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    Hlainaing feel the key to success is study and work hard. by: nerriza Views[537] Kkainhlu is a proud shop owner and happy not to be farming any more. by: nerriza Views[599] Hung smiling as she tells me she's the most popular in the village. by: nerriza Views[558] Lingkhui weaving the traditional clothing of the Ngagah tribe. by: nerriza Views[609] Thangsheng inbetween puffs talks about life as the towns local wine supplier. by: nerriza Views[556]
     
    Notting Hill Carnival - Notting Hill, London. For me this shit captures what carnival was all about - the wet yet warm air creating a steam like atmosphere above the streets. What an event to be part of and will continue coming back each year. by: phoneeurope Views[513] Maiko's like Geisha's are in demand and appointments must be adhered to. As soon as an allotted appointment is finished the Maiko or Geisha will escort her guests to a downstairs bar, she will ensure the room is cleared and her guests are being looked after. Once she has ensured her guests are happy,she will say her final farewells before putting on her Geta's and quickly making her way to her next appointment. by: 2630ben Views[2169] A Maiko or Geiko's job does not end if a guest needs to go to the bathroom. The Maiko is required to converse with the client as he carries out his business. She must make him feel welcome and privileged at all times. This also means she must monitor proceedings in the room. A Maiko will usually position herself so she can ensure everyone is having a great time. If conversation dwindles whilst she is occupied she will order up a new round of drinks. She will suggest a game for the clients to play while they wait for everybody to return to the room. by: 2630ben Views[2286] Entertaining guests is a Geiko's or Maiko's job. Knowing and mastering a number of games to lighten the mood of a tense business meeting is only a small art the Maiko's have to learn. As conversation continues Toshisumi will entertain herself with one of her games. If she senses a lull in proceedings or if tempers are running high she will interject and begin playing a game with a guest. A few drinks will follow before the guests are allowed back to their conversations or back to business. by: 2630ben Views[2415] To welcome and relax her clients Toshisumi performs a short welcoming dance. This short performance keeps her guests entertained whilst the tea house staff prepare and deliver everybody their drinks. Each Maiko will practice one form of dance and each form is a narration of an ancient Japanese tale. Only once the Maiko has perfected a dance is she allowed to move onto a more detailed and evocative dance. by: 2630ben Views[2523]
     
    As we entered the room we were greeted by Toshisumi. Elegantly presented she welcomes her clients with a smile and a shallow bow of her head. Maiko's or apprentice Geiko's (commonly known as Geisha's) are required to greet their clients from a sitting position. As they are not true masters of the Geiko arts they are not allowed to greet the guests at the tea house door. by: 2630ben Views[2536] steam puttu until steam release through lid by: adventuresofachildlikewonder Views[802] fill puttu maker with puttu and coconut flakes by: adventuresofachildlikewonder Views[1567] Mixing puttu: rice flour, salt, coconut flakes and water with hand by: adventuresofachildlikewonder Views[1620] A vulture perches in a tree in the Maasai Mara, Kenya by: georgi_kate Views[507]
     
    A vulture soars above the Maasai Mara, Kenya by: georgi_kate Views[537] A silhouetted wildebeest passes in front of a rising sun in the Maasai Mara, Kenya by: georgi_kate Views[463] A boy helps keep watch over his herd with a loyal puppy at his feet in the Maasai Mara, Kenya by: georgi_kate Views[499] A Maasai herdsman keeps watch over his herd at dusk in the Maasai Mara, Kenya by: georgi_kate Views[423] A couple of Maasai tribesmen stand chatting at dusk. by: georgi_kate Views[381]
     
    A Maasai tribesman in his village by: georgi_kate Views[302] Members of a Maasai family sit inside a house, lit with only the light of the fire. by: georgi_kate Views[332] A Maasai tribesman makes fire by: georgi_kate Views[323] A Maasai tribesman by: georgi_kate Views[317] A Maasai tribesman stands near his hut in the Maasai Mara, Kenya by: georgi_kate Views[306]
     
    A couple of Maasai herdsmen bring in their cattle at dusk in the Maasai Mara, Kenya by: georgi_kate Views[391] A girl helps bring in water and a herd of goats to her villag'es compound in the Maasai Mara, Kenya by: georgi_kate Views[334] A Maasai tribesman by: georgi_kate Views[305] Some Maasai tribesmen catch up near a tree overlooking the Maasai Mara, Kenya by: georgi_kate Views[268] Some Maasai tribesmen chatting by: georgi_kate Views[256]
     
    The King of Streets! by: gargisarkar Views[594] Brick Lane: brick lane is a must visit if you're in london. The place is lively with many indian restaurants, spanish restaurants and italian restaurants. It's colourful and exciting. It's mostly known for it's beautiful street art. The one above is an illustration of such. It hit me personally because as it may be street art to one's eye...it's something more profound to another. The door and the windows are painted with bright colours, leaving what's inside to be a dark secret. Kind of like most of our personalities...we all show happiness but share those dark, sad moments with those who only have a key to our door. by: subranu Views[864] The London Tube - the london tube transports people within the city. The city is a big one. The tube not only blends cultures through the means of people, but also music. If it's not someone taping away to the beats of the song playing through his ear phones, it's the people playing their violins at guitars at the tube stations. Many people think the tube is morbid and mundane. But look closely and observe people...many of them are touritsts, travelers, musicians, business men, students, teachers...a blend of all common professions and passions. by: subranu Views[850] Ice and Fire - the one thing that holds common for all cultures from across the world is basic human emotions. Without emotions, one culture cannot understand the other.Emotions are good and bad...a blend of the cold and the hot...the ice and the fire. by: subranu Views[378] Paddington Station, London - Travel to many people means many different things. To me, it's all about culture. London, in general, is city with diverse cultures and ethnicities. And Paddington is a place where you are bound to come across people from all over: Indians, Germans, French, Italian, Spanish, Welsh and so on. by: subranu Views[419]
     
    The tracks make perfect benches when it's break time for the men who live in and near the slums of Haridwar, India. by: jessicajhill Views[606] A father and son slowly prepare the family vegetable stand for the day, just below their home along the railway. by: jessicajhill Views[539] A railway quick stop owner rests with a newspaper, just below his home where his son awaits a train. by: jessicajhill Views[476] From her cement perch overlooking the railroad tracks, a woman waits for dishes and laundry to dry. by: jessicajhill Views[735] Life is slow around the railway tracks of Haridwar, India. Cows and trash line the way, as in many towns across India. by: jessicajhill Views[650]
     
    When the sun rises, it rises for all. by: sabahsjourney Views[558] Happiness in the Third World. Beautiful smiles. by: sabahsjourney Views[879] The Children on the streets of Malawi by: sabahsjourney Views[577] After the children finished at Mosque they saw us passing by. Before we knew it, hundreds were chasing after us. I caught this young boy in the moment of excitement. by: sabahsjourney Views[591] Goa is the smallest state of India,located in West India. The church we see in the snap is PANAJI CHURCH,located in the state capital Panaji. Goa is a former Portuguese province,so people can see old Portuguese architechture here there in the state.Goa is famous for its old churches which was built during the Portuguese rule. by: artist-mukherjee Views[1355]
     
    The process in Ban Thasawang, a village weaving silk for the elites, is much more complicated than on the semi-automatic loom. It requires four to five people working together on one piece of fabric. Even though they work as a team, one person always sits below the ground level. Immersed in semidarkness and isolated from the gossips above, staring blankly ahead. This figure is perhaps the best metaphor for the state of the nation's homegrown industry. by: gloriakurnik Views[991] Each handmade silk cloth is unique and easily recognizable because of its distinct patterns and occasional knots. The patterns are often a signature of the village or even a family, secretly guarded for generations. In spite of its beauty, the handmade silk attracts less and less buyers every year. Since the markets are overflowing with cheap factory-made silk from China, small looms struggle with distribution. by: gloriakurnik Views[1962] Cocoons are boiled to ease the silk threads out. Pimnipa Pasakanon squints in the acrid smoke from her small wood-burning stove while performing the process. Doing it for the upteenth time, she's skilled and swift. If not for the irritating fumes and the fierce heat, she would have finished in time to serve the boiled silkworms for breakfast. by: gloriakurnik Views[1045] Nuan Jaohmaoh, age 77, is sitting next to the cocoons she cultivated herself. The silk produced by the family in summer, once a source of pride and entertainment, is in the hands of the passing generation. Sadly and probably, they will die alongside. by: gloriakurnik Views[698] A housewife contemplates dying caterpillars on their way to forming cocoons. Recent summers have been way hotter than usual and that has killed thousands of silkworms, dealing a big blow to the meager earnings of the poor villagers. The villages around Surin in eastern Thailand were once a hub of silk production. The women in the household used to take care of each step of the silk making process, from rearing the worms to weaving the fabric. by: gloriakurnik Views[1114]
     
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