Departures/Arrivals

Posted by gmirage1 on Feb 14, 2010 in Unique's Photo Challenge | 1 comment

—Manila, Philippines—
(Taken during our arrival from Singapore.)

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A post earlier I mentioned that my dad worked as a seaman, with that I meant oil tankers, days at the sea, sometimes at the ports of Hamburg, Amsterdam and Thessaloniki among many others. In the photo below, he was seen off by the whole family at the airport (from left to right: aunt1, my grandma, aunt 2, dad, uncle1, a cousin, aunt3, uncle2 and uncle3 plus other cousins as well).  I feel nostalgic looking at this.

When we learned of his death, we took the earliest flight we can get  home. Sad, he was supposed to be there to pick us up from the airport as he used to. It would have been the same feeling whenever we’d welcome him back from many years of being away. He was supposed to drive us to the airport and see us off when we leave…then, I would secretly shed a tear for the loneliness I feel. This time though I shed enough to last a lifetime.

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A post for Unique Exposure’s weekly challenge, Departures/Arrivals.

Venice Lane

Posted by gmirage1 on Feb 6, 2010 in Unique's Photo Challenge | 3 comments

Relying on water for transportation, Venice’s streets need not be wide. They are in fact too narrow for cars understandably since canals serve the function of roads, and every form of transport is on water or on foot in such narrow lanes. Venice is Europe’s largest urban car free area, unique in Europe in remaining a sizable functioning city in the 21st century entirely without motorcars or trucks. (Imagine how clean the air could be!)

A post for Unique Exposure’s weekly challenge, Narrow Lanes.

Hat

Posted by gmirage1 on Jan 31, 2010 in Unique's Photo Challenge | 1 comment

A post for Unique Exposure’s weekly challenge, Hat.

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View from a window

Posted by gmirage1 on Dec 21, 2009 in Unique's Photo Challenge | 1 comment

When travelling, I prefer sitting by the window. Why? Coz I get the chance to do drive by photos (for which I have a separate blog). This is one of the many opps I had. We were on the train from Italy going back to Vienna, it was around 7:45 pm but because of the summer sun, the sky can still be clearly seen.

A post for Unique Exposures theme, View from a window.

Sunbeam

Posted by gmirage1 on Dec 17, 2009 in Unique's Photo Challenge | Comments Off

Early morning sun through the window.

“Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring”

- A chinese proverb.

A post for Unique Exposures theme, sunbeam.

Umbrellas above

Posted by gmirage1 on Dec 7, 2009 in Unique's Photo Challenge, Vienna Daily Photo | 3 comments

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If you have been to my other blog, you’d definitely see this photo there. Which could mean I really like this photo that’s why I’m using it again or that I don’t have the time to update the other one. lol. Whichever, please enjoy this photo as much as I do. Those were on top of a hotel-restaurant at the city center.

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A post for Unique Exposures Weekend Challenge, Umbrella.

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