Reaalsuskontroll

Reality Check

Senathilaka Guesthouse, Kudiruppu

Kes pole veel rütmi tabanud, siis postitan meelega abstraktsemat materjali, et mahlasemad palad tuleviku tarvis jätta. Kavas on kirjutada raamat reisimuljetest ja -mõtetest. Formaat on veel "lihvimata teemant", ent mõned mõtted mõlguvad. Diraaž on n+1 tükki ning fotosid on rohkem kui tosin sees.  NIISIIS:  kaasamaks häid inimesi protsessi kutsun üles Kalleid Lugejaid,  kui mõlgub meeles mõni lahe idee, soov või küsimus raamatu, elu või reisimiste kohta, siis emailige mulle eesnimi.perenimi ät gmail.com. Korrastage oma mälusahtleid, kontrollige reaalsustaju: ajutorm veeklaasis garanteeritud.

For those how have not picked up the pattern yet: I am posting some drier content on purpose. The fruitier pieces will be kept for the future. I am planning to write a book on our travels experiences and thoughts. Format of this book is still "a rought diamond", but some ideas are lingering in my mind. The print-run will be n+1 pieces and there will be more than a douzen photographs. ANYHOW, to involve good people into the project: if you, my Dear Reader, have an idée fixe that you want to express, a wish or a question about the book, life in general or about traveling, be my guest and write here or to my email laur.laanemaa (a) gmail.com. Make some arrangements in your thoughts, do a reality check and there will be a brain storm in a water glass :)

Jetavanaramaya

Rõõm

Gladness

Sõitsime viiekesi kolmerattalisega Kandyst Galaha poole mägedesse, nii umbes 800m üle mere pinna, et uudistada teeistandusi. Enne kui päris kohale olime jõudnud, tegime pildipeatuse ühe kauni oru kohal. Tee oli kitsas ja auklik, ent vaade oli seda väärt. Minu jaoks oli vaatest toredam aga inimesed, kes ümberringi. Leidsin "ühise keele" žestide ja naeratuste läbi ühe kohaliku talunaisega, kes oli küll väga häbelik, ent siiski otsustas mulle poseerida paariks sekundiks. Et mitte liigset tüli tekitada lahkele möödujale, kadreerisin-teravustasin paari sekundiga, ning tajusin vaid naise positiivsust. Täpsemate tunnete väljalugemiseks leidsin aega alles üle poole aasta hiljem - leppimine, rahulolu, teadmine. Rõõm? Võib-olla. 

We took of to the mountains on a tricycle moto to reach some tea plantations  south from Kandy towards Galaha that are located about 800m above sea level. Before we reached the destination the driver stopped to let us shoot some landscape scenery. The road was bumpy and narrow but well worth it. For me it was definitely more appealing to shoot the people around me at that very second. I found "common language" through smiles and gestures with a local female peasant, who was very shy at first , but then agreed to pose for me for a few seconds. Not to cause to much trouble to my model, I framed and focused in a few seconds and just sensed that she was emotionally positive and pleased. It took me more than a half a year to read her emotions more precisely: complacency, conciliation and conversancy. Gladness? Maybe. 

D ja A. D & A

Sees-väljas

In-out

Miku trumm. Mikk's drum

Vahepeal viibisime paikades, kus oli vaid värske õhk, jahe vesi ning suurepärased vaated. Tundsin, et tõesti on hea meel viibida eemal internetist jmt lääne tsivilisatsiooni igapäevasustest. Pikslite asemel olid pilved, asfaltist sai kruus, ning km/h asendusid vertikaalsete meetritega päevas. Oli suurepärane offline periood, ent tasakaalu võti on vaheldus.
Lisaks muule oli lahe avastada linn, kus tõepoolest tänavatel pole nimesid: Katmandu. @U2

Meanwhile we have been to places that featured only fresh air, cold water and superior views. I felt that it is unbelievably great to be outdoors and away from the modern western world comforts like internet and such. Pixels were replaced by cloudscapes, tarmac turned into gravel, and KPH transformed into vertical meters per day. It was a magnificent period of offline, but the secret of keeping life balanced is change. 
Also, I managed to find the place "where the streets have no names": Kathmandu. @U2