Monthly Archives: December 2007

The Whale Hunt

Thursday 13 December 2007 – 1:07 am

Jonathan Harris spent 9 days, photographing Inupiat Eskimos annual whale hunt in Barrow, Alaska. 3214 shots were taken in 5-minute interval, even when sleeping. And he does not waste any of them by lining them up as an interactive interface. It beautifully tell the experience he witnessed this old tradition of the tribe.
Caution: Rainbow-dolphin lovers [...]

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Step - Stylish Nonsense

Wednesday 12 December 2007 – 1:39 pm

One of the most exciting finds during Thailand visit was the independent music scene. As I went to FAT Festival with the curiosity, the concert blew me away with its energy so the hunt for the Thai Indies began. The sources I could think of are only DJ Siam in Siam Square and Nong [...]

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Cats in a Hot Thin Stadium

Monday 10 December 2007 – 8:06 am

I don’t know why I go through the Opening Ceremony of 24th SEA Games almost the whole show, maybe because of my old profession when we did 13th Asian Games Opening and Closing Ceremony 9 years ago or just the unquestionable patriotism. It takes such a patience to download badly encoded videos from the official [...]

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Paul’s Birthday

Sunday 9 December 2007 – 11:11 pm

I decide to make photo essays in this blog look more presentable. WP-SimpleViewer plugin is the best answer for it tonight. It is just simple.
Paul is Stilgherrian’s friend back in Adelaide, now living, working and having a relationship with his beautiful girlfriend in Bangkok. He celebrated his first birthday in Thailand at Tapas Bar, Silom [...]

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Patpong for the King

Friday 7 December 2007 – 4:00 pm

It is another special event. I actually plan to spend last night in Thailand on 80th HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Birthday to see the celebration. The sea of yellow t-shirts on the streets peaks today. That shows his power to unite Thai people. Even bar girls in Soi Patpong are covering their uniforms which rarely [...]

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