NO TOE: Buddy the Rottweiler relaxes at the SSPCA shelter. He was taken to the shelter by someone who claimed to have found him by the roadside. One of his toes was hacked off . (© Georgette Tan, 2004)

I'M SHY: A lotus blooming in a friend's garden pond. (© Georgette Tan, 2004)

I LIKE THIS: An elderly Iban warrior leans against one of the classic cars travelling through Borneo as part of an event whose name escapes me. (© Georgette Tan, 2005)

ELEGANT: Ramli Ibrahim & The Sutra Dance Theatre strikes a pose at the end of a number during their performance in Kuching. (© Georgette Tan, 2005)

SPIN: One of the rides at the Euro Fun Fair that stopped in town. (© Georgette Tan, 2005)

BIG BITE: A huge burger with a homemade patty at a restaurant that is no longer operating. (© Georgette Tan, 2005)

HURDY GURDY MAN: A musician at the 2005 Rainforest World Music Festival. (© Georgette Tan, 2005)

INSIGNIFICANT: A lone kayaker paddles down Sungai Sarawak Kanan to the backdrop of mountains. (© Georgette Tan, 2006)

WE DID IT!: DAP's Violet Yong and her supporters celebrate her winning the Pending seat at the 2006 Sarawak Elections. (© Georgette Tan, 2006)

REAL MEN CRY: Alan Bianco Martini Malgioglio of Brazil has a teary moment after winning the Mister International 2007 title in Kuching. (© Georgette Tan, 2006)

MERDEKA!: Fireworks and flag-waving at the Merdeka Day celebrations in Miri, 2007. (© Georgette Tan, 2007)

GOD OF ROCK: Once of Indonesian rock band Dewa 19 performs at the Sarawak Indoor Stadium. (© Georgette Tan, 2007)

SNORE: A baby Pied Fantail naps in its nest. Fantails find food by flicking their tails up and down to startle flies into flight. (© Georgette Tan, 2007)

SAUSAGE: A dish at Mr Ho's Fine Foods at Crown Square in Kuching. (© Georgette Tan, 2007)

AWAY: A self-portrait at a tree house balcony at Permai Rainforest Resort. (© Georgette Tan, 2007)