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Weather is very fickle here. Zero phone reception there too.
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Success hacks
* Find the pain you enjoy
* Focus on what you can control, ignore the ones you can't
* Turn off the autopilot
* Adopt 10 x Max
* Focus on fewer things for a longer period of time
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This was taken using a telephoto lens from a distance. Very strong UV there so the colour adjustment is rather tricky.
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It has been rather difficult to get back to work immediately after the trip. My body is sore everywhere as well. Thanks for the work out in NZ.
I was wandering into the complex realising there is so much cheap eats to have.
The signs are quite cool all around. The vibe is great for me.
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The walking trail leading up to this waterfall is very steep and challenging. I almost gave up 2/3 into the journey.
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Linking Treasure Tuesday
I had no sleep for the past 35 hours. I have to recuperate before commenting again
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Linking Sunday Best
I haven't done much photography on birds lately.
Galah is very loud. They always wake me up every morning.
I would be on the flight back to Melbourne now. (I have to wake up at 2 am in the morning to catch the flight).
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This was taken from 2 days ago trying to get some shots when the fickle weather decided to cloud break
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I am heading to Mount Arthur today. Cloudy forecast. At least not raining anymore. But who knows?
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Lake of Clear Water is really a lovely place to visit. Storm briefly stopped when I stopped by. Finally, some mercy on me!
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I sourced myself a back pain after an accidental fall on the slope of snow. It is hurting really bad.
This town is on the way to Aoraki the highest mountain in New Zealand. The only place I can eat some hot pies and warm latte that tastes like cough medicine.
Thanks to the pouring rain in Christchurch. I stay at hotel processing my shots all day. Even the city river is flooding the banks. Did I bring so much needed rain to NZ?
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Bad luck the weather is raining and snowing in Christchurch. Apparently, the town is suffering drought for the preceding few months.
I did not end up participating Hooker Valley Trail or Tasman Glacier walk. Pity. Will do it next time.
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Linking Treasure Tuesday
I arrived Christchurch on Saturday. I had to grab something to eat before I rest for the next day to Mount Cook.
It looks rather funky
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Linking Mural Monday
Joel and I ventured into this mirror show exhibition. Quite fun snapping away.
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Linking Sunday Best
I have been here many times when Joel and I wondered where to go. Not visiting coast lately as I am busy travelling abroad.
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This is an abandoned old street left from Japanese occupation era.
The words on both sides of the entrance say
Exploding crackers get rid of old wax
Cherry Blossoms in the cold bring the spring
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This metal art museum is a wonderful exhibition. It features up to 300 metal robots. Some of them are from my childhood Manga memories. Joel and I spent a long time trying to do bokeh shots in there. This place is really reserved for nerds.
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Linking Treasure Tuesday
The place has Japanese buildings left behind since the occupation in the 50s.
It is also good to catch up with Joel today. Good friends are like old wine. The older the better.
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Linking Sunday Best
Right on the dying lawn of football field in Hawthorn East
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Linking Saturday Critter
Just got back to Melbourne. Then I will be heading out to NZ again in a few days.
Mount Hehuan is a 3,416-metre-high mountain in Central Taiwan. The peak lies on the border of Nantou and Hualien counties and is located within Taroko National Park. Hehuanshan is a popular destination in central Taiwan.
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Suao port is where Dad used to take me to do his fishing. You can see the oily water surface in the dock
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Mazu is the patron deity of fishermen, and her birthday on
the 23rd day of the third lunar month (it falls in April or May) is celebrated
each year with frenetic explosions of colorful activity.
The sign says 1065th Birthday celebration.
It is situated at an entrance of a night market
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I was lucky to see no crowd in the spot. The rain actually stopped for the moment. That was a moment I realised I was meant to take the shot.
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Linking Treasure Tuesday
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He is quite popular as an emu artist lately.
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I am so looking forward to coming home to Melbourne later this week. I am missing out mushroom season and autumn leaves turning there.
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There is an interesting story about the town of Longteng that is revealing of the superstitious beliefs that local people once held. When the first settlers started to cultivate land in the area, they believed that Liyu Lake, located nearby, was inhabited by a carp spirit which brought hardship to the people. In order to overcome this evil spirit they planted yuteng (a poisonous plant) in the Longteng Mountain area. At the same time they gave the mountain in the east the name Guandao Mountain (lit. Guan Sword Mountain) hoping that the Sword Mountain would cut the Yuteng Rattan. In this way, they hoped to poison the evil carp spirit. The ploy must have been effective, for people no longer believe that the evil carp spirit harms the people of Longteng. In the morning of April 24, 1935 a strong earthquake hit central Taiwan. lts epicenter was near Mt. Guandao, and many buildings in the Sanyi district were destroyed. A reminder of this earthquake remains in the ruins of the arched bridge over Long River. It can be seen from the railway line between Sanyi and Houli.
The ruins of Longteng Bridge join Chengxing (Shengxing) Station as one of the top-two visitor attractions on the Jiushan tour route. This historic span is notable attraction both for its simple beauty and as a memorial to the two major earthquakes that severed the bridge twice at the fifth northernmost pier, including damages caused by the 921 Earthquake in September 21, 1999.
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Back here in Taipei just last night. The magistrate misspelled her name and land title so waiting for the court to rectify the errors would take another 6 months minimum. Travelling around the middle part of Taiwan is a tropical experience. So humid and hot.
The above shot was taken when I was experimenting a new macro lens a while back.
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Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro
Linking Saturday Critter
This waterfall was adjacent to a highway. Not exactly hard to take a snap.
Linking Water H2O Thursday
The article is more about people's representatives are mere puppets of power faceless people. The sticker message on the other hand is an impossible dream.
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Eating a lot of shaved ice here to alleviate the heat. No fun.
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