E a’ noite… ‘a noite quando as suas luzes se acendem, como que apagam o tempo e levam-nos de volta ‘a velha China imperial.
Uma viagem proporcionada pelas luzes dos lampioes vermelhos!
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Tripping on red lanterns
Sao bonitos os lampioes vermelhos que penduraram nas arvores do velho Templo de Confucius…
E a’ noite… ‘a noite quando as suas luzes se acendem, como que apagam o tempo e levam-nos de volta ‘a velha China imperial.
Uma viagem proporcionada pelas luzes dos lampioes vermelhos!
E a’ noite… ‘a noite quando as suas luzes se acendem, como que apagam o tempo e levam-nos de volta ‘a velha China imperial.
Uma viagem proporcionada pelas luzes dos lampioes vermelhos!
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
O Natal chegou a Tainan
Aqui em Taiwan, mais concretamente em Tainan, o Natal nao e’ feriado e nem tem grande significado para a maioria das pessoas, ou pelo menos assim o tem sido ate' agora.
Este e’ o 3o Natal que aqui passo e nos Natais anteriores nao havia sinais ou decoracoes de Natal.
Quebrando a tradicao ou a falta dela, este ano nao sei la' porque, a cidade investiu forte e cheio e ele e’ natal por todo lado!
Como esye costume e’ coisa nova nestas bandas, as interpretacoes e formas de expressao nem sempre correspondem 'as tradicionais formas decorativas.
Ontem 'a noite ao passear pela cidade, reparei que os senhores de facto nao estudaram bem a licao e por isso cometeram algumas gafes natalicias mas que nao deixam de ter a sua graca (e ninguem por ca' da' por isso...hehehe)>
Ora vejamos:
A arvore de Natal com a mensagem nao convencional de Boas Festas mas com o titulo dum filme de Wong Kar-Wai:
Nos somos felizes juntos!
depois temos os bombeiros ca’ da terra que se excederam nas decoracoes e se tornaram num verdadeiro casino de Las Vegas… show time!
para decorar o topo da arvore, nao e’ a estrelinha mas sim uma cruz!
e finalmente temos o presepio! Esta’ o maximo com bonecos feitos de papel de arroz iluminados no interior… so’ com um pequeno promenor, este presepio esta com 33 anos de avanco!
Afinal, o que realmente conta e’ a intencao e este ano, pela primeira vez, temos a cidade de Tainan vestida de Natal ou qualquer coisa assim parecida!
Boas Festas e Happy Together!
Este e’ o 3o Natal que aqui passo e nos Natais anteriores nao havia sinais ou decoracoes de Natal.
Quebrando a tradicao ou a falta dela, este ano nao sei la' porque, a cidade investiu forte e cheio e ele e’ natal por todo lado!
Como esye costume e’ coisa nova nestas bandas, as interpretacoes e formas de expressao nem sempre correspondem 'as tradicionais formas decorativas.
Ontem 'a noite ao passear pela cidade, reparei que os senhores de facto nao estudaram bem a licao e por isso cometeram algumas gafes natalicias mas que nao deixam de ter a sua graca (e ninguem por ca' da' por isso...hehehe)>
Ora vejamos:
A arvore de Natal com a mensagem nao convencional de Boas Festas mas com o titulo dum filme de Wong Kar-Wai:
Nos somos felizes juntos!
depois temos os bombeiros ca’ da terra que se excederam nas decoracoes e se tornaram num verdadeiro casino de Las Vegas… show time!
para decorar o topo da arvore, nao e’ a estrelinha mas sim uma cruz!
e finalmente temos o presepio! Esta’ o maximo com bonecos feitos de papel de arroz iluminados no interior… so’ com um pequeno promenor, este presepio esta com 33 anos de avanco!
Afinal, o que realmente conta e’ a intencao e este ano, pela primeira vez, temos a cidade de Tainan vestida de Natal ou qualquer coisa assim parecida!
Boas Festas e Happy Together!
Cosmopolitan
Hoje ao passar pelo blogue das trutas, fui conduzido a um novo blogue que gostei imenso: o dotecome.
No dotecome li um texto que pessoalmente me diz bastante e por isso deixo aqui um extrato linkado:
"Os verdadeiros cosmopolitas não querem apenas conhecer o mundo, querem interagir com ele. Portugal, ao contrário, tem uma longa tradição de cosmopolitas de sofá. Uma das nossas marcas é precisamente a de unir cosmopolitismo com provincianismo. Isto manifesta-se, no entanto, de duas formas totalmente opostas.
Uma forma de provincianismo cosmopolita exprime-se no fascínio por tudo o que é estrangeiro.
(…)
Mas há outra forma, igualmente comum e, no entanto, totalmente oposta, de provincianismo cosmopolita. É a recusa a tudo o que vem de fora.
(…)
O verdadeiro cosmopolita é aquele que se deixa desafiar pelo mundo. Que aceita confrontar-se com outras realidades e ideias sem as querer imediatamente copiar ou rejeitar. Aquele que quer ser um participante do mundo e não um mero espectador. Alguém que sabe que é confrontando-se com a diferença que constrói a sua verdadeira identidade."
posted by Fernando Penim Redondo at http://dotecome.blogspot.com/
Descobre o cosmopolita em ti e veras a vida duma prespectiva mais colorida!
No dotecome li um texto que pessoalmente me diz bastante e por isso deixo aqui um extrato linkado:
"Os verdadeiros cosmopolitas não querem apenas conhecer o mundo, querem interagir com ele. Portugal, ao contrário, tem uma longa tradição de cosmopolitas de sofá. Uma das nossas marcas é precisamente a de unir cosmopolitismo com provincianismo. Isto manifesta-se, no entanto, de duas formas totalmente opostas.
Uma forma de provincianismo cosmopolita exprime-se no fascínio por tudo o que é estrangeiro.
(…)
Mas há outra forma, igualmente comum e, no entanto, totalmente oposta, de provincianismo cosmopolita. É a recusa a tudo o que vem de fora.
(…)
O verdadeiro cosmopolita é aquele que se deixa desafiar pelo mundo. Que aceita confrontar-se com outras realidades e ideias sem as querer imediatamente copiar ou rejeitar. Aquele que quer ser um participante do mundo e não um mero espectador. Alguém que sabe que é confrontando-se com a diferença que constrói a sua verdadeira identidade."
posted by Fernando Penim Redondo at http://dotecome.blogspot.com/
Descobre o cosmopolita em ti e veras a vida duma prespectiva mais colorida!
Monday, December 13, 2004
Thailand - the land of smiles
Thailand is often referred as the “Land of Smiles”.
These pictures taken at a primary school in Koh Phra Tong Island (1) is a vivid validation of this label.
(1) Koh Phra Thong, which translates as Golden Buddha Island, is an island off the coast of Khura Buri, Phangnga province, In the Andaman sea of Thailand, just a few kilometers from the Burmese waters.
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
relaxing atmosphere in the classroom at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
These pictures taken at a primary school in Koh Phra Tong Island (1) is a vivid validation of this label.
(1) Koh Phra Thong, which translates as Golden Buddha Island, is an island off the coast of Khura Buri, Phangnga province, In the Andaman sea of Thailand, just a few kilometers from the Burmese waters.
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
relaxing atmosphere in the classroom at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
smiles at a primary school - Koh Phra Thong, Thailand - Feb.2003
Last Christmas… in Singapore
Ja' chega de voltas pelo Parque de Tainan, hoje levo-os a uma viagem igualmente estimulante mas por razoes diferentes: a Singapura no Natal passado. A uma Singapura onde se sentiam ventos de mudanca com mais abertura, liberdade pessoal e tolerancia.
Hoje infelizmente parece-me que a leve brisa nao passava de uma falsa ilusao estimulada pelo desepero de uma recuperacao economica, talvez ja alcancada e dai a ilusao ter sido apagada!
Singapore is a modern country built as any modern project: carefully thought of, planned, designed and executed all that supervised by the “control forces”.
Lee Kuan Yew, a Cambridge-educated became the first prime minister of newly independent state in August 1965 and governed Singapore until 1990 towards a great economic and financial success shadowed by its strict social order and the suppression of political opposition.
Singapore became known as the city of the forbidden.
Singapore’s population is composed by 3 main cultures that live in harmony side by side: Chinese residents numbered 2,311,300 (77.4%), Malays 423,500 (14.2%), Indians 214,900 (7.2%) and persons of other ethnic groups 36,800(1.2%).
When it comes to traveling, I prefer traditional, old, genuine and historical places to modern and cosmopolitan centers.
Singapore may not fit into my preferences but in recent years, there has been a visible improvement in terms of tolerance from the local authorities, which made life for the locals and visitors, less mechanistic and more human.
These changes, characterized by an opening of traditional mindsets, might have been influenced by the late1990s where in late 1998, unemployment doubled.
Slowly, with a visible openness, Singapore started to attract more tourism and the city-state is recovering.
And so last Christmas I choose to go to Singapore to enjoy this less expensive and new fresh breeze from a form expensive, stiff and rule mania place.
My favorite part of the city is the old China Town, where you can still have a feeling of the old days, walking around and looking at the wedding cake decorated buildings.
There are many boutique hotels that will give you a glance of Old China!
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
My morning call in China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
To tell you the truth, the real reason I went to Singapore last Christmas was the Snow, the ball:
PS. I was just informed that the Singaporean Police this year decided not to allow Snow in Singapore:
In a statement on Wednesday evening, the Police said that while they do not discriminate against "Singaporeans with gay tendencies," they "cannot approve any application for an event which goes against the moral values of a large majority of Singaporeans."
Is a ball where many people from around the region, get together, dance and celebrate the holiday season, against the moral of Singaporeans?
Why only this year? Is it because Singapore’s economy has substantially recovered and the authorities no longer need pink dollars?
And I thought that Singapore was on its way to become a fare state when in fact sadly, very sadly, the authorities’ humanism still seems to be driven by $$$$…
Hoje infelizmente parece-me que a leve brisa nao passava de uma falsa ilusao estimulada pelo desepero de uma recuperacao economica, talvez ja alcancada e dai a ilusao ter sido apagada!
Singapore is a modern country built as any modern project: carefully thought of, planned, designed and executed all that supervised by the “control forces”.
Lee Kuan Yew, a Cambridge-educated became the first prime minister of newly independent state in August 1965 and governed Singapore until 1990 towards a great economic and financial success shadowed by its strict social order and the suppression of political opposition.
Singapore became known as the city of the forbidden.
Singapore’s population is composed by 3 main cultures that live in harmony side by side: Chinese residents numbered 2,311,300 (77.4%), Malays 423,500 (14.2%), Indians 214,900 (7.2%) and persons of other ethnic groups 36,800(1.2%).
When it comes to traveling, I prefer traditional, old, genuine and historical places to modern and cosmopolitan centers.
Singapore may not fit into my preferences but in recent years, there has been a visible improvement in terms of tolerance from the local authorities, which made life for the locals and visitors, less mechanistic and more human.
These changes, characterized by an opening of traditional mindsets, might have been influenced by the late1990s where in late 1998, unemployment doubled.
Slowly, with a visible openness, Singapore started to attract more tourism and the city-state is recovering.
And so last Christmas I choose to go to Singapore to enjoy this less expensive and new fresh breeze from a form expensive, stiff and rule mania place.
My favorite part of the city is the old China Town, where you can still have a feeling of the old days, walking around and looking at the wedding cake decorated buildings.
There are many boutique hotels that will give you a glance of Old China!
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
My morning call in China Town - Singapore - December 2003
China Town - Singapore - December 2003
To tell you the truth, the real reason I went to Singapore last Christmas was the Snow, the ball:
PS. I was just informed that the Singaporean Police this year decided not to allow Snow in Singapore:
In a statement on Wednesday evening, the Police said that while they do not discriminate against "Singaporeans with gay tendencies," they "cannot approve any application for an event which goes against the moral values of a large majority of Singaporeans."
Is a ball where many people from around the region, get together, dance and celebrate the holiday season, against the moral of Singaporeans?
Why only this year? Is it because Singapore’s economy has substantially recovered and the authorities no longer need pink dollars?
And I thought that Singapore was on its way to become a fare state when in fact sadly, very sadly, the authorities’ humanism still seems to be driven by $$$$…
Saturday, December 11, 2004
A performance at Tainan Park
And at the end of the walk in the park we were rewarded with an artistic roller-skating live performance.
It was impressing to observe how serious these little artists were into their performance!
boys with girls, girls with boys
girls with girls
boys with boys
...and the cool little skater who seemed not in the mood to perform but always in the mood to wander and joke around!
It was impressing to observe how serious these little artists were into their performance!
boys with girls, girls with boys
girls with girls
boys with boys
...and the cool little skater who seemed not in the mood to perform but always in the mood to wander and joke around!
December Colors in Tainan Park
Green is the base, the pattern's colors changes
Pink - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
Redish Pink - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
Red - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
Light purple - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
Light purple II - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
Pink - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
Redish Pink - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
Red - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
Light purple - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
Light purple II - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
Friday, December 10, 2004
The floating palace
No meio do parque, existe um lago, no meio deste lago existe uma construcao a que eu lhe chamo de palacio flutuante.
No meio deste palacio existe aquilo que nos queremos levar para la’.
A cada um de escolher!
The floating palace - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
The floating palace - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
The floating palace - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
A Jangada de Pedra, nao a do Saramago que flutua no Atlantico, mas a do parque de Tainan, que e’ como ja’ se tem visto por aqui, uma cidade no sul da ilha da Formosa, que flutua no lago, nao a Formosa mas a Jangada de Pedra.
(frase ‘a Saramago)
The floating palace - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
The floating palace by night - Tainan Park - 09 Dec. 2004
E esta foi tirada ontem ‘a noite, por volta das 23:00H, com um tripode e uma abertura exposicao da lente de 20 segundos.
O parque ainda mais mistico fica... huuuummm... ‘aquela hora.
No meio deste palacio existe aquilo que nos queremos levar para la’.
A cada um de escolher!
The floating palace - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
The floating palace - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
The floating palace - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
A Jangada de Pedra, nao a do Saramago que flutua no Atlantico, mas a do parque de Tainan, que e’ como ja’ se tem visto por aqui, uma cidade no sul da ilha da Formosa, que flutua no lago, nao a Formosa mas a Jangada de Pedra.
(frase ‘a Saramago)
The floating palace - Tainan Park - 05 Dec. 2004
The floating palace by night - Tainan Park - 09 Dec. 2004
E esta foi tirada ontem ‘a noite, por volta das 23:00H, com um tripode e uma abertura exposicao da lente de 20 segundos.
O parque ainda mais mistico fica... huuuummm... ‘aquela hora.
Thursday, December 09, 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park
I wish you were here that quite Sunday sunny morning after the storm, to feel what it is to stare at this floating garden.
A lake covered with lotus flowers – Buda’s chosen flower.
But you didn’t come here to see, it so I send it to you to look at it:
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
A lake covered with lotus flowers – Buda’s chosen flower.
But you didn’t come here to see, it so I send it to you to look at it:
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
The floating garden - Tainan Park - 05 Dec 2004
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