Ultralights rock!

This was one of the many little video clips I recorded while being a passenger in a motorised ultralight over Pokhara (Nepal) and surroundings. One of the most fantastic experiences of my life ever!!!

Here's a photo of me in the teeny weeny aircraft as we flew over Pokhara town.

Malaysiakini's Newsmaker of the Year

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Ho Ho Ho

I thought this was hilarious... check it out!

Mythical Beasts

Can't for the life of me remember what this building in Phnom Penh is. All I know is that it's right next door to the Palace. Do email me if you know... :)

Mythical serpents, or nagas, represent a common decorative motif in Khmer architecture. They are frequently depicted as having multiple heads, always uneven in number, arranged in a fan. Each head has a flared hood, in the manner of a cobra. Nagas were important as symbols of water and as figures in the myths of origin for the Khmer people, who were said to be descended from the union of an Indian Brahman and a serpent princess from Cambodia.

(Source: Wikipedia)

The night is young...

Sisowath Quay... later the same night, with the moto drivers hangin' out outside the FCC waiting for passengers.

Down by the Riverside

Sisowath Quay at dusk... things are about to get lively. Soon, the young people of Phnom Penh will be cruising up and down, down and up the riverfront on their motos. There's not a lot to do in PP so they go for the simple pleasures! This is lepak ala Phnom Penh!

Across the road is the Foreign Correspondents Club of Cambodia. It does a really decent breakfast (eggs, sausage, toast, coffee, the lot) and I really like the fish porridge too!

P/S. This is an old photo, taken in 2005.

M for Malaysia

My niece Katrina aka "Giant"

Nice at dusk

We were put up at a hotel on the Nice seafront which was owned by the Catholic Church, apparently it used to be a monastery. Basic but clean and comfortable. Just before going to dinner with the in-laws and their friends (and having the most champagne we've ever had in a single night), I rested my little point-and-shoot on the windown sill and took this gorgeous view. It's not a very sharp picture though, shame.

However I hope to be taking sharper photos from now on... :) Just got an early Christmas pressie from hubby! A Canon Powershot A650 IS -- a most amazing piece of equipment!

French Charm

October 2007: Erik took this of me outside the farmhouse that his parents rented in Pernes les Fontaine, a teeny village outside Avignon, Provence. Isn't the house just darling?

Malaysia is becoming a police state

Lovely Day for a Walk

Grand Day Out... ish!

We were in London in September and I'd told the gang we were all going for a nice walk in the Kew area along the Thames. I'd thought it would be no longer than 8-10km. We started at Kew Gardens station with nice pub lunch (see Bangers & Mash photo!) and had a most pleasant afternoon, strolling-chatting, catching up. Couple of pub stops later and it was getting dark-ish, and boy oh boy, it was turning out to be a r-e-a-l-l-y long walk. Everyone was good-natured about it, except Mark was limping by now. Turns out he's hurt his ankle at the gym earlier in the week but had not wanted to spoil our day. Awwww... poor Marky Mark. We finally made it back to where we'd started, 16km later... according to Sian's calculation. I know, I know... my bad!

* Erik took this photo though, not me.

Mmmm... Bangers and Mash...

... and a Pint of Cider. Heaven!!!