This online shoebox contains random pictures, notes, whatever. I've been a professional writer-photographer for so many years now. It's a damn good excuse to carry a camera around.
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Friday, Feb 21, 2014 12:44 AM
Posted By Lester V Ledesma
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A fleet of dragons flies over the streets of Johor Bahru, as the Malaysians celebrate the annual Chingay Parade marking the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations:
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Sunday, Jan 19, 2014 12:08 AM
Posted By Lester V Ledesma
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It's amazing how an intense festival like the Thaipusam (with its self-mortification rituals and all) can still be a family-friendly event. A kid joins his father (behind him, with the spike kavadi) in the 5-kilometer long procession between Hindu temples in Singapore:
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malaysia,
hindu,
night,
asian,
Johor,
Thaipusam
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Saturday, Jan 18, 2014 12:05 AM
Posted By Lester V Ledesma
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Thaipusam devotees from Singapore and Malaysia display their ritual piercings on this holy day:
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Ledesma,
India,
Karnatak,
city,
malaysia,
hindu,
asian,
Johor,
Thaipusam
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Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 12:24 AM
Posted By Lester V Ledesma
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Flowers and candles on silver platters await offering at Johor Bahru's Sri Raja Mariamman Temple:
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Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 10:53 PM
Posted By Lester V Ledesma
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Here are some everyday folks from Singapore's neighboring Malaysian city.
The flower garland vendor:
The shoe repairman:
The barber shop mascot (he's everywhere):
The Hindu devotees:
The Taoist devotee:
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arts,
culture,
travel,
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Ledesma,
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hindu,
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Johor
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