there are dumplings on the horizon...

11.30.2011

A river of limestone and hot springs

Here is a bit of the old footage from the hotspring in Taroko Gorge that was carved out of marble. 
We obviously are still not over Taiwan.

11.27.2011

The Devil's Dictionary (SE Asia Edition)

Hot Shower: A stream of water too small & too lukewarm to cause hypothermia
 
Hard Sleeper: A hard bunk for overnight passage with many smoking buddies
 
Soft Sleeper: A hard bunk for overnight passage with fewer smoking buddies than in a hard sleeper
 
Traffic Law: The widely understood principle that one should honk one's horn at the sight of an oncoming vehicle, pedestrian, or nonchristian thought
 
Dog: The most sacred of all animals  May they be as abundant as the semiedible filth allows
 
Thai Massage:  A singular testing of the hypothesis of King Thasamlapurtha that one women is not able to rip the flesh from the bones of anyone with her bare hands
 
English Menu:  A curated list of food items that do not contain chili pepper and must contain at least 75% of either pizza, pasta, or burgers
 
Price: About 1000% of what you could be paying
 
Tuk Tuk: A fine multipurpose motorvehicle designed for the conveyance of the ignorantly wealthy & large quantities of heroin
 
Monk: The most profitable & fastest growing occupation
 
Spicy: Containing at least a trace of bell peppers
 
Thai Spicy: Containing enough chilis to numb the mouth and face for the rest of the night
 
Guidebook:  An outdated tome of time-sensitive material.

11.26.2011

TAIWAN WEST COAST

TIGER TRASHH




Last day in Taiwan - Jiufen (north of Taipei).




Neal's search for graveyards yielded beuty shots of Taipei 101.




A betel nut girl - equipped with flashing lights.




Tainan graveyard




Kaohsiumg.








Posing in front of a Chinese fighter - flown by a Chinese army pilot to Taiwan for a lifetime of income.




At the dutch Fort Zeelandia: Tainan.








Burning money.





This is a giant puppet of the god of war.



The eunuch who guards the door at the temple of the 5 concubines.





Betel nut farm.




Old tree stump @ Alishan.




Our friend the mannequin.










Overlooking one of the most productive gold mines of imperial Japan. 
The ocean in the bay is yellow not with gold, but toxic chemicals.


THIS THING THAT LOOKS LIKE A HUGE GOLD BAR IS A HUGE GOLD BAR
ABOUT 220kg WORTH 3 MIL AND YOU CAN TOUCH IT!






Traffic control at its finest.




For all the smegheads in the world (aka Red Dwarf fans).




Goodbye Taipei.

11.11.2011

temples and festivals



Thai spirit house.



BKK bridge on temple.



BKK - Wat Dan







Getting ready for the festival of lights (Loy Krathong), Chiang Mai, Thailand.








 Performing gender, as usual.




Gongs - music for mixing the rice milk.



Chedis.



Dog 1 and dog 2.




Chedi graveyard.



Inner temple wall.



The other longnecks of Thailand.











Ruins. Still Chiang Mai



We made wish boats to put in the river.



Parade.



Lighting....




And letting go.




Letting our worries float down the river. Or at least our boats.




Wish boats, fireworks, and sky lanterns on the Ping river.



White on white.




tata thailand

WE ARE LEAVING THAILAND TOMORROW HERE ARE SOME PICTURES:


MORE CRABS EVERYWHERE WE GO! @rosie&aaron



View from our beach bungalow, Koh Lanta.



Koh Lanta scooter ride yields many drying fish.



2 bums in hammocks.



Quiet boat landing, Koh Lanta.







The only time I'll ever be caught with good posture on camera.



On our way by longtail boat Rai Leh (overrated beach, underrated boat ride).
Krabi.


Crabs kicking sand around.



Anchor action. Longtail boat.



Bangkok sans flooding.



This was a really difficult taxi ride for me.



Chiang Mai grey.



DR FISH!!!


OH YEAH we also went to Singapore for a day in order to eat lots of food (pictures to come). It was ok. Here are some pictures without food in them:


 This is Neal chewing gum on the airplane after landing in Singapore. Is it still illegal if you are on an airplane?



Hindu temple.







View from our bathroom or something.



The best thing about singapore were all the fun, colorful buildings. 
Especially after looking at Taiwan's drab concrete for a month.