January 18, 2008
-
Arty Farty
I was back in my hometown of Liverpool recently and I’d took the opportunity to pay a visit to the Tate Britain gallery, and in particular, to view the exhibition of the works that were shortlisted for the Turner Prize.
Taken with camera phone
Incredibly, it was my first visit since the Tate Modern’s sibling’s opening in 1988.
Taken with camera phone
Taken with camera phone
The light bulbs are supposed to represent breasts, the bucket the vagina and the fluorescent tube a penis. Don’t recall what the mattress represents.
Taken with camera phone
Taken with camera phone
Andy Warhol room
Taken with camera phone
Taken with camera phone
My snapping spree was abruptly halted when a staff member politely informed me that photography is prohibited.
Taken with camera phone
One of the shortlisted for the Turner Prize – I’d managed to photographed it when there was nobody about.
Taken with camera phone
Indian Trip
Mumbai – Tuesday 20th November 2007
Unsurprisingly, the flight to Mumbai from Jaipur was delayed by an hour followed by a clueless taxi driver’s inability to find my hotel. By the time I’d checked in it was already 5pm. I’d quickly packed my camera bag and headed out to the Gothic designed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus – known as Victoria Terminus during Colonial times.
It is a train station but the interior is rather uninspiring. The main street leading towards the CST is littered with vendors retailing in pirated merchandise.
A nearby building which attracted my attention
Another interesting building on my way to the popular tourist of Colaba…
…where the Gateway of India is located.
And also the Taj Mahal Hotel…although I was rather unimpressed with it.
One of the minor entrance to the Taj Mahal Hotel.
Mumbai – Wednesday 21st November 2007
The following day I’d returned to the Gateway of India to board a boat to Elephanta Island.
Upon arrival on the island, you can walk or board this vehicle for transportation to the other end of the promenade.
Stairs leading to the cave temples
One of the cave temples
Hindu deities are craved onto the solid rock
Monkeys roam freely on Elephanta Island
Baby monkey hitching a ride
View of the Taj Mahal Hotel and the Gateway of India from the returning boat
After lunch I’d took a long stroll from Colaba all the way to Marine Drive where it is often cited as a wonderful place for walks towards Chowpatty Beach to watch the sun set. When illuminated, Marine Drive is described as amazing. Well, I’m wondering if these people have ever actually travelled anywhere besides India? In my personal and impartial opinion, both Marine Drive and Chowpatty Beach are intoxicating in the defecating sense. Marine Drive is as interesting as a public toilet and is just as pungent. Even Manila’s Bay Walk surpasses Marine Drive in charm and that’s saying something considering it ranks well below my impressed list. When Marine Drive was illuminated, it was amazing…as in amazingly shit.
Taken with camera phone
Locals preparing for the sunset on Chowpatty Beach
Taken with camera phone
What passes for a funfair
Taken with camera phone
Locals waiting for the sun to set
Taken with camera phone
My, don’t I have long legs? Er, I don’t.
Thanks to the dense pollution, the sunset radiates an orange-brown hue
Hooker Tax
One day a hooker went to file her taxes, and for occupation she put prostitution.
The tax collector explained that prostitution was an illegal occupation.
She said she’d have to go home and think about it and that she’d call him back in a hour with her occupation.
An hour later she called him and said, “I’ve got it… I’m a chicken farmer.”
He said, “How do you get chicken farmer out of prostitution?”
She said, “I’d raised over a thousand cocks last year.”
Need A Job?
Comments (13)
i am impressed on how great pics are taken from camera phones nowadays.
ya know, that’s what they call brothels in chinese “chicken houses” so taht hooker is right in her occupation! lol
Dude. Did u get a chance to get to Taj mahal itself. mate what phone u using? those pics yurned out pretty good for a phone camera.
holy moly… what kind of phone do you have, and does it weigh 5 pounds?? the photo results are pretty amazing!!
What kind of camera phone do you have? By far, that is probably the best quality I’ve seen by camera phone standards..
The pictures you take with a camera phone are better than most of mine with a camera! You rock!
Great pictures of the exhibition, but isn’t it prohibited to take pictures at exhibitions/ museums?=P
i like how you snapped quite a few pictures on your camera phone before you were busted. as if you didn’t know it was prohibited. hehehe interesting art. not sure i dig it. it’s definitely nothing i would display in my home. hahahaa
you must have 007′s camera phone…..cuz only super-spies can take such nice pictures from tiny little cameras. =P
hahahaha, actually, these grades are only for one subject.. the one subject I haven’t opened my book for the entire year… =P
the cave temples look pretty awesome, i totally want to go in there —
i can’t appreciate that kind of art… unless of course cameron was the artist!
happy birthday david! hope to see you later this year at my wedding so we can have a drink together! cheers!
Um Taj Mahal or Forum? Forum’s just a concert hall in Melbourne. The Taj is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal :)