Monday, May 26, 2008

Billy's Field Day at Ft. Wright Elementary 4th Grade

Billy with his best friend Danny at Field Day. Danny seemingly skeptical of Billy's attempt to meld a Halo 3 storyline into the days sporting events.

Billy just before the went inside to the gym due to rain.
The field of competition. Billy with the orange visor under the umbrella.
Up close with his teacher, Ms. Snell.

At house, going to celebrate Teresa's US Citizenship

Terry on skateboard before she had a fight with Billy about it.
Crusing.
One of eight poses in 5 seconds by Terry.
Terry with the camera at Don Pablos. Eating Mexican on the river. $3 pint glass Margaritas.


Two monsters.

Terry on Field Day at Ft. Wright Elementary - 2nd Grade.

Terry with her class. One of her best friends, Tina on her right.
Terry and Tina.
Terry during the "Pass the sponge, squeeze the sponge in the bucket" competition.
Terry w/class and her teacher Ms. McCabe.
Terry learning to ride her bike near the house. She can pretty much do it all solo. She just needs some help starting off.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

More Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Two train station pics.
Police moto very close to the Petronas Towers.
The Petronas Towers as seen for the nearby Radio Tower.

Kuala Lumpur

I met this guy in Singapore in the first few hours there. He worked at the McDonald's I was hanging out at waiting for dawn. He took me across the border via the local bus system, bought my ticket, and we got some breakfast. Very nice guy.

At the Johur Bahru train station in Malaysia, just north of Singapore.
Kuala Lumpur Train Station.

These two pics are probably around China Town in Kuala Lumpur.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

More, More, More Singapore

Another view of the skyline.
Yes, they do a bit of shipping over there.
Another look at the Esplande Theater.
Another look at the skyline.
This is inside what I'm pretty sure is a sall mahjong club/hall on Club Street, I think.
Most of the bars on this street were small, classy, internationally themed, low key sorts of places. There was even a Tennesse BBQ place here, with USDA beef.

More, more Singapore

More beautiful trees in the midst of downtown.
Greekesque train station in the very heart of downtown.
Mix of old and new buildings downtown.

Two pics above of a cheap eats food court in Chinatown, I think, that was just beginning to be renovated. All the restaurant stalls were being moved out for 1 1/2 years, while the rebuild the building. I ate at one of the few still operating. Like the hidden Hong Kong Eatery in Boston's China Town.

More Singapore

Inside the apparently famous/reknowned, fancy, expensive, venerable Raffles Hotel complex. There's a great bar here called the Long Bar, where the Singapore Sling was invented. A draft there was about $14US, so I just took a look and walked on.
I think this is the Parliament building. I'm standing on the sporting grounds of some large athletic club in the middle of the city. Grass tennis courts, soccer fields, etc.
Part of the skyline from the sporting fields.
Some beautiful trees near those same fields.
The "controversial" Esplanade Theater complex.

Singapore

Typical subway station. Very well run, fairly cheap.
I always feel like a goof ball taking pics inside of trains with folks watching me.
Fast & easy way to buy ticket.

Typical Singapore street scenes.

Friday, May 9, 2008

On Bali: Ride from Ubud to Tulamben.






More Ubud to Tulamben...



School kids fighting to be in the picture. There was one bigger kid, who was pushing everyone around and I had to do head fakes with the camera to get pictures of the other kids. Such as these two above.