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>Wordless Wednesday #52: Phuket’s Buddha

Posted by The Insider on Sep 4, 2008 in Around the World, Phuket, sights, Thailand, Wordless Wednesday | 0 comments

Sitting on top of a hill overlooking the whole island of Phuket, this image is considered the biggest in the province.

>Litratong Pinoy #009 : Mithi (Wish)

Posted by The Insider on Aug 22, 2008 in Around the World, Himalayan range, Litratong Pinoy, Mt. Everest, Nepal, sights, travel, work | 0 comments

Sa uulitin, nais ko pong ihabol ang aking litrato para sa linggong ito. Ang tema ngayong linggo ay mithi, o wish, sa wikang Filipino. Kaya naman ito po ang aking naisipang isali:

Bata pa ako ay talagang pinangarap ko nang makita ng malapitan ang Mt. Everest na siyang tinaguriang pinakamataas na bundok sa buong mundo. Kung hindi naman ito posible ay kahit na lamang sa paanan nito. Natupad naman ang minimithi kong ito nuong nakaraang Disyembre nang ako ay pumunta ng Nepal para sa isang conference. Hindi man ako nakasama sa mga duon sa chartered flight papuntang tuktok mismo, nakita ko naman ito mula sa bintana ng eroplanong sinakyan ko pauwi. Tulad ng Mayon Volcano, hindi basta-basta nagpapakita ang Mt. Everest, kaya dyan sa litrato ang tuktok nito ay nakabalot sa ulap. Sayang, ano po?

Pero teka, yan nga ba ang Mt. Everest? Kayo na po ang humusga dahil ako man ay nalilito kung alin dyan ang bundok na pakay ko *lol*

Sana sa susunod, makapunta naman ako sa Bhutan, Tibet at Mongolia. Iyan ang mga pinapangarap kong puntahang mga bansa dito sa Asya.

>Wordless Wednesday #50

Posted by The Insider on Aug 19, 2008 in Around the World, culture, faces, Phuket, Thailand, travel, Wordless Wednesday | 0 comments

This is my 50th WW entry – woohoo!!
Gold and bronze images of Buddha sold in one of the many souvenir stalls in Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand

Come join the Wordless fun here.

>Litratong Pinoy #7: Kanluran (West)

Posted by The Insider on Jul 24, 2008 in Around the World, Litratong Pinoy, milestones, Rob's Cycling Trip, sights, travel | 0 comments

Ang mga sumusunod na litrato ay kuha ng aking asawa habang tinatahak niya ang daan ng Camino de Santiago, mula sa kanyang bayan sa Inglatera patungong Pransiya, Espanya, at Portugal – mga bansang nasa kanlurang bahagi ng Europa. Sa pahintulot niya, ito ang aking ibabahagi ngayong linggo dito sa Litratong Pinoy:

The following pictures were taken by my husband when he did the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage on bicycle. He started from his hometown in England crossing the English Channel to France, Spain and Portugal – countries that comprise Western Europe. With his permission, I am sharing these pictures for this week’s Litratong Pinoy:

Lescun, Southern France

Cenfranc, just over the Pyreenes and into Spain

The Camino de Santiago de Compostelle, here alongside the N120 near Astorga, Northern Spain

Salvatierra de Minho, Spanish and Portuguese border

Fatima, Portugal

Gibraltar

Sa susunod na taon ay inaasahan naming gawin muli ito subalit imbes na bisikleta ay maglalakad kami.
Next year, we are hoping to do the Camino pilgrimage together, this time, on foot.
You can visit my husband’s blog chronicling his cycling tour of western Europe.

>Wordless Wednesday #46: Kung Fu Swimmer

Posted by The Insider on Jul 23, 2008 in Around the World, friends, people, Phuket, Wordless Wednesday | 0 comments

After swimming in Nai Harn beach for several hours, this little fellow (who happens to be my godson) didn’t run out of energy and insisted we also take a dip in their swimming pool. It lasted more than two hours. Mum and Dad could only smile, as this cute little rascal showed off his swimming skills to his Ninang (godmother) Z.

He calls it the Kung Fu jump, one of his many crazy jumps shown to me on that afternoon.