South Korea

Off to South Korea this Thursday for a week. I hear that there's a Krispy Kreme in Seoul, so at least I have my regular diet covered.

Baraat

Baraat
Originally uploaded by ashish100.

The Baraat is the Panjabi name for the march when the groom traditionally gets off the horse which has brought him to the wedding; he is accompanied by his 'side': family, and friends, and up the front is the 'dholi' - the guy playing the dhol drum. Making some noise!

Akasaka Tameike Tower: Looking out at you, Akasaka! [a]

Akasaka Tameike Tower: Looking out at you, Akasaka! [a]
Originally uploaded by ashish100.

View out of my uncle and auntie's place in Akasaka, Tokyo. The building is called the Tameike Tower. It's not far from their old place, which was in the suburb of Hiro-o, an area with many diplomatic missions nearby. Akasaka is also a commercial area. And it's near Roppongi too.

An edited version of this shot, www.flickr.com/photos/ashish100/66183828 edited in iPhoto to fade the colour and increase sharpness, with a slight superior crop.

Perth, Swan, Love [crop]

Perth, Swan, Love [crop]
Originally uploaded by ashish100.

Perth viewed through the Swan River, with Kings Park to the left, and East Perth in the background, foreshadowed by the Narrows Bridge, leading to the unseen South Perth.

City of Perth, not of My Birth; I love thee.

City of Perth, not of My Birth; I love thee.
Originally uploaded by ashish100.

This truely is the easiest city in the world to photograph. Nothing else I've seen is so consistantly photogenic. Maybe its' the fact that this city in Australia is the sunniest in our fair land.

Hidden away like a gem, tucked in the southwestern corner of a huge barren land. It shines. I see it. I see it now, because I have left. And now I regret that. That life has moved on. And that those were the happiest days I can recall.

Perth will always be a spring day, birds singing, air fresh, light breeze, sun lightly warming my face. And bright colours.

See Thru, See U: Sannyomiya JR Stn

See Thru, See U: Sannyomiya JR Stn
Originally uploaded by ashish100.

The (Magnetic) Levitating Ghost of Shanghai.

The (Magnetic) Levitating Ghost of Shanghai.
Originally uploaded by ashish100.

Zoom as it does (431 km/hr), it is still the only real mag lev train in the world. It must feel lonely, like a ghost.

Will its fate ultimately be that of the concorde, its ghost to haunt empty tracks or to sit in a vast desert all alone?

Me @ HK Subway

Me @ HK Subway
Originally uploaded by ashish100.

Me and my mate Raj wait for a train in Hong Kong.

Cottesloe Rocks ;)

Cottesloe Rocks ;)
Originally uploaded by ashish100.

I've spent many wonderful days at Cott, lazing away by the beach, in the water, sipping a juice at a cafe, or sitting on the grass with mates wiling away time.

I miss it a lot. It was a real reference point for me. Just 10 or so minutes up the Stirling Hwy, practically passing it everyday to work at Freo Hospital.

Cottesloe really rocks.

Well I reinstalled Firefox so decided to list the extensions that I use and cannot live without. The versions of the extensions are the latest at time of writing.

Make things Faster
Fasterfox 1.0.3 (this should be standard..)
Flashblock 1.5.1 (flash wont play unless you click it)

Make things a little more like the Opera web browser
Mouse Gestures 1.0.4 (Zomg!! this should be standard..)
Crash Recovery 0.6.3 (this should be standard..)
Extended Statusbar 1.2.4 (more stats)
autoHideStatusbar 0.3.6 (this should be standard..)

Make things a little more like the Safari web browser
Fission 0.8.2 (combines progress bar and addressbar like safari)
Stop-or-Reload Button 0.2 (combines 2 buttons into 1 like safari)

Incredibly useful
undoclosetab 20051204 (this should be standard..)
IE View 1.2.7 (view current page in internet explorer - handy sometimes)
FlashGot 0.5.9.993 (integrate with download manager)
Net Usage Item 0.8.4 (usage meter for australian ISPs)
ListZilla 0.7 (creates lists of installed extensions)

My theme of choice clean, clear and simple
Crystal Dream 1.0.2