We stayed at a nice guesthouse in Ubud, in Bali. It was a traditional Balinese house and to get to our room we had to walk a narrow alley and pass through two small yards shared by few families. One of them was an elderly couple who lived in a small red brick house. When we came back from our day tours in the afternoon, he was normally sitting under a small porch on a confortable bamboo armchair. […]
Bohol, a photo by Arnaldo Pellini on Flickr. The bus was old. No A/C. Windows all up to have some breeze. The conductor was collecting the fare from the passengers and issu tiny colourful tickets with strange symbols on them. Some passengers paid with coins, most paid with notes. The conductor straightened all notes with quick but careful movements and folded them in between his fingers in what resembled to a small paper fan. […]
Check out the picture that is on the RAPID programme web page at the Overseas Development Institute. I took it in Eastern Indonesia in the province of NTT while walking in the coastal city of Larantuka. http://www.odi.org.uk/programmes/rapid
Pagodas and monasteries in Hong Kong. They are like islands in this city. I took these pictures in Nan Lian Garden and the Chi Lin Nunnery on Fung Tak Road and at the Chuk Lam Sim monastery (Bamboo Forest monastery) near Tsuen Wan MTR station.
It is Valentine Day here in the Philippines. It is a big day for the people in this country. It is afternoon. My daughter Venla is at home from school. Teachers spending time in their families as this is very much a family day. They are probably getting ready to go out to eat tonight. The busiest day of the year for the restaurants in Dumaguete, a restaurant owner told me once. We are in the garden. Sun is […]
Turn right, a photo by Arnaldo Pellini on Flickr. Winter roots of a creeper on a wal at the Wetland Park in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong. Should we go right?
While studying at the art university I used to be creative and draw and paint all the time. Now working on the computer all day I miss those creative, offline experiences. So I recently grabbed all my art supplies and started painting a bit. It’s so much fun and a very relaxing and calming task, I love it!
Hong Kong. Busy Sunday morning in Kowloon. Thousands of people walking in streets packed with electronics shops selling hundres of different smartphones models, Nikon and Canon cameras, lenses, TV sets, laptops, ipod, ipad, tablets. Iphones can be unlocked at the corner of the street. In all this a lady was writing using white sand on a red plastic blanket laying on the street’s asphalt. People stopped by, used their smartphones and took pictures of the lady who, I thought. […]
Hong Kong architecture, a set on Flickr by ArnaldoPellini. Pictures taken in Hong Kong in the following areas: Kowloon, Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong Cultural Centre and the Wetland Park in Tin Shui Wai.