Yesterday was a great meal.....


Tom Yum Kung...Hot n Sour Seafood Soup

Always spices up your life...mmm
Spicy Raw Shrimp...not for everyone, its an acquired taste....and i err... acquired it...
Everyone loves Moon shrimp cakes. Golden crunchy on the outside, and warm shrimpy stuff on the inside....and a sour sweet sauce for dipping.
Pad Thai: the staple of Thailand...the everlasting yummmm
Spicy BBQ'ed cuttlefish...just right with the sweet spicy sauce.

THE BOOK IS RELEASED!!!!!

Thailand: My Way has arrived and is available for browsing and of course contact me if you want your own copy.

This book may be the start of it all.

Here are a few pages from the book.







In Asia the book goes for NT$1000 if ordered with in the next week or two.
(I will be putting in a bulk order so I can us get a discount). The Regular Price after that is around NT$1400.

There is no mark up.

In other words if you order from me now your paying cost. I make nothing. It may be silly to do it but this is my gift to the world. More books will follow... but I guarantee they will cost more.

I just really want to have people to have some of my work.

If your in North America then just wait...Nicole will be back in Canada in a couple of weeks and will do a promotional tour on my behalf.

Cost in Canada.....coming soon let me see what I can negotiate.

Here is one from a while back. I knew these two were goofing around, so I watched them then spun around and shot and kept walking.

Here is another...same place...

A couple of shots from today,
Juwei, Taiwan

ok I' m back on the picture posting path...

Book Cover Released


Here is the front cover of the book.


I've changed the book from a hardcover to a soft cover to be more cost effective.

Its about 80 pages in length.

Preview coming....

UPDATE

The book Thailand : My way is 75% finished.

expected to be submitted at the end of Oct. ready for purchase mid-end of November

I know its been a while since the last post. But I've been working on a photo book.
It should be ready sometime in the end of Oct or the beginning of November.

The title is Thailand: My Way

I will post the where and how to get it info soon.

A couple of tiger pictures from The Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai.

The small ones we played with the big ones we watched.

Yes his eyes are really that color...see below.

We visited a couple of hill tribes while we stayed in Thailand. These are from the Kayan (Karon) people most people know them as Padoung (Padong) or in the west Long Neck women. Only the women wear the coils. There are reported to have a population of 7000. Only 300 have fled to Thailand but I suspect because of the the conditions in Myanmar (Burma) that more have come.

The women are very friendly and always have time to chat, smile, or pose for a picture.

One of the long neck girls at the hill tribe Nico and I visited.

She was singing a song to her friend across the path. Her friend would join in and they would sing songs together. They were so cute.

on the elephant ride....woo hoo. A trek through the jungle to the hill tribes....we stopped for a couple pictures.

A small statue elephant looking over the mote that surrounds the inner city.

Chiang Mai, Thailand

This first shot was from inside the main temple that you can start to see to the right of the Golden Tomb in the next picture.

Two monks on their way to class. This compound also acts as a monk university.

The golden tomb where a part of Buddha's body actually rests.
One of the four gates that stand at North South West and East.
A tomb of an old monk framed by the pillars that make up a railing of the main Golden tombAnother location I was told there are more than 1500 temples in the city of Chiang Mai.
This one also serves as an Elementary school.

A shot of one of the original librarys...supposed to be around 400~500 years old.

Other buildings at the elementary school Temple. Apparently there are two things that every boy must face. One is being a monk for 1-2 years, and the other is Military service...often military service is served right after being a monk.
Below is an interior shot of the building on the right in the pic above.A nice reflection shot caught a couple seconds before the monks left.
A group of young trainees going about their daily lives.

Aw yes the awesome trip to Thailand.
As I convert the photos (RAW to jpeg) I will put them up online.

So first a few pictures from our hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

The De Naga Hotel

According to northern legend, this formidable serpentine creature, a symbol of strength, opulence, and eternal life, helped the righteous Kings in building the city. As an act of allegiance and obedience, the Naga endowed the kings with vast wealth and power, and thus safeguarding the prosperity of the land. A guardian of the Buddha and protector of earthly waters, the Naga exhibited magical powers that allowed it to take human semblance.

The hallway leading to the rooms from the main office.
The restaurant in the court.
The driveway fountians
Thew sharp Door Handles...on every door that can be opened.