Wrestling Pal for Edi

Edi or Edward V is a bachelor from the city of Archduke, Vienna. His height around 1,87 meters and has baby face on Samson posture. Tall, sturdy, smiley face, with long brown hair, and Wookiee voice-- he really was a human incarnation of Chewbacca. That was the moment he got his nickname, Chewie.

Chewie sleep over the vast steppe.

Just like these-day Vienna young inhabitants, his true interest was in the art of mocking and sarcastic praise. He called me 'Princess' to tease my hygiene habit and good manner words. So there we were, the Princess and Chewie,  driving the horseland in the Planet Steppe. All we need to find was the Jedi. Defeat  the bumpy road, three days with minimum size of beer, and a painful introduction to the intellectual demands of group's life philosophy, Edi need a pal to release his frustrations. Wrestling field was the answer.

As one of my companion during the Mongolia trip, Edi has shared a lot of his brilliant wisdom about shamanism. As well as his vast knowledge about the way they got "high" or trance in a manner way, and his beautiful skeptic mind toward the spirits world. I was sure Edi realized that it took more than cute big grin to survive in Mongolia, and it included wrestling.

Photostoria: Bagan with Thousands Pagoda

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The Beatles di Ladang Mulberry Ferghana

Jejak musim panas yang masih muda terlihat di sepanjang jalan dari lembah Ferghana menuju perbatasan Kirgizstan di kota Dustlik. Gerombolan bibit tanaman kapas tampak menyeruak dari ladang-ladang. Semua itu begitu hijau bersandingan dengan jalur-jalur rambatan tanaman anggur yang masih menyembunyikan buah mudanya yang masih hijau untuk dipanen di musim gugur nanti.

Setiap pohon, setiap semak penuh dengan bunga. Tidak heran jika ada orang yang berharap dapat berubah menjadi kupu-kupu untuk mencicipi nektarnya. Kalau saya pribadi sih, mimpi berubah jadi Thumbellina, si gadis seukuran jempol yang suka tidur di dalam kelopak bunga. Seru sepertinya tinggal di padang bunga musim panas, apalagi dalam bentuk lebih mini.

Nuansa warna fuschia dan salem pada mawar musim panas

Lembah Ferghana sejak berabad-abad yang lalu adalah provinsi di Uzbekistan yang sangat terkenal di jalur sutra karena industri pemintalannya. Berada di lempeng Eurasia, provinsi ini dipeluk oleh lengan panjang pengunungan Pamir di selatan dan Tian Shan di timur laut. Kurang lebih daerah ini berbatasan langsung dengan Kirgizstan di kota Dustlik dan Tadjikistan di kota Khudjand. Secara historis oase subur ini menghubungkan Cina dengan wilayah Mediterania.