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5447. Showing SYDNEY [III] astern in 1956 colour, we made a long search in 2009 to obtain permission for this marvelous 'make and mend' flight deck scene, because we considered it so rare. It is the only colour image we have ever seen of the two ships operating together as aircraft carriers [SYDNEY is carrying aircraft], and almost the only one of any kind we have had of them together as carriers outside the well-known sequence of SYDNEY leading the newly-arrived MELBOURNE up the coast to Jervis Bay on May 5-7 1956, and the subsequent May 9 passage into Sydney.
Once MELBOURNE had arrived with her FAW Mk53 Sea Venom jets - the first jets in the RAN - and her big Fairey Gannet ASWI specialist aircraft, SYDNEY [III], the Korea veteran of then such recent memory, seemed suddenly relegated to obscurity, awaiting a modernization that never happened.
The photograph was credited to John Edwards via Ben Patynowski on the website of the Qeensland Air Museum, whose directors gave us a provisional permission pending any contact from a copyright owner not able to be traced.
THE HMAS MELBOURNE [II] COMPENDIUM - Part Four.
Pic 2867. Mess deck Charlie Port on HMAS MELBOURNE [II]. Kim Dunstan.
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Pic 2938 Aug 1961, Operation TUCKERBOX in the Tasman Sea, Ron L. Marsh
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Pic 2940 Fairey Gannet 828 on deck, one day-night stop at Manus Island June 2 1961.
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Pic 2941. Another aircraft pic, Gannet 828 at Manus Island June 1-2 1961.
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Pic 2942: Gannet launch off crowded foredeck in the South China Sea, 1961. Ron Marsh
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Pic 2943. Gannet take-off South East Asia 1961. Ron Marsh.
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Pic 2945. Contributor Ron Marsh, a maintenance rating with 816 Squadron, on deck with Gannet 831, which bore his name.
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Pic 2946: Flight deck crews on MELBOURNE await the return of their planes, SE Asia 1961.
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Pic 2947. Fairey Gannets on a flypast over Auckland, NZ, August 1951 – ‘pinwheeling’ from wharf during dock strike story.
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Pic 2948. Another good view of two Fairey Gannet AS1s on flypast over Auckland NZ, August 1961.
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Pic 2949: The Gannets as above, Auckland, NZ, 1961, each flying on only one of their contra-rotating props
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Pic 2950 Preparing for an early morning jackstay transfer in front of MELBOURNE’s island.
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Pic 2951 Crowded flight deck under sultry and dark storm skies during PONY EXPRESS off Borneo, April-May 1961. GREAT FLIGHT DECK SCENE, by Ronald L. Marsh.
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Pic 2952. Some helicopter deck traffic at crowded anchorage off North Borneo, April-May 1961.
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Pic 2953. A British Admiral arrives by helicopter during PONY EXPRESS, Ron L. Marsh.
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Pic 2954. Some heavy units in a Borneo Bay with Melbourne during PONY EXPRESS. Ron Marsh.
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Pic 2955. A US Commander’s helicopter run-about on MELBOURNE’s deck.
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Pic 2956. Another view of the US helicopter aboard
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Pic2957 Sea Venom training flight launch, 1961. Ron Marsh
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Pic 2959: Sea Venom ‘Touch and Go’ practice on the flight deck. Ron Marsh
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Pic 2960: Sea Venom touchdown, ca 1961 Ron L. Marsh
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Pic 2961; FAW 53 Sea Venom hooks the arrestor wire.
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Pic 2962: Close up of the Sea Venom hook landing. Ronald L. Marsh.
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Pic2963: Hands on heads as rockets are armed on a Gannet set for takeoff.
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Pic 2964 Naval Airman Brian ‘Jerry’ O’Connor takes Gannet 829 down the forward lift
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Pic 2966; First in first rate series of mishap for Gannet 831 on MELBOURNE, 1961
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Pic 2967: Taking instructions from the Flight Director, Fl Leut. Barry Lovett has driven the nose-wheel of Gannet 831 over the side. Second in series
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Pic 2968. Weather and sea conditions are difficult as the mishap is assessed. Third in series by naval air maintenance rating Ronald L. Marsh.
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Pic 2969. Portrait of 816 Squadron naval air maintenance rating Ronald L. Marsh, eye-witness whose camera preserved the flight deck incident for posterity. Fourth in series.
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Pic 2970. Fifth of an excellent Gannet series. Only minor damage done.
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Pic 2971. A last peep at the damage to Fl. Leut Barry Lovett’s aircraft accidentally driven over the side under wrong instructions from the flight director [right].
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Pic 2972. 816 Squadron’s Gannet 831 seen again in flying condition at the catapult.
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Pic 2973. Suspended from ship’s crane, Gannet 830 undergoing undercarriage wheel retraction tests after problem during flight.
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Pic 2974. Flight deck view of ship dressed for arrival in Karachi, March 22 1961.
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Pic 2975: FAW 53 Sea Venoms operating on the flight deck at night, one of their specialist capacities [described].
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Pic 2976: Fairey Gannets also flying at night – and description of LCDR T. Dadswell’s night view of the MELBOURNE-VOYAGER collision as he approached for ‘touch and go’ landing.
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Pic 3041. MELBOURNE’s stern after brush by ferry SOUTH STEYNE Sept 30, 1970.
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Pic 3042. Island bridge detail – at Wellington, NZ, Feb 1964.
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Pic 3043: Customs queue in main passageway of MELBOURNE , August 1967, writer/ Contributor Graeme Andrews second from our right.
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Pic 3044 A Venetian bridge-style gangway into MELBOURNE’S QUARTERDECK, Hobart Ca 1957-63
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Pic 3045 Another hi-res stern view of Melbourne, Hobart Circa 1957-63
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Pic 3046 Very hi-res photo MELBOURNE at or seen from the Elizabeth St wharf, Hobart
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Pic 3047 Melbourne’s boat leaves for Regatta duties at Hobart ca 1950s.
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Pic 3048, Long hi-res view of MELBOURNE AT PRINCES Wharf Hobart Ca 1950s.
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Pic 3049: Seen over the stern of destroyer WARRAMUNGA , another Hobart hi-res image, every detail visible.
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Pic 3069. Twin bofors mount before MELBOURNE’s bridge being operated. Kim Dunstan
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Pic 3071. Miss Yokohama visits MELBOURNE, 1960 – and how the carrier featured in a Japanese best-seller.
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Pic 3072. Composite of MELBOURNE FEATURED IN Stanley Kramer’s 1959 film ‘On The Beach’ with stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Tony Perkins
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Pic 3079: Tug OF War on MELBOURNE’s deck, HMS SCARBOROUGH makes a turn in background, 1961. Kim Dunstan.
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Pic 3080. Tug of war continues HMS TORQUAY passing this time. Kim Dunstan.
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Because of the confined space it is not easy to photograph this monument.
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin (21 June 1826 – 12 February 1902) was a British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society. In his youth he was a popular figure in the court of Queen Victoria, and became well known to the public after publishing a best-selling account of his travels in the North Atlantic.
He is now best known as one of the most successful diplomats of his time. His long career in public service began as a commissioner to Syria in 1860, where his skilful diplomacy maintained British interests while preventing France from instituting a client state in Lebanon. After his success in Syria, Dufferin served in the Government of the United Kingdom as the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Under-Secretary of State for War. In 1872 he became the third Governor General of Canada, bolstering imperial ties in the early years of the Dominion, and in 1884 he reached the pinnacle of his diplomatic career as eighth Viceroy of India.
Following his retirement from the diplomatic service in 1896, his final years were marred by personal tragedy and a misguided attempt to secure his family's financial position. His eldest son was killed in the Second Boer War and another son badly wounded. He was chairman of a mining firm that went bankrupt after swindling people, although he was ignorant of the matter.
The brooding gray chill of fall has been both refreshing and worrisome. Invigorating, because I enjoy de-mothing the wool sweaters and armoring myself against the wind. The cold has also been an inspiration to research as yet untasted artisan scotches (though I hardly need another excuse). Because my bank statements are often printed in red ink, that’s reason enough to open another bottle. But I’m nervous since the early rains are an ominous sign of what’s in store for the rest of winter. I say this because we had an extraordinarily foggy summer, which if past local seers of weather are correct, means a torrent of wet this winter. Build the ark now.
Seen here in some seasonal professorial garb. Missing, besides elbow patches, pipe, and flask, is the ruler (or perhaps Louisville Slugger) with which to rule any little convicts-in-training. I like Zara as far as brands go; their strength is certainly their jackets and overcoats. But they can go astray in the trouser department, mostly with an anorexic fit to the legs or a waist placed no higher than the colon. Since they are a European company, this might be a simple metric conversion problem. The trousers pictured (forgiving my usual public flaunting of them unpressed) is a winning exception. The Uniqlo cardigan was bought in Tokyo, is a size large, and will no longer fit after a piece of Chicago style pizza. This is amusing because I can, often as not, wear an American small. Although, with my eating-for-hibernation diet of late, there have been less “small” sizes in recent rotation.
Tie: House of Edgar (of Scotland)
Shirt: Brooks Bros
Cardigan: Uniqlo
Jacket: untagged
Trou: Zara
Because of its large size, I've been using my 5D Mk2 less and less. So, I sold one of my Canon lenses to get the D-Lux 5.
I am not writing to endorse either product, or tell you which I think is better. The results are subjective and dependent of a photographer's skills. So, why the D-Lux 5 and not the Panasonic LX-5 which is essentially the same camera with a cheapter price tag?
I've owned both the D-Lux 4 and the Panasonic LX3. After shooting with an LX3 for well over a year, I sold it to purchase the D-Lux 4. I then sold the D-Lux 4 around when D-Lux 5 was announced.
I chose D-Lux 5 because:
1. I dislike the look of the Panasonic LX-5. I like the design of the D-Lux--it's simple, understated yet elegant. I'm a designer so, I do care about the looks.
In fact,I don't care about the "red dot." I would much prefer it without the Leica logo and just plain black.
2. I get a legitimate version of Adobe Lightroom--LR is an important tool to me, because I post-process most, if not all of my images.
3. I prefer how the D-Lux renders the colors and out of focus areas. The difference is not obvious unless you've shot with Leica lenses on Leica digital cameras.
Most people don't believe in the existence of the "Leica-look," nor care. But, IMO, it's there--through a little post-processing. Just like how Foveon images have their "look" when processed using Sigma Pro Photo Software, Leica D-Lux 4 has a smoother blur and more 3-Dness when post-processed vignette is added and through a little tweak of levels. Panasonic rendering simply do not have it (in the same way Leica does). Now, I haven't fully tested the D-Lux 5, but I presume it'll be similar to the D-Lux 4 results (and hopefully better).
4. D-Lux resale value is better. I tend to cycle through my digital cameras rather quickly.
Now, I'm looking forward to shooting with it and taking it with me to a trip to Myanmar. My thoughts on it will definitely be posted on Flickr.
Once the summer capital of the Raj in Burma, Pyin U Lwin retains some of the 'hill station' look that cities like Darjeeling and Simla in India used to have in the 1960s and 1970s. Because of its history as a summer capital and a military centre of the Indian Army during British times, it has both a large Indian population and strong Anglo-Burmese and Anglo-Indian communitues. As a town near the border of China, many Chinese people are also settling down in this pleasant hill town. It is also an important market centre for goods from the Shan State and Kachin territories and an important military base. At an elevation of 1070 metres above sea level, there is an abundance of flowers, strawberries, and coffee beans, that will make you find a curiously diverse place on your visit. The city and its surrondings are very green and, together with the comforting climate, make a pleasant atmosphere for some days to chill out.
HISTORY
The British 'discovered' Pyin U Lwin after the capture of Mandalay at the end of the Third Burmese War. An early Englishman described it thus: "Pyin-u-lwin, a charmingly situated village of some five and twenty houses, with a market-place and a gambling ring, won our hearts. ... I inspected a curious magnetic rock in the neighbouring jungle. Some years afterwards it was described as a new discovery by a geologist of note. It has been lost again, but will doubtless be found some day." (Herbert White, "A Civil Servant in Burma"). The British soon established a military post there and the village was renamed Maymyo (May Town) after the commander of the post, Colonel May, a veteran of the Indian Mutiny. Within a few years, after it was connected to Mandalay by rail, it became the summer residence of the British Government in Burma (the civil service would move, almost to the man, from Rangoon to Maymyo). A little later, it was made the headquarters of the Burma Division, a largely Gurkha and Indian division, and the remanents of that division forms the core of the 'Nepali' population of Pyin U Lwin. White goes on to describe it as "Without pretension to the picturesque, it is a place of great charm and quiet beauty, with no palm trees and few pagodas, conspicuously un-Oriental, more like a corner of Surrey than of Burma." While the Surrey analogy will seem a stretch to anyone who has visited Surrey, Pyin U Lwin still seems less like Burma than almost anywhere else in the country.
CLIMATE
Cooler, relatively speaking, than the plains and the temperature rarely goes over 30°C in summer. Winter temperatures often fall below 10°C at night, so be prepared.
GET IN
BY TRAIN
The train station is North of the city and there are services to and from Mandalay, Hsipaw, and Lashio. Trains from Mandalay (ordinary class US$2, upper class US$4) leave at 4:00 am arriving at 8:09 am. Numerous hairpin bends and a steep ascent make this an interesting, if rather long, ride. You can get out and walk at various points while the train switches direction or makes its slow way up a steep ascent. There are two trains daily to Hsipaw and Lashio (5:30am, 8:34am) the journey is about 6 hours and 10 hours respectively and goes over the famous Gokteik Viaduct. Trains from Hsipaw and Lashio arrive at 3:40pm and 6:40pm. The Pyin U Lwin train station is a bit far from the town centre and most accommodation but horse-carriages and taxis are there to meet the trains.
BY BUS
There are scheduled night bus services to Pyin U Lwin from Yangon and return. Buses to and from Hsipaw will drop you off but you have to pay the fare for the entire trip. The buses tend to be full so it is unlikely that you'll get a seat on them when leaving Pyin U Lwin. There is also a night bus leaving Nyuang Shwe (Inle Lake) at 7 pm. It stops at the main bus station in Mandalay, but you stay on and it continues to Pyin U Lwin. Cost is 18,000 kyat.
BY PICK-UP
There are two pick-up stations in Pyin U Lwin. Frequent pick-ups to/from Mandalay on the corner 27th/82nd (1,500 kyat-Dec 2014) arrive/depart from opposite the clock tower and train station area (more cars available). You can try going on the seats beside the driver, they are popular though and might cost you 500-1000ks more. Hsipaw and Lashio bound pick-ups leave early in the morning from the Shan Market west of the town.
BY TAXI
Shared taxis to/from Mandalay (6000/5500 kyat (14 Dec 2014)) and to/from Hsipaw (10000 kyat) will drop or collect you at your hotel. The Mandalay bound shared taxi stand is across the clock tower while the Hsipaw/Lashio shared taxi stand is across from the Shan Market if you want to arrange the trip yourself. It is best to arrange a shared taxi the previous evening.
Private taxis between Pyin U Lwin and Mandalay should be about 30,000 kyat (downtown Mandalay) or 35,000 kyat (Mandalay airport). Negotiate.
There are also private taxis from Pyin U Lwin to downtown Mandalay for 15,000ks.
GET AROUND
It is easy to get around on foot or on bicycles (1,200-2,000 kyat per day from your hotel) or even on foot in the city centre. Or hire a gharry, old garishly painted horse-drawn Victorian carriages that seem to live on in Pyin U Lwin. For far-flung places, frequent pick-ups ply the Mandalay road, motorcycle taxis (you ride on the pillion) are available in the market, as are taxis. You can also rent a motorcycle to get around from a shop near the mosque. Ask at your hotel.
SEE
Unique horse carriages and British colonial houses make Pyin U Lwin stand out!
Pyin U Lwin is relatively free of the ubiquitous pagodas. Some colonial Tudor style houses still stand (mostly around the National Kandawgyi Gardens), albeit in poor condition, and walking around is an interesting way to see how the Raj lived. There are many churches as well, the oldest dating back to about 1910.
National Kandawgyi Gardens established in 1915 by Alex Rodger as the Maymyo Botanical Gardens, the garden has a rich and diverse collection of flora, including many English plant varieties, and is without a doubt among the most beautiful botanical gardens in the world. A rose garden, a stupa in the middle of a pond, an aviary, and an orchid garden are amongst the highlights. The park includes a bird area with an impressive collection of exotic species.
Seeds are available if you want to carry them back to your home country. A popular spot for the locals, the gardens are about 1.5 km south of the city and you'll need your own transport (walk, bike, carriage, taxi) to get there and back.
Garden opening time and fee: 10am 6 pm, foreigners pay 5USD/5000kyat, 200 kyats locals, however some attractions close at 5pm (butterfly museum) and it takes at least 3 good hours to walk around the park.
Purcell Tower - the clock in this tower is reported to copy the chimes of Big Ben (or so says Lonely Planet). The tower is on the main intersection in Pyin U Lwin, across from the Mandalay pickup and share taxi stand. You can't miss it.
English Cemetery - way across town, beyond the tracks and the train station lies the old English cemetery. The cemetery is in very poor condition having been 'nationalized' by the junta and most of the headstones are in disrepair with unreadable inscriptions. Still, a few survive and will be worth the time spent if you are a history buff. St. James church, once Anglican but now catholic, lies across the road. Drop in and see the plaques to the various British lives lost in various wars. The friendly chaplain will show you around. Take a bike or a horse carriage since the cemetery is quite far.
Shiva Temple - Hindu temple to the god Shiva, on the road behind the clock tower.
Chinese Temple - South of the town (close to Candacraig) is a large and colourful Chinese temple built by the many Yunanese immigrants to the town.
The Candacraig (now the Thiri Myaing Hotel) - colonial mansion built as a guest house of The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation in 1904. Made famous by Paul Theroux in The Great Railway Bazaar, it is a good place to stop and see how the colonials lived. For the last couple of years the property has been abandoned and the mansion is falling into disrepair. As of April 2015, the mansion is under renovation. While it is possible to enter the property, the access into the house itself is forbidden. From the outside, it is possible to see an old table tennis plate that was used back in the colonial days.
Other colonial houses remade into government run hotels include The Croxton and Craddock Court.
DO
Anisakan Falls - nestled in a rugged gorge and framed at the base by a Buddhist temple, Anisaken Falls make a good half day hike from Pyin U Lwin. Mandalay bound pick-ups (300kyat) drop you at the village of Anisakan (tell the driver you're going to the falls and he'll drop you at the road to the falls rather than in the village itself). From there, follow a long road (about 2 km) through the village, across a railway line, by a monastery, and through fields to the start of the trail. Alternatively, take a taxi from Pyin U Lwin to the trail-head and back (about US$15) (March 2014: We managed to bargain a tuk-tuk down to 5000 kt from Pyin U Lwin to the trailhead one way or 10000 both ways with him waiting for us. We took it only one way and to get back we got a ride with some monks in a pickup truck from the trailhead to the village and then on a pickup truck on the main road for 500 kt per person to get back to Pyin U Lwin). Stalls at the trailhead and at the falls sell water, soft drinks, and snacks at high prices. There will be many people trying to show you the way but there is no need as the road down the hill is very clear and even a vehicle can go. The trail is steep but short, 35-45 minutes from the trail-head to the bottom of the falls. You can then return the way you came or hike up to the top of the falls on a steep trail that runs along the falls itself (starts near the broken down bridge on the same side of the stream you came in on). If you hike up the falls, you'll notice (with heart pounding from the steep climb) that the falls are actually three falls and the view of the lowest level becomes increasingly delightful as you head up. Once on the top, it is a short walk back to the trailhead. You can also take this trail on the way down. Start by walking down the road and then when you see two stacked power lines, look to the right and you will see a trail going up the hill. This is the trail. There are several offshoots to view the falls, but the main trail stays to your left. If you came by pickup, walk back to the main road and flag a Pyin U Lwin bound pickup, there are plenty. Some local village girls selling beverages will likely tag along with you from the shop at the trail head if you come without your own guide. You don't need them on your way to the falls but they will come to great help if you choose to return by the steep foot trail as it easy to lose right direction on the offshoots and you might end after a long climb to a dead end. They do not sell guide services (as it probably would require official permit) but they expect you to buy a drink or two on a higher price (1500 kyat piece) if you rely on their help. Please pay for their effort in that case. Unfortunately swimming is forbidden at the main fall.
Pwe Kauk Falls - known as Hampshire Falls in British times. Not much to look at by the standards of falls elsewhere but they are a popular picnic spot and seeing Burmese families picnicking and enjoying themselves is the main reason to go. A precarious bridge crosses the stream and disappears into a fig tree. The falls are on the way to Lashio so you'll need to hire a taxi but, if you want to save money, hang around long enough at the Lashio taxi stand and you'll find a share (share taxis to the falls wait for you and bring you back). A one hour hike from the falls (take a guide, it is easy to get lost) gets you to the natural caves of U Naung Gu where you'll find several Buddhas.
Pyeik Chin Miang - further along the road to Lashio are these deep caves full of Buddhas. Almost everything is new so don't get carried away! A huge pool a little way down is a popular swimming hole. Share taxis to Pwe Kauk Falls often make the trip here as well.
Shan villages - if you're not planning to go on to Hsipaw or Kyaukme, you can stop by at the Shan villages of Mogyopit, Yechando and Ye Negye on your way to Pwe Kauk Falls.
BUY
Pyin U Lwin is famous, in Myanmar that is, for strawberries, coffee, flowers and sweaters and the market is full of shops selling these products. In Spring (late February, early March), flower stalls line the road to Mandalay. Strawberry jam is readily available (it'll show up in your breakfast). And, many stores around the clock tower sell sweaters the specialty of all old British hill stations everywhere.
EAT
Pyin U Lwin has quite a few Indian sweet shops with the usual complement of Indian sweets (barfi, laddoo, gulab jamun, etc.). If you have a sweet tooth, this is the place to indulge it. There are several shops close to the Mandalay pick-up stand (on Lashio Road by the Clock Tower), and at least one near the Central Market.
Aung Padamya Restaurant: A bit of a distance from the clock tower (behind the Shan Market) and in a residential neighborhood (in what looks like a converted garage) this is possibly the best Indian restaurant in all of Myanmar. However they have no menu and as a result, you pay high tourist prices. They only have one curry which has coriander in it. So if that is not your thing avoid.
Golden Triangle Cafe and Bakery: Update April 2016: Although it's still mentioned in all guide-books, since the end of 2014 this place DOES NOT exist anymore! (It's been an American run cafe and bakery on the Mandalay - Lashio road (across from Grace Hotel II), this was the one place in Myanmar where you could get a decent espresso (it has to be good, as it is twice as expensive as in your own Country). Pizzas, Burgers (mutton and veggie, beef is rare in Myanmar), sandwiches. Try their milk shakes and fresh fruit juices.)
Krishna Restaurant: An unmarked South Indian restaurant in a lane behind Grace Hotel II (House 50, Block 5, Gorakha Road - parallel to the Mandalay-Lashio Road), Krishna serves Indian curries with lentils, chapatis, and rice. Well priced and good home cooked food. Try their unsweetened lassis! Another alternative for those into South Indian food might be the "South Indian Food Centre" (walk the main road east of clock tower and take the first lane to the right, just follow the signs). As of may 2014, they do serve chapatis.
The Club Terrace: A slightly more expensive, nicer restaurant near the golf course with a English translations on the menu which serves good Malay and Thai food.
The Night Market : Every day around 5PM there is a night market with a lot of street food, behind the clock tower, which replaces the day market. You can find a lot of fried stuff also suitable for vegetarians, as well as traditional tea, amazing Myanmar salads as well as Indian food.
If you are vegetarian or simply feel like having a tasty salad, try one of the Myanmar traditional salads (Tomato salad, ginger, cabbage, lemon, pickled tea leaf, etc. ). They are very tasty and can be found in every city. You can find them in Pyin Oo Lwin at the night market, or during the day in several local eateries. One of these is on the main road, on the turn to the Hindu temple on the right, next to a big tree. If you are in doubt, just ask for it!
Vegetarian Restaurant at Chinese Temple, Chinese temple close to Candacraig. You can choose buffet (rice, soup, salads and veggies: 1500ks) or order from menu. Make sure you try their samosas for 50ks, they are delicious.
GET OUT
Gokteik Viaduct - this famous bridge, a marvel of British ingenuity and American engineering is a couple of hours away by train. Most tourists stay on the train and head for Hsipaw and/or Lashio, but it is also possible (and well worth the time) to make the trip there and back in a day. The train leaves Pyin U Lwin at 8:22am (if it is much later it is written on a board in english near the ticket booth). They ask you to arrive at 8:00am. A 1st class soft seat costs 1600 kyat each way.
Hsipaw - laid back Shan town a few hours to the north-east, and a good place for trips to Shan and Palaung villages.
Mandalay - A fast and cheap way is to take a shared Taxi. They run very often during the day, you probably wont wait more than one Hour. Price was 1500Kyat without barganing. Just follow the mainroad(Mandalay-Lashio Rd) to the west / in Direction Mandalay, after you pass a circle you will see them waiting.
Bagan - There are two minivans leaving at 10am and 2pm, better book a day in advance(e.g. at Grace Hotel II), takes about 5 hours, 13000 kyat
WIKITRAVEL
Because I am at that point where "take two" is a beautiful time and place, and it's where I belong.
Take two in New Zealand.
Take two in Project 365.
Take two in life.
I've been forgiven for everything I've done and will do, and in this gift of a second chance at life, my 'take two', I choose to live and love. I choose to learn and grow and claim purpose with every moment that I am given. I don't deserve to be rescued, but He loves me and He saved me, and now I am alive. It is all because of Him, and I give Him back all the glory :)
This is my Take Two.
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Nikon D40 + Nikkor 18-55mm / Auckland, New Zealand / August 18, 2010
because nothing goes quite as well with a buffalo sacrifice like keretek... mmmmmmmmm
What's not to love about Indonesia?
Because I forget just how beautiful she really is!
But booo I didnt notice she had fuzz in her eyelash lol Whoops lol
Dharavi (Hindi and Marathi: धारावी; also spelled Daravi, Darravy, Dorrovy) is a slum in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest slums in the world.
Dharavi slum was founded in 1880s during the British colonial era. The slum grew in part because of expulsion of factories and residents from peninsular city center by colonial government, and from rural poor migrating into urban Mumbai (then called Bombay). Modern day Dharavi came to be founded in the 1940's once the British left India, and once the majority property holders of the area, Shantilal Nemchand and Co sold off there property holdings allowing houses to be built. It is currently a multi-religious, multi-ethnic, diverse settlement. Dharavi's total population estimates vary between 300,000 to about 1 million.
Dharavi has an active informal economy in which numerous household enterprises employ many of the slum residents. It exports goods around the world. Leather, textiles and pottery products are among the goods made inside Dharavi by the slum residents. The total annual turnover has been estimated at over US$500 million.
Dharavi has suffered through many incidences of epidemics and other disasters. It currently covers an area of 217 hectares.
HISTORY
In the 18th century, Dharavi was an island. In February 1739, Chimnaji Appa attacked Bassein. Before that, he took possession of Dharavi. The area of present-day Dharavi was predominantly mangrove swamp before the late 19th century, inhabited by Koli fishermen. Dharavi was then referred to as the village of Koliwadas.
COLONIAL ERA
Mumbai has been one of the centers of India's urbanization for 200 years. At the middle of the 19th century, after decades of urban growth under East India Company and British Raj, the city's population reached half a million. The urban area then covered mostly the southern extension of Mumbai peninsula, the population density was over 10 times higher than London at that time. Most parts of Mumbai faced an acute shortage of housing and serious problems with the provision of water, sanitation and drainage. Residential areas were segregated in Mumbai between European and 'native' residential quarters. Slums were heavily concentrated in areas meant for 'native' Indian population, and it attracted no planning or London-like investment for quality of life of its inhabitants. Unsanitary conditions plagued Mumbai, particularly in the so-called Native Town, the segregated section where Indians lived. In 1869, as with 19th century epidemics in European slums, bubonic plague spread in Mumbai and then across most of India. The epidemic killed nearly 200,000 people in Mumbai and 8 million in India. In 1880s, concerned about epidemics, the British colonial government expelled polluting industries and many Indian residents of the Native Town, away from the peninsular part of the city, to a distant edge of the city in the north in the village of Koliwadas. Thus was born Dharavi.
The most polluting industries were tanneries, and the first tannery moved from peninsular Mumbai into Dharavi in 1887. People who worked with leather, typically a profession of lowest Hindu castes and of Muslim Indians, moved into Dharavi. Other early settlers included the Kumbars, a large Gujarati community of potters (another polluting industry). The colonial government granted them a 99-year land-lease in 1895. Rural migrants looking for jobs poured into Mumbai, and its population soared past 1 million. Other artisans, like the embroidery workers from Uttar Pradesh, started the ready-made garments trade. These industries created jobs, labor moved in, but there was no effort to plan or invest in any infrastructure in or near Dharavi. The living quarters and small scale factories grew haphazardly, without provision for sanitation, drains, safe drinking water, roads or other basic services. Dharavi's first mosque, Badi Masjid, started in 1887 and the oldest Hindu temple, Ganesh Mandir, was built in 1913. A large influx of Tamil migrants came in the 1920s. Bombay's first Tamil school and Dharavi's first school was constructed in 1924.
POST INDEPENDENCE
At India's Independence from colonial rule in 1947, Dharavi had grown to be the largest slum in Mumbai and all of India. It still had a few empty spaces, which continued to serve as waste dumping grounds for operators across the city. Mumbai, meanwhile, continued to grow as a city. Soon Dharavi was surrounded by the city, and became a key hub for informal economy. Dharavi's Co-operative Housing Society was formed in the 1960s to uplift the lives of thousands of slum dwellers by the initiative of Shri. M.V. Duraiswamy, a well-known social worker and congress leader of that region. The Dharavi co-operative housing society promoted 338 flats and 97 shops and was named "Dr. Baliga Nagar". By late 20th century, Dharavi occupied about 175 hectares, with an astounding population density of more than 2900 people per hectare.
DEMOGRAPHICS
The total current population of Dharavi slum is unknown, and estimates vary widely. Some sources suggest it is 300,000 to about a million. With Dharavi spread over 200 hectares, this corresponds to an average population density estimate between 1500 and 5000.
About 33% of the population of Dharavi is Muslim, compared to 13% average population of Muslims in India. The Christian population is estimated to be about 6%, while the rest are predominantly Hindus (60%), with some Buddhists and other minority religions. Among the Hindus, about 20% work on animal skin production, tanneries and leather goods. Other Hindus specialize in pottery work, textile goods manufacturing, retail and trade, distilleries and other caste professions - all of these as small scale household operations. The slum residents are from all over India, people who migrated from rural regions of many different states. The slum has numerous mosques, temples and churches to serve people of Islam, Hindu and Christian faiths; with Badi Masjid, a mosque, as the oldest religious structure in Dharavi.
LOCATION & CHARACTERISTICS
Dharavi is situated between Mumbai's two main suburban railway lines, the Western and Central Railways. To its west are Mahim and Bandra, and to the north lies the Mithi River, which empties into the Arabian Sea through the Mahim Creek. To its south and east are Sion and Matunga. Both its location and poor drainage systems make Dharavi particularly vulnerable to floods during the wet season.
Dharavi has a high population density, and as with other worldwide slums, overcrowded. It is mostly low rise structures surrounded by Mumbai city. In most large cities, the floor space index (FSI) varies from 5 to 15 in the Central Business District (CBD) to about 0.5, or below, in the suburbs. Dharavi's FSI is very low. Still, in expensive Mumbai, Dharavi provides a cheap alternative where rents were as low as US$4 per month in 2006.
There is a disagreement if Dharavi is the largest slum in Mumbai. Some sources claim other slums in Mumbai have grown to become larger than Dharavi. Other sources disagree, and rank Dharavi as the largest slum in India.
ECONOMY
In addition to the traditional pottery and textile industries in Dharavi, there is an increasingly large recycling industry, processing recyclable waste from other parts of Mumbai. The district has an estimated 5000 businesses and 15,000 single-room factories.
Dharavi exports goods around the world. The total (and largely informal economy) turnover is estimated to be between US$500 million, over US$650 million per year, to over US$1 billion per year. The per capita income of the residents, depending on estimated population range of 300,000 to about 1 million, ranges between US$500 to US$2000 per year.
REDEVELOPMENT PLANS
There have been many plans since 1997 to redevelop Dharavi like the former slums of Hong Kong such as Tai Hang. In 2004, the cost of redevelopment was estimated to be INR5000 crore (US$810 million). Companies from around the world have bid to redevelop Dharavi, including Lehman Brothers, Dubai's Limitless and Singapore's Capitaland Ltd. In 2010, it is estimated to cost INR15000 crore (US$2.4 billion) to redevelop.
The latest urban redevelopment plan proposed for the Dharavi area is managed by American-trained architect Mukesh Mehta. The plan involves the construction of 2,800,000 square metres of housing, schools, parks and roads to serve the 57,000 families residing in the area, along with 3,700,000 square metres of residential and commercial space for sale. There has been significant local opposition to the plans, largely because existing residents are due to receive only 25.0 square metres of land each. Furthermore, only those families who lived in the area before 2000 are slated for resettlement. Concerns have also been raised by residents who fear that some of their small businesses in the "informal" sector may not be relocated under the redevelopment plan. The government has said that it will only legalize and relocate industries that are not "polluting".
SANITATION ISSUES
Dharavi has severe problems with public health, due to the scarcity of toilet facilities, due in turn to the fact that most housing and 90% of the commercial units in Dharavi are illegal. As of November 2006 there was only one toilet per 1,440 residents in Dharavi. Mahim Creek, a local river, is widely used by local residents for urination and defecation, leading to the spread of contagious diseases. The area also suffers from problems with inadequate drinking water supply.
EPIDEMICS & OTHER SISASTERS
Dharavi has experienced a long history of epidemics and natural disasters, sometimes with significant loss of lives. The first plague to devastate Dharavi, along with other settlements of Mumbai happened in 1896, when nearly half of the population perished. A series of plagues and other epidemics continued to affect Dharavi, and Mumbai in general, for the next 25 years, with high mortality rates. Dysentery epidemics have been common throughout the years and explained with the high population density of Dharavi. Other epidemics reported include typhoid, cholera, leprosy, amoebiasis and polio, through recent years. For example, in 1986, a children cholera epidemic was reported, where most patients were residents of Dharavi. Typical patients to arrive in hospitals were in late and critical care condition, and the mortality rates were abnormally high. In recent years, cases of drug resistant tuberculosis have been reported in Dharavi.
Fires and other disasters are common. For example, in January 2013, a fire destroyed many slum properties and caused injuries. In 2005, massive floods caused deaths and extensive property damage.
GUIDED TOURS THROUGH DHARAVI
A few travel operators offer guided tours through Dharavi, showing the industrial and the residential part of Dharavi and explaining about problems and challenges Dharavi is facing. These tours give a deeper insight into a slum in general and Dharavi in particular.
MEDIA DECIPTION
- Dharavi has been depicted in a number of Hindi films produced by the Mumbai film industry. These include Salim-Javed films such as Deewaar (1975), Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay! (1988) where several child actors were from the Dharavi slum, Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Parinda (1989), Sudhir Mishra's Dharavi (1991), Ram Gopal Varma's "Indian Gangster Trilogy" (1998–2005) and Sarkar series (2005–2008), Vikram Bhatt's Footpath (2003), Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday (2004) and No Smoking (2007), Madhur Bhandarkar's Traffic Signal (2007), Rajeev Khandelwal's Aamir (2008), and other films based on the Mumbai underworld.
- Dharavi has been depicted in films from other Indian film industries, particularly the Tamil film industry. Several films by Mani Ratnam based on the experiences of Tamil immigrants to Mumbai have depicted the Dharavi slum, including Nayagan (1987) and Bombay (1995).
- Dharavi features prominently in Danny Boyle's 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, where several of the child actors in the film are from the Dharavi slum.
- The movie Mankatha was shot here starring Ajith kumar.
- The movie Businessman was shot here starring Mahesh Babu.
- In Kaminey, the 2009 Hindi movie, starring Shahid Kapoor.
- In the 2009 Swiss/German documentary Dharavi, Slum for Sale of director Lutz Konermann.
- In a programme aired in the United Kingdom in January 2010, Kevin McCloud and Channel 4 aired a two-part series titled Slumming It which centered around Dharavi and its inhabitants.
- The poem "Blessing" by Imtiaz Dharker is about Dharavi not having enough water.
- For The Win, by Cory Doctorow, is partially set in Dharavi.
Another Cinderella Story
The text on the picture says:
"You know what sucks about falling for a guy you know you're not right for?
You fall anyway because you think he might turn out to be different."
-Said By: Selena Gomez as Mary Santaigo
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I’ve been meaning to make Hexiciah some new clothes for so long he’s just been sitting around semi naked for awhile. I’m really sad Mattel hasn’t given this body a wide release yet because it’s super interesting and stylised….
.... because I'm watching the rugby.... and because everyone else seems to be getting puppies except us....
Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
My old battered and trusted converses taken with my new toy, an EOS 7, then 'played ' with using canon software. Better on black
Because this Boot Camp series is all about connecting with your community, I wanted to find an outdoor space in my immediate neighborhood that really represented what it was like to live here. This taco stand is about three blocks from my house, and we probably get food here about once a week. The workers are friendly and you almost always encounter a few characters while you wait for your food. It is on a tiny triangle of land with a busy intersection out front and the Metro train passing diagonally behind.
I wanted to capture the urban quality, the all-night energy (open 24 hours!), and the vibrant neighborhood interactions that occur. I spent time there photographing on four different days, figuring out the time of day, composition, and lighting. Some of that process is detailed below in the comments.
Once I had all the elements worked out, I invited six local friends to come hang out for an hour while I took pictures. Between hitting just the right window of dusk and capturing a good set of light streaks from the traffic, I had no flexibility when it came to waiting for a crowd to build at the window. So I brought my own starter crowd! That guaranteed that I'd always have at least a few people, and any other customers who showed up would be icing on the cake.
Lighting: An SB-900 at 1/2 power with a 1/4 CTO gel and a diffusion dome clamped to the "no crossing" sign on the green traffic light and aimed toward the near corner of the building. An SB-800 at 1/4 power with a 1/4 CTO gel and a diffusion dome clamped to the railroad crossing sign and aimed at the left side of the building. You can actually see this flash firing, but it doesn't stand out much with all the other point sources, so I left it in. Both are fired with PocketWizards. The shutter speed is at 1 second, there's a circular polarizer on the lens, and I changed the WB to standard fluorescent.
I will never open my big mouth again, was what he had thought with a growl. Now he was unable to move because this girl had fallen asleep on his chest. God damn it, he did not expect that! He now understood Rain,very wellunderstood! He wanted to transform, run wildly, pee all around and howl. Oh, how he wanted tohowl right now.
With a sigh, he looked down to the girl. Her head was on his chest and her hair tickled his bare skin on his throat. Her hand were still fisted on his jacket as her other hand was on her lap. Her eyes were closed but tears kept falling even in her sleep. He wanted to believe that she was a fang-banger, a minion sohe could push her and leave her there, in the hall, unprotected and vulnerable. But he could not, god damn him but he could not just leave. Deep inside, he knew that this girl was not a fang-banger or a minion. He knew it, he sensed it. She was something different but what? He could not tell! At first, when she knocked the air out of his lungs as if he was punched over his heart, he had thought that she was a witch but if she had been a witch, there would not have been any vampire scents on her. So she was not a witch but he was sure that she knew some magic.
The weird thing was that she probably did not know what she was doing. He had seen the shock and fear in her eyes as she left them both breathless. He knew her fear, he knew what fear was. Still, some nights he woke up in sweats afraid to cause another death. His father had told Rais many times that it was not his fault, that transform was hard to control at first but how could he not blame himself? He had killed the only woman he had loved and the only baby he could possibly have. After her death, he had promised himself to stay away from humans and he had kept his promise. Well, until now.
And now, here he was! In a hotel corridor. Sitting on his ass, his back pressed to the wall and with a girl that sat between his parted legs. Lucky day, eh? he sneered himself as he leaned his head on the wall and closed his eyes for a second. He knew that this girl wanted to move away when she stopped her magic but he was thinking about death, Cecilia; he was feeling guilty and desperate and he just could not let anyone see him like that. So he tightened the circle of his arm on her waist when she tried to move away twice. She was not as strong as him, he knew that and he used it for his own advantage. He prevented her from moving away and she had to obey. Now she was doing what he wanted, staying in between his arms but now he was not sure if that was what he meant.
The problem was he was as vulnerable as her. The problem was she had believed in him when he told her that he would not hurt her. She trusted in his words so much that she fell asleep on his shoulder. Now he did not know what to do, a part of him wanted to run away but his concious part stayed stil and held her safe. He had to keep her safe now because she trusted him. Ever, never ever he had asked someone to trust him because things were easier for him when there was distance, it was just easier not to care, not to feel but this girl…Of god damn, fuck it, screw it, he knew that he was already softenin for this girl. Damn, this was bullshit, he was really ridiculous.
With another sigh, he opened his eyes and stared down to her face. Her cheeks were blackish with the smudged make-up, tears still fell from her eyes and soaked his shirt. She looked so small and vulnerable as she slept trustingly on his chest. Stupid girl, you are just a fool to trust, he wanted to scream to her but he could not.. He stared at her face, at her wild hair, at her curled body then his eyes stopped at the claw marks. He needed to clean these claws, he needed to transform, howl and run. Seriously he needed to get laid.
Rais almost choked on his own salvia as he thought of that. See, Rain was in his head, fucking his brain about getting laid. You would not be so grumpy if you got laid, Rain would say and as usual, Rais would bark back to him. Yes, this was a daily dialogue of their lives. Noting that he should call Rain as soon as possible, Rais slided his arm under the girl’s knees and he tried to put her down so he could stand up and then pick her up but as he tried to put her down, she led out a growl and tugged more on his jacket. GREAT, now she was tugging at his jacket with both hands. Rais led out a growl of defeat and shook his head. This girl was stubborn, he had never noticed that! I mean look at her now; pulling him with both hands even in her sleep. ‘’Fine,’’ he growled as he held her to his chest and rose on his knees and then his feet slowly. Now this was some kind of view, the girl was on his lap, luggages on the hallway. He did what he could do; he kicked the luggages inside her room, he leaned on the wall and took her keys then he carried her inside the room, The room was small, there was just a bed and dresser and two end-tables near her bed. There was nothing left to sit on but the bed. With another growl, now it was a habit, he walked to the bed. He sat on her bed, leaning his back on the frame then he slowly and carefully set her down beside him. Since her hands were on his jacket stil, she could be said to sleep on his chest stil. Rais bit back the forth growl and held her wrist where there was the claw marks. He ran his thumb up and down on her wrist for a couple times until she loosened her grip. Then he held her hand and took her wrist to his face. Without hesitation, he sticked his tongue out and licked the claw wounds clean. After all he was a werewolf, he was a dog and dogs had sterile tongues. I mean what else could he do? Here he was now, stuck with a girl on a small bed. Closing his eyes, he continued to lick her arm.
As he cleaned her wound, he did not want to think but it was impossible. As he closed his eyes, he recalled the fear in her blue eyes. A fear he had never seen, a fear so strong, stronger than the life itself. A fear so dark and rich, velvet. He had somehow made her feel less fearful, he knew it. He had drunk her fear like an old, rich wine and her fear left a bittersweet taste in his mouth. He now craved for more of this taste and he knew himself. He knew that he would not be able to get over this, he would not be able to leave her when she was feelig so scared. He was soft in his heart though he tended to be the most annoying person of the world.
Looking down to her again, he furrowed his brows. This girl slept so beautiful, so innocent. Even under this disgusting scent of the vampires, he could smell her innocence and it called for him. He felt it in his presence, in his heart. He felt the winds change. No, he would not be able to leave from her or from himself or Rain. His father was right when he meant that Cecilia was not meant to be Rais’s female. Rais never understood it because she loved him, he knew it but now he fully understood. It was not about love, it was about trust, belief and letting things go. When he had asked Cecilia to run away for their baby, she had refused because she did not trust him, she could not let things go, she was not sure of him. But this girl had trusted in him, she led things go even when she did not know him because she felt that he would not be able to hurt him, because he was not like that. End of the road, he sighed as he held her wrist with both hands. Now her wound was cleaned and it was healing slowly. His heart racing, he knew he had to make a choice, make choice really fast. Though his mind kept screaming and howling at him, he did the opposite thing of what his brain mentioned. He held her wrist firmly and dag his teeth into her wrist where there was the open wound. He had drunk her blood, it was hot, innocent, sweeter than honey and rich. It felt so different from the others. His heart thundering inside his chest, he leaned on her. Releasing her wrist after a final lick, he leaned in and put a bloody kiss on her lips. Pressing his lips on hers, he felt the passion crawl in his skin. Suddenly he was so hot, so hot under his collar. He nudged her lips open and moved back as she pressed her lips together and licked her bloody lips in her sleep. Now all he could hear was the sound of his heart, like a drum to his ears as he looked down to his palm and waited to see the small triangle to show that he was mated. Licking his lips, he held her firmer, he wanted to feel her now because he knew that he would not be able to run from her or himself, sooner or later he would have her as his girlfriend because she believed in him, because she knew him. ‘Fool,’ he sneered with a bittersweet voice as he stared at his palm for this mating mark impatiently.
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MODELS: CARWEN&RAIS by me
SONG: I SAVED THE WORLD TODAY by EURYTHMICS
LYRICS: ''Monday finds you like a bomb
That's been left ticking there too long
You're bleeding
Some days there's nothing left to learn
>From the point of no return
You're leaving
Hey hey I saved the world today
Everybody's happy now
The bad things gone away
And everybody's happy now
The good thing's here to stay
Please let it stay
There's a million mouths to feed
And I've got everything I need
I'm breathing
And there's a hurting thing inside
But I've got everything to hide
I'm grieving
Hey hey I saved the world today
Everybody's happy now
The bad things gone away
And everybody's happy now
The good thing's here to stay
Please let it stay
Let it stay
Let it stay
Doo doo doo doo doo the good thing
Hey hey I saved the world today
Everybody's happy now
The bad things gone away
And everybody's happy now
The good thing's here to stay
Please let it stay..''
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Thank you if you have read all of my writing! Also thank you for checking! :) Great weekendz,
CATHY
P.S. Do not we all want a hero? *sighes*
Because I'm pretty, everybody thinks I'm stupid. But it is like a mask, and you have to break the mask to show that there is something else behind it. You have to show who you are to make the others come to discover you.
- Monica Bellucci
“Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.”
(Thich Nhat Hanh - Vietnamese Monk, Peace Activist and Writer, b.1926)
Saurabh is an architect in Delhi, he wanted his portrait by me so we met recently for lunch in Hauz khas village which is in South Delhi.
As he was living in Milano for a few years, we spoke Italian for fun, he had many expressions and most of all an amazing smile.
We went outside to the Deer Park and I took several shots.
I selected this one where everything on his face is smiling, it is the universal language in the world and a source of joy and happiness.
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Today - on a bike ride through the city and a visit to Blender Lane to take some photos of Friday night's pasteings - I repaired my WE SCARE BECAUSE WE CARE sticker combo in one of the boarded-over windows in the lane.
Off Franklin St - near Queen Vic Market.
From my In the Land of the Blind Series.
Because it's Friday!!!!!!!!!!!
Taken in Copan, Honduras.
Thanks for your visit and have a great day!
because of the close proximity to Charles de Gaulle airport, a mandatory turn to intercept radial 097 off the BT VOR.. ...
My guess is 1977 because it's February and the yard is practically free of any weeds due to a severe two-year-long drought.
Because the trees, layout, and motorized chase took so long, I cut corners on details like the spiders and used spiders from actual Lego sets, such as Aragog and the Mirkwood spiders. A few tree designs are taken from what I've seen or adapted from things found online. Sadly, I don't have a list of people to credit but if they ever come across this - thanks!