My cat's ugly yawn, part II

Yesterday I put up a photo of her mum yawning.
That was ugly. Her daughter is more like
funny. Yawning is their favourite pass time.

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My cat's ugly yawn, part I

This is a photo I took today. It's our cat yawning
outside in our garden. Don't you think she's ugly?
She just doesn't care about her image :)

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Autumn 2008

It's getting colder here... Darker and wetter. Winter is at our doorstep. Yet... I won't see it :-) I will be leaving soon to some warmer place 10.000km away - to Malaysia. I'm excited. And yet, so not ready for the crazy heat and humidity. I will go from one extreme into another. Wow. Will post some photo soon to compare these extreme oppoistes. Good luck to me! ;-)

[Photo by MKL, 2008]

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Tropical rain in Penang

We had so much rain lately here in Slovenia. Luckily there wasn't any floods where I live, but it was pretty bad in Austria and Czech republic, whole towns were flooded. But the rain here makes me depressed. It just doesn't stop, it can go for days or weeks without a break. I remember few years ago, one October, we literally had 14days of rain. Crazy! Well, now it was like 4-5days, still bad, but not as bad as autumn rains. This rain made me browse my old photos and I stumbled accross my Penang pics from 2007. One folder says 'rain torrent'. Then I remembered: It was the heaviest rain I ever saw! It was May and one of those periods in northern Malaysia, when it rained a lot. It poured like crazy, but it stopped pretty fast. That's what I love about tropical rain. It's finished fast and it's not so cold when it rains. And few hours after the rain, everything is dry already. I like rain, but only the tropical one. I hate the rain here in the northern hemisphere. Here's the pics from Penang in May 2007. It was taken from Sunrise Tower near Gurney plaza, from the 6th floor, where I lived. Amazing view and a very nice part of Penang. 5 min from the fabulous shopping mall and cafés and condos. Full of tourists and locals, very vibrant... Especially because of a big foodstall area near by, every night was crowded. I have very fond memories from that time. So, here's the pics:

It starts off slowly...

...getting stronger...

...and stronger.

Soon the whole road is flooded.

Look at the bikers, they're like on water scooters!

Soon there's a lake...

Cars having a hard time...

They're almost sinking.

That rain started fast and finished fast. And the lake was gone fast, too. In the evening, everything was dry already. If this were in central Europe, it would take days. That's why I love the climate in Malaysia.

[Photos by MKL, 2007]

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Beautiful spring 2008

Today I snapped these two beautiful photos of our cherry and other blooming bushes and flowers. It's really very nice as you can see. I think our spring can compare with the one in Japan. Our sakura is white, but still very bautiful. Do you want to immerse yourself in our garden? Go ahead, you are free to daydream. But it will be hard to find us, since we're somewhere surrounded by forest and hidden from the outside world - like a perfect getaway to rest your soul and forget the stressful fast-paced life of places like Singapore, Taizhong, Batu Pahat, Mino or any other urban area. (There's some inside jokes hidden for you, hehe.)

[Photos by MKL, 2008]

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Sakura

These days when the cherry trees blossom, I really wish I was in Japan and see the famous sakura with my own eyes. It's so beautiful when I see the photos my friend sent to me. I really love japanese gardens and alleys of cherry trees. It must be a magical feeling to see these beautiful cherry blossoms. I do have a plan to go to Japan, but when can i make it? I will try hard to fulfil this wish this year, but everybody says Japan is expensive. Which is unfortunately true. And if I go later this year, there won't be sakura, but that doesn't bother me so much. I just hope I can soak in the culture and snap many many photos. Japan is so far from Europe, who knows how many chances will I have to see it in this life. Once would be just fine to me.

[Photo given by my Japanese friend Rie]

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