Ernie and Bert

A pair of Javanese kids show attitude while posing for the camera:

Hello Central Java

Scenes from two of Indonesia's most well-known ancient monuments. Both are located in Central Java:

Prambanan Temple:



Borobodur Temple:

Elephant Do

Heavyweight sex at Ayutthaya's elephant kraal:



Note the two humans watching intently at the sides....

Thai Tuyo

Seen at a roadside market in Ayutthaya:



No fish heads to worry about here :)

A Long Sleep

A Buddha head is cradled by tree roots on the grounds of Wat Mahathat in Ayutthaya, Thailand.



Archaeologists believe the head was decapitated by temple looters after the fall of this ancient capital. When it proved too heavy to carry they left it on the ground where it was eventually embraced by this growing tree. The whole process took more than a hundred years.

Shot with a Voigtlander Bessa R + Industar 61 lens / Era 100 film shot at E.I. 200.

The Undefeatable City

That's the meaning of "Ayutthaya", the name of the Thai kingdom that flourished along the Chao Phraya river in the 14th century. In 1767 it was sacked by the Burmese after a month-long siege:



This is what's left of it.

Shot using a Sony K790i camphone

The Boogeyman's Threads

Bugis weavers from Sulawesi show their wares:



The Bugis people were once known as fierce warriors and pirates who sailed the seas of Southeast Asia. In fact, the word "Boogeyman" - used in the west to scare kids - is said to have originated from "Bugis man".

I wonder if they know that. Can you imagine these ladies jumping out from a kid's cabinet???