New Years is upon us again. For Japanese around the world, the Japanese New Year of the Dragon starts tomorrow. Happy 2012 Year of the Dragon to everyone around the world. … [Read more...] about Welcome 2012 Year of the Dragon
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What irritated me this week in Saigon
A couple of things really irritated me this week. It has been awhile since I posted any irritations on my blog. Here are three for you: Irritation #1 Blocked Motorbikes The owner of this motorbike below is one of the laziest foreigners I have ever met and I met a lot of them. This person had room to park his motorbike either up ahead or to the left of the Air Blade. Instead … [Read more...] about What irritated me this week in Saigon
[Memories] New Year’s Celebration back in December, 2004
Found some of my old photos from 2004. I took these two pictures with my very old Samsung phone. This was the extent of Christmas and New Years (2005) in Saigon. A far difference from today. It was still busy at night but there are definitely more lights now. … [Read more...] about [Memories] New Year’s Celebration back in December, 2004
Karatau Lyceum in Spring
This is one of the very few pictures of clouds over Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan gets about 300 plus days of sun each year. Here is a picture of the Karatau Lyceum before a thunderstorm in Spring, 1998. … [Read more...] about Karatau Lyceum in Spring
Karatau Lyceum in Winter
This was my first winter in Karatau, Kazakhstan. It was quite cold, we got a lot of snow. Still, it was so beautiful. I miss the Kazakh winters. … [Read more...] about Karatau Lyceum in Winter