Hello Kitty 2

January 4th, 2008

It seems that walking cats is a not-so-uncommon past-time in Japan.
First I saw the following (while walking in the forest down from the top of Mount Takao (高尾山) no less):

Japanese man walking a cat - on his shoulders

Then spotted in Shijuku a few weeks later:

Japanese man walking a cat - on his shoulders

Hello Kitty

October 15th, 2007

Seen on the way to my first day of work in Tokyo:

hello kitty 2

hello kitty 1

Working in Tokyo

October 15th, 2007

After many years of thinking about it, I’ve finally made the move and started work in Japan. I’m working for an american investment bank in Tokyo (right near Tokyo station), so I won’t be speaking too much Japanese at work, but hopefully I’ll get to practice a bit.

Here’s the view from my temporary accommodation in Roppongi. That’s Tokyo tower in the background.

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もし、東京に来たら、連絡してください!

Trishaw

April 8th, 2007

Trishaw in front of Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Penang

Taken at the same location as my rickshaws photo, and also available in my redbubble portfolio.

Rickshaws

March 8th, 2007

Rickshaws in front of Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Penang

This photo was taken at Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Penang on my (not-so-recent) trip to Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand in November last year. The blue color was created using the crushed petals of a local flower, in an attempt to match the original 19th century color. The mansion was recently restored, and is now a functioning guest house and is open for tours. It was also used as a setting for the movie ‘Indochine’.

PS: I know the photo is small. I will eventually get a photo gallery set up with a larger version (and some more photos!).

Update:A full-size version of this photo is now available for purchase!

Picasso at NGV

January 14th, 2007

Last year Bron and I went to see the Picasso exhibition at the NGV International. I didn’t know much about Picasso, but the exhibition was pretty interesting. A large part of it was actually about Picasso’s muse Dora Maar. They even had ipods with an audio guide available for hire.

Here’s a couple of pictures I took that night.

Picasso at NGV.

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Update:Full-size versions of these photos are now available for purchase!