New Forum New Mugshot Thread

[Federico]

Well, since this is a brand spanking new forum, with all the fancy bells and whistles, I figure its time for a new brand spanking new mugshot thread rather than resurrecting the old one. As before the theme will be Ethnographic Weaponry, so if possible at least post a pic with you holding something. Now I know Im starting this thread without posting a pic of my own, but I gots something in mind, but it will have to wait for the arrival of a couple of items first. :D So stay tuned;) Anyways, for those of you who are more ready to go, post away those lovely mugs of yours :rolleyes: :p

[Andrew]

No bites yet, Fred? :D I'll go first. No weapon. Just a big bald guy squinting into the sun.

[Spunjer]

i'm just living up to my name.... :D

http://www.getballistic.com/graphics/ron.zsnapwaterpark.JPG

that is all.

[Andrew]

Are you in a pool? :cool:

[rasdan]

Finally, i've decided. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/rasdan1977/pakya4.jpg

[Spunjer]

yup! instant wave; just add water...

unfortunately, it's not the Hawaiian juice that i started on, but to end up living smack in the heart of midwest and having a place to 'surf' within an hour's drive during summer, i considered myself extremely lucky.


btw, it's called a flowrider. florida got couple of 'um... :D :D :D

[Andrew]

yup! instant wave; just add water...

unfortunately, it's not the Hawaiian juice that i started on, but to end up living smack in the heart of midwest and having a place to 'surf' within an hour's drive during summer, i considered myself extremely lucky.


btw, it's called a flowrider. florida got couple of 'um... :D :D :D

Very cool. I just noticed where you live. No need for flowriders down here. Notice the background in my pic? Hutchinson Island gets overhead a few times a year, and is a fairly consistant break during the winter months.

I just need to get a board now. ;)

[Aji™]

Rasdan,
Superb piece, Just wondering if the the blade is being made locally in malaysia ?

[Rick]

i'm just living up to my name.... :D

http://www.getballistic.com/graphics/ron.zsnapwaterpark.JPG

that is all.

I'm impressed Spunjer .
Looks like you've got that place wired . :D
How long will the operator let you stay on the wave per ride ?

Have you ever surfed Cloud Break in the P.I. ?

[Spunjer]

last time i was back in the Islands was two years ago; actually scored some pretty decent shorebreak at sandys and also a freak one day overhead wind swell at Pipeline. this was summer time, so needless to say, there were only four of us out there.

that's another reason why i can't wait to go to PI in february; score some hidden empty spots over there (mindanao). risky? kinda. worth it? definitely...

mindanao juice
http://www.surf.com.ph/albums/surf/surf80.jpg

[Spunjer]

oops. typing kinda slow. beat me to it rick. no never surfed cloudbreak; would love to, tho (on smaller days ;) ).

as for the flowrider, on cold days, i've ridden it for an hour all to myself...

[zelbone]

What's up with all the surfers here :eek: ?!?

Anyways, here's a pic of me in my "skate-punk" look :cool: ...Hard to believe I'm 37 by that photo :D .

At least I'm holding a kris and surrounded by swords :D

[Spunjer]

nice shirt, bro ;)

[Federico]

Great pics so far guys. Hoping that more will go up soon. Ill get my own up in due time, having to decide whether to wait for somethings to arrive first, or if the Typhoons in PI will cause much too much delay :D Anyways, keep em coming.

[Federico]

ba da bump :D

[rasdan]

Rasdan,
Superb piece, Just wondering if the the blade is being made locally in malaysia ?

Hi Aji,

I'm not sure where the blade is made. I'm guessing Sulawesi. I was told that the blade was previously owned by one of the Selangor Royal family member. True or not? I really dont know. :)

[LabanTayo]

lets see.......

[zamboanga]

carlo simbajon, zamboangueño. with my father's moro cane and a rabo'y pagi kontra maligno.

[nechesh]

Hi Aji,

I'm not sure where the blade is made. I'm guessing Sulawesi. I was told that the blade was previously owned by one of the Selangor Royal family member. True or not? I really dont know. :)

You know, frankly, i wouldn't much worry about who once owned that blade as long as it's yours now. ;)
Sweet!

[rasdan]

Hi Nechesh,

Unfortunately, i only owned the blade, not the dress. Time to find a good one for it. :)

[Spunjer]

zamboanga,

the rabo y pagi contra maligno; could you tell us what it's for? that looks pretty interesting...

[zamboanga]

zamboanga,

the rabo y pagi contra maligno; could you tell us what it's for? that looks pretty interesting...

its a whip made out of the tail of a sting ray. used by the locals in older times to fight supposedly evil spirits (kapres, aswangs, etc).

this one still has its stinger on.

[Radu Transylvanicus]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/BATAGLIA/RaduDuelist.jpg

We`ve got Americans and Asians , time to bring :eek: some good old European fashion to the place ... Moi, en garde, waging war via Photoshop avec le family motto ... :cool:

[zelbone]

That's more like it...

cool photo, Radu :cool: !

[Rather]

That’s me and my war mace. Not really an edged weapon, but my friends I have a lot of fights with it. (… and a lot of fun!) :D

[Spunjer]

thank you zamboanga, for saving my dignity. i had a feeling it was for those "beings" when i saw the word maligno. you see, i've been telling my wife (she's puti) and my kids tales i've heard growing up and that include the kapre that smoke cigar under the mango tree and those dreaded aswangs - mananangal in particular. to see you write those same words on the forum, much less with a weapon that's made to fight them; i can't thank you enuff . you are the MAN!!!

[Spunjer]

whoa, rather,

is that a mace with an elixir of life in it :confused:? i just now noticed that...

[Marc]

Well, if ,again, there's no need to preserve one's own dignity :rolleyes: , among friends, here's a couple of shots from a demonstration we did of 17th century Spanish swordsmanship. We were asked to please wear more or less period-ish attire, so, we tried to oblige as some Tercio's soldiers...
To me, swordsmanship is a field of knowledge I add to my study of antique weaponry. It is fun to an almost obscene level, also... :D
The weapons are modern reproductions to be used as trainers, I hope they comply... :)

[Rather]

....well sure there is a lovely elexier in that mace, called bier ........ :) But originally it is an Englisch weapon, called Yard of Ale.

[LabanTayo]

the fly fishing sword collector nerd, me.........

[Federico]

Great pics so far, another bump up to da tooop. :D

[wilked aka Khun Deng]

Having just made his offering at the spirit house Dan anxiously waits to see if a keg of beer and female paratroopers will drop out of the incoming C-130.
CLEAR TO DROP BABY!

[Federico]

doin da bump:D

[LabanTayo]

federico,
where's your pic???
:):):)

[Federico]

Last time round, I just posted the only pic I had on file, which was one I had of my son and I at my dad's funeral. This time round, I want to actually do a theme pic, and was waiting on some stuff to arrive to make it work. Now I just gotta wait for the sun to come out, and itll be up soon. So be afraid...be very very afraid :D :p

[Radu Transylvanicus]

... ehemm, ehemm ... c`mon guys ! (did I stole your line, Andrew ?)

[Battara]

OK, OK. Here is a pic of when I was a youth minister. Notice the Mickey ears on my youth:

[Battara]

And here I am having been caught with Pizza in my hands:

[Battara]

Finally, here is a pic of my realizing that I have pizza in my hands :D :

[Federico]

Great to finally see your face Battara. Over-all good pics so far. Will be getting my own up in the next week, but would love to see more pics. :)

[Spunjer]

zelbone,

it's not a sword, but kinda sorta (with guro richard bustillo)...

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Me, hakama and shinai, kendo break ... not sure if the ,,Last Samurai,, or ,,Black Robe,, ...

[kino]

Hey Spunjer,

The photo with yourself and Guro RB, was it taken in L.A. or a seminar at your home town?

[Spunjer]

kino,
it was taken at columbus, OH...

[Hal Siegel]

Here's two of the Texas contingent, with nimcha:

http://www.therionarms.com/pictures/tom_and_hal3.jpg
Tom Hyle (l), me (r).

http://www.therionarms.com/pictures/czh_trip.gif

Hal with halberds in Pardubice, CZH.

[zamboanga]

super pics guys. radu, you remind me of samurai jack - cool!

[zelbone]

Spunger,

Cool pic! Shelley had his digital camera at our Kombatan class yesterday and I had a binangon and a tenegre with me....BUT WE FORGOT TO TAKE A PICTURE! Oh well!

[Federico]

Ughhh...I was hoping to do a theme pic when I got some time off, and I may still yet if they ever give me some vacation days, but since I promised a pic this week Ill post a class pic taken a year ago after a Fred bring your swords to class day. Wish we had more students at the time then we could have had more of my stuff in the pic:), but people didnt feel like holding two sword.:(

[Mark]

Here is a shot of me holding a dha hmyaung
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[LabanTayo]

federico,
nice tats on the forearm.
can we see close-ups?

[Andrew]

Here is a shot of me holding a dha hmyaung
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LOL! (That really does look like you. :D)

[Federico]

federico,
nice tats on the forearm.
can we see close-ups?
They are nothing too spectacular. A generic tribal style band of thorns near the wrist, and a polynesian design on the upper forearm. One day Ill finish a full sleave on the left arm, but so many hobbies so little money :( Anyways, if I ever get some days off, Ill try and get a better pic.

[zelbone]

Yo Federico!
Menacing pic of you and your crew! Before you think about getting inked again, you might want to check out these guys and have a traditional Filipino design done that tells your story.

http://members.asianavenue.com/apat_na_alon/
http://members.asianavenue.com/APAT_NA_ALON_2/
http://members.asianavenue.com/APAT_NA_ALON_3/
http://members.asianavenue.com/APAT_NA_ALON_1/
http://members.asianavenue.com/APAT_NA_ALON_4/

I'm considering it...but in VISAYAN style, of course ;) !


Mark, I must have missed that South Park episode...you didn't happen to kill Kenny with that dha hmyaung :p :D :p :D !

[RhysMichael]

Not a picture with a weapon but after swords one of my favorite hobbies

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/RhysMicheal/Treasure/Quitico4.jpg

[Mark]

Mark, I must have missed that South Park episode...you didn't happen to kill Kenny with that dha hmyaung :p :D :p :D !

How did you know, if you missed my guest appearance?! Here is a still from the next scene... :p

[Andrew]

ROTFL! :D

[Spunjer]

since we're talking tattoo, here's my two that i had for a while. the left is tribal and the right is alibata. translation: "KUSOG ILONGGO". btw, went ahead and killed two birds with one stone; i'm holding swords, zel...

[Rich]

OK, at the risk of making folks ill, here's
my contribution. A little old (by about 30 years :-)

http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/rls.gif

Yes, that's a katana in case anyone didn't guess :-)

------------------------------------------------------------
Richard Stein, PhD alchemyst@yahoo.com

The Japanese Sword Index
http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm
------------------------------------------------------------

[Federico]

Yo Federico!
Menacing pic of you and your crew! Before you think about getting inked again, you might want to check out these guys and have a traditional Filipino design done that tells your story.

http://members.asianavenue.com/apat_na_alon/
http://members.asianavenue.com/APAT_NA_ALON_2/
http://members.asianavenue.com/APAT_NA_ALON_3/
http://members.asianavenue.com/APAT_NA_ALON_1/
http://members.asianavenue.com/APAT_NA_ALON_4/

I'm considering it...but in VISAYAN style, of course ;) !


Mark, I must have missed that South Park episode...you didn't happen to kill Kenny with that dha hmyaung :p :D :p :D !
Hehehe...awesome site. I take it you can guess what the full sleeve I have planned will be. Unfortunately no more room on the chest. Well one day...I just need a proper time to do it. A good tattoo should be good anting-anting as well, but that takes timing for the proper event. :rolleyes:

[derek]

http://www.ancient-east.com/forum/elvis_cameltoe.jpg

[Spunjer]

is that a seraui dagger you're holding, derek?

[Andrew]

Yes, that's a katana in case anyone didn't guess :-)


Who would have guessed you liked katanas? :rolleyes: ;)

Nice to see you, Rich.

[Mare Rosu]

That is ice on the mountain behind me. Yes it is Georgia taken on 12/20/2004
Will take another shot when it gets warmer, was 6 degrees when picture was taken.
The two bowie knives, made by Al Pendray, are wootz. One is from a 200-300 year old ingot, from Oriental Arms, while the other Bowie is made from Al Pendray's own wootz, both has his gold horseshoe around a "P" logo with the old woots also has a "B-1" on the blade, both have Ivory hilts.

[derek]

is that a seraui dagger you're holding, derek?

I believe that specimen is holding a butter knife. And its been used to great effect.

Here's me doing the medeival thing:

http://www.sonofelvis.com/images/med_me.jpg

[zamboanga]

strider!

I name you wingfoot - Eomer Eadig, 3rd Marshall of Riddermark.

[zelbone]

Yo Spunger!
With an alibata tattoo saying "KUSOG ILLONGO" shouldn't you be holding a tenegre and a binangon instead?

Mare Rosu...NICE BOWIES!!!

Derek...you look like you just stepped off the set of LOTR...pretty cool!

[Radu Transylvanicus]

MARE ROSU: Those are pretty well sized bowies and considering you ain`t a lil` dude yourself at all, those must be some hefty cleavers,Gene !
P.S. With that outfit on, you truely live up to your namesake reputation : Mare Rosu ; for those who dont know, thats Romanian for ,,The Big Red,, , so just be careful handlin` them badazz blaidz and dont get bloody red yo`self now ...
They`re superbe, by the way, state of the art, ... I bet Teddy Roosevelt himself woulve mind having them while huntin` Africa. :D still, the way I see with that weather you have there , youll be shootin` penguins soon in Georgia.

DEREK: Yo, Derek, is that Lord of the Abysinnians ?
:cool:

ME :eek: : What do you say 'bout my giant tuna this last weekend in Ensenada, Baja Norte , MEXICO ? you say: OLEEEE !!! :eek:

[Spunjer]

zel,

the binangon and tenegre will have to wait til next year, lol!

radu,

WHOA! :eek: :eek: :eek: now that's an ahi! what's the stats? what type of bait did you use?

[JPSF]

http://www.jnanam.net/users/jp/portrait.jpg

[Mare Rosu]

This is what happened to Radu and his fish.
:p :D :D


MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! TO RADU AND ALL FORUM FOLKS
Gene

[casey]

Me and my favorite weapon MERRY XMAS all

[zamboanga]

somewhere in the backwoods of moroland...

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Zamboanga , I am sure that gives a few the chills, not all know that MILF word is not what we think here in California it is ... I have a question, at one point I was speaking to a American-Filipino (born in PI) and when I said Moro he wasnt very happy with the word I used to describe the ,,Muslim people living in the south parts of the Philippines, mainly Mindanao,, he admonestated me saying that calling them ,,Moro ,, is like saying ,,savages,,. Henever give into my theory that Moro comes from spanish ,,Moorish,, (a word to describe anyone of Islamic faith) but on the same time I see description of institution where I see the word Moro like Bangsamoro, MILF and so on ... :o Enlighten me, please :confused: ?

[zamboanga]

radu,

you are right about the history of the term moro (Philippine history books and online information will bear this out).

i guess the person you were talking to was non-moro, never lived in mindanao and didn't take his history lessons seriously.

if your friend cares to know more about the moros ask him to visit www.bangsamoro.com. The following definition are from that site:

Moro. n. - a citizen of moroland;
Bangsamoro. n. - a proud race of proud moros.

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Zamboanga : El persona, con quien ta conversa tu, bien bueno gayot ! :D What do you say, can my chavacano help me pass unoticed and get some curacha or buy a trip with the vintas in the city of Flowers ? :D

[zamboanga]

haha radu, you made my day :D

pwede ser mi amigo. you can pass yourself as a zamboangueño.

instead of the curacha you should try our satti - mas sabroso - the hottest and the best dish in town.

santiki my friend!

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Well, I hope Moroland stays safe with the earthquake disasters going on right now ... so I guess I`ll rather have you over in Transylvania and skip the satti for a very bloody steak , oops pork on the menu ... :D

[DAHenkel]

A mugshot classic - BluErf and I on our way to an audience with the new "Sultan" of Singapore.

[DAHenkel]

Having just made his offering at the spirit house Dan anxiously waits to see if a keg of beer and female paratroopers will drop out of the incoming C-130.
CLEAR TO DROP BABY!

Hey! Aren't you the guy who put us in the trees on the back side of the Khao Cha Mao Mountains back on Cobra Gold '95?

G-D@#%$ door bundle ended up upside down in a khlong.

Salvaged most of the gear but the TP was a mess. :mad:

We were very "tactical" that night. :D

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Back to the Ice Age ... Me and my brother in one of his mountaineering/ski patrol trips last week in Transylvanian Alps, jackassing around with Icicle Age mass destruction weapons ...

[Rick]

I thought the stake had to be made of wood . :D

[Radu Transylvanicus]

We were using dummies, my sibling would never threaten me with real hickory, way to dangerous and the light was fake too ... :D

[Rick]

LOL ! :D :D

[Conogre]

Here's my contributions....what can I say?
I get bored..a LOT!!!! **grin**

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Conogre, if those pics were taken long time apart, then its a sign you need a new pair of shoes :D
P.S. I checked with the real estate agent on your street and he said the houses next door to yours they always move out fast and sell cheap and I was wondering why ? :eek: :D

[Conogre]

LOL!
I have several pair of mocassins, my footwear of choice, as my great-grandmother on both sides of the family was Native American, Seneca and Mackinack......watered down, but we do have to suppport our tribes, right?
Plus my Roman sandles hadn't arrived yet for the 2nd pic! LOL!
Zelbone, I saw several of the carved PI shields with the two warrior heads carved on the front in that site you posted.........I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who likes them (I have 2) and tourist or not, I wouldn't trade them for the world!

[Federico]

Great pics:D

[rasdan]

Before my keris craze begin. :D

[Alam Shah]

Rasdan, Malay community in Sydney, promoting malay culture there, tourist or ...etc?
I presume the one with a keris tucked at the waist is you...Errmmm, quite handsome.:D

[rasdan]

Hi Alam Shah,

Students during Aidilfitri actualy. hehehe.. They have a few kerisses at the consulate but all are...well just keris pengantin. :) Handsome?? I hope u r not what i think u are.. :D Just kidding...

[wilked aka Khun Deng]

Hey! Aren't you the guy who put us in the trees on the back side of the Khao Cha Mao Mountains back on Cobra Gold '95?

G-D@#%$ door bundle ended up upside down in a khlong.

Salvaged most of the gear but the TP was a mess. :mad:

We were very "tactical" that night. :D

DA,
Sorry can't take credit for that, was in Korea at the time, had you said Cobra Gold 85,86,87,88,89,91,92,93 it might have been me. But now I'm intriqued!Are, or were, you a fellow "brother in arms". The fact that you were concerned about the TP is a comment only a GI would make :D

[DAHenkel]

Well "Brother in Arms" might not be the term exactly. In a former life, I was one of those geeks with the loudspeakers and leaflets in the 4th PSYOP Group(Abn) out of Fort Bragg. They did let me play "soldier" every once in a while though. ;) Even gave me a real A-2 to play with :D

In '95 I was attached to an ODA from 1st Group for the UW component of the exercise. Which was a blast except the bastards stuck me with a bunch of spare radio gear, det-chord and C-4. That s**t is heavy :eek:

The night insertion off the tailgate of a 130H onto a postage stamp of a DZ is an experience I wouldn't trade for the world though. Of course it was a complete cluster you know what but all the more memorable for it. And it turns out it wasn't the jump master's fault we missed the DZ actually. :o The Thais got the word to steer towards the lights and made it in just fine but somehow that got translated into English as "follow the door bundle".

Did I mention the door bundle ended up in a khlong? (That's a big water filled irrigation ditch for all you non-Thai speakers). :) Well, all the Green Beanies and the poor little psyop guy missed the DZ too. :D

Much screaming, cussing and showing of white lights ensued and the G's had to bring up a pickup truck to haul the door bundle out. (I bet the riggers were not very pleased with the condition of their big beautiful T-10-C after that.) But to my everlasting credit the little psyop guy found his way, unassisted and without the benefit of a flashlight, safely to the R-V; chute properly S-rolled (though not necessarily twig, grass and clump of dirt free - did I mention I ended up in the bottom of the what seemed at the time like the deepest, darkest hole in the ground in all Central Thailand?), just behind the medic and well ahead of the rest of the team. :cool:

And as a gratuitous edged weapon tie in - I can state with pride that it was my very own surplus store, Marine issue KA-BAR that the medic used to dispatch the two celebratory end of exercise pigs. Mainly because after 18 days in the Khao Cha Mao it was about the only sharp thing we had left. ;)

[moose]

Not a sword but here's a pic of Guro Richard and I taken locally here in Battle Creek MI about a year and a half ago.

Then here's a younger and a lot slimmer shot of me playing by myself with a dummy I made in the back yard. I had just got back from about a month and a half in Aspen Colorado with Guro Dan. 1980

Spunjer,
Would you like to do some travel training together sometime? You could come up for a weekend and visit and I could come down and train with you for a weekend.

moose

[wilked aka Khun Deng]

Funny how small the world is. If I remember correctly you were the one to answer my first posting reference a "talismanic golok". Who'd a thought we'd have covered the same trails in the same salt stained BDUs. We'll have to get together and tell jump stories some day. BTW I have some of your old unit (4th PSOPS) here working with me and they are doing great things in support of the Philippine military.

Now post some pics of you in your pickle suit with that fine looking maroon beret!

[DAHenkel]

Well after much digging the only pic I could find of me in my beenie is this one of me with two of my squad leaders on graduation day from AIT. Kind of goofy I guess but the guy in the middle is 6'10" and weighed about 260. Excuse the tiny pic but it was scanned for an old website back in the days of 28.8bps.

[DAHenkel]

Here's a better one...under silk over Sicily DZ at about 6 or 700 AGL. Guess who?

[DAHenkel]

This is too fun.

Speaking of tree suits..."You can't see me. Really, you can't." :rolleyes:

Think this was taken in the Uwharrie just before we got to try out the Star Course.

[wilked aka Khun Deng]

I knew you'd have an old HUAHH picture or two lying around, we all do. The star course, for the others, is a land navigation course that zigzags through the sandhills in North Carolina, flat with no terrain features and only a few dirt roads (which aren't always correct on the map) :mad: . You have 5 hours to find 5 points on the ground, you start in the late afternoon and continue into the evening (to insure you have to find some points in the dark). You'll cover anywhere from 22 to 30 kilometers during that time (depending on which lane you draw) more if you get lost. I only did it once and that was enough, ran the entire thing and finished with only 20 minutes to spare. It's a must pass event for us to get into SF. Can't garuantee I could do it again today.

Unfortunately I won't be able to get any up till I get back in July.

Thanks DA we all had fun with everyone saying "hey I remember that!"

[DAHenkel]

You forgot to mention the marshes, the streams, the tangled undergrowth...Star is definitely the bigest bitch of a land nav problem you're ever likely to encounter. And us PSYOP guys (and gals) had the benefit of more or less unlimited time. :p Of course our First Sergeant kept telling us we had to try and do it in 5 hours but we got started a little before dusk and there were still a bunch of people on the course when they sent out the hummers at dawn. :rolleyes:

I'm pretty sure I did it in about 7 hours; I was in by around 2 or 3am but the only reason why I did any running that night was to get back to my nice comfy sleeping bag faster. :D

[Spunjer]

...we did a 15 mile road march when i went on basic at ft. jackson :D










sorry guys; you two are too hardcore for me :p

[DAHenkel]

Hardcore?

Well I won't speak for Khun Deng (and he probably won't either but there's a reason they call 'em the "quiet professionals").

Naw, Rangers are hardcore, Seals are hardcore, Recon are hardcore...PSYOP?

Dude, they paid me to jump out of airplanes. I call that gravy :D

[wilked aka Khun Deng]

As the old saying goes "there's a fine line between hardcore and stupid!" I'm sure we've all crossed over that line many times in our lives and those of us that have survived :rolleyes: have the scars and some great stories to tell. (That includes surfers!) Just glad I haven't been nominated for a Darwin award yet :D

[Battara]

The problem for many of us is telling the difference. :o

[JPSF]

Your hosts Avner & Artzi Yavrom, your humble servant and Eric Farrow.
http://www.jnanam.net/users/jp/timmonium.jpg

[Mark]

Excellent! Thanks, JP. I keep forgetting to bring my camera.

[CharlesS]

....Avner, get some sleep!

[John]

The opportunity for me to meet my friend in person at his office did finally come during a work trip to Singapore a few days ago.

It was such a wonderful experience; I was fortunate enough to see and handle a number of the Rangsang Rias Pusaka Bangsa II -- Keris Competition Winners as the timing was such that I just made it a couple of hours before he and his father were to drive to Johore Bahru and then to Kuala Lumpur to be away for a number of days and also those items only arrived at his shop that very day. Amongst the many other kerises etc that I was so priviledged to see and handle, there were an awesome unduk unduk and a "never seen before" 3-luk Naga Keris Panjang (Penyalang or the Executioner). Unfortunately both these items have prior owners and were at the shop to only be etched or restored. Whilst discussing about the functions of a fairly heavy Sundang, Adni also showed some lightning swordmanship moves and I could feel some air breezing pass me as he was making the moves. For a while I was a little worried that the blade may fly off the handle and pierce into me ;) . But of course it didn't. I never knew Adni was quite a swordsman and a Silat expert. Also a treat to the best ginger teh tarik (pull tea) of Singapore... Thanks again Adni.

Adni at his office
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/johnhan/AdniOffice.jpg

With Adni
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/johnhan/Adni-John1-6.jpg

With Adni's dad, Pak Hussein
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/johnhan/WithPakHussien.jpg

[Rick]

Oh how I would love to walk into Adni's shop someday with a WAD of cash !! :D
You're a lucky man John .
Beautiful stuff and handsome gentlemen . :)

[tom hyle]

Radu, big congrats; that's one yummie fish; I certainly hope you threw a feast.
Conogre....Congratulations to you, too :cool: What's up, Indian? But don't neccessarily say that to an Indian who doesn't know you're an Indian, unless, maybe, your hands are properly dressed, as in the photos, and yer feelin' agile :D

[Battara]

So that's what Adni looks like. :cool:

[Federico]

Oh how I would love to walk into Adni's shop someday with a WAD of cash !! :D
You're a lucky man John .
Beautiful stuff and handsome gentlemen . :)
I echo your sentiments Rick. Big ol wad of cash and a wheel barrow to carry everything out ;):D

[Rick]

After 7 years Moderating here .. :eek: :D

[nechesh]

...ah, Rick....i think that sword you've got there is just a piece of beach wood......but it might be Moro and late 19thC.....could we see some close-ups of the gangya area? ;)

[Rick]

David , it's a slat from a snow fence .
Let's just say I was "walking softly ........." :D

[Andrew]

After 7 years Moderating here .. :eek: :D

You certainly do carry a big stick... :D

[Andrew]

David , it's a slat from a snow fence .
let's just say I was "walking softly ........." :D

Rats. Beat me to it. :p

[Rick]

I think we meshed perfectly there Andrew . :)

[Federico]

Uh-oh is that a sign of what shall happen if forumites get out of hand :eek: :D :p

[Mark]

What the heck is the other thing that you are holding? It looks like a frozen carp.

[Rick]

Son , you don't drive truck , do yuh ? .... :D

Them're mah truckin' gloves bwah , genyouwine doeskin ... :D :D

As for the stick ; I was a parochial school teacher in another life . ;) :D

[BluErf]

Oh, John, so finally I get to see how you look like. :)

[Mark]

OK, now I see. You hand is just flipped out. Doh.

[Rick]

Not only the hand Mark . :)
The entire Moderator . LOL ! :D

Anyway , now back to our regularly scheduled programming ........

[John]

Oh, John, so finally I get to see how you look like. :)

Would have been better if I've also got the chance to meet you (and some of the other guys) in person :( :). Also in my visit to the Asian Civilisation Museum, Dave the curator happened to be away in Kelantan, I was told. An impressive museum except that the number of kerises and Sundangs are not as many as expected.

BTW Rick, that's a cool tough looking "cop" and congrats on the 7 years...:)

[Rick]

LOL John , if you only knew me ............ :D
Andrew can vouch for me . ;)
Right Andrew ? ;)

I just like wearing blue (my favorite color) , and the hat is from the San Francisco Surf Shop .

I was mugging for my Sister in Law's camera . :D

So let's see some of our new members , c'mon guys !

[Andrew]

LOL John , if you only knew me ............ :D
Andrew can vouch for me . ;)
Right Andrew ? ;)



Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges! :D

[BluErf]

Would have been better if I've also got the chance to meet you (and some of the other guys) in person :( :). Also in my visit to the Asian Civilisation Museum, Dave the curator happened to be away in Kelantan, I was told. An impressive museum except that the number of kerises and Sundangs are not as many as expected.


Heheh... That's Dave's mission. If he can't pull off a keris exhibition within the 5 years, we get to confiscate his collection. :D :p

[Andrew]

The Drunken Viking, celebrating his birthday. Great first post!

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=3494&stc=1

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Andrew, my Zalmoxis send his regards to your Thor and I raise my Heineken in answer to your libation and shout:

Wake early
if you want
another man's life, wife or land.
No lamb
for the lazy wolf.
No battle's won in bed !

The Havamal

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Since May 2005 no new faces? wow... everyone alive & well ?

[Andrew]

Since May 2005 no new faces? wow... everyone alive & well ?


lol. Welcome back, dude. :D


Good question: where are all the new member mugs? :cool:

[kronckew]

Good question: where are all the new member mugs? :cool:

well, not being shy, i'll stick my mug up on the wall

here i am last year with one of my 'weapons'
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gladius/assets/images/daddy_and_blue_dating.jpg
Blue's farts are registered WMD's

This years photos, me, and blue with his armoury (millie, being a female is not overly interested, but i've included a photo of her showing off her ivory dagger collection.

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gladius/wayne3.jpghttp://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gladius/assets/images/Picture_006.jpghttp://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gladius/smile.jpg

CAVE CANEM (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gladius/roo.wav) ET SEMPER PARATUS (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gladius/coast-guard.mid)
Dic, hospes Spartae nos te hic vidisse iacentes,
Dum sanctis patriae legibus obsequimur

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gladius/BlueMillieSig.jpg
If they don't want me to eat animals - why do they make them out of MEAT?

[Radu Transylvanicus]

Kronckew, with that Linda Blair stare and those Nosferatu fangs the only latin to go along is "VAE VICTIS"

ANDREW, thanks for the warm welcome, unless is a linguistic booby trap! :D

[Andrew]

ANDREW, thanks for the warm welcome, unless is a linguistic booby trap! :D

Nah: my traps aren't that sophisticated, Radu. :D

[Alam Shah]

New and veteran members... ;)
From left to right (minus the javanese)... DAHenkel, Isreena, Alam Shah, Rahman, Adni Aljunied. All 5 in Malay attire, for the Rangsang Rias Pusaka Bangsa III (2006) event. "OK...right feet forward. Hey Dave, don't follow the Javanese." :D Err...my keris is on the left side...my badik is on the right.


http://www.kampungnet.com.sg/albums/albup92/RRPB3_18.sized.jpg