This photo was taken during my trip to Nepal last year. It was really great to see other parts of Asia, which share many similarities with Vietnam. Poverty is one.

More information about Nepal in Vietnamese is here >>

Two H’mong girls are confidently riding bicylce. What’s strange about it?

Well, the H’mong often lives in the mountainous areas in the Northern Mountains of Vietnam. Normally they do not use bicycles due to rough terrains of their living areas. Recently, they migrated to the Central Highland and found their new homes in flat lands.  Some of them tried biking the first time in their life!

She is a H’mong girl. Caught her smile when she was standing with a group of friends in front of the market. I guess they have a festival coming soon as all H’mong people in the market were dressed up. So colorful and beautiful.

This picture was taken during my recent trip to Lang Son – Cao Bang – Bac Kan.

 

A friend of mine sent this picture to me years ago. I was shocked by the impression of the scence and also the context noted by someone who collected and distributed this picture.

Kenvin Carter took this photo in 1994 – 12 years went by already. You would wonder what’s happening in Africa now? Is everything getting better at all? The sad answer is NO.

There are still wars and fightings for power. We hear the hunger of nations and starvation of millions of kids over there. Rapes, killings, massacres are happening regardless of being covered on the news or not.

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Do you ever think why the super-powers are turning blind eyes?

I am not a vegetarian but this is a good idea for anti-bushmeat campaigns. If you want to get print stickers (for home, cars, etc.), just follow this link >>

This small flower is everywhere: in an abandoned house, along roads, around your garden, … It may be mixed in the green of grass. You may have never looked at its beauty as the flower is too small to be attractive.

Queens Crape-Myrtle (Lagerstroemia speciosa): A beautiful flower plant. The flowers make me remember good old days when I was small.