Tag: population

Elephant on the road

Namashtè! I just want to share these photos we took a while back. You see this man, he did not look like a beggar to me, but after all, we were strangers to the place. But our tour guide said that he collected money for the elephants, his elephants, or for the sake of the elephants, whatever it was. It was fine, we really were going for an elephant ride just for experience, which in the end, I found it so much fun. That day he had an elephant with him on the road carrying a load on its back. It was just one of those elephants we always see on the roads. What I like about this picture are his clothes and the silverware he’s carrying, and also his bag. Somehow I felt satisfied being able to capture them.

Frontier trivia of the day:

In India there are a total of 3,400 domesticated elephants owned by different groups, and 23,900 – 32,900 total elephants in the wild (eleaid.com)

Lake boating

There was a place where we could go boating in the lake. It was pretty cute. Obviously Paul knows so much about his place, even those in the remote areas, I forgot the name and even this lake’s name. But until now it is still clear in my mind the whole place, the store, the dining place oh well, and the gate. It was a good experience though. And I really appreciate Paul’s service.

Frontier trivia of the day:

The huge and growing population is the fundamental social, economic, and environmental problem.

Smile

A girl or a boy? One of the street children asking for alms while we were heading back to the hotel where we were staying. It was a genuine smile, pure joy and that is priceless. It is indeed amazing and equally hurting to see them so happy despite the poverty.

Frontier trivia the day:

tap water is not potable throughout the country of India; huge and growing population is overstraining the natural resources.

Hotel beach

On my second day in India I went down from the hotel to the beach that was just next to it. Hubby was at work so I was alone and I treasured the moment. You must have known that India follows China in numbers of its population, right? In 2006, there were more than 1 billion people in India, and most of it is packed in Mumbai or Bombay. In Juhu area where we were at, I would see thousands of people on this beach every afternoon. It was kind of fun though for me, for if there will be no people going there just to stroll around, it would be a lonely beach, since I just observe only one man swimming there. This was early yet so there were not much people lazing around.

Frontier trivia of the day:

India occupies 2.4% of the world’s land area and supports over 1.7% of the population.

The times in India

Namashtè! This is the very first picture I had taken in India from the hotel where we stayed at in Mumbai 2006. It is blurry but that was the scene there. It was monsoon in June so we got a lot of rains and on this day we had rain showers. There was a water system there on the background washing the garbage toward the tan buildings when the tide is up or when it was flooding. I know it was not a very good sight to welcome me, but I was just so glad we arrived there safe and sound.

Frontier trivia of the day:

India’s population comprises approximately 1/6 of the world population. (Wiki)

Note: throughout this blog I would be citing trivia about the place I have been to, or blogging in qoutes, from the CIA Factbook unless otherwise specified.