Photo Hunters : Wrinkled

Today's theme is WRINKLED. Since I had posted several photos of the older generation with wrinkles during my recent Silk Road Trip, I will gather the wrinkled faces of those wise men and wise women photos into one post. Misti surely will love this.

A centenarian @ elderly aged more than a century taken at The Grape Valley in Turpan, XinJiang Province, China.

Donkey cart owner taken at GaoChang Former City in Turpan, XinJiang Province, China.

Hami Melon stall owner taken in the desert, on the way to Hami in XinJiang Province, China.

Horse owner taken at Balikun Grassland near Hami in XinJiang Province, China.

Worker at Mt Mingsha Desert and Cresent Spring taken at DunHuang in Gansu Province, China.

Taken at DunHuang wet market in Gansu Province, China

Taken at Lanzhou Water Wagon in LanZhou, Gansu Province, China.

Photo Hunters : Dark

I haven't posted up photos for Photo Hunt theme since early this year. Today, I feel like participating again :)

Today's theme is DARK.

What are the dark stuff i have with me? None other than the bitter Beryl Dark Chocolate (80% Cacao). Mmmm... I still prefer using the word Cocoa than Cacao. Cacao just sounds... weird. Might be cos i'm too used with the word Cocoa since childhood time :)

p/s: Photos are fresh from the oven, taken few hours ago. To all the Malaysians out there, do try out our local product, the Beryl Chocolate. Good Stuff and value for money, and this is not a paid post. :P

Photo Hunters : Old-Fashioned

Today's theme is OLD-FASHIONED.

Taken at Reunification Palace/Independence Palace, Saigon, Vietnam

The old-fashioned B&W photo of the old-fashioned rotary dial telephone. Yeah, I still remember using those black rotary dial phones in the 80's. I do miss the aesthetic ringing tone of those old phones. *Ring Ring... Ring Ring*

Photo Hunters : Skinny

Today's theme is SKINNY.

Photo of a skinny young boy taken in Tonle Sap, Cambodia. I presume the boy is a victim of landmine explosion as he has lost his left upper limb and vision of his right eye. The devastating effect of war still continue long after the war and the innocent victims are still suffering up to this day. There are several child beggars paddling inside a pail or a container at Tonle Sap Lake asking for money or donation from tourists who visited the place. :(

Photo Hunters : Small

Today's theme is SMALL.

I remember doing a similar Photo Hunter post with the theme tiny few months back, featuring the tiny lizard eggs. Today, the small stuff that is featured here is none other than my "cute mini porcelain piglets resting on the sofa", which have accompanied me for years. I place them next to my Samsung LCD monitor.

The two piglets are about the size of a 10 cent coin, which is approximtely 2 cm in diameter. They are small, aren't they? Yeah, Size does Matter (echoing Godzilla's tagline). Hehehe...

Photo Hunters : Long

Today's theme is LONG.

Presenting the LONG stamp. This is the first time I see such a long stamp.

Thanks to 天使 for the long stamp and the lovely long 3D Christmas card.

Yeah, I just received the 3D card this evening ("fresh from the oven"). I'm lovin' it, and so is Ah Boy. Terima Kasih Banyak-Banyak, Malaikat :)

Photo Hunters : Red

Today's theme is RED.

I ♥♥♥ Strawberries

Photo Hunters : Hot

Today's theme is HOT.

Fire = Heat = Hot = ???

Photo Hunters : Cream Puff

Today's theme is I love ... Beard Papa's Cream Puff

The sinful and delicious Beard Papa's Cream Puff. Choux pastry shell sprinkled with white icing sugar on top. Crispy on the outside and soft inside.

The cold, yummy and soft whipped vanilla cream custard filling. Finger licking good stuff and i love it (although it is pricey). :)

Photo Hunters : Classic

Today's theme is Classic.

Presenting one of the Classic Sarawak culinary dishes ~ my all-time-favourite Sambal Belachan Bilin Jungle Fern (one of the dishes I had for dinner yesterday night).

Related Entries :
* Jungle Fern
*Wild Jungle Fern

Photo Hunters : Pink

Today's theme is Pink.

Presenting something different ~ the non edible Pink Banana or Musa Velutina Pinkie. Photo taken at Unker's house in Kuching, Sarawak.

The banana tree looks exactly like the normal banana trees except the fruit is pink in colour :)

Related post:
* Pink Banana

Photo Hunters : Practical

Today's theme is Practical.

The Real Human Skull - One of my Year 1 Anatomy OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) or Practical Exam question. I can't remember what is the exam question that came out during my time as it was more than a decade ago. Is it something to do with the name of the facial bones or brain components or the blood vessel?

p/s : The human skull picture was taken somewhere else (not inside the exam hall).

Photo Hunters : Smelly

Today's theme is Smelly.

Presenting the cute looking Black Pomfret, with protruding tongue and tiny spiking teeth (which resembles aliens). Yeah, I sort of "played" with the fish for few seconds before handling and cutting it without mercy. One thing I dislike is the distinctive unbearable fishy smell when clearing the fish gill, stomach and intestines etc. 101% smelly, and it stinks. *Yucks* But the consoling part is.. the black pomfret is extremely yummy when deep fried ;)

Photo Hunters : Curvy

Today's theme is Curvy.

Presenting the curvy instant noodle. Don't you love instant noodle? We cannot deny that Maggi Mee instant noodle brand is so popular that most instant noodle (irregardless of brand) are collectively known as Maggi Mee ;)

What is your favourite brand. Which one is your favourite flavour? I love Zow Zow Duck-flavoured instant noodle (from Thailand), my All Time Favourite. And I love IndoMie Mee Goreng Asli too. *Slurp*

Photo Hunters : Paper

Today's theme is Paper.

Since I put up the credit card picture for the theme plastic, what else will I put up for the theme paper if not $$$ notes? This is the type of paper that everyone likes. Do you know anyone who dislikes money? I know money cannot buy everything but without money we cannot buy anything. How to survive if one has no money? What an irony truth. But bear in mind never worship money nor become slaves to moolah.

Do you agree that Money is the Root of ALL Evil? I will modify the statement to The Love of Money is the Root of MOST Evil.

Photo Hunters : Plastic

Today's theme is Plastic.

Presenting 2 pieces of Plastic that I always carry together with me inside my wallet, which are none other than my Credit Cards. I only have 2 credit cards, one Classic Visa and one Gold Mastercard. Two is sufficient. It is troublesome to carry so many cards around. But we need to have more than one credit card, just in case one of the lines goes cuckoos when paying time, and also for online purchases such as Air Asia air tickets. Thanks to credit cards, we don't have to carry big amount of cash around as the crime rates nowadays are high. But on the other hand, we cannot carry too little cash either :P

p/s: Nowadays, we are often approached by staffs from different banks at shopping malls, offering credit cards with annual fee waiver up to two or three years and even free for life credit cards. Some of them can be very persistent and annoying. One easy and efficient tactic to avoid them from continue bugging (which I had used continuously over the past one year) is to tell them I'm already using that particular credit card rather than telling them I'm not interested. The trick works 100%. Hahhaha..

How many credit cards you have? ;)

*This is NOT a sponsored post* :P

Photo Hunters : Dirty

Today's theme is Dirty.

Presenting two notorious and infamous dirty insects ...

Cockroach / Lipas / 蟑螂 / Siu Keong

Fly / Lalat / 苍蝇

Photo Hunters : Two

Today's topic is Two.

TWO Cents

How u manage your one cent coins? Do u keep the 1 ¢ coin changes u get from the supermarket or fastfood outlet or after payment of bills? Or do u dump the coins aside, like what I do all these while? Does the 1 ¢ coin hold any values? Do u carry these one cent coins inside your wallet/purse? I don't, cos these will made my wallet bulky. I do carry coins but only those more valuable coins, such as 10¢, 20¢ or 50¢ coins. These are just my TWO cents.

Photo Hunters : Row

Today's topic is Row.

A Row of Clouds?

"Fresh from the oven" snapshot - taken few hours ago. The scenic and unique arrangement of the clouds caught my attention when I looked out from the window today.