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Jogyesa Temple in Insadong, Seoul

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Han River in Seoul

It is a happy picture with a bit of feeling of mystery but it still kind of reminds me of the The Scream by Edvard Munch due to to the rendition of the sky.

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Seoul to Kuwait via Dubai

Seoul to Kuwait via Dubai

Well my bag, the green one made it onto the plain in Dubai for the final let into Kuwait. Then we waited as there was a problem with the air conditioning on the Kuwait Airways plan. An hour and a half late we took off. And the Kuwait to Dubai flight last week there was [...]

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Wireless Coffee Ready Indicator

Wireless Coffee Ready Indicator

Wireless Coffee Ready Indicator, originally uploaded by Mister Ian. Friday, August 01, 2008 6:31:46 PM There are zillions of Coffee Bean & Tea Leafs in Seoul. More than Starbucks. And they are not cheap, costing even a bit more than in Kuwait, if you ever thought that possible. This gizmo vibrates and flashes when the [...]

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Amateur Music Performance in Insadong

Cute! On the street at the same place I saw the other performances on the weekend. It is kind of like an open mike corner!

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Mobile Chicken Delivery

Mobile Chicken Delivery

The chickens are moving on the rotisserie. I don’t know if they are still cooking though!

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Weekend Performance

Note: Turn your sound level down as the sound in the video is loud. On Sunday afternoon while walking about I heard drums and came upon this music performanc followed by a play and some music. Fun and entertaining. All in Korean though.

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Walk along the river

Walk along the river

I took a nice walk along the river last night and took a few photos. Here are some experiments with HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography which blends multiple exposures to get more range of shadows and highlights and can be done subtly or overdone as I did here for effect. The different software gives different [...]

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Finally a Sunny Afternoon in Seoul

Finally a Sunny Afternoon in Seoul

From Wikipedia: The DLI (Daehan Life Insurance) 63 Building (63 빌딩 or 육삼 빌딩) is a skyscraper on Yeouido Island, overlooking the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. At 249 meters (817 feet) high, it is the 3rd tallest building in South Korea, the 132nd tallest building worldwide, and is a Korean icon among skyscrapers. [...]

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