Tag: Sarawak
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Proboscis & Orangutans
For Denzil’s Nature Photo Challenge #28: Wild animals Above, you can see a proboscis monkey that I meet in Sarawak, and below are some photos of orangutans taken a few years ago at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Sabah, Borneo Today, around 60 to 80 orangutans are living independently in the reserve, which covers…
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Today’s Memorable Moment
This amazing animal knows nothing about zoos or fencing. Orangutans are found only in Borneo and Sumatra, and Sarawak has the wild population of these intelligent ginger apes. I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to meet these wild animals in real life. And I believe the quote below by Jane Goodall includes true…
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In the Middle of Nowhere
Here we are again, in the middle of nowhere, where the deserted beach stretches for several miles. At low tide you can walk hundreds of meters straight into the sea without getting more than wet feet. The only sign that indicates that there is plenty of life here are all the patterns in the sand…
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Distance
Sematan Beach, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.
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Kuching Street Art
Kuching is a colorful place and the city is becoming a popular haven for street art. Thanks to local arts festivals and even corporate sponsorships, more and more of the town’s blank walls are gradually being taken over by vivid murals. Many of the works portray scenes from local life… …whether it be human or…
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Lens-Artists Challenge – Favorite Photos of 2019
Artistic. For the last Lens-Artists Photo Challenge of 2019, we will show some of our favorite photos that we have taken during the year that are close to end.Creative. It’s always difficult to pick favorites but I like the way Patti divided her favorites into different categories, so I did the same, or almost the…
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Masjid India Kuching
The newly built one and only floating Mosque in Kuching is located on the banks of the Sarawak River, close to the newly built Harmony bridge whose shape symbolizes the balance of cultures living together in harmony.“Harmony among our different religious traditions is essential for world peace” –Dalai Lama –This is the Old State Mosque,…
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Black & White Photography – 6
The above pictures are from the square along Sarawak River in Kuching. Every afternoon, both young and old can be seen playing with each other, many of them blowing soap bubbles, just for fun.This skilled lady I saw in Valletta here in Malta the other day. Guess why she’s looking down.Concentration! She really knew how…
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Black & White Photography – 5
Wednesday, and my fifth colorless post, inspired by Susan’s black and white photo challenge.As in my previous black and white post, I choose to show people. People in everyday life that I photographed recently when I visited the city of Kuching in Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.Of these five images, there is actually only one that I’m…
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Lens-Artists Challenge – On Display
Today’s pictures are from Kuching Sunday Market that I visited recently. I’m not so happy to show headless and half people though it’s not easy to avoid when there are so many people moving around. Here you’ll find a huge variety of different kinds of fresh fruits & vegetables. Guess it was high season for…
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Signs on Sundays / Skyltsöndag
It’s Sunday, which means it’s time to share some signs again. Since I just came back home from Malaysia, my signs are from there. For some unknown reason, wordpress has restricted the possibilities to create a gallery. That’s why it looks like this, though I didn’t want it to look like this. Feel free to…
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Sarawak People – Daily Life
“The best is yet to be” – Robert Browning –“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous” – Aristotle –“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common” -Ralph Waldo Emerson – Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia. December 2019