Jos takes photos

Nederlandse tekst onder de foto's Strolling around, you see businesses everywhere. Lots of small shops, sometimes no more than what one person can carry. Or what can be placed on a motorbike, and believe me, there's a lot here. Open the trunk of a car and, yes, there's another shop. And then, of course, there's the market, the evening market, and the air-conditioned supermarket. In short, plenty of choice, or perhaps even too much, and the icing on the cake: they also have very long opening hours. Stay happy, healthy and optimistic! Als je hier rondwandelt, zie je overal winkels en bedrijven. Tal van kleine winkeltjes, soms met niet meer dan dat wat één persoon kan dragen. Of wat er op een motorfiets past, en geloof me, dat is hier heel wat. Open de kofferbak van een auto en ja hoor, daar is weer een winkel. En dan is er natuurlijk nog de markt, de avondmarkt en de supermarkt met airconditioning. Kortom, keuze te over, misschien wel té veel, en als kers op de taart, ze ...

Nederlandse tekst onder de foto's It's quiet time here now, so not too many tourists, and those who are here are mainly from the more experienced group. (nice way of saying older). It's also less warm now than during the busier season, but that's still very warm. We're almost hitting thirty degrees Celsius every day, and the rainy season turns out to be dry. Yes, it rains for a while almost every day, sometimes a heavy shower, but usually a light drizzle or a wet wind. We haven't had to use an umbrella or raincoat yet, and we're taking it less and less often, so that's bound to happen at some point. What they say about the friendliness of the people here, well, that's absolutely true. And they're being difficult about photos; after a friendly "permissie," the smile gets even bigger, a thumbs-up, or two fingers are raised. Perhaps it's because most of life takes place outdoors and people are more accustomed to interacting with each o...

Something new: Blog now in English and Dutch. So the first part is in English as usual and the second part is in Dutch. This is a tryout so not sure if it’s staying that way. We live in a completely different environment now. Just look at the view through our window. Once upon a time, there were only rice paddies here, now they're disappearing for houses. Let's hope there's still plenty of greenery left. Not just because it looks beautiful, but certainly also to allow rainwater to be absorbed seamlessly by the soil. The rainy season is changing, people here say. It rains more often outside the rainy season now, and it's less wet during the rainy season. When it does rain, the extreme downpours are longer and more intense. For now, we're making do with an umbrella.   We wonen nu in een heel andere omgeving. Kijk alleen maar eens naar het uitzicht door ons raam. Ooit lagen hier alleen maar rijstvelden, nu verdwijnen die voor huizen, laten we hopen dat er nog heel wat ...

  We left our home in the Low Countries on our way to a sunny country. This time it is not the south of Europe we are going to but much farther away. As you might think while looking at the photo we're going by air. While waiting before boarding I took this photo with my phone. And as I'm writing this we are already there. Will stay there for a month, then a week or so, in Singapore, then back for a month and then back to the Low Countries. Anyway that's the plan, things might change on the way. Stay happy, healthy and optimistic. The world still needs it!

 A bag, some keys. Looks like they were put there to take when leaving. Leaving, why, where too, oh is it that time of the year again? More to come in a few days Stay happy, healthy and a bit curious.  That's the best way to survive!

sometimes it's not easy to find words. Maybe emotions, memories or the actuel situation are simply to complex, to much at the time.  That's when you find no words.  Luckely that's not the matter right now with me.  But still no words. Feeling not that good, corona strikes again but it's no longer a strong virus. Although still strong enough to make you feel sick and tired.  No energy to find not only the right words but no words at all.  So to make it up to the loyal or not loyal at all readers some photos. Because that's what it is all about, I think. Yes, they're all pictures of animals, they don't talk, maybe with the parrot as an exception . . . Stay happy and healthy and optimistic, maybe even speechless . . .