Monday 23 February 2009

A Remarkable Picture?



At first glance there is nothing remarkable about this picture. I am sure it happens all over the world. Someone wanting a part for their car visits a local scrapyard to see if they can obtain the part they require at a knock down price. This particular picture was taken in Bangkok and shows a car mechanic searching for a spare part amongst a pile of scrap.

The one thing that makes this picture remarkable, is that it wasn't taken at a scrapyard. Instead, the search for a spare part in a pile of junk was at the side of a street!

Monday 16 February 2009

Don't You Just Hate Kids?

A friend of my daughters was at a loss for someone to look after her 6 year old, after being let down at the last minute. Having no major plans for the day I volunteered my services. I was met with laughter from my daughter who wanted to know how I would entertain a 6 year old on the spare of the moment.

After 20 minutes of jokes, mostly at my expense, I was left with the afore mentioned 6 year old to entertain.

I have to say it was the funniest, most enjoyable four hours I have spent in a long time. We decided we were going to draw a picture and write a poem. I thought I would share the results...



Big fat elephant, big fat nose.
His favourite food is cheerios.
He goes to bed at quarter past five.
He lives in one big gigantic beehive!

Now can someone explain to me why it took me years to learn how to touch type and attempt computer graphics while a 6 year old can pick it up in four hours?