Pilu at Freshwater
The perils of high expectations.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Drunken and Bruised
"We've sold two cases of Shaoxing wine today!", the lady owner at the Asian grocery store exclaimed excitedly.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Japan Series - The Colours of Gion, Kyoto
Geisha rushing to ochaya teahouses for performance. Traditional merchant houses serving expensive kaiseki ryori. Okiya or guesthouses where geisha and maiko live during their career. And tourists, lots of them, armed with cameras.
This is the heart of Gion. This is Hanami-koji.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Japan Series - Remembering Hiroshima
It was 6 August 1945. With not a cloud in sight, the fate of over 140,000 lives in Hiroshima was sealed. At 8:15 am sharp, the world's first atomic bomb was dropped. Almost everything then disappeared into nothingness. And the world was forever changed.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Herbs from My Garden
I am happy to announce that my garden has survived my black thumb the winter. Apart from my abundant harvest of one (yes, singular) apple and three oranges, herbs like Italian parsley, rosemary and thyme are aplenty.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Shanghai (8/8) - The World Expo
6 months. 190 participating countries. 450,000 daily visitors. One theme. Better City, Better Life.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Shanghai (7/8) - The Art Scene
We can forgive a man for making a useful thing, as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it immensely. All art is useless. — Oscar Wilde
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