Peace and War

International Tour of Buddha Relics – Missoula College – Missoula, MT

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Fort Missoula – Missoula, MT

A Weekend at the Fair and the Bison Range

Western Montana Fair – Missoula, MT

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National Bison Range – near Dixon, MT

Sightseeing Around Hong Kong

Ngong Ping Cable Car to Lantau Island

a wishing tree (Lantau Island)

a lucky cat in front of a souvenir shop on Lantau Island with the inscription “he who calls the wind and water” (a metaphor for fortune and business)

one of the twelve heavenly guardians (Lantau Island)

incense (at Tian Tan)

the Tian Tan Buddha

the Tian Tan Buddha, up close

statues making offerings to the Tian Tan Buddha

a guard dog at the temple (Tian Tan)

this one is sleeping on the job (Tian Tan)

a guardian at Po Lin Monastery

Tai O, a fishing village on Lantau Island

houses on stilts with drying fish (Tai O)

dried fish in the market (Tai O)

two dragons (Tai O)

an ancient mooncake mold (Tai O)

Ladies’ Market in Mong Kok, Kowloon

the Taoist columbarium at Ching Chung (where I visited my maternal grandfather)

a worker at the columbarium lighting incense

lanterns at Wong Tai Sin Temple

incense (Wong Tai Sin Temple)

and more lanterns (Wong Tai Sin Temple)

Good Wish Garden (Wong Tai Sin Temple)

small shi or guardian lions (Wong Tai Sin Temple)

worshippers shaking kau cim or fortune sticks in search of a spiritual answer (Wong Tai Sin Temple)

Food in Hong Kong

lo mein with spicy sauce

mango and pomelo juice

pork and rice vermicelli

papaya/mango juice and coconut/mango/aloe juice

chicken bun, sweet crackers in the shape of fries, and spicy cheese crackers

taro dumplings

duck feet wrapped in bean curd

tempura fried fish

roast duck

steamed fish

celery, shrimp, and macadamia nuts

bean curds, wood ear fungus, and glass noodles

Random Singapore Sights

inside a train on the Singapore MRT

along the Singapore River (Boat Quay)

along the Singapore River (Boat Quay)

“Bird” by Fernando Botero at the UOB Plaza

St. Andrew’s Cathedral

“Rain Oculus” by Ned Kahn at the Marina Bay Sands

Marina Bay Sands

East Coast Parkway

Singapore Flyer

inside the hotel at Marina Bay Sands

Gardens at the Bay

Botanic Gardens (gate)

just outside Chinatown MRT station

Far East Shopping Centre