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. Sometimes reading the newspaper, sometimes listening to a radio, sometimes looking at this beautiful wooden statue of a reclining Buddha. One morning I asked him if I could take pictures of the Buddha and he happily said yes. I liked the fading colours, the frangipani flower on his shoulder which the elderly couple following the Balinese tradition changed every day. Strangely this Buddha is reclined on his left harm, while traditionally he is portrayed reclined on the right arm. Anyway, peaceful, relaxing.
Paper fan on the bus in Bohol
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. Photo take on the bus to Tagbilaran City, island of Bohol, Philippines.
One of my pictures from Indonesia on ODI RAPID page
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.
Pagodas and monasteries in Hong Kong
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.
Venla’s Valentine Day
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 setting. Still autumn light in the late afternoon during this time of the year. The dry season is now with us. The monsoon has left us. Light is beautiful one hour before the sun will set. Happy Valentine, to all.
Turn right
Winter roots of a creeper on a wal at the Wetland Park in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong. Should we go right?
Painting Day
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!
Weekly photo for my team in London – Sand writing in Hong Kong
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. was concentrated in something that seemed to belong to the past.
Hong Kong’s architecture
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.
Every time I go to Silliman beach, it seems different
Every time I go to Silliman beach It looks a bit different. I went for a late afternoon walk and liked the clouds flying low over the sea and the shape of the island of Siquijor barely visible at the horizon. Groups of student from Silliman university had also gathered at the beach playing guitar and drinking rum.