Guangzhou has a bunch of different nick-names...but one that seems to stick is the City of The Five Celestial Rams. Well, here they are.
Frankly, this is commie 'art' at its finest. Instead of this being a truly unique piece of work by carving with one piece of stone, it was made of several blocks...and the seams are clearly visible all around the statue.
It doesn't stop it from being one of the biggest tourist attractions in the city, though.
Always reassuring to swim in a public swimming hole with aggressive eels and fish.
Amongst the forests of central Oregon, my cars sleep through their 'expat' assignment.
From the ancient captial of Siam...
Looking east towards North Point and the old airport at Kai Tak.
Please excuse the glare from the windows...
Dim Sum breakfast, that is...
No...it's a lizard. The 'SNAAAKE' comment is an inside joke...and in the spirit of not wanting to embarass anyone (or risk losing my life), I'll keep it as such.
This little guy (hmmm...1.5M) lived and wandered the grounds of the Sheraton Perdana in Langkawi. He lived in a tree just above our favorite restaurant there and he would cause quite a stir when he decided to venture out of his hole to take a walk or get some food. Particularly exciting was when he couldn't be bothered to walk around the pool...rather, swim through it. Most people would stand by and point and give him his space...some little kids would scream bloody murder and get out of the pool permanently. He was the perfect recipe to a quite day by the pool. heh...
The name of this interesting piece of equipment translates, literally, to 'mechanical oxen.' The engine is situated in front on top of the front axel. The whole unit pivots on the rear end, with the driver moving the handle bars sort of like rudder of a boat (but the rudder is in the front). The whole while, belching smoke and giving that classic, 'putt, putt, putt' sound as it rolls through the village.
Sadly, these work horses are on the decline in the area. You will still see these around some building development projects...but nowhere near can it be seen as it was 10 years ago; transporting rice, vegetables, animals to market.
