Photos from Peru
Posted on May 25th, 2011 by dan
I’ve added a new album of photos from my short trip to Peru. Enjoy!
I’ve added a new album of photos from my short trip to Peru. Enjoy!
Got back to Spokane on Sunday. Had the day off Monday so my friend and I went apartment hunting. Found what we were looking for and applied, hopefully to move in next week. Went to a barbecue in the evening, followed by shooting some pool with an old friend. Once I get my driver’s license and make it to a meeting in my old hall I’ll really feel like I’m back home, instead of just visiting.
Life sure doesn’t slow down to give me a breather, though. I’m back at work and there’s a lot to adjust to, but I’m only working two days this week cause I’m heading out to Wisconsin on Thursday for my sister’s wedding this weekend. Should be nice to see friends and family.
I’ll be returning to Spokane, WA, on July 4th. I hear the whole country is going to throw a big party to celebrate my return, complete with fireworks. Excellent.
The very next week I’ll be heading to Wisconsin for my sister’s wedding. She dun gone and done it. I look forward to finally meeting the bloke. He better be friendly. You know how protective we older brothers are. 
A point that long ago struck me as a profound argument against evolutionary claims is the a priori rejection of alternatives on the basis that they do not qualify as science. What “scientific” alternatives to life as we know it are available, when anything other than strict naturalism is considered unscientific? It’s a self-imposed restriction which leads to circular reasoning if used to dismiss evidence of creation.
Today I came across this fine site which described it quite well:
Their mandating of strictly naturalistic explanations is tantamount to scientists placing a constraint on reality. …
Imagine if the species were designed, as they appear to be. Imagine that the DNA code, the bat’s sonar system, the towering redwood trees, and the other biological wonders were designed. If this were true, it would not be allowed within evolutionary science. How can evolutionists claim their theory is a fact while simultaneously ruling out certain explanations? They can do this by claiming that only scientific explanations are factual. …
Evolutionists say that evolution is a fact and that non-natural theories do not qualify as science and cannot even be evaluated.
Such claims can be deceptive because they appear to be the conclusion of a scientific evaluation. Ironically, they are not. They are the necessary consequence of theological assumptions. Now we can understand what the claim “evolution is a fact” actually means. Evolutionists explain that evolution is a fact every bit as much as gravity. They arrive at this conclusion by using non-scientific assumptions to rule out the alternatives, in spite of contrary scientific evidence. The claim that evolution is a fact is not arrived at via an analysis of the scientific data; rather, it allows for the many problems in the data to be inconsequential.
I uploaded the pics from our four day Shanghai trip. We set out to find good food, shop on the cheap, experience the city’s culture, and just relax … and we succeeded. Shanghai was a wonderful city and both of us wouldn’t mind going back for another round. Enjoy!
We (Tre and I) just got to the airport here in Shanghai, and it just happens to be New Year’s Eve. Purely coincidence, but I’m curious what the Chinese will do to celebrate the New Year, since it’s not significant on their calendar.
Anyhow, I’ll post pics when we get back; only here for a few days.
Incidentally, facebook is blocked, but watchtower.org is not.
A brother sent this to me. I don’t know who made it, but the video is a nice montage of pictures from the “Keep on the Watch!” International Convention held in Seoul this August. You can play directly from the link or right click and choose “Save Link As…” to download to your computer. Enjoy.
2009 Seoul International Convention.wmv
Edit: I’m sorry, but the link above no longer works because the large number of downloads exceeded my bandwidth limits. If you send me an email at dhochee_remove_this@gmail.com, I would be happy to provide you with a copy of the file via a public file sharing service.
Just got back to Seoul after three weeks away. The last week I spent in the Bahamas with my friends Nick and April.
We had a blast swimming, snorkeling, parasailing, eating conch, zipping around on scooters, and otherwise doing a lot of nothing.
Here are some pics. I should hopefully have a few more to add, including some underwater shots, when Nick gets me the pics from their cam.
Sorry I was slow to post the pics, but here they are …
A few weeks ago I had to leave the country due to visa limitations, so I decided to take a quick hop over to Japan. I visited Osaka and Kyoto and had a great time, even though three days is, of course, way too short. In any case, I hope you enjoy the pictures. If you like nature shots, I recommend jumping straight to section #4, “Kyoto - Around Nanzen-ji.” I thought I was going there too late in the season to get good color on the trees, but it turns out I was wrong. The trees were quite nice.
I’ve added most of the comments already, but plan to add a few more. In any case, enjoy.
Since everyone had off work last Monday for Chusok, some friends in the hall decided to make a day trip out of climbing a mountain here in Seoul. The chosen hike was to the top of Mt. Baekundae in Buhkansan Park, which is the highest peak in the area at 837m (2746 feet). That may not be so high compared to really large mountains, but it was just right for giving us a workout which took most of the day, and I was blown away by the 360° panoramic view from the top. It was a bit hazy, but you could see Seoul stretching out into the distance. There were also some very impressive rock formations along the way.
One of the more exciting parts of the adventure was the final ascent to the peak. Most of the 6km hike was on a fairly nice path, sort of like climbing rocky stairs that aren’t too steep, but the last bit of the climb required using a metal rope to haul yourself up the extremely steep rock face. It would have been a heart-pounding challenge at any time, but the crowds of people made it even more nerve-wracking. Even so, we persevered, and we all felt pretty victorious by the time we reached the top.
I’ve uploaded pics of our adventure. It’s a combination of pictures from me, Suwon, and Song Cheon. Hope you enjoy them.
We rounded off the evening with some spicy chicken and mekju, but Eugene pretty accurately captured everyone’s feeling in the last picture.
For a few nice additional pics that really portray the nature of the climb, check out the pics on this blogger’s page.
EDIT 9/25/08: Updated to include pictures from Kwan Song Cheon.