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Intl Saturdays 10: Attention!

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While in Tokyo, i was really fascinated to see people standing ramrod straight while waiting. 
Waiting at the signal to cross the road…
… or waiting for the cash to come out of this ATM…

… or just waiting to finish a call on the cellphone.

It was just so completely different from our natural tendency to lean on either leg. It is as if their brain is programmed to be in the ‘Attention’ pose. Maybe that is one of the reason they are so fit and so toned. I am not kidding when i say this: I could count the number of obese people i saw (in the week that i was in Tokyo) on one hand! 
Here are some in colour. 

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Ciao

Intl Saturdays 5: The Harajuku GIrl 1

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Tokyo has this street called the Takeshita Dori bang opposite the Harajuku metro station. Takeshita Dori is a 400-500m long pedestrian-only street. It is littered with eat-out joints, fashion botiques, a variety of independent shops selling various accessories, video-game parlors and so on. But the real reason to go there is to witness Japanese youngsters dressed in their favourite anime characters. The amount of detailing some of them go to is insane, and i will showcase some of those in the coming Saturdays.

This was the first girl I came across as i was entering the Takeshita Dori, who was hanging out with a group of her friends, also dressed in costumes, and just having a good time. When i pointed my camera in her face, she quickly gulped down the drink she had and flashed the traditional peace sign (which apparently a lot of Japanese people whom i photographed do) as she posed. I really loved her scarf with those skull and bones symbol:)

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Intl Saturdays 4: A fishy breakfast, anyone?

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Just when i had gorged on a hearty Continental breakfast at 7:30am and set out to explore Bangkok’s numerous Wat’s (temples) i came across lots of carts selling fish. This early in the morning people buying and eating fish, seemed a bit odd to me, considering fish is something i only fancy eating at lunch or dinner. Nevertheless, it looked delicious and thankfully most of the fishes being sold had some sort of curry paste smeared over them, thereby adding some flavour to them.

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Ciao

Intl Saturdays 3: Where shall i drop you?

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While exploring Bangkok, i was a bit surprised to find so many bikers wearing similar kinda clothing and waiting. On enquiring with a local, i came to know that these are the motorbike taxis, a good way to get around Bangkok during rush hours or if you are the kind of explorer who likes the wind in your hair while you are commuting. They are comparitively cheaper than the regular taxis there and are known to really cut down your commute time.

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Ciao