Creatures of the Beach

A dead crab

Making sand balls

What do we call this? Is it teritip?

Lebanese Pickles

Jasmine1, was among a lot of Lebanese restaurant around Sydney. Situated in Bankstown, it was just a few minutes from our house. They served Lebanese delicacies. Pickles is a must with Lebanese cuisine, and they were always served as complementary, normally eaten together with Lebanese bread and dips.

 Fresh tomatoes, mint leaves and onion together with pickled chillies.

 

More pickles; beetroot, zucchini and olives.

Mercedes vs Volkswagen

Red

Hibiscus @ Bunga Raya.

Ixora @ Jenjarum, with a fly on it.

Just another double-layer hibiscus.

The Garudas

Garudas, one of the mystical creatures in the legends. Picture were taken at the Grand Palace, Bangkok.

Lily  flower were plenty in the palace compound.

SLIDE BATU

Nak panggil papan lungsur, ia dibina daripada batu. Maka dipanggil slide batu.

There are a few huge 'slide batu' around Taiping Lake Garden. I still remember when I was small at one time I called the Lake Garden as 'Bilik Garden', hehe. It was our favourite spot on weekends. The very slide in the picture was already there since I can remember things. Revisiting the slide with my nieces and nephews brought my thoughts to the good old days in the 80's, when outdoor activities were more preferred over video games.

The slide looks old and aged, with rusty metal staircases and its surface were also not as smooth as I used to remember.