Satay Cooking in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur

 

Kuala Lumpur, 2009

This satay seller is something of a local attraction. Taped to a sign was a newspaper article about him. This older gentleman worked with dignity and the food was delicious.

West Meets East

 

Kuala Lumpur, 2009.

My original intention was to make a photo of this old building, but I was delighted when this west-meets-east situation happened.

Twigs in Snow

 

Gangneung, 2006.

On an early morning outing with my large photo class I found a small spot of undisturbed calm and solitude.

I'm not feeling very inspired these days and photos are piling up without purpose, so I am working on my portfolio to see if I can make some sense of my massive collection of pictures.

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Waiting for a Bus

Until twenty years ago, only blind people could legally be masseuses. I think the same law may have applied to architects and city planners.

I had twenty minutes or so to kill before my bus was due to arrive so I took a little walk. I made the above photo from a street corner. I stopped into a convenience store to have a tin of warm coffee (coffee-flavoured sugar and milk powder) and went back to the bus stop with plenty of time to spare. I opened Hipstamatic on my phone and waited.

This wasn't my bus.

This was also not my bus.

This was my bus. I was home and preparing dinner in no time.

Tearing it Down

Downtown Sokcho

 There are back streets in Sokcho that are eyesores because they've been abandoned and left to fall into disrepair. Someone has lately put up tarpaulins in front of an old restaurant in a major tourist area and is starting to demolish it. No doubt it'll be replaced by yet another fish restaurant. Or a coffee shop.

Cat on Rock

 

Yeongnang Lake

I didn't notice the cat while I was sizing up this landscape scene on my phone because he's the same colour as the rocks. I only saw him when I started looking at how to frame the rocks. Kitty was looking out over its kingdom so I tutted a few times to get its attention.

This might be my favourite photo of the year.

Two From the Seaside

 

Ayajin Harbour Breakwater and Lighthouse

Cheonjin Beach, behind the new recreation centre

The seaside bicycle path was disrupted for a long time because of the construction work on the new recreation centre. It meant I had to ride along the highway for a while, which is terrifying. Now there is a new path that is a bit confusing until you ride it a few times. To the left in the second photo you can see where the old boardwalk was cut and not replaced.