2010 international flora exposition part 2

hello everyone!here are some watery shots/views i took from the 2010 International Flora Exposition in Taipei designed and participated by different countries around the world,the exposition should be finish this year april  25,2011...the exposition will be the first internationally recognized exposition to take place in taiwan and the seventh of its kind to take place in Asia.Am still hoping to take one more glance at the expo before it will close this april(fingers cross)i will beg for hubby to bring me there one more time because our first visit there was not enough and it's like we only saw all the flower exhibit from different countries but not totally explore the whole vicinity were you can find more exciting exhibit including the one from New Zealand and i will be to much dissapointed if hubby won't allow me to go there again...so,for him to grant my request i will be too nice and more sweet for the next few months lol!and perhaps will surprise him this valentines and on his coming birthday this month...(excited much...!LoL)

let's get wet @ cijin.....

....

hello everyone it's wednesday again time is running so fast that i can't almost feel the day and date....this photos were taken @ cijin beach one rainy sunday afternoon....i enjoyed clicking thought it is already raining because i don't want to miss any single opportunity to catch those lovely waves and to enjoy the scenery in front of me....on sunny day a lot of foreigners and locals were here to freshen up and others to enjoy surfing,i may post it next time i just need to be confident putting those foreigners picture here without their permission lol!

"a person should go out on the water on a fine day to a small distance from a beautiful coast, if he would see Nature really smile.  Never does she look so delightful, as when the sun is brightly reflected by the water, while the waves are gently rippling, and the prospect receives life and animation from the glancing transit of an occasional row-boat, and the quieter motion of a few small vessels.  But the land must be well in sight; not only for its own sake, but because the immensity and awfulness of a mere sea-view would ill accord with the other parts of the glittering and joyous scene.  ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers"

fukuo islet @ cheng ching lake

 

red ceiling and posts

red ceiling and posts with the round cement table to put things like  food and ......

to sit when you get tired of wandering the lake or when you feel like taking photos and pose like a princess LoL!

it's a bit gloomy that day because of the rain it's only 4pm in the afternoon taiwan time....but,it didn't stop me from wandering other parts of cheng ching lake till the rain stop before dawn....lol!

can you see that bird?i was trying to catch it by my cam but can't make it bigger though....(click it to enlarge)

that is the rain remains from the rain that day

                                              entrance to the fukuo islet

 

the sky is getting darker so i decided to leave the place and promise to comeback again next time lol!to explore more of myworld and find more red for my  ruby tuesday  also to  find lots and lots of watery views for my watery wednesday......what a great fun for outdoor activities......

see you again......

cheng ching lake scenery

http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com/

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

i took these photos using my cellfone when i went to cheng ching lake for a walk...it's been so long sitting on my cellfone and as i was browsing my photos i accidentally saw these two photos and think that it's time for them to be feature-there is nothing special about these photos only the fact that this lake was one of the biggest source of our water here in kaohsiung and the first photo shows how  clean and well maintained the cheng ching lake is-i just love the scenery here so peaceful and calm......

click the photo to view the fountain

cheng ching lake-

“Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.”

bike-way bridge @ nanzou

http://bayphoto.blogspot.com/

this bike-way  bridge is one of the many bridges to be found in kaohsiung  and this one located in nanzou about 2 minutes away from the ASE company-one of the biggest company in kaohsiung.My friend told me that during night a lot of Filipino and local people were here to enjoy the cool weather  and peaceful atmosphere of the  sorroundings...i tried taking photos of the bridge by day and during night time and up for you to compare the difference...for me,it is always a beauty during night though i can't always stay longer to enjoy the scenery..the first two was taken during night at around 7-8pm and the third photo was taken during day time,i forgot the exact time but im pretty sure it's a day shot.hope you will enjoy this one and my apology for being so slow visiting your blogs, yours truly is quite busy at work and always get too tired so easily after work hours...but still trying my best to make it up to you guys and hope you can stay and visit me once in a while to check for a new one.....

another sunset @ cheng ching lake (2)

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

....the only saved photos in my crashed laptop! ( 2009 world games stadium-last part )

i was just dreaming to get a good picture of the whole stadium but sad to say my camera is not that good,its only a  point and shoot cam,i took this at the train station...i bought one single journey hoping that when i am in that station atleast i could  get the whole view  of the stadium....well,this is what i got not bad right lol!?

                            

click to enlarge and you can see the fountain...lucky that after my 3 visits i got one chance to see that fountain but i can't get near to get a good shot,it's my agent's fault..he's in a hurry that day,i told myself i will comeback for that fountain but when i comeback the fountain is not even working sigh*

 

view from the outside near the high way,click to enlarge and you can see the fountain

the "color for peace" located at the south entrance near the high way

i'm linking/sharing this post to blue monday, ruby tuesday, myworld tuesday, watery wednesday, wordless wednesday' outdoor wednesday

...a fountain in the fish pond?????

part of my day off  last month was to get wet at the beach and so i did you can checked it  here , but before i reach the beach i enjoyed first the scenery everywhere my eyes can see....i took a lot of snaps from the sky,took a shot some flowers from the private park of cow-milking farm where the dog barked at me angrily for crashing into their backyard lol!well,i didn't get nervous because i really love animals especially dogs and so i just let the black dog bark and while he is barking i also took pictures of him lol!i also took pictures of bridges,tombs,walls,concrete gates,birds(a lot of birds) and of course this fish pond where i spent only a little time because it is not really easy to park in the middle of the high way when you are just using a motorcycle not unless i will take the picture sitting on it which im doing most of the time,i'll tell you it's not easy to focus when your in a motorcycle much more when it is moving using a point and shoot camera.well,well,forgive me folks i just want to share how i captured this pictures and hope you will enjoy them as much as i enjoy my time capturing those snaps to share with you all!

visit watery wednesday,outdoor wednesday,sepia scenes,wordless wednesday for more fun photos around the world....

....a lake for a cause????

Cheng ching Lake, formerly named Dabei Lake, is located in Niaosong Township in Kaohsiung County where i lived. It is the largest lake in  Kaohsiung and one of the most popular tourist attractions in southern Taiwan. It was originally developed from wetlands into a reservoir to meet the need for water for industrial use. Later the lake focused on its landscaping and opened to the public as a tourist destination in 1960.According to my boss when Chiang kai shek was still alive he used to lived at cheng ching lake and no one is allowed to enter the place.There are many attractions within the lake. Two main attractions are the nine-cornered bridge   and Jhongsing (Restoration) pagoda (i will try to get a decent photo of it next time)...... here are some of the views of the man-made lake...

 

the artificial bird made from kitchen utensils

click to view the artificial birds that  i thought  before was a real birds

a lake that supports the water need for industrial use

                                                   residential buildings on the other side of the lake

http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com/

                                                         http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/