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Feb 15, '08 3:02 AM
for everyone

Hello dear friends! I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day with the people you love. Even if you are far apart from your loved ones, or who have yet to find your loved ones, or somehow without a loved one on this day, don't be so sad and remember, there’s always, always someone out there who cares for you and love can always be honoured on any day…

It's a hot Friday afternoon now and I’m running late for my Picture Perfect! The theme RED for this week is very difficult for me. I’ve just realized I don’t have many RED in my pictures!! Hmm… wonder why is that so?Apart from pictures of red flowers (which are very few too), this is the only RED I can find.

This picture I’m sharing is not so great because it was a bit difficult to get a good shot. The place was a bit crowded with visitors and this is the only one I managed to take without anybody else seen, except the mannequins of course! Heehee!

I took the picture of this red dress in July, 2006 at Laman Batik Datin Seri Endon, Kuala Lumpur Lake Garden which is a tribute for Datin Seri Endon Mahmood, the late wife of our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who died of breast cancer on October 20, 2005. Despite her illness, Datin Seri Endon had begun a vigorous campaign, “Malaysia Batik - Crafted For The World” which inspired the industry to go beyond the ordinary into the high end of fashion. This red dress is one of her great batik creations.

You can also see on the right side of the mannequins, a poster of the late Datin Seri Endon holding the red orchid called Mokara Datin Seri Endon. Mokara Datin Seri Endon was specially bred by the Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI) and presented to her in May, 2005. Being a highly creative and artistic personality that she was, the orchid inspired her to transfer its distinctive colour and features into a stunning batik collection.

For more details see www.worldbatikcouncil.com/pmsmessage/tribute.htm

So, there goes another glimpse into my little world…
Hope you enjoy it!

Thanks a lot to FotoFriday for hosting & for the great theme!

Take care & Hope you enjoy a great post-Valentine’s Day!!

Ta Ta For Now!

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midnightingethsemane wrote on Feb 15

Beautiful dress! I love to wear long dresses. Personally, I believe they are cooler to wear.

rruzie wrote on Feb 15

Gee, Midnight!! Are you still celebrating Valentine? Heehee!!
Thanks a lot! Glad you like it!

fotofriday wrote on Feb 15

oh i just love this...great shot

midnightingethsemane wrote on Feb 15

rruzie said

Gee, Midnight!! Are you still celebrating Valentine? Heehee!!
Thanks a lot! Glad you like it!

Valentine's is everyday!

rruzie wrote on Feb 15

midnightingethsemane said

Valentine's is everyday!

True! True! True! But go get some sleep, will ye! Heehee!! Sweet dreams, Midnight...

rruzie wrote on Feb 15

fotofriday said

oh i just love this...great shot

Glad you like it, Heather! Thanks a lot!!

lintang71 wrote on Feb 15

lovely dress... great shot..
http://lintang71.multiply.com/journal/item/123/Picture_Perfect_RED

gkluit wrote on Feb 15

I think you did a good job on the photo and on the theme!

estimiguelariel wrote on Feb 15

Wonderful take on the theme, Ruzie ... LOVE it !!!

riihele wrote on Feb 15

Hei Ruzie

GORGEOUS dress and what an amazing Lady she was!
Keep so well and safe. Rii :)

Thanks so much for the fine comment on my entry @ this addy:
http://riihele.multiply.com/journal/item/627/PICTURE_PERFECT_RED

equinelady12000 wrote on Feb 15

wonderful photo and take on the theme

http://equinelady12000.multiply.com/journal/item/263/PPF_THEME_THIS_WEEK---RED

needledreams2 wrote on Feb 15

That is a lovely dress. I have always love the Asian fashion. And the story, such a creative person. The orchid is pretty also. Mom has tons of them at home in PR. Thanks for sharing another piece of your little world.

mindyjordan wrote on Feb 15

nicely done Ruzie.
thank you for your comment on mine
have a fab weekend

cool2523danda wrote on Feb 15

Thanks for all that info about this wonderful lady!
Nice take!

naarta wrote on Feb 15

What a spectacular dress Ruzie and thanks for stopping by mine.

zorra5 wrote on Feb 15

That is a stunning dress, and I'm so glad you were able to sneak a shot of it. You did well to get the dress, and the picture of the lady and her special orchid, too.

Thanks for sharing the story behind it!

Tenga un buen fin de semana! (Have a good weekend!)

mjrohn wrote on Feb 15

How beautiful Ruzie, I always love batik.
Thanks for sharing & for dropping by at my place.
Enjoy your weekend. ^_^

lindylooh wrote on Feb 15

The dress is gorgeous. Wonderful post.

http://lindylooh.multiply.com/journal/item/588/Picture_PerfectRed

windin wrote on Feb 15

That's a fabulous dress! I can see the inspiration from the flower quite well!

thanks for stopping by my page!

ninakobie wrote on Feb 15

She seemed like a very nice lady. I love the red dress. Great shot.

lilangelwolf wrote on Feb 15

Thanks for stopping by Ruzie... I always enjoy your visit. Hope the police didn't STOP you. Did you get a nice meal at the diner?? I'll be speeding off now to the next town, hoping I don't get a ticket... lilangelwolf
http://lilangelwolf.multiply.com/journal/item/165/Picture_Perfect-_Red

rruzie wrote on Feb 15

Thank you so much for all the compliments guys!! You're too kind!! Appreciate them very much! But now I have to say nighty-nite!! I'm going away for the weekend, so see you guys when I get back! Sweet dreams!!

rruzie wrote on Feb 15

lilangelwolf said

Did you get a nice meal at the diner??

How can I stop by?! I was speeding away from that police of yours!! LOL!!
Thanks, Lil!

afaceinthecrowd wrote on Feb 15

What a wonderful story and picture Ruzie!!!! I love the dress!!! Batik is a wonderful art!!!
You did a great job of capturing the dress and the woman who designed it!!!

karen21445 wrote on Feb 15

A wonderful picture and thank you for sharing the information about batik.

onlymissy wrote on Feb 15

That is a lovely dress and what a tribute for a great woman! You have a nice shot of it, Ruzie. Thanks for sharing and visiting mine!!! Have a grand weekend to you and your lovely family! *hugs*

catwhisperer wrote on Feb 15

This is wonderful! So very creative and with a beautiful tribute to someone who most of us were not aware of before. Simply lovely.

I'm playing too, stop on by!

busterp wrote on Feb 15

Interesting story behind the picture. Nice.
http://busterp.multiply.com/journal/item/29/Picture_Perfect_Red_little_and_lots.

mamabearcherei wrote on Feb 15

Very cool! We're finding that Red is a very important color to our new DIL and her family. It's considered VERY lucky in China! Cool, eh? But, for a wedding.. the bride wears red.. and the MIL wears black! lol. Hmmmmm.. Wonder what yellow means?? lol

amalie2 wrote on Feb 15

what a great, red dress!
it's always so nice to visit your site, so filled by joy and humour
:)

charmingrebel wrote on Feb 15

What an insiring story! She must have been a powerful woman. Great post!

lilwolfsis wrote on Feb 15

that is a very beautiful dress!

luluone wrote on Feb 15

great dress and shot
http://luluone.multiply.com/journal/item/161/PICTURE_PERFECT_-_Red

sue980 wrote on Feb 15

Thanks for the story about the flower and that beautiful dress.

dragonlette wrote on Feb 15

What a fantastic creation. I love the dress and it definitely reflects the passion of the woman who inspired it. Well selected.
Re your comment, a passionate room, inspires passionate people, is there any doubt that fur... I mean feathers would fly...? :) Have a wonderful weekend and keep smiling.

jazzmanic wrote on Feb 15

Loved the story and the picture. Well put together.

skmv wrote on Feb 15

Ohhh, pretty!

kimmychan1967 wrote on Feb 15

love it! epsecially with a picture of her and the red flowers in the background.

oarafn1 wrote on Feb 15

I think you still found a terrific photo,Ruzie ... in honor of this woman. She must've been well loved. Thank you for sharing and peaking my interest to look her up.

If you have a moment, my entry is once again ready at: (http://oarafn1.multiply.com/journal/item/24) Have a wonderful weekend ahead and see you next time.

kia909 wrote on Feb 15

That's an interesting story... and I imagine it wasn't easy at all to take that picture! http://kia909.multiply.com/journal/item/100

empressselena wrote on Feb 15

Very nice! Also very good color so it is perfect for the RED theme!

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debbep1 wrote on Feb 15

Oh Wow...how beautiful!!!

uralians wrote on Feb 15

Hi Ruzi...I can also see your PPF....
Sometime even Flicker gets out of whack and doesn't work properly so there could be something wrong with Yahoo and Flickr is connected to Yahoo in a big way...but as I said, I didn't have any problems with Flickr or Yahoo.

tintalasia wrote on Feb 16

I love that shade of red. It is the same as one of my all time favourite dresses that I 'grew out of' years ago *sigh* She must have been a wonderful person...so much creativity and life.

carolenablue wrote on Feb 16

What a beautiful red dress! Sounds like she had a vibrant personality.

mepati wrote on Feb 17

Really stunning outfit!:)

magrose wrote on Feb 17

Beautiful. . .and thanks for stopping by.

jgaryhillstudio wrote on Feb 17

hey there ...im so sorry for running late in getting here to see your this week..this has been one of THOSE weeks...anyway..the dress looks very exquisite . The pattern is very eastern/oriental in feel and you captured the feeling quiet well.def red and a great post jgh

http://jgaryhillstudio.multiply.com/journal/item/61/Picture_Perfect_Color_Red

rruzie wrote on Feb 18

tintalasia said

I love that shade of red. It is the same as one of my all time favourite dresses that I 'grew out of' years ago *sigh*

Thank, Tint! Sigh... now you made me think about all my favourite dresses that I GREW OUT OF!! Boo hoo hoo!!