Sunday, July 5, 2009

我的西藏天路旅

It's been quite a while since I updated here...

Lots and lots of things happened during this period... some good, some bad... some unexpected too...

Anyway, I am just back from a great break from a great place, a place which I think one should be at least once in a lifetime - Tibet (西藏). Great place for scenery, good weather during summer (cool @ 17~25 deg C)... breath-taking...

Spent about 12 days there, not on back-packing though, but on a package tour. Good to get a glimpse of what Tibet is all about, and the next time I will definitely be on a back-packing route there. Got to know a lot of interesting facts about Tibetan way of life, culture, beliefs, etc.

Also, fate has brought an additional 13 more people into my social circle - got to know 13 more friends of the tour group I'm in. Though most of them are uncles and aunties (all but 3, 2 of who is slightly older than me, but still considered a youngster and 1 young girl), but they brought with them lots of fun and laughter for the trip.

What's thrilling for me is how big the place is, one can see the land and sky meet at the horizon, as far as the eyes can see... magnificent!

Took a lot of photos, and had a hard time choosing which to show. But still managed to do that:
布达拉宫

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Still more beautiful sceneries in Flickr site.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Having some fun with shooting...

I am at it again, having fun looking at things in a different perspective...

长江7号?啊七化成苹果?不会吧?!
Core

小菊花
Flowr_Side

Well chilled wine for the evening
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Light of Life
Light&Hope

Friday, April 10, 2009

Birds and creatures from Sungei Boluh...

Have not been to a mangrove before, what's more, just got my hands on a set of very expensive, very heavy lens. So I thought I could go and take some shots with it.

The moment i got there, I was greeted with a sense of serene and tranquility, after which you start to be greeted by the "ushers" - the mosquitoes. Yes, starving, blood-thirsty buggers, who could sacrifice their own lives just for a taste of human blood. Imagine how desperate they are, since they don't get much fresh human blood around everyday to feed their population...

Oh well, I was prepared, as I whipped out my army-standard-issued insect repellant, and Viola! works like magic. The "ushers" "knew" to leave me alone for my walk... heh heh.

So here's what I got:

Bamboos
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Herons resting (they are usually found near dusk, around 4 or 5pm, resting)
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A pair of Kingfishers by the trees. Very beautiful colors.
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Heron and a pair of Storks by the river bed, feeding.
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Mud-skipper
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