Happy New Year 2009

Wishing friends , colleagues , brothers and sisters , people whom I might have known...( or not )....a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2009 !!

Too Early ??

I found this doll somewhere and maybe it is still early for Hinamatsuri...but I thought I saw it on TV the other day ?? !! .....the companies already started PR-ing........

Ubuntu !

Ubuntu - means 'Humanity to others' or 'I am what I am because of who we all are' - in African language.But this Ubuntu I'm talking about is another OS and it's free !!
I've got tired of Vista and XP in all of my machines - 6 of them !! - I finally want to give Ubuntu a try.....

Works good , much faster than Windows , fast installations ,need less HDD space , use less rams and it's multi language !

Focus

In focus -

post 2004 - Hateruma Island - after 2 dives

photo credit - David Bell


In the train - Hong Kong Disneyland

photo credit - self

Freezing Winter

As usual , someone would ask me how cold is is winter in Japan ...and as we all knew that the world climates had changed and keep on changing...so I said...just imagine standing on the top Mt.Fuji on a windy day.....

Waterboys !

The Brothers -
One reason why I like japanese children from the south islands is because they are bright , cheerful and warm hearted.The adversity and abundance of natural sources making them to forget how hard life is ... everything new they do is fun , very independent and the sound of laughters can always be heard...which make me feel that I missed them .... and their family too...read on..even though in japanese but the pictures are worth enough for thousands words..

Coming Soon !

Someone from far e mailed me asking for some of the nice pics that I've collected...so please be patient..if you see on top of my page tabs ., you'll see 'coming soon'.....so it's really coming soon..

Memories..

Of the many postcards that I collected....never did I realized it was in the drawer for many years..

Ama san -

Local Ama - san | female pearl diver | ...post year 2000 - when I migrated here ... local scenes Wagu , Ise City , Mie Pref.....most probably sub winter...............

diving in cold winter..but that's the best season where lobsters , abalone , turban shells and scallops are abundance.....hard work.., hard life for everyone's satisfactions...

Jolly Christmas !!

My Christmas Lunch .....

my style.............

anyway...it's the last day in the office - and will be back on the 14th next year....

Merry Jolly Christmas !!

3.20 in the morning...still cannot sleep yet...waiting for my Santa to come with my presents...but do you know who came instead ?? !! That Crazy Frog again !! Enjoy and Merry Christmas !!

Winter Cat

sound asleep ...and Stitch standing on guard

Retro.....

still... going through my old photos.....

underwater doctor - post 1993

flying angel - 1989

and yet...more to come......

Old Memories ....

Back in 1995 - travelled into the 'inside' of Borneo ...a place called Batu Punggol, near Keningau , Sabah , East Malaysia...

my 2 nephews playing with someone's 'sampan' in the local river

the Land Rovers that got stuck - with Chris and Ivan

on the dance floor in the longhouse

on top of the mountain - the tip of Batu Punggol -To get there...hours and days of driving along logging roads , small sampans up river - sometimes got to get off and push the sampans because the river is too shallow - otherwise it's the best place to enjoy nature in real life - no electricity and drink the water straight from the river..along the way , you'll see many longhouses and people bathing and washing - I supposed it was the best time of my life - almost did not want to get out of there but my sister insisted that I go back home together with her into civilisation........................ha..ha...ha...!!!

Hopefully , I could make it there again someday................

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone...

Yesteryears

14 years ago.....'my boys ' - some found and still in contacts...some are still searching...how the years passed by...

Waiting for my Santa...

Pluto waiting for his Santa...over a gold coin box.....just like me...wondering what's gonna be in the sack this year ?? But what I want is a holiday !!

Merry Christmas

Wishing all , brothers and sisters , friends and people whom I know or I don't ..a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2009...

*** don't drink and drive ***

Inflation

Everywhere we hear people talking about inflations now but worst still the car makers are out with their 2009 models...and I'm droooling for these...

Porsche Panamera 4 Doors

New 2009 Boxster

So...my 2009 resolutions is work hard....save hard........