«To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.» — Paulette Mitchell Continue reading To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
«Consult not your fears, but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you have tried and failed in, but for what is still possible for you to … Continue reading Consult not your fears, but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you have tried and failed in, but for what is still possible for you to do.
I was looking around on the WordPress theme blog and it started snowing … I wondered if I could do it, and after giving up trying to figure it out from the html code, I came across this :- It’s … Continue reading Make it snow! ON MY BLOG 🙂
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” — Theodore Roosevelt Continue reading Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.” — Dale Carnegie Quote Icon From webtreats ETC Continue reading Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.
I’m from UK, Thankgiving isn’t a British tradition, but a lot of my readers are from America, so … Thank you for following my blog, thank you for your comments, inspiration and support, I am very grateful to each and … Continue reading Thank You to ALL my Followers
A nice message written in the sand during Loy Catong festival. Photos (c) Don Charisma, taken Thailand, Nov-2013 Continue reading Writing in the sand – I Love You
I got lucky with the firework going off, those are really hard to capture on iPhone, timing is verging on luck ! Stitched with Microsoft ICE, … Continue reading Beach Night Pano, Loy Catong Festival
The Loy Catong festival in Thailand was Sunday just passed. The Catong is a small decorative “boat”, that’s set adrift on a body of water such … Continue reading How-to do a “Catong” (Loy Catong, Nov-2013)
Thais like to celebrate with Sky Lanterns. These are a paper “balloon” with a burner underneath. First the burner must be attached to the lantern with … Continue reading Sky Latern How-to – by lovely Thai Couple
I’ve been flat out for a couple of weeks and need to slow the pace and recharge the batteries a little bit, so won’t be posting … Continue reading Charisma Break after Loy Catong Festival
I was on my way out for a walk, and astonished to see this. The lady has about 10 chairs and a lounger, cushions etc, pulling … Continue reading Spare a thought for this lady
On the big Buddha hill, around the sides of the long gentle staircase that leads up to the big Buddha are long rows of bells (one either side) … I didn’t try ringing any of them, not sure if it’s within etiquette, so can’t tell you want they sound like. There is also a tiger than doesn’t need repainting on the last photo:) And if you look carefully you can see the dragon’s tail in the background. Continue reading The Buddha Bells !
There are Two Eight headed dragons 200 feet long that guard the staircase up to the the big Buddha. Here they are from as many different … Continue reading Eight Headed Dragon Collection
Big Buddha from the my “Big Buddha hill trip” at the weekend. Final one of the tower panoramas of the big Buddha, hope you enjoyed:) Taken … Continue reading Big Buddha Panorama 5, Thailand Nov-2013
Big Buddha from the my “Big Buddha hill trip” at the weekend. Due to the sun glaring into the camera lens, the photos were all very … Continue reading Big Buddha Panorama 4 (Back-lit), Thailand Nov-2013
Big Buddha from the my “Big Buddha hill trip” at the weekend. Taken on iPhone 4S, stitched together with PTGui Pro and final touches in Photoshop … Continue reading Big Buddha Panorama 3, Thailand Nov-2013
Big Buddha from the my “Big Buddha hill trip” at the weekend. Taken on iPhone 4S, stitched together with PTGui Pro and final touches in Photoshop … Continue reading Big Buddha Panorama 2, Thailand Nov-2013
Big Buddha from the my “Big Buddha hill trip” at the weekend. Taken on iPhone 4S, stitched together with PTGui Pro and final touches in Photoshop … Continue reading Big Buddha Panorama 1, Thailand Nov-2013
I learn’t a new photography technique on this one. If there is a tourist and her photographer girl-friend obscuring both the Buddha you want to photograph … Continue reading Minor Buddha 14, Bonus (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 13 (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 12 (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 11 (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 10 (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 9, Friday (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 8, Wednesday (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 7 (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 6, “The Skinny Buddha” (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 5, Tuesday (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 4, Monday (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 3, Sunday (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 2 (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The Big Buddha has minor Buddhas, one for each day of the week. For YOU, your minor Buddha would be the same as the day of … Continue reading Minor Buddha 1, Saturday (Pra Bah-jam-wan-gert)
The is the view from Bid Buddha hill, the other side, the view looking North Panorama taken on my iPhone 4s and stitched with PTGui Pro. Again I used cooling filter to bring out nice sky colours. And for this one the foreground greenery was very dark so I used the Shadows/Highlights tool so we can actually see the greenery. Continue reading View from Big Buddha Hill (North Side)
The Big Buddha “viewing area” has a fantastic view. Panorama taken on my iPhone 4s and stitched with PTGui Pro. This shot was quite difficult to … Continue reading View from Big Buddha Hill
These dragons must be 200-300 feet long and have a total of EIGHT heads – Thai’s definitely know how to make dragons. They are the protectors … Continue reading Big Buddha guardian Dragons & Baby Money Collector, Thailand Nov-2013
To Award, or not to Award: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles. … Continued Hamlet, Don Charisma style … Continue reading What I Learnt about Blog Awards during my “Awards Day”
My friend Chris from Australia loves sending me great photos, so I though why not share. Hope you enjoy:) Photo courtesy Chris Herron 2012. Taken with … Continue reading Bowl of Flowers – Sanur Beach – Oct 2012
“A man’s got to know his limitations” Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry in Magnum Force 1973 Photoshop- To Overlay text on B&W photo- draw a white … Continue reading “A Man’s Got To Know His Limitations” – Clint Eastwood
Originally posted on Shambhala Blog:
Today we say goodbye to a teacher who had an immense impact on the world. S.N. Goenka was a pioneer in making Vipassana meditation widely available to a secular audience. Over 170 meditation centers have been established… Continue reading Remembering S.N. Goenka
Don Charisma 