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My Malaysia Garden Two
Surmounting the Challenges of Home Gardening in Malaysia Tanjung Bungah, literally meaning ‘Flower Cape’, is a seaside suburb located between Gurney and Batu Feringghi, and not far from the city center of George Town. Originally a sleepy fishing village, in later...
Hot Chocolate
The Best Hot Cholocate Hot chocolate is my passion. Lots of love and attention is required simply to make the very best hot chocolate humanly possible. Forastero, Criollo, and Trinitario. Delightfully fresh and high-quality. Proper preparation for tastebud delight....
Sahasdee Thai Restaurant
This is a charming Thai style house located in the heart of Bangkok where original Royal Thai Cuisine is served in a traditional manner for both lunch and dinner. Our Visit15 Feb 2019 Welcome To Bangkok, Thailand I attempted to find original Thai cuisine (fusion now...
Muay Thai Boxing
Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) is an ancient martial that originated in Thailand. It is a form of full contact kickboxing that utilizes kicks and punches as well as elbow and knee strikes. Because of the eight points of contact (two feet, two fists, two knees, and two...
Roasted Hazelnut Vanilla Ice Cream
About this Recipe This hazelnut ice cream is spiked with Cognac and vanilla. The aromatics make the hazelnuts taste like praline, and you will adore the crunchy nuts against the cold milky base. If adverse to alcohol, just drop the Cognac. Servings 1 Quart Prep Time:...
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
About this Recipe Provided by bon appetit, and taken from The Silver Palate Cookbook, they list this recipe as one of their favorites. "It’s an elegant, moist cake ideal for serving at a large brunch party (it’s worth timing to have it ready 30 minutes out of the...
Lamb Shanks With Pomegranate and Saffron
About this Recipe This glossy, savory stew combines two staples of traditional Middle Eastern cooking: rich lamb and tangy, sweet-sour pomegranate. It makes a vivid main course, with each meaty shank garnished with bright pomegranate seeds — perfect for a festive...
Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park South Africa
Hluhluwe Imfolozi KwaZulu-Natal South Africa Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in Africa. Wildlife and indigenous species conservation. View Website. Drive South Africa Terry and his son, Nail Our December 2015 tour of Hluhluwe–Imfolozi...
Cape of Good Hope
facebook twitter pinterest instagram Top: Table Mountain Mountain National Park. A trail on the way from Sea Point to Camps Bay (South Africa, 2014). Next: A Buddhist Stature located at Air Itam Market and just below the Kek Lok Si Buddhist Temple (Penang, Malaysia,...
Ariel Boat Launch
Royal Selangor Yacht Club Jalan Limbungan, Kawasan 20, Pelabuhan Klang 42000 Selangor, Malaysia BOAT LAUNCH CEREMONY The Royal Selangor Yacht Club, along with Franz R. Hartstein, held a launching ceremony at 6:00 PM on 11 August 2018 for Aerial, the yacht so named....
Cameron Highlands Tea Plantation
Hiking Cameron Highlands Tea Plantation 3 Aug 2018 - Cameron Highlands is where lowlanders go to escape the heat. Located in Pahang, a large state in Peninsular Malaysia, it's known for its mountains and rainforests, and include resorts, tea plantations,...
Nikolai Kapustin Virtuosic Jazz in Classical Form
Nikolai Kapustin is an autodidact on composing; he made his first attempt to compose a piano sonata at age of 13. During his conservatory time he composed and played his Op. 1; a Concertino for piano and orchestra. The Op.1 was a jazz piece and turned out to be his...
Muizenberg Cape Town 20th International Kite Festival
Cape Town Kite Festival Muizenberg, South Africa RISE UP AND FLY! I previously placed this event on my calendar, and on this beautiful October 2014 morning departed my residence in Sea Point for the thirty-five minute drive to Muizenberg to photographically cover the...
Goy Eritrean Painter
Goy Goy is a local Eritrean artist whom I met in mid-October 2000 through a fellow artist, Phut Asmareno, and both are native to Asmara. Eritrea was my frist stop a self-initiated Africa Development Research Project that would eventually include travels to seven...
Phut Asmareno Eritrean Painter
Phut Asmareno Phut Asmareno is a Eritrean artist whom I met in Asmara in September 2000. Eritrea was the frist stop for my self-initiated Africa Development Research Project that would eventually include travels to seven African countries spanning more than two years...
Photographic Expression
Hout Bay Western Cape, South Africa I took this photo in the same general area as the Home page night photo, but at a lower level. Hout Bay, South Africa I'm a Former Freelance Photographer in Transition from photographic film to a Digital Medium My Background. At...
Myrtis Dightman Rodeo Legend
a brilliant career that spanned three decades Myrtis Dightman Legendary bull rider Dightman started his career in the 1950s when a friend, James Francies, was riding bulls. He decided to travel with him, and first began as a rodeo clown/bullfighter before trying his...
My Malaysia Garden One
Gardening involves not only the entire body but also the mind and spirit. It is strenuous but spiritually rewarding because through it one can perceive both the purpose and outcome of human existence. Gardening lays before us human diversity in all its magnificence...
Dolester Miles James Beard Foundation Award
Photos-Bob Miller/NY Times Adapted from an article by Kim Severson/NY Times Dolester Miles Outstanding Pastry Chef James Beard Foundation Award On 29 May 2018, Ms. Dolester Miles of Birmingham, Alabama USA was named Outstanding Pastry Chef by the James...
Pioneers of Modern Black Radical Thought
Black Radical Thought Academic Essay This post is based on an academic essay titled: A Re-Introduction to the New Negro Movement and Pioneers of Modern Black Radical Thought, by Dr. David M. Walton (aka Kalonji A. Butholenkosi), Assistant Professor of History, The...
Fairouz Lebanese Singer
Nouhad Wadie' Haddad Known simply as "Fairuz", she is a widely admired Lebanese singer who is one of the most influential performer's in modern Arabic music. "The discography of Fairuz includes a large repertoire of more than 1500 songs out of which nearly 800 songs...