The year in review

The Top 20 Photos of 2013 blog hop will be starting in 8 days. And photography is a great way to review the year. Often pictures bring back the most memories, remind us of the beautiful moments and stand as testaments against bad times. 

Whether 2013 has been good or bad, or indeed a mix of both, I'd love to have you join this little challenge which I'm hosting from Jan 1st - Jan 20th.

Barisan Nasional flags smothering the roads during Malaysia's General Election earlier in 2013

The above photo didn't make the cut for my personal Top 20. I decided to keep politics out of it, and I shall say no more on that topic. I like the photo, and the edit to leave the blue flags as the only colour.

Rummaging through my best photos of the year and settling on a Top 20 has been a tough task but one which has brought back a lot of super memories.

You are welcome to sign up for the challenge and share YOUR favourite photos of 2013 too. This link will take you to the necessary page:

Top 20 Photos of 2013 blog hop

Blog-hop Saturday

Hi everyone, today is blog-hop Saturday. I have 5 blogs which I am independently running, so today I'm inviting you over to explore my work outside of *Our home called Kuantan*

At Dan Brown Portal I am introducing a fascinating book entitled "Secrets of Angels & Demons". Any Dan Brown fan will love this blog!

At Horne Learning Services I am discussing how our first English lesson went via skype to Russia!

At my Kuantan nature blog you may browse some summer pictures of flowers in great colour to brighten up your day!

And here you can have a look at some of my favourite photos from down the years in Kuantan.

I hope you find something interesting from these picks. Which blog did you visit?

Have a great weekend!

Blog Hopping

During a spare hour this afternoon while my oldest daughter was colouring, my youngest daughter was sleeping, and my wife chatting with her sisters on Whatsapp, I had a hop around the blog world, to check in on what my friends are up to today. I enjoyed seeing the variety of different friends I have and posts they displayed. Here's a run-down of what people are up to today:

FOOD

First up is Mary's food. Mary has a plethora of tasty recipes just waiting to be discovered!

PHOTOGRAPHY

My friend Doug takes some wonderful photos with well-explained captions, like this one:

TRAVEL

Follow Travelling Hawk as she takes you on a journey of Japan

EXPAT LIFE

My fellow-countryman, John, and I, really enjoy the Malaysian sun. Here he is in Johor Bharu:

PHOTOGRAPHY

Lotta from Sweden takes lovely photographs of the Swedish countryside

WRITING

Rosalind and I are both from Leicester, England. She's a really good writer. Today she wrote a reminiscing piece about a teddy bear and her grown-up daughter

HEALTH & LIVING

Andrea is busy tending her garden:

ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY

Leovi is sharing more of his mouthwatering images

Hope you enjoyed that little blog hop around America, Europe and Asia. If you have a few minutes, go and pay a visit to any of these people who catch your interest. I'm sure they'd appreciate your visit!

Have a great day!