Sunset Through A Porthole

Why are the windows on a ship or portholes round? I was told they are better at preserving hull strength than square or rectangular windows. Also circular windows are easier to seal than those having sharp corners.

One rarely see a nice sunset over the Straits of Malacca these days. This surprisingly lovely sunset was photographed from Cenang Beach when I was in Langkawi for LIMA. Since it was a bit hazy, I decided to use use Snapseed’s Grunge Filter to create the scratchy, dirty look of peering through a porthole 🙂

Sunset Through A Porthole

Cape Rachado

Port Dickson beach is still beautiful on certain stretches. This is Cape Rachado (Tanjung Tuan) where thousands of magnificent eagles, falcons and other migratory raptors stop for the night during their annual ‘balik kampung’ spring exodus to Siberia.

Cape Rachado

Cherating Sunrise

I got up really early to watch the sun rise from the South China Sea. Everything was looking good until aggressive dark clouds appearared. All of a sudden, a white cloud turned into a ferocious flying fish (center left). Big fight! It eventually swallowed all the bullies. Yay!

Cherating Sunrise