Sunday, February 28, 2010

Laughing Kingfisher


This wildlife kingfisher bird is called Kookaburra. It is native to Australia and mainly found on dry land and near to water source. The name is given due to its mimicking of a human laugh. Sometimes, it is called the laughing Kookaburra.










Saturday, January 23, 2010

Flower Portrait



Taken at Botanical Park in Penang. A place to be with nature's beauty.




Saturday, January 16, 2010

Guilin - River and Hill Landscape



Guilin has one of the best natural landscapes on Earth. The city abounds in scenic spots such as Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of Guilin's scenery and Reed Flute Cave with stalagmites and stalagmites with striking shapes and colors. One's must take the boat ride from Guilin to Yangshuo is the centerpiece of any trip to Guilin, with hundreds of hills flanking the Li Jiang's emerald water.







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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Thaipusam: A Ritual Human Art

According to Wikipedia, the festival commemorates both the birthday of Murugan (alsoSubramaniam), the youngest son of god Shiva and his wifeParvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel(spear) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. To me, it is a form of ritual art which is to test the human spirit to carry kavadi (such as below) to re-pay the idol god for averting great calamity in their lives.






Human Art Portrait

Art portrait is like a decoration of limitless creativity over the human body.

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