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Lagen Island, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines A Sobering Reflection at Year's End This is a meditative day

Mini beach, far offshore from Nha Trang beach, Vietnam  How can you say no to the tropical breeze at this time of the year? I can not believe it is that time again. The year-end and New Year's holidays are fast approaching. But it can be so confusing for what personal belongings one who wants to bring before heading to the airports

The Cambodian-Thai border dispute began in 2008 as the latest round of a century-long between the two involving the area surrounding the 11th-century temple (named Khao Phra Wihan in Sisaket Province, Thailand and/or Prasat Preah Vihear in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia) #Sisaket #Thailand #Cambodia #Buddhist #Architecture #Historical #Issan #Secluded #Travel #Culture #GeographicMagazine #SundayColumn #Inaccessible #Pagoda #Temple #MondayMemories #PreahVihear #PrasatKhaoPhraWihan #MindfulnessMonday #Khmer #NationalPark Temple troops to be withdrawn

I stayed at this finest hotel in Chiang Mai, now placed 7th on the "world best hotel" list of 2011 and it was the only hotel in Southeast Asia to figure among the top ten

#Selfie #Motivational #Photography #WorkingWorldwide #Hotels #Evolution #Flashback #Decade #FrequentFlyer #Designs #Commercials #WorkAroundGlobe #EmotionalUniverse #HotelLiving #HomeAwayFromHome #HomeBase #Glam #Styles #HomeBased #Topherculitis #LiveSpherically I stayed at this interesting themed city hotel , shooting for a series of tourism advertising designated for middle agers' honeymoon and anniversary vacations,  in Chiang Mai, Thailand, twice in six years time. First time was during its pre-opening venue too, AGAIN!

Đà Nẵng Airport National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said it will raise airfare for its domestic routes starting on December 15

The National Weather Service issued a red-flag warning in the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Tuesday afternoon, and northeast winds are expected to reach 25 to 40 mph with the possibility of 60 mph gusts.

Xin Beitou, Taiwan A notable Japanese influence exists due to the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule.

California Coastline Heavy rain in southern California has caused a huge portion of a road to collapse into the sea, leaving a gaping hole in the side of a cliff.

Taking its name from an old Malay expression "sejauh di sana" meaning, in English, Saujana means "as far as the eye can see"

The Duke and Duchess will be moving into Kensington Palace The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to make Kensington Palace their family home after the Queen personally intervened to enable them to live in Princess Margaret’s former apartment.

Nakhon Ratchasima, a city (thesaban nakhon) in the north-east (Isan) of Thailand and gateway to Isan Sixty of Thailand's seventy seven provinces have been affected by floods and mudslides over the past two months. Thirty provinces are currently curtently deluged and Chiang Mai, one of the largest cities was being prepared for evacuation (at the time of this writing).

The 18th typhoon alert in Asia this Summer on September 28, 2011

Façade: my first impressions of Central America! Roads in Guatemala City and dirt roads in the mountains continue to deteriorate with the torrential rains.

The iPhone 4S personal assistant application, Siri, not only talks back with humor and wins your heart, too

5/4/2009, Vietnam The Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum (Vietnamese: Lăng Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh)

Going home for Thanksgiving? You will be so surprised when booking your flights for the upcoming holiday season.

My personal view on nuclear power plants (on the geographic magazine assignments photography) Japanese TV stations reported that Tokyo Setagaya Ward 6 in the volume of residential sidewalk near the string measure up to one hour 3.35 (10/13/2011 updated) instead of 2.707 micro on 10/12/2011. Sever levels of radiation. 東京都世田谷区の高放射線量 東京都世田谷区弦巻5丁目の区道で高い 射 線量が検出された問題で、同区は１３日午後 、改めて測定結果を 公表する。１２日までに毎時約２．７マイクロシーベルトが確認されたが、１３日午前の専門業者 による測定ではさらに高 い３．３５マイクロシーベルトを検出。区は原因の特定と除染を急ぐ考 えだ。

5/3/2009, Vietnam

image: desktroy.com The iPhone 4 drops to $99 for the 8GB version while the iPhone 4S is featured at higher price points for their 16GB/32GB/64GB models.

This photo by Ryan Lao Cai is a town (where I am standing) in northern Vietnam. It is on the border with China, adjacent to Hekou (city right behind my back across the river in the picture).

City aerial at late night The serious incident on the Air Nippon flight appears to have been caused by the co-pilot flipping the wrong switch to unlock the cockpit door to allow the aircraft captain to return after he had used the bathroom causing the plane to dive and fly almost belly-up, according to the Japan Transport Safety Board 

5/2/2009, Vietnam (captions added) Panting and sweating (around 100°F or 40°C,) as we were finally aboard the overnight express and settling into our air-conditioned deluxe cabin with four bunks. The eight and a half hours' train journey from Hanoi to Lao Cai just about to set off.

5/1/2009, Vietnam

My personal view on nuclear power plants (on the geographic magazine assignments photography) At this moment, it's hard to tell how big this story is. One person was killed in the blast and four injured at a nuclear waste processing plant in southern France.

Color-blocking has permeated menswear as well in 2011 Look at all sides of a situation instead of focusing on immediate needs while destiny is at work in life.

4/30/2009, Vietnam

4/29/2009, Vietnam Exploring 1,000-year-old Hanoi in three days

4/28/2009, Vietnam Phong Nha - Kẻ Bàng National Park

4/27/2009, Vietnam The Truong Tien brigde crossing the Perfume river is a symbol of Hue city

4/27/2009, Vietnam NHA - DAD

Hooka/Hookah (Shisha), picture taken at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, 2004 I am a nonsmoker. And I hate it when people smoke around me without showing concern

Desert Biome in California, U.S.A. The desert has very little rainfall, less than 0.79 inches (2 centimeters) per year. It supports little life. The life that is present in the desert has adapted to conserve water. The plants have tough, waxy coatings, such as the cacti, with thick leaves to store water.

Desert Biome in California, U.S.A.

I had been frequently staying at these hotels whenever I visited Manila for work since 2004. Both Edsa Shangri-La and its sister Makati Shangri-La Hotels

Desert Biome in California, U.S.A.

Desert Biome in California, U.S.A.

6/20/2011 I need coffee to wake me up every morning All are cellphone pictures Waking up naturally at 6:44 AM. With scents of coffee and coulommiers mingling and chatting in the house. Guten Morgen!

Image du jour by cellphone on 6/13/2011 With the daily self-portrait posted, never have to worry I might vanish in the sea of network world completely Drift netting is just not my style of social networking.

image: studioea.com Wing House in Malibu, California is a luxurious new home with views of the Malibu mountains, the Pacific Ocean and the islands in the distance.

Candle Festival Parade in Ubon Ratchathani, Northeast Thailand 烏汶蠟燭節 泰國東北 Don Schumann

Enjoying ice cream cone at SM Mall of Asia, Manila, Philippines 1904 The ice cream cone is introduced, at the St. Louis World's Fair, Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Hessen, Germany German health officials said they had finally determined the source of the outbreak, which began in early May. Interviews with patients, restaurants and suppliers allowed investigators to whittle their list of suspects down to bean sprouts grown on an organic farm in Lower Saxony, near the village of Bienenbuettel

All Cellphone pictures I look about the house I left 6 months ago, freshly aware of the roomy four-bedroom of a space that for the 18 years of being my Taiwan's home-base (of course, whenever I am not roaming between any hotels or other oversea residences ) I had taken for granted

Ancillary Revenue reported by airlines grew to €15.11 billion ($21.46 billion) in 2010 and has almost doubled since 2008

Here  are my new airlines' in-flight magazine featured articles, released, in June 2010 & May 2011 issues, with the hidden town in Vietnam's northern highland region, Sapa incisive reportage

El Nido, one of the best dive sites for underwater adventures Fish feeding or hunting by hands?

北歐美食 美國加州聖塔巴巴拉 Santa Barbara County, California, USA Interviewed accounts orally: Don Schumann Editor: Spencer Shih (My apologies to all English speakers for posting original published article in Traditional Chinese. Please make good use of your internet translator!)

Modeling by Rake on Bohol island, Philippines Nice try!