06-JAN-2007
The Portal
Taken at the Kuan Yin temple in Penang.
02-APR-2006
Spectrum
The tip of one of the Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur. The colours are reflections of the surrounding buildings on the steel structure.
09-JAN-2007
Evening walk
Taken on one of the smaller islands surrounding Langkawi.
04-JAN-2007
Little Miss Muffet ...
... would have already run off a long time ago at the sight of this little beast! Taken during a short walk in the forest in Cameron Highlands, spiders and spiders webs were scattered everywhere amidst the vegetation. Yes, some of these are quite dangerous, and in case of doubt ... don't!
06-JAN-2007
Hot wheels
Ok, so maybe not, seeing that the front tyre seems to be a bit short of air.
Taken in Penang, along one of the row of dilapidated shophouses.
And what do you know, there's also a Syrian version, this time of a working bicycle:
07-JAN-2007
Smoke gets in your eyes
This was taken at Kek Lok Si temple in Penang. One of the many incense burners lit by devotees.
09-JAN-2007
Datai Beach
At the northern tip of Langkawi island. The beaches in Langkawi are probably the best ones in the west coast of Peninsula Malaysia, tho for serious beach bums and scuba divers, it is best to enjoy the powdery white sand beaches along the east cost.
04-JAN-2007
Dancing Ladies
It was pouring with rain, so rather than take the SLR, I plodded on with my standby compact digital.
These are a species of orchids found in the Cameron Highlands, nicknamed the dancing ladies. Take a look and you will see why.
04-JAN-2007
Welcoming committee
A bunch of children who were hanging out deep in the jungles of the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. They are from the aboriginal people of Malaysia and wll probably be the last in hundreds of generations, as progress and civilisation creep into the heart of the jungle.
04-APR-2006
Chestnuts
Chestnut seller in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown
04-JAN-2007
Rainforest
How does one comprehend the age of the rainforests of Malaysia? Older than the ice age, older than the jungles in the Amazon. This one is about 250 million years old, taken from one of the peaks in Cameron Highlands
04-JAN-2007
Have a cup of tea
The legacy of a colonised nation - a tudor house in the middle of a tea plantation in the tropics. Because of its cool climate, Cameron Highlands, which is about 6000 feet above sea level, was traditionally one of the hill stations for the British colonists.
This was an era ago, Malaysia is now in its 50th year of independence, but certain landmarks are etched on the landscape. Even now, one cannot have claimed to have visited Cameron Highlands without first partaking in scones and tea at one of the old English style inns!