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Spain and Portugal

-Paul — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:32:27 +0000

I’m off on a well deserved, long overdue holiday. I will be enjoying two weeks in Madrid, Majorca, Barcelona and Lisbon. Looking forward to great beaches,great food, great wine and bull fighting…

The Moon, Clouds and Cupping

-Paul — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:52:00 +0000

Snapshots from my life in Tokyo…

It’s not that often you get a crystal clear night in Tokyo, let alone a clear night with a full moon… Shot with my 50D, 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM from my roof balcony overlooking Shinjuku.

During a recent trip to Matsue in Shimane prefecture I took these photos from the plane window. I was captivated by the cloud shapes sticking up through the sky… Also shot with my 50D, 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM…

And finally the aftermath of my cupping experience. Recently I’ve been getting some SFW massage treatment and as they were advertising a 40% discount on the 1 hour cupping/massage course I decided it was time to tick the cupping box on my list. This was taken they day after… yes it hurts when they remove the cups… no I didn’t feel any different afterwards… yes I think it is a scam… pffff… whatever… Shot with my 50D, 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM and my new remote timer switch…

iMatchsticks

-Paul — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:25:37 +0000

For those of you looking for the solutions to “iMatchsticks” for the iPhone well here they are…All the solutions including the bonus levels are provided. I know this is a spoiler page so if you don’t want the solutions don’t scroll down.

imatchsticks level 1 solution

imatchsticks level 2 solution

imatchsticks bonus level 1 solution

imatchsticks level 3 solution

imatchsticks level 4 solution

imatchsticks bonus level 2 solution

imatchsticks level 5 solution

imatchsticks level 6 solution

imatchsticks bonus level 3 solution

imatchsticks level 7 solution

imatchsticks level 8 solution

imatchsticks bonus level 4 solution

imatchsticks level 9 solution

imatchsticks level 10 solution

imatchsticks bonus level 5 solution

Horanenya 2009

-Paul — Sat, 30 May 2009 03:05:54 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I traveled down to Matsue for the 2009 Horanenya festival. The Horanenya festival is one of three famous boat festivals in Japan. It is held only once every twelve years so I took advantage of this time…

The story is that the spirit of a “Kitsune” fox god is transported between two shrines by boat and Kabuki actors dance while the rowers chant “Horanenya!” (a plea to the gods for a good harvest).

If you missed it don’t worry you can catch it again in the year 2021…

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Baby Baby Baby

-Paul — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:13:19 +0000

I love it when you come across a video that makes you smile and can grab your attention throughout the whole video regardless of what is playing on TV in the background… I found this beauty this morning and decided to post it so I had a permanent link to it more than anything… It also has a nice soundtrack… Enjoy…