Oh well...
Have a good day/good evening...
... fellow noisemates🌷☘🌷🍀🌷
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Uh, oh! My ultimate eyes sun protection is looking very tired and sad😔. It's gone to two pieces plus one (the screw). It's an essential piece particularly when I go out. This is my favorite so it is it or not wear any. I'm wondering whether I will try to fix it myself, ask one of my brothers to fix it or I'll just take it to the shop...🤔
I wish I can be a handy man, able to fix anything broken... I can for other broken things, but this one, all I know is to wear them and obviously break them🤭 😬accidentally...
My friends, do you DIY when something needs fixing?🤔🤔🤔
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