Pitstop

@pitstop (15692)

India

Joined myLot 20 years ago

Drifting through the wwworld with purpose

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Was that Human Sauce? Nah...

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 16 Oct

I was having a buffet dinner at a restaurant a couple of weeks ago and this dish caught my attention - not so much for the way it looked, but for the label. I misread it as "Human Sauce" for a few seconds. I had to look twice to...

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Turtles hitchhiking on a crocodile

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 11 Oct

Reptiles and wild animals have some weird relationships and interactions! I saw this in the reptile park we visited last weekend. I noticed that a lot of the areas had turtles and crocodiles together and no-one was fighting! This...

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A modern twist to eating on banana leaves

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 9 Oct

It's traditional to use banana leaves to serve food. It used to be common historically, but now it's limited to serving food at some weddings etc. Traditionally, the whole banana leaf is placed on the table or floor and food is...

banana leaf

eating

food

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A smiling burger

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 8 Oct

We hustled up some burgers at home for dinner last night - fried some chicken patties and got some buns. Not too bad at all. My daughter decided to spruce hers up with some ketchup art and made a smiley face on it. While it...

burger

food

dinner

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Have you seen a Komodo Dragon?

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 6 Oct

I didn't realise that there was a Komodo Dragon in the reptile park we visited over the weekend. It had mainly crocs and a few snakes, but this surprised me. It was in a reasonably large open area that was fenced. I loved its...

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Weekend at the beach

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 5 Oct

One of the things we miss about the move is that we are now inland and the closest coastline for beaches is about 3 hours away. We drove 3 hours to get to a beach stay and spent hours on the beach this weekend. While the beach...

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A part of my drive to work is quite relaxing

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 2 Oct

I'd posted about the chaotic traffic and pedestrians on my way to work a few days ago. Thankfully, not all of the drive is that crazy! The initial part of the drive, till I reach the main road is pretty lush and quite scenic....

drive to work

greenery

scenic drive

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An Aussiefied chessboard

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 1 Oct

This wooden chessboard was crafted by my son a few weeks before we left Australia as a part of his school project in designing. It's got magnetic pieces and a draw underneath to hold the pieces We've put it on one of the shelves...

australia

koala

chess

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A halo around the moon

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 27 Sep

The moon tonight is a full moon, but what was stroking was this large ring around the moon that looks like a halo. I had to look up online to see what it was and how it was created. It's apparently called a 22 degree halo and is...

moon

halo

night

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This is how crazy the road is on the way to work!

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 23 Sep

I bet you can't figure out which is the right way and where the pedestrian crossing or footpath is. I can't figure out either, but I have to drive through this road on the way to work every day! It's unruly and there's often...

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Goodbye Australia

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 18 Aug

We had an amazing three years in Australia and enjoyed the best of what it has to offer - lovely workplace, plenty of beaches and nature and awesome hospitality and everything that is unique about Australia. This was a planned 3...

australia

flying

farwwell

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Colors of autumn

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 30 Apr

In the southern hemisphere, it's coming to the end of autumn. The leaves have almost fallen, but some trees are still holding on to their colourful foliage. I walked through the Botanical Garden a few days ago and some of the...

autumn

australia

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More colors at sunset - fiery red and orange

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 15 Apr

I love sunsets and the colours never fail to impress me. This time it was a very fiery sky with shades of red and orange splattered across the evening sky! Do you think the sky is on fire?

sky

fire

sunset

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Daylight Saving Time and analog clocks

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 8 Apr

Daylight Saving Time ceased here over the weekend. While the phone and smart gadgets automatically adjust the time, the analog watches and clocks need to be reset manually. I've got one wall clock and 2 small clocks to adjust and...

time

dst

clocks

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A pink hue at dusk

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 7 Apr

I love the colours of the sunset in the evenings. More so, if there are pinkish hues in the distance. The pink adds a lovely touch to the lower part of the evening skies. The phone didn't capture the richness of these hues as they...

sunset

nature

sun

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Have you watched a kite flying festival?

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 6 Apr

There's a kite flying festival every Easter weekend here at a beach about 30 minutes away. This is the third year I've attended and it was great. It rained one of the days and the wind was slow on the day I visited, but there were...

kites

beach

australia

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Shooting in Australia

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 15 Dec

I was shocked that there was a mass shooting incident here in Australia with several fatalities. With such a complex interplay of factors, I am at a loss for words. It's been years since I was at Bondi Beach and a few months since...

bondi beach

australia

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Welcomed with rains and a rainbow

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 14 Dec

We were looking forward to our Tasmania holiday and landed at the airport to clouds, rain and the road to Mount Wellington blocked off. The only bright spot was the rainbow we saw breaking through the skies. I hope things are...

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How about a prawn/ shrimp martini? Dishes served differently.

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 30 Nov

We went to a restaurant that served dishes differently - this was a prawn / shrimp martini served in a large martini glass. I can assure you there was no alcohol in the glass - just prawns with some sauce and salad with chips...

food

restaurant

masterchef

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An oopsie on my shirt

Pitstop @pitstop (15692) • India 29 Nov

No - it isn't blood. I have a beetroot smoothie in the morning as I'm driving to work and today I guess I let some spill on my shirt as I got the beetroot into the blender. I realized it after getting to work. No harm done though...

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