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| Sunday, 25-Jun-2006 06:26 |
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I Searched For Him Through The Ages, And Across The World. But..
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I searched for him in various countries across the world. And, across many years. I stalked the playgrounds of the world and, kept a close watch on all the park benches. I thought that I would, sometime, catch him sitting on a park bench, leering at the young girls, with bad intent. With his long beard and, his long, straggly hair. With pieces of his broken luck lying on the ground besides him. The pieces that he spit out of his mouth, as he catches his rattling breath.
I thought that I would see him in his shabby coat, smeared with his finger grease. I searched for him in spring, when the flowers bloom like madness. I thought that I would catch him in the winter, in December's foggy breeze, when the ice would cling to his beard in screaming agony.
But, each time I would approach, I think he would shuffle off before I aoulc catch up with him and, I'd be left standing and saying. "... my friend, don't you start away uneasy. You poor old sod, it's only me". But no! The closest I got to him was in one park where he shuffled off in such a hurry, he left his old boots on the ground. Where did he run to? After the frilly panties? I don't think so.
At some point towards the end, I am sure many will probably end up like him. And, I am sure that they'd both sit on the park bench together and, gaze at all the young girls with bad intent. And, I'd probably say, "Aqualung my friend, don't you start away uneasy. You poor old sod you see, he's only you".
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| Sunday, 18-Jun-2006 10:05 |
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Faces Through The Ages - 15. People Are Strange
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This is my last entry from that afternoon in Sydney. I spent the afternoon walking around the Opera House area. 'twas good fun. This was the first time I saw people making a living or, an extra weekend buck, entertaining people by doing, what I thought were rather strange things.
Subsequently, I have seen this kind of thing in several cities but, the first time around, I thought it strange.
Now, I don't know. I have been used to pretty strange sights in India. Someday, I will walk around and photograph the strange things I have seem in my homeland, and the strange things people do, to make a living there. But, I expect it in India, which is a poor country. I, in all my naivety, never expected to see this in a rich country like Australia. Stupid of me, actually.
Making money is one of the prime activities of humanity ever sine money was invented. And, the world has always been, and will always be, full of have's and have-not's.
Can't do without money but, did the inventor's of trade, commerce and money ever think that they would be creating something that would rule our lives?
So, while these men and women, put on their shows for us, you can see the other side of the show, when they take a break or, when the music's over. On the street, we are all naked.
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| Friday, 16-Jun-2006 13:47 |
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The Laziness Continues. And, turns a Ghastly Hue!!
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The Ghastly Hue
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Oh yes, the laziness continues. I promise to get back to some blah-blah-yak-yak soon!!
Actually, this is not the product of laziness. I converted the original to black & white. And then, I added some strange tones to the black & white. Yeah, I know Rina prefers colour and, natural colour I am sure. But, I like these ghastly hues, once in a while. These kind of remind me of dream worlds in which we all live once in a while.
Kind of, magical, ghostly. Where the werewolves play. Now, I am beginning to get to the tipping point. Which brings me to JP Harr's question - are you obliged to ganbe until you reach the tipping point? Well, in China, they are nice. I like the Chinese. If you say "gou le" (enough!), they listen. Some of the other Oriental races, I hear, take you beyond the tipping point.
So, back to the rambling. Did I succeed in converting a nice, sunny afternoon shot to the image of a strange dreamworld?
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| Thursday, 15-Jun-2006 09:09 |
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The clouds have lost their colour!!
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Now, they are black & white
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I am continuing my lazy spree!! I have, for this entry, converted the clouds in Sydney to Black & White. Laziness, thy name is mine!!
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| Sunday, 11-Jun-2006 12:59 |
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One View - Clouds in Sydney
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Clouds In Sydney
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Well, the shortage of blah-blah will have to continue for one more week. I am sleepy. I've had three crazy nights. Starting in Shandong Province, where I had to do several rounds of "gaembe" or, bottoms up, with some local Chinese colleagues. Alternative rounds of draining glasses of beer and maotai. Maotai is a local liquor with an alcohol content of 56%. I wished I was dead.
And ending up last night, drinking and watching a disappointing World Cup match between England and Paraguay.
I took this shot, shooting into the sun, incidentally!
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| Sunday, 4-Jun-2006 06:47 |
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Three Views of the Sydney Bridge
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The road to the bridge
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Near the bridge
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Under the bridge
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Okay, still going sans the blah!blah! Here are three views of the Sydney Bridge. Same day, same time as the previous entry. You can exercise the option of climbing the bridge, at a price of 120 Aussie Dollars or, thereabouts.
Till the next time, then!
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| Monday, 29-May-2006 13:03 |
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Six Views of the Opera House
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It's back to colour this time. I took these shots last year, in July, when I had gone to Sydney. Lovely, cool day with nice, blue sky and a few fluffy clouds thrown in for good measure!
I've been back one more time but, I did not take my camera. I should hav. Maybe, I could have got the Opera House in the moonlight. Next time around!
No long blah!blah! from me this time!
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| Monday, 15-May-2006 14:33 |
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This is India - 4. Kas Lake
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Old Branches
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Tree in the Fog
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Trees By The Stream
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I am still being lazy. I have lots of photos that I took in HuangShan and, the UK. But, I will take some time to sort them out. Till then, I will put up some older stuff.
Kas Lake is a small lake near a town called Satara, where I lived many years ago. Satara is about 300 km eastward from Bombay. Nice place. Kas is up on a hill, with very pure water. At least it was pure all those years ago. It used to supply water to Satara. I went up there with my sisters and, it was a lovely, misty day. So, here are the pics...
I also discovered that my e-mail on Yahoo had started directing all your fotopage updates to my junk box. I was wondering what the hell was happening. No updates from anyone, or so I thought!! So now, before emptying my junk box, I check for the updates to your pages!
I am in Siem Reap in Cambodia right now. Home to the wonderful Angkor Wat. I'm shooting in black & white this time. So, I am building up a bigger backlog of photos 
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| Wednesday, 19-Apr-2006 15:13 |
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This Is India - 3. Random Shots From Hospet
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These are some old black and white shots that I took in Hospet, in Karnatak in South India many years ago. I used to be bloody lazy when storing my negatives, so a lot of my old negatives got damaged. These shots are prints that I made from those old negatives and, had scanned. A bit grainy but, what the hell!!
Those were the days, my friends. We'd thought they'd never end. We'd sing and dance, forever and a day.
Okay, I have plagiarised. the three sentences above are from an old song from whom? I forget. Was it Petulia Clark or, Dusty Springfield? But, they capture the spirit of both, my engineering and MBA college days.
These shots were taken during my MBA days. We'd hire out rickety van and, go off to different places for a three day car ride. Over the next few months, you'll see more shots from these weekend trips.
There is a dam at Hospet. We stayed at an old goverment bungalow and, went wandering by the waterside. The next day, we went off to a different place...
Anyway, this will be my last entry for a while. I am off to HuangShan for the weekend. When I am back, if I get my visa, I will be off to England and Scotland for a 10 day holiday. I am sure I will lose weight after that, as I will be so poor after the holiday that I won't have the money to buy anmore food!!
Cheers, see ya all later then!!
I'll try to be as regular as possible in keeping up with your posts!
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| Monday, 10-Apr-2006 12:22 |
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Faces Through The Ages - 12. Back to HangZhou
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Okay, I am being lazy! I took these snaps on the 26th Septembe, last year at 0630 hrs. You've seen some of the pics from that set earlier.
The B&W picture was taken earlier. All taken at the XiHu or, West Lake. The couple in love were having their pictures taken by a professional photographer and, I happened to chance by. This is one of things in China. Couples about to get married, couples in love, etc etc, often do this. It's a whole day event, which involves at least 5-6 costume/dress changes. The result is an awesome album! Definitely worth the investment.
Hangzhou is nice. Very nice. At least, the West Lake is! For the rest, well it is crowded. But, some of the places provide fantastic photo opps.
The boatman - good looking guy but, the economic revolution in China has passed him by.
The writing on the road was interesting. There was this man writing a poem with water. The water was trickling out of a container that was attached to a long pole.
Finally, the old man in repose, the old couple chatting are people who really know how to start a day well. Unlike the rest of us who grab a quick breakfast and run, because the boss wants a presentation. Who has the better morning? Guess..
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anyway.....I try to live my life without obsessing about money 
