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Colours of the morning, 24 July 2013
The colours of the sunrise seen at 6.47 am from a wild and forgotten shore along which I find quiet moments on many a morning. Filed under: Nature, Photography Series, Quiet Moments, Sembawang,...
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Dawn in the new world
6.38 am on 23 July 2013. The colours of the breaking day illuminate the icons of the new Singapore, which the Merlion probably best represents. The body of water, Marina Bay, now a reservoir of fresh...
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Singapore’s northern lights
6.42 am 27 July 2013. The lightening sky at dawn is coloured by the bright lights cast from Sembawang Shipyard at which ship repair work goes on through the night. The two rows of ships and floating...
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Rooms with more than a view
Tucked away on a hill some 38 metres above street level in an obscure corner of Singapore, is a building with a reputation for being one of the scariest places in Singapore. The building, better known...
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Essentially Eames
A rather compelling exhibition currently running at the ArtScience Museum which I was able to visit at the kind invitation of the museum is one which takes an in-depth look into the creative geniuses...
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The new world rising from the sea
A view along Singapore’s former waterfront at 7.37 pm on 28 July 2013. To the left of the photograph, a brand new world has grown on land reclaimed more recently from the sea, dwarfing the Asia...
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The dragons live on
It is indeed wonderful news that the last of the two dragon kilns in Singapore will see an extension to their tenure which should add at least nine more years to their lives. The future of the kilns,...
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Light after Dark (The lookout point)
A view from the lookout point along one of the more scenic roads in Singapore, Mandai Road at 7.43 pm on 4 August 2013. The view is one in which the foreground is partially illuminated by the street...
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A picture from the past
Looking through old photographs of what perhaps was a lost decade for me, the 1980s, I stumbled upon a rare one of Changi Beach, taken some time in 1987. The beach, one on which I have had many...
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Free admission to Essential Eames at the ArtScience Museum this weekend!
Marina Bay Sands celebrates National Day weekend with free admission to Essential Eames More on the exhibition, Essential Eames: A Herman Miller Exhibition - Essentially Eames Fabrics designed by the...
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Colours of independent Singapore’s 48th birthday
Colours of the new day breaking at 6.51 am on the occasion of independent Singapore’s 48th birthday. Happy National Day Singapore! Filed under: Forgotten Places, Quiet Moments, Sembawang, Singapore
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A nation celebrates!
Photographs from last week’s National Day Parade preview show how the nation will celebrate its 48th anniversary of its independence from Malaysia. Filed under: Events, Marina Bay, New Singapore,...
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Celebrating Orchard on National Day
Celebrating Orchard is an exhibition of photographs I helped the National Heritage Board (NHB) put together for a National Day event. The one day exhibition at the Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza offers...
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A dove that’s dying
One of possibly two of a kind left in Singapore, the dove, is one in danger of extinction. Wearing the look of having been used, probably abused, and possibly neglected, it lies forgotten, unwanted by...
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Three bears turning back the clock
EVERYTHING BUT THE BRAIN on a Sunday Afternoon … [A pair of tickets up for grabs - click here for details] Sitting still watching a play isn’t something I can usually do for long, especially when it...
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A reflection of Niven Road
One of my favourite roads to walk down in Singapore has to be Niven Road. A fairly quiet street found off a fairly busy Selegie Road and at the foot of Mount Sophia and Mount Emily, it is one dominated...
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Light after dark (Lower Peirce Reservoir)
Capturing the beautiful light after darkness has fallen, this time at 7.43 pm on 7 August 2013 at Lower Peirce Reservoir … Filed under: Light after Dark, Nature, Parks and Gardens, Photography Series,...
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Taming the elephant
Photographs I took of another one of the surviving few mosaic and terrazzo playgrounds left in Singapore, one that is very well preserved and free of vandalism (probably because of its location at the...
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Final days for the dove?
It does look as if the dove, on which I put in an entry on just last week (see: A dove that’s dying), may be in its final days. Work is commencing on a Neighbourhood Renewal Programme (NRP)in the area...
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The glow of the new day
An unusual sight at sunrise at 7.03 am on 18 August 2013 with the clouds parting to leave a clear band of sky at the horizon coloured by the rising sun. Filed under: Nature, Parks and Gardens,...
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