Anticipation...

...is sweet, when you know the outcome...

Big Blue Eyes

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Critters...

There are so many of them here that it gets on my nerves with their excretion all over the road and on car roofs. Though seagulls are native to the coast, however I guess it must have been our activities that encouraged their growth.

I would never have dared look up and take this shot, if not for the fact that I was standing in my kitchen, void of any surprises from above.

Random

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat... (Out the Window III)

With Summer slowly fading away, giving way to cold showers and noticeably shorter day, activities around the Hoe, however, intensified. Maybe everyone is squeezing all that is left from the good weather to be out and rowing.

I still remembered the times in university when I took up canoing as an activity with another friend. We went for canoing practical test out in the open sea, not that far though, just off the beach of Desaru. The good old times in university.

The plethora of water vehicles were eye opening. When the weather was really good, with the sun up high above, they form an amazing picture. Boats such as these dot the sea with their vibrant colours while yachts paint with triangles of white and major vessels dashes of grey on this vibrant blue canvas.

A view of the sea from the kitchen, apparently is slowly becoming something I take for granted. Nowadays, I spend less time by the opened windows. Gone were the days when I would sip a cup of coffee while looking out to the sea. It made me wonder how long have I longed for a change of landscape.

Random

Is it true that the Moon as seen from the other side is nicer?
外国的月亮比较圆 ?

P/s: Sentence taken from Chinese expression.
Daytime moon taken in UK. Comparison photo taken in Singapore here.

Up Close: Smeaton's Tower

This was the third Eddystone Lighthouse. It was first erected further south of Plymouth, in the middle of the sea on Eddystone Rocks. However after persistent crushing from the waves and periodic erosion of the tides, it was deemed unsafe and replaced. The top part of the lighthouse was moved to Plymouth Hoe as a memorial to the designer and renamed Smeaton's Tower. Such a landmark it evolved into, that it became synonymous with the city itself and was featured prominently in various media.

Race for Life 2009

Summer in Plymouth was not short of events. Race for life 2009 brought another surge of visitors and participants to the Hoe. This so-called "race" was to gather funds for cancer research, however, it was only opened to ladies. This made me wonder why can't men go help out with cancer research by running... hmmm...

In this event, there were a total of 4 categories: - running, jogging, walking and handicapped. The categories might have doubled with the participation of males, hence their exclusion maybe. Women from all walks of life converged to take part in this event, each completing the 5km track in their own ways.

Some came with their children, still in the baby tram, others old enough to walk by their parents, some on a wheelchair, some with crutches and most of them in pink. All of them had a note behind them, bearing the reason for which they took part in this event. "For Gramps", "For everyone", "For Uncle Bob" just to name a few.

Their enthusiasm was really something worth commending. Long after the race has finished for the runners, who did it in almost 10minutes, the rest were seen jogging, walking and strolling, making their way to the finishing line. I had never seen such a mix of participants in events such as this.

I eventually tried to take a photo of them right in front of the line, while they ran past me, however they ran into me, knocked me down and my camera landed onto the road, hit the shutter button, and produced this photo O.o"

p/s: It wasn't true, which you might have guessed, same as the lighthouse being painted pink.