I absolutely love this city. Already driving in by bus, on the look out for the first sight of the towers gets my blood going.The petronas towers are absolutely the most beautifull building in the world, at least that's what I think. So right after checking in at Lee Mun's guesthouse in chinatown, I took the Putra line to KLCC for some good "by night" photo's. On the stairs I met this really cool group of Malaysian youngsters, who were making photo's of eachother. So they made a real good shot of me and the towers. I love the one with me and the group, it looks so cool. I didn't want to lose too much time though, so the next day I hopped on a bus to Melaka. Ofcourse I visited the dutch church & ... read more

What to say about BANGKOK...well, it's a ratrace really. Especially when you decide to stay on kao san road. Apparently, there was a chinese festival of some kind, so a procession of dragons and the likes went through kao san. They had a metal frame with a pole, in wich 10 or so people climbed who hooked themselves up. Then the dragon came circling around the pole wich was hooked up on the watersupply and out the water came. In the meantime somebody was lighting fireworks, one of those 1000 BANGERS or something, wich they had hung on a balcony right behind me. So when it started to go off, i almost shit my pans. Then they went on to make a human pyramid, the further up they went, the younger the people. So it ended ... read more

I would like to dedicate this journal to a great conservationist and professional enthusiast; STEVE IRWIN. I absolutely love his programs on discovery channel, and although some things he has done might have been controversial, he definitely has done a great deal for the conservation of not only australian wildlife, but also worldwide. Just watching his shows always gave me a boost, his energy and enthusiasm comes flying of the screen. When i was in his zoo in beerwah, queensland, i remember asking one of his staff if he was like that in real life too, and she gave me a definite YES. It is absolutely sad, and i hope his legacy will continue thru the development of his zoo, and thru television, so that many young generations to come get to see what this planet ... read more

Hi everybody, finally the time has arrived that I bought myself a brand new digital camera, and it was about time. Unfortunately, it was not in time to be able to make photo's of the party I had in belfast, during the commemoration of the battle of the boyne. Huge bonfires on the night of july the 11th, and parades on the 12th. It was great to experience such an event, strongly recomended to anyone travelling to northern ireland. I do hope to develop the last role on my normal camera, which will include those photo's as well, but for now you will have to do with this. See you soon, johan.... read more