Photo Hunt: Bright

I’d been reading about the Photo Hunt for a while now, but never participated because I did not have a proper camera. I thought it might be fun to participate, to practice my photo taking skills, so here’s my virgin entry for this week’s theme which is “Bright”.

“Bright” here refers to the brightly coloured trishaws that ply the streets of Melaka or Malacca. They used to be a common mode of public transportation but is now mostly a tourist attraction. A 1 hour ride costs RM40 (US$12.26) which is pricey but its one of those things I guess a tourist must do in Melaka!

You know the good thing about these trishaws? They are run on man power and thus are not affected by the fuel hike… ;)

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  4. 17 comments ↓

    #1 julie on 06.28.08 at 4:22 pm

    Welcome to PH :) Those trishaws are colorful.

    #2 Colin Campbell on 06.28.08 at 4:37 pm

    Lovely shots. I have ridden in one of those along with many variants all over Asia.

    Welcome to Photo Hunt. Enjoy.

    #3 ShutterHappyJenn on 06.28.08 at 4:44 pm

    Welcome to Photo Hunt. I am sure you will love it here!

    I love those rickshaws! Great entry you have here.

    my PH is posted HERE.

    Hope you could drop by. Thanks!

    #4 ParisB on 06.28.08 at 4:48 pm

    Julie: Thank you for your welcome. When I saw those trishaws I knew I found my entry for this week’s hunt!

    Colin: Thank you!

    shutterhappyjenn: thank you! I’m already liking it :)

    #5 Thess on 06.28.08 at 4:50 pm

    Those are truly bright and beautifully clad trishaws! Nice find :)

    Happy Hunting!

    #6 bingskee on 06.28.08 at 5:33 pm

    that’s a nice idea to cut on fuel costs!

    welcome to Photohunt! i am sure you will enjoy as much as i do.

    #7 graham on 06.28.08 at 5:45 pm

    great photo nice colours!
    View mine if you wish here thanks..

    #8 SnoopyTheGoon on 06.28.08 at 5:56 pm

    A beautiful and colorful shot indeed.

    Have a great weekend!

    #9 mistyeiz on 06.28.08 at 6:10 pm

    makes me miss home although i must say that RM40 is cheap for an hour! i remember paying like RM8 for half a KM!! scammed but it is directly manual labour…sad to think that this may die out one day. :(

    #10 HOOTIN ANNI on 06.28.08 at 6:50 pm

    Beautiful photo, and I want to say “welcome to Photo Hunt” too.

    I went with bright colors myself….hope you can stop by. Have a super great weekend.

    #11 June on 06.28.08 at 7:15 pm

    The word “bright” definitely was the first thing that came to mind when seeing this. Great take!

    #12 Rebecca (Ramblings by Reba) on 06.28.08 at 9:04 pm

    Oh those are pretty!

    Welcome to the PhotoHunt!

    #13 ParisB on 06.28.08 at 9:47 pm

    Thess: Thank you!

    bingskee: Thank you I already am enjoying myself. Looking forward to the next one!

    Graham: Thank you and I will pop by soon.

    Snoopythegood: Have a good weekend too!

    mistyeiz: Aww… I’m glad it reminded you of home and I agree its a dying trade.

    hootinanni: I will pop by soon. Have a great weekend.

    June: Hurrah! Mission achieved! Thank you.

    Rebecca: Thanks for the welcome

    #14 Jason on 06.28.08 at 10:29 pm

    Nice vehicle… Surely youll be successfull on your photo hunting

    #15 Giddy Tigress on 06.29.08 at 12:32 am

    So expensive already now? You know, I still pity those trishaw peddlers who are SO skinny, but have to carry 2 or 3 HEAVY looking passengers!

    #16 Cheesey Poo on 06.29.08 at 1:50 pm

    Gosh, this reminds me of my Form 5 days when mum and dad made me ride a trishaw home from school. It was a little embarrassing especially when people started calling me Ms Universe for that.

    I’m back in this part of the world, PB!

    #17 ParisB on 06.30.08 at 10:31 am

    Jason: Thank you!

    Giddy Tigress: Oh yeah! I so know what you mean when I saw some of the people getting into the trishaws. I guess you still see them up in Penang.

    Cheesey: LOL Was it in Form 5? I remember your beca man hehe… Glad you are back safe and great news about Little Monkey!