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Post by Henry on Aug 21, 2009 6:02:28 GMT -5
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Post by douglaslam on Aug 25, 2009 7:55:48 GMT -5
Thanks Henry for allowing me to engage in a little self-indulgence. The first two photos are among my favourites and I paid big bucks for them. I was in the cast of thousands which road-tested the 2000 Sydney Olympics marathon course. On the photo, I am a proud finisher. The second photo was a half marathon, which the company I work for paid for my entrance fee. I was a good deal younger and fitter then. Marathons usually cost over $100 to take part. It is like paying good money to have your arse kicked. It doesn't matter if you are an elite athlete or a mug runner like me, you exercise you are prone to injuries. I suffer from Achilles problems for years which stopped me from doing longer events. Fortunately, it is now on the mend. The next two were taken in Beijing when I took the family there in Feb. 2008. One was taken at Wudaokou ( Five Ways ) metro station. I am at a street food stall, engaging in my favourite past time, EATING. The skewers of mixed morsels are bubbling away in hot and spicy brine. I had to observe how the locals do it before I dived in. You choose whatever you like, it is after you have finished then the vendor counts the number of skewers and charges you accordingly. I can usually down a dozen or so, and still have room for lunch later. My wife looks on in disbelief. Now, we are on the grounds of PKU. My appearance attracts much unwanted attention. This comes about because I left my beanie and gloves on the bus en route to the Great Wall at Badaling. So, I use my young daughter's funny hat to keep my tin of grey matter warm. I am too old to worry about what other people think.
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Post by Henry on Aug 25, 2009 9:32:07 GMT -5
Hi Douglas,
Great photos ! I love the last photo ! These are so much fun to view and to read your hilarious commentary - ha, ha, haaa!
Henry
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Post by douglaslam on Aug 26, 2009 1:45:25 GMT -5
Hi Henry, I needed the help of my daughter to upload the photos. It is too late to teach an old dog new tricks. There are too many steps to do it on my own, I'd need to follow clear and simple written instructions. How about leading by example and let us see your latest snapshots. I also invite all contributors and members to upload a photo or two. Let's put a face to each name. C'mon, don't be shy!!
Douglas
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Post by helen on Aug 26, 2009 2:07:46 GMT -5
Cool photos Douglas. I hope others follow suit.
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Post by Henry on Aug 27, 2009 9:37:33 GMT -5
Helen, Here is a photo of me standing by the cypress tree, reputed to have been planted by Huangdi over 4,000 years ago. There are over 8,000 cypress trees on Qiao Mountain where the Huangdi Mausoleum is located in Huangling town, Shaanxi province. Henry
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Post by helen on Aug 28, 2009 5:05:52 GMT -5
You look so small against that massive tree. Are they all that old? Or is it the oldest? Good to see the photos and the face to the name
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Post by douglaslam on Aug 28, 2009 7:11:14 GMT -5
Henry, You look very much the part of a Hoisan gum san ah bak. Can we have more snapshots please from every one of you.
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Post by gingee on Aug 28, 2009 17:45:01 GMT -5
Greetings to SiYi Forum Members, Okay, okay; you've convinced me to show myself. Here's a picture of my sister and me in front of a big tree in our father's Lee Village when we visited this year in April. I am the grayed hair one! Evidently the villagers gather under the tree and pass the time away. I'm sure we were the gossip of the day when we visited. Gingee
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Post by harc3 on Aug 28, 2009 20:34:07 GMT -5
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Post by helen on Aug 28, 2009 21:33:47 GMT -5
Great to see more photos Gingee and Harc - Love those pumpkins - are they lit by candles? And what is the story behind Holloween pumokins?
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Post by harc3 on Aug 29, 2009 2:06:35 GMT -5
thanks Helen they are lit with a string of xmas lights as I usually have 13-14 on display. story? don't know really. just something I picked up a few years ago and just snowballed from there
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Post by douglaslam on Aug 29, 2009 7:03:49 GMT -5
Helen and I are from the Antipodes, thus Halloween is alien to us. But the craze is now starting to catch on.
We do have an artist in our midst, take a bow harc3. I can make out the outline of Jack Nicholson in one of the carvings, but I don't know how it is done. Quite amazing !!
Keep the photos coming, let's keep this Forum alive and lively.
Douglas
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Post by harc3 on Aug 29, 2009 7:11:30 GMT -5
Helen and I are from the Antipodes, thus Halloween is alien to us. But the craze is now starting to catch on. We do have an artist in our midst, take a bow harc3. I can make out the outline of Jack Nicholson in one of the carvings, but I don't know how it is done. Quite amazing !! Keep the photos coming, let's keep this Forum alive and lively. Douglas yes Halloween. Kids dress in costumes and go door to door saying "trick or treat" and people give them candy. A really fun time for the kids. And pumpkin carvings are every where. Not so much like the ones I do but simple cutout faces. The one "Jack Nicholson" is actually "Heath Ledger as the Joker" in The Dark Knight. The others are Capt. Jack Sparrow, Phantom of the Opera and of course my daughter
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Post by douglaslam on Aug 29, 2009 8:08:27 GMT -5
Why of course it was our own, the late Heath Ledger. How could I have got it so wrong. Thanks for pointing it out.
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