David Williams' Home Page

http://meccano.crabdance.com/David.Williams/

I reside in Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA and my interests include:

• Meccano - see my creation, the Meccano Home Page (MeccanoNet) - Canada.
• See also the Canadian Modeling Association for Meccano & Allied Systems (CMAMAS).
• See vintage copies (circa 1970) of the McNally High School "The Tally" Student Newspaper from Edmonton, AB. They used state of the art printing technology.
• Black Humour - see The Gashlycrumb Tinies and the Edward Gorey House.
• Enjoy a Random Joke [rec.humor.funny].
• Bicycling - see the Edmonton Bicycle and Touring Club (EBTC).
• Computing
• Music, all sorts of odd stuff, especially music videos. Among my favourite bands are K C and the Sunshine Band, DEVO, Aqua, Vengaboys, Men Without Hats, Was (Not Was), The Cars, Amazulu, Earth, Wind and Fire, Boney M, Billy Joel, Eurythmics, Katy Perry, Walk off the Earth, Sam and the Womp, Arcade Fire, and many, many more. A great Zydeco song is Sweet Joline by Wayne Toups.
• See the Edmonton Reptile & Amphibian Society
• From past travels in Thailand, Mekhong Whiskey!
• Travelling, particularly in Asia. I've been to Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar (Burma), India, Nepal, Pakistan & Bangladesh. In America, I've been to USA, Mexico, Guatamala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Panama.
• These are some travel items that I've collected over the years:
  • see my SE Asia Shirt Designs for some of my travel purchases
  • see my Burma (Myanmar) 1985 Photo Page for some of my travel photos
  • see my Burma (Myanmar) Design Page for some Burmese designs
  • In April 1985 I visited the town of Jolo on Sulu Island in the Philippines.
  • In 1988, I visited Thailand, Burma (Myanmar), Sumatra & Java (Indonesia) and Singapore. .
  • In February, March & April 1998 I visited Hong Kong, Vietnam and China .
  • In October 1999 I visited Hong Kong, Thailand and Laos .
  • In February, March & April 2006 I visited Malaysia and Thailand .
  • In March 2011 & again in 2012 I visited various islands & beaches in Thailand.
  • In March 2016 I was in Bali, Indonesia on Nyepi (Balinese New Year). See the interesting notice that I received.

These are some miscellaneous travel links:

• see Lonely Planet who produce the best southeast asia travel guidebooks
• see TravelFish who produce the best southeast asia travel website
• see The Irrawaddy for news from Myanmar

On the right is a wall hanging from Burma (Myanmar) purchased in 1985.

David Williams

Last updated: June 28, 2024