Local fruit and vegie shop

 After five o'clock on week day.   

At the fruit and vegie shop in Ascot Vale.

The shop is eight months old and a mature aged couple is working effortlessly inside.

The man is talkative yet not-so-good salesperson and the woman is a hard-worker - kicking sack of oranges into the shops when closing the shop. 

 

Bananas always welcome locals at the ridiculously cheap price and their freshness.

Layout of fruits and vegetables is rearranged regularly and so does the color of display. 

Limited selections of flowers seem to attract more attention than many - yellow of carnations, snow white of lilies and red of tulips - is this the man's sales strategy? 

Customers exchange greets and small talks while shopping - so do they with the shopkeeper

 

Competitive local shopping area - after five o'clock on week day. 

Melbourne, a Friend and Photograph

One night in Melbourne - comfortably humid air with occasional spring breeze leaping through the hill

A spontaneous catch up with a friend and talk about future dream

The moment you treasure for life

Inle Lake

On the second day at the Inle Lake, six of us hired a boat together for a day tour around the north part of Inle lake.

The guy wearing yellow pants was the first 'leg-rowing' Inle traditional fisherman we sighted. Though it is called a 'lake', it spreads forever.  The engine noise is rather big, but its monotone and somehow nerve comforting noise makes you feel like being invited to the peaceful dreamland.
    

* Quick Memo from Wikipedia - Inle Lake

Local fishermen are known for practicing a distinctive rowing style which involves standing at the stern on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the oar. This unique style evolved for the reason that the lake is covered by reeds and floating plants making it difficult to see above them while sitting.