Perspectives on Ipoh

Observations from the BF Ipoh trip, 1-2 June 2012.

With Phon, Wai Loon, Mel, Kian Ti, Valerie, Len, Suzanne and Fiona.

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Old air-conditioning units.

An old concept (Polaroid) given a new lease on life (Fuji Instax).

Love.

But, honestly, who would do this in a sheep pasture?

Wondering if one day kids will grow up thinking that

lions are fierce

cheetahs are fast

monkeys are mischievous

and birds are...

angry.

If you know the colours of this van, that's how old you are! ;-)

Kind of where it all started.

In Eliot's words:

"Old stone to new building, old timber to new fires..." (East Coker)

Some things never change, like how Indians will always be the newspaper men.

There I was, searching for a shop selling papers, and my first instinct was to look for an Indian newsstand. It's sometimes nice when life is predictable that way.

When life was simpler and road names made sense.

Spiral staircase, Concubine Lane.

Bicycle and clothesline, Concubine Lane.

Happy New Year 2012!

New Year countdown at Mel's.

The last (film) picture of 2011. ;-)

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On an unrelated note, I find this new Blogger interface so alien. Everything's so angular, so sterile...

1-2-3~!

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To the non-facebooker

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Here is the link to my photo album on facebook...


Fiona =)

Kenyir: Waterscapes

Where else would the non-Facebooker post his photos, but here? ;-)

Twelve pictures from my handphone camera; the first of hopefully more posts to come. This one is themed "waterscapes", and a common theme running through the pictures in this post is that they feature water (the lake water of Kenyir, except the last photo) in different moods and at different times of day.

Sometimes there is interaction between people and water, and sometimes it is just the water and the rest of the landscape. It is my aim to convey, in these pictures, a sense of the dynamic character of Lake Kenyir's waters.

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Li Ling and Laushu, looking out. First evening.

Mel, Laushu and the crystal sea. Saok, first morning on the lake.

Chickens don't swim. Lasir, second afternoon.

Twilight, Lasir.

Shimmering sea. Second morning on lake, en route out of Lasir.

Val and PhakHoe. Third afternoon, approaching Taman Negara.

Phon and tripod. Afternoon radiance near Taat Cave.

Walking on water, evening at Taat.

Late evening, Taat.

Captain Alward and mist, third and final morning on lake.

The Lost Symbol, en route back to Pengkalan Gawi.

Singapore hasn't seen the sea. Batu Buruk, final evening.