Brekkie for trekkies

And I'm not referring to Star Trek fans!!!!

Typical brekkie fare while trekking in Nepal is oat porridge (sometimes with apple and orange chunks), Tibetan bread and pancakes. I don't normally like oat porridge (most Malaysians generally know it as Quaker Oats) but there, I really enjoyed my oat porridge with apple chunks! Me thinks it probably has something to do with the chilly weather and the need to have something substantial in your tummy for all that walking! (Noooo! Really?) :P

Keep flappin'

This funny/weird but blurry photo of [from left] Azeem, Erik and Mark was taken last year at Bon Ton Langkawi. I thought it would be funny to snap a photo of the boys flapping their wings, er I mean, arms.
* Azeem and Mark are university mates of mine in the UK between 1993 and 1995.

Dusty PP

Snapped this as I was about to land in Phnom Penh in May. PP is, as I remember it, dusty and dirty. Not much improvements in the infrastructure of the capital or anything, although there are less street children these days, thanks to the good work of NGOs like Mith Samlanh.

Jom Naik Beca!

Faisal and I in a beca (trishaw) in Kota Bharu for a BERSIH workshop in April 2007.

Heaving

The crowd was huge then, and I bet it will be ever bigger this year considering it is the 10th anniversary gig. The tent in the back is for VIPs.

While I was strolling...

I was walking around the grounds of the cultural park (where the Festival is held) and chanced upon this pretty little picture.

Krazy Kids

It's party time!!!

Rhythm's gonna get you...

Black Umfolosi, who are back this year, are a superb acapella band - very energetic, fluid and hugely talented. Listen to a clip here.

Are you going?

The Rainforest World Music Festival is this weekend, and here are some photos to whet your appetite (if you're going) and to show you what you're missing (if you're not!)... ha ha. These are from 2004 and he's a Kelabit tribesman. There's also Kelabit.net if you want to find out more.

Ultra Cool

Yes, that's me and obviously I didn't take this photo, ha ha. I was in an ultralight flight with a pilot from Avia Club Nepal, who runs the tours. We flew over Pokhara, Phewa Lake, near Sarangkot Hill, over the World Peace Stupa and the south side of the city.

Here's a really cool ink to the Peace Stupa, where you can get a 360-degree view, which means you get a virtual tour of what it's like to BE there. Check it out, you'll know what I mean!

Ab Fab

Me taking in the awesome Mount K with a hot Milo on a big balcony at the Kinabalu Rose Cabin outside Kinabalu Park in 2004. Apart from the great view from a nice big balcony, the restaurant also made a very good Singaporean Fried Meehoon by the way!

I took this photo of myself using the timer on my camera which was perched on a chair. I think I took about 30 shots in this little experiment, in order to get a decent snapshot 'cos either the angle was wrong, or the mountain was covered in clouds... but finally I got one with most of the peaks clearly showing! Yippee!

Climbing Mount K is an absolutely magical experience. For those of you who haven't and are interested, check out these guides on Wikitravel, Sutera Sanctuary Lodges' website and this website belonging to a Mount K enthusiast I stumbled across when Googling for info on the mountain.