Peeking through the paddy fields

I had an extremely interesting weekend. Thinking that Sunday was a public holiday, I didn't report to work and went hiking through a village walk. Of course it was only towards the end of the work day then did I realise I was supposed to be at work, but nevermind, I had a good time taking in the sights of the countryside.



We hiked for don't know how many kilometres across some few hills (although to us Singaporeans they look more like mountains) and through some villages, crossed some paddy fields. It was wonderful.




You can see the valley in the background, flanked by two mountains.


The paddy field...


The kid on top of the roof...




This little dog was demanding to have his photo taken. Cute little thing.


"What're you staring at, punk?"




Man keeping warm by snoozing in the sun.


This little calf, too, was keeping warm by snoozing in the sun.




And that's me with glorious mother nature.

Cheers!

Anyone fancy a drink?




In case you were lazy to click on the link to eBay (or if the link has expired), the cost of the cup at the time of writing is USD$609.

It also has the following prouct highlights:

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- Manual-focus override, which is totally useless as the Autofocus doesn't work.

- Did have UD elements for preventing aberrations.

- Ultrasonic motor (not working) for stirred not shaken beverages.

- Comes with official Canon protective carrying case and original packaging.

- Signed by Kai & Lok (from DigitalRev TV), although please state if you wish to have your lens cup scribble-free.

Nepali Ho!

Last Friday was the launch of the Nepal Tourism Year 2011, and I got a press pass to attend the event at the national stadium in Kathmandu. After the fall of their monarchy, Nepal experienced ten years of civil war. This event was a bid by their government to bring in higher revenues through the tourist dollar.

Of course, I was much more interested in what was OUTSIDE the stadium than what was inside...




I like this shot a lot. How people are just so used to the presence of the armed police force that they just go about their daily lives... If I see the armed police in Singapore, I'd probably be hiding at home.

During the parade, a song Nepali Ho rang through the air in the stadium. It's like the Nepalease version of "Home". The crowd starts to wave their flags and shout "Nepali Ho" with such pride and fervor. Despite ten years of civil war, the Nepali pride still stands strong.


A boy waving the Nepal flag in tandem with "Nepali Ho".

EOS Academy Challenge

Hi guys.. not sure if you already know.. I bet you do.. but let me put it up here so the rest of Alumni knows too.. (so we can support you kids and place high hopes on you:P)

http://www.canon.com.sg/eosacademy/schoolchallenge/

Do check it out.. The school challenge seems very very enticing.. I don't think Alumni is counted as part of the school though:P

Namaste, from Nepal

Hi guys, I've been in Nepal for 3 out of 150 days now. I am beginning to appreciate our transport system, even though we keep complaining about it. I should probably upload a video some day about public transport here.

I digress.

Anyway, these were some pictures I took from the aeroplane while waiting for landing at the Kathmandu Tribhuvan Airport. As there was a lack of parking space at the airport, my plane circled the Nepal skies for about 40 minutes. We saw the 800s, we saw their ridges. It was gorgeous.






See the 8000s in the background. If you spot a small white spec in the middle of the photo, it is actually another commercial flight waiting for landing too.






Read the original post at Eunice Chan's Photo Blog- Namaste, from Nepal