Maglev
new way to travel



No wheels,
no rails!
430 Kms/hour


Pas de roues,
pas de rails,
mais 430 kms/H










slow train
only 300 kms/H


Service escargot,
que 300 Kms/H









Maglev, short for magnetic levitation. This train has no wings, but no wheels or engine, either. Transrapid, the German firm that developed the system, describes the Maglev as "the first fundamental innovation in the field of railway technology since the invention of the railway."

Magnets are the attraction. First, powerful magnets lift the entire train about 10 millimeters above the special track, called a guideway, since it mainly directs the passage of the train.

Other magnets provide propulsion, and braking, and the speeds - up to 500 kph in test runs; a good 60 percent faster than the renowned Bullet Trains - are attained largely due to the reduction of friction.

IN Shanghai, the maglev runs 30 kilometers from the international airport to the subway in Pudong where one can catch the city metro Line 2.

The Maglev isn't about getting from point A to B in Pudong. Rather, it's the ride, a glorious glide, from the past to the future.

from Ron Gluckman, a writer in China.

Trek
around
Laguna de Bai



We arrive
for a late
afternoon swim
in warm spring
waters of
Pansol

On est dans
la piscine,
dans l'eau chaude
des sources
souterraines.


Laguna de Bai is a large interior lake fed by the Pasig river at its north side. It is not too deep
and normally (that is when pollution has not poisoned its waters) spawns fish (tilapia) and ducks.
The south super highway runs along its western edge, and a well paved national road meanders
close to its eastern shores. There are hundreds of interesting sites and stops along the way, but also further down in Tagaytay and Laguna -- as you will see . . .



We passed by
the 'roller rails'
or little wagons
on roller skate
wheels.
They fly
along the rails
in between
the freight
and passenger
trains of PNR!




On a vu les 'roller trains' petits wagons qui roulent sur les roues de patins à rouler! Ils glissent entre les trains de fret et de passagers de la SPCF! Quand un train arrive, tout le monde sautent et on tire le petit wagon hors des rails. Le train passé, on le remet et on continue!!!




In San Pablo
City, the first
of the seven
sink holes, or
lakes. These
are craters
created by
underground
volcanic
eruptions.



A San Pablo, le premier des 7 lacs, ou plutôt des trous, car ils sont créés
par des éruptions volcaniques souteraines.



Around the
lake, colegialas
stroll for an
afternoon
break


Autour du lac,
les colegialas
promènent.








The volcanic ash
gives a very
fertile soil for
rice and all
the flora of the 7th
geographic
zone.







La terre est très fertile pour le riz et toutes les florae des 7ième
zone géographique de la terre.




People here are
fond of raising
fighting cocks.


On aime bien
éléver des
coqs au combat!











In Liliw, the
church still
holds forth in
bright red
brick, the
classic style
of the 16th
century.










A Liliw, l'église garde toujours ses briques de rouge vif dans le style
classique espagnol du XVI siècle.


Il y a encore beaucoup plus! les tartes au fruit du coco, la forêt de College à Los Banos,
la cité digitale de Sta Rosa, les cascades et les rapides de Pagsanghan, le volcan de Taal et les cathédrales jumelles de Taal et Lemery.

Dampa sa Libis

fresh seafoods -- you choose, you
say how to cook, you sit down and
E A T ! ! ! !


When crabs are
young, one pincer
is cut off. This
makes the
other one
grow
bigger!















Sa cafe
Libreria
you can
read a
book
and have
good
coffee.
Me? I like
my
pocketbook!











Louie likes
to mix
coffee
with his
cafe














Watch out!
This is
Kalahati
half size!
She is
Waray-Waray
the first word
is war.
These are the
fiercest tribe
in the islands!
Pero
malambot
din siya!

Playing Luke Skywalker
at Machambo Gorge
Cagayan de Oro




Ok Yann,
here's the
beamer
you
beam me
along the
light arc










Just look
through
here
and
shoot











Ok
steady
one step
forward













Now, go all the way,
all 200 metres
don't look down.
Whew!







Made it!
Now let's
go down
to the
ravine!

Taal Volcano


Taal is a volcano
in a lake
which itself is
the giant crater
of an older volcano!







Taal est un volcan dans un lac qui lui-même est le cratère
d'un volcan géant!


On the edge
of the lake
we see bangkas
and the volcano
in the distance







Au bord du lac on voit les bangkas et le volcan



You can eat
fresh fried
tilapia fish
but don't wait
too long!







Là on peut manger des tilapia frais mais de ne pas tarder
trop long temps!

Sonya's Garden





In the shower room
the windows open
to the garden












These flowers look
like they're
showing off
their red skirts!













Yellow bells
bursting with
morning
dew . . .











These lanterns
light the path
at night
they are like
little spirit
houses

Quelques examples de "l'extropianisme" dans la
photographie numérique, l'éclat technologie/homme!




























Avec le D-1 de Nikon on n'a que viser et tirer! Normalement
tout est parfait.



On dit toujours,
ce n'est pas
la technologie,
mais l'oeil
qui compte;
mais si la
technologie ne
marche pas,
qu'est-ce que
l'oeil va voir?

.. . merde!

On est prêt pour le weekend?





















Moi, je m'appèle Tiklips? Je suis le guide du weekend je dis où aller et quoi faire. On va chez Sonya à Tagaytay! Que des fruits et des légumes à manger. Avec des thés de taragonne, de basilique et de kalamansi-miel.















Oui, je n'ai qu'une vision étrange, que des papillons et des lucettes.
















C'est quelque chose que t'as mangé!
















Les fruits ne manque pas, qu'est-ce que c'est ce fruit pourpre là????















C'est un fruit pourpre! 's'appèle fruit du dragon! Ils poussent dans les jardins de Ka Senyo au lac Mohicap!