Posts made in January, 2008

>Wordless Wednesday #26 – Rural skyscrapers

Posted by The Insider on Jan 29, 2008 in China, rural, sights, travel, Wordless Wednesday | 0 comments

>Seen somewhere in China.

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>Photo-Hunt #14 Old-fashioned – The 70s

Posted by The Insider on Jan 26, 2008 in faces, family, people, Photo Hunt, yesterday | 0 comments

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Ok, I have to admit that challenged me. I know it’s quite easy for some but I had trouble deciding which to post. My husband helped me with this one; he offered some photos that his dad sent to us awhile ago. Thanks to Dad R, this is our choice for this week’s theme:

This photo reminds me of the Brady Bunch show… the 70s fashion and all. That’s my husband there when he was 8 years old. Also in the pic is his mum and dad and sister, and was taken in one of their family outings in the east coast of England.

Happy weekend, everyone.

>Wordless Wednesday #25 – Nepali beauty

Posted by The Insider on Jan 22, 2008 in faces, Nepal, people, Wordless Wednesday | 0 comments

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My entry for this week is about beauty. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I find this woman to be beautiful despite the lines on her face. In Nepal, especially amongst the many hilltribes, women has the most work at home and in the field. This old woman, whose face is hardened by hard work and, perhaps, hard life because of the raging conflicts, still remains hopeful for her country’s future. Nowadays, more and more women organizations have been mobilizing and building the capacity of women in the grassroots so that they could contribute towards peace building and reconciliation in Nepal.

I’m posting my entry, for the Tuesday-Wednesday edition of Wordless Wednesday, this early because I’ll be out-of-town again for our project meeting. Please check out other entries at the Wordless Wednesday HQ.

>Photo Hunt #13 – Important

Posted by The Insider on Jan 19, 2008 in China, funny, Photo Hunt, sights | 0 comments

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I saw this sign somewhere in China. Don’tchathink it’s important, too?
Have a great weekend everyone!

>Litratong Pinoy #6: Luntian

Posted by The Insider on Jan 17, 2008 in Cambodia, Cambodia life, Kep, Litratong Pinoy, rural, sights, travel | 0 comments

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Muli po akong bumabalik sa Litratong Pinoy mula sa ilang buwang pagkawala.

Ang litrato sa itaas ay kuha sa bayan ng Kep sa Cambodia noong taong 2006 habang kami ng aking asawa ay papaakyat, patungo sa aming inuupahang. Tumira kami sa bayang ito ng halos limang buwan dahil sa aking trabaho. Kuha ito pasado alas singko ng hapon, ilang minuto bago pa lumubog ang haring araw. Nasa likuran namin ang araw, at, kung inyong mapapansin ang aming anino, ito’y pahaba na para bang kami’y mga matatangkad at payat. Sa tingin ko, dahil dito, nagsilbing panturo (pointer) ng direksyon ang anino namin patungo sa luntiang burol.

The photo above was taken in Kep town, Cambodia in September 2006, while my husband and I were walking up to our hillside guesthouse. We lived there for almost 5months because of my work. It was past 5pm and the sun was minutes away from setting. While we were walking, I noticed our shadows. The sun was behind us that our shadows were elongated, making us look taller and skinnier. Our shadows, it seems, is pointing us to the direction of the lush hills.