BORNEO PART I

Borneo is the 3rd largest island in the World and largest in Asia.  Three countries, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei reside on the island. Chinese were the first and are the most populous people. I landed in Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo aboard Malaysian flight 129 with my...

MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA PART II

Our driver Banjeet, was a cordial friendly fellow, even at 4 A.M.  He loaded our photo and audio equipment, canteens of water, plus our bag of goodies for our very long day.  Lee, my partner, and I for this film project, were in Medan, Indonesia on the island of...

MALAYSIA AND SUMATRA, PART I

Malaysian Airlines flight 247 from Singapore touched down on Penang Island in the Malacca Strait.  My partner, Lee Hall, and I were in Georgetown, Penang Island, Malaysia to get a visa to travel to Indonesia across the Malacca Straight to Medan, Sumatra. Our...

TOO YOUNG TOO OLD

When we are young we are never old enough.  You have to be so tall and so old to ride on the large carnival rides at the county fair.  Too young to go to the movies alone; too young to drive the boat.  Too young to sit at the big people table on holidays.  Too young...

SYD AND LARRY

Life in your sixties is a time for grandkids, a time to think about retirement, or the battle to keep your body going.  Life in your sixties is also a time for loss of friends.  The past few months I have lost two friends, Syd and Larry, both 67 years old.  Too soon,...