Archive for June, 2009

White-water rafting in Bali

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

It was one of those moments. A death wish turned out to be one of the most pleasurable and fun activities I have ever had.  It was rather recent in memory (a few years ago) -after two (or three) successive bombings in Bali, the tourists naturally disappeared. In desperation, Air Asia offerred ZERO fares. Free [...]

Bungy-jumping in Phuket

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Standing at the edge of a life in danger of being snuffed out  -
With so much brouhaha abt bungy-jumping, I have gotta to try it. 50 metres over a jungle lagoon not too far from the beach. How romantic. My first thought was that even if I die, the location is ideal - I [...]

Orbing somewhere in Lake Titiwangsa

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

For those not in the know, orbing is a new ball game. A big ball that swallows 2 persons inside and rolls down a hill with the two humans strapped in. Orbiting on land, if you will. The high - experiencing a stomach-churning, head-turning experience. Your head literally rolls. For RM15, it’s a rather cheap [...]

Beijing-style blind allegiance re-re-surfaces in Tibet

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Singing patriotic songs ala communist China during the height of the Cultural Revolution. Chinese-style blind allegiance to political leaders appears to have surfaced in Tibet. Note the place - horse-riding dance festival in Gyantse, Tibet.

Parading Beijing-approved child reincarnations at the Gyantse Horse-riding dance festival. Reincarnations of high-ranking lamas are widespread in Tibet. One wonders [...]

Beijing’s stamp at the horse-racing festival in Gyantse, Tibet

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Beijing should be happy its massive PR campaign in Tibet has reaped great rewards - public allegiances of support at the traditional horse-racing festival in a small town, a few thousand miles from Beijing. Note Deng Xiao Peng’s picture there as well.

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