Just came back from Niseko, Hokkaido, where we spent 7 days of R & R of ski & snow. Awesome ! And it was kinda nice to see "Dobro pozhalovat'" (Welcome in Russian) sign in Sapporo airport. :)


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Living in China I get to celebrate New Year 3 times - Western NY on Jan 1st, Russian NY on Jan 14th and Chinese NY on Jan 23d. Getting ready again... :)


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Lets shake off the dust from these long forgotten pages ( Read more... )

No, really, I should have been born as a fish. Or a frog. Or, better than that - an Orca, 'cause I like to eat fish and frog's legs and don't wanna be a cannibal. :) Love water, even if it comes from the sky. Cherish every wet day!


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"A panda walks into a café. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and proceeds to fire it at the other patrons ( Read more... )

As an old saying goes - “there's nothing so permanent as temporary” and I concur to it. First we came to Singapore for 2 year contract and spend 6 years there. This time we came to Hong Kong for 2 year contract and the story repeating itself. It's not like I'm complaining or anything... Just confirming the old wise man's wisdom that's all ( Read more... )

No, it's not what you think! :) It was a blessing from a mechanical puppet in Singapore's Chinatown a week ago for the New Year of the Rabbit! :)


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I do, really... :o) So I did it again today and found another article about my snow monkeys ( Read more... )

We are back from Germany - 13 hours in the Spanish inquisition torture chamber known as "Economy Class" of an Airbus but it was definitely worth it... Found really cool small neighborhood bar that I've christianized "Cheers" - "Where everybody knows your name..." (c) :o)


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It's always been a dream of mine - to see my pics in National Geographic. Well, on-line version is a half-way solution, so I'll have to keep dreaming and shooting photos. :o ( Read more... )