Fugang Geopark （Little Yehliu）, TaiTung, Taiwan
Hospital Nursing Room
Hospital Nursing Room
Cijin Beach （旗津海水浴場）, KaoHsiung, Taiwan
Dalin （大林）, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Smangus （司馬庫斯）, Jianshi Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Hutoushan （虎頭山）, Nantou County, Taiwan
In the operating theatre
A cook, cleaner, nurse, doctor, artist, teacher, mechanic, technician, and many other unlisted professions.
They have one thing in common: A role to play in this society.
Everyone is deem important in ensuring this society functions well, and everyone deserves the respect they can get.
I am often humbled and inspired by the people I meet. Thank you for reminding me that I can be more than I am today.
This cave is just stunningly beautiful. The last time I was there, I knew that I had to go back again, armed with gears to take shots of this cave. The water temperature is about 8 to 12 degrees. A cooling shower indeed!
This cave is called 水漣洞 (Water-curtain cave), located at the end of 白楊步道 (Bai Yang Trail) at Taroko National park. It is crowded with tourists now, so it’s best if you can go there as early as possible to avoid the crowd.
Summer has been pretty hot, and a few of us managed to take some time off to cycle out and play in the water. We headed out on the 1st of June, but this post came a little late as I was waiting for my roll of film to be developed.
Hualien is a beautiful place to explore if you’ve got the time to spare.
Exam week is coming up next, so I guess back to my books then. =D
As the tree turns yellow to red, it signifies the arrival of autumn, and winter is coming up next.
The bright yellow of fresh flower against the glorious red of withering flower is beautiful, yet rare enough to be appreciated by passers-by where one can only see it once a year.
Sabah is indeed a beautiful piece of land. Friendly people, closer to nature, a slow going town. If you would follow their living pace while staying here, you’ll notice that this place is a wonderful place to relax and unwind.
The villagers here lead a carefree life too, slow going and enjoyable. The kids enjoyed themself in a ditch of rain water when their parents head out to work in the city.
Even kids like them know about Facebook. They’d asked me to put their photos up on the social network to share it worldwide. Interesting.
The beaches are sandy and clean. But everyone has to play their part to keep it clean. A great place to snorkel and dive. I went to two islands for the cost of less than MYR 60. You can visit more islands too if you've got the time. Students with ID would get some discounts over the entrance tickets.
Waves may be a little rough and there are some surprises in the sea. So be caution during your dive and swim here.
As the sea is rich with living creatures, you may find much to explore on the beach and in the sea. Most of the corals are dead, but you can still see an occasional patch of anemone with clown fishes.
I’m not sure what this sea creature is, but it seemed to me like a transparent sea cucumber. They were washed ashore and were scattered around the beach.
If you like nature and wish to head for a slow-going vacation, Sabah would be an ideal vacation spot in Malaysia. The beautiful sea, sky and water makes it unforgettable.
This is where Tzu Chi tea was grown and cultivated. It’s about 40 minutes walk away from SanYee train station, with the last 20 minutes hiking up the hills. As this place quite high up, the tea plantation field can be quite cooling in the morning.
As this is the summer harvest, the tea leaves would be made into red tea or known as 紅茶. The harvest must be during the sunny days and before noon. The harvest can be in either mechanical harvesting or handpicked harvesting.
During the handpick harvesting, hundreds of Tzu Chi volunteers from around ZhangHua (彰化) county would come here to pick the tea leaves. It would yield nearly a tonne of fresh picks in one morning of harvesting.
As the harvest is seasonal, it doesn’t mean that you’ll get the tea you want all year round. Since the harvest is limited to this small field, stock is very much limited. Plus, no insecticides were used for this plantation.
So the next time you drink JingSi tea, remember to appreciate your cup of tea as your last.
A decision to wake up at 5 in the morning was never a mistake. The bicycle ride to FeiCui Valley (翡翠谷) at Mugumuyu (慕古慕魚) was only about an hour away. But the sun was already burning by the time I depart at 5:45am. Nonetheless, the view along the bicycle path was breath-taking. No wonder Hualien County is the must see place in Taiwan.
You have to hike up FeiCui Valley to enjoy the waterfall, and the water is extremely clear. A dip in the pool of water was certainly refreshing.
I suspect that the water is slightly alkaline as the torrent rushes through limestone. If you intend to visit this place, remember to bring the brightest torchlight you can get as you’ll have to pass through a dark tunnel before you can actually hike up the valley.
On my way back, stopped by a field for some photographs.
I still recall the first time I watched this movie, when it was about 8 years back. The movie seemed like a made-up story, somehow unreal and fictional. However, was it really that far fetched?
These past few years of extreme weather and unpredicted change of seasons prompted me to review this movie again. Perhaps it may not be another ice age, nor would it be like the crazy havoc in the movie “2012”, but one certain thing we should really reflect is, how much have we done to help our Earth?
I’m sorry to say that we are just parasites to this planet. This is very true. We consume without thinking about the consequences, and we use Earth resources to our liking. With global recession right now, who is going to pay for the debt? Believe it or not, our mother Earth has to pay for it. And who gets the money out of these resources? Think about it.
Balance of life is extremely crucial to the survival of mankind. We have gone slack, lazy, selfish and wasteful. Our greed for convenience has lead us to some unnecessary exploitations and waste, which include the waste of energy and natural resources. Just because you decided not to switch off the lights because of your convenience, you are just using up what we ought to leave for our children. And just because you decided to use a plastic or paper bag to put in your groceries when you forgot your shopping bag, unnecessary garbage is produced.
This is not the responsibility for one person. Stop pointing fingers at other people, start doing it yourself, influence others to do it. Everyone is responsible for it. You can make a difference.
P/S: Please watch “The Inconvenience Truth" for a complete understanding of our climate system.
