Thursday, April 30, 2009

Saturday walk

Along Bencoolen Street, this building that looks like a uniformly layered cake caught my eye.
You don't see buildings like this anymore especially on prime land.
Across the road, I came across this old-style building that is now a dance studio or a dance school.
Further on is a mosque. The walk was getting more interesting!
And sure enough, I was delighted to see this old apartment sandwiched between two modern buildings. It was a nostalgic encounter because a secondary one classmate lived there and one afternoon several of us were invited to her house. It was my first visit to a friend's house in the city.
Walking towards the Singapore Management University, I got the chance to photograph a church that I had, till then, seen only parts of from the window of my car.
Turning into the Singapore Management University, a view of the Singapore Arts Museum that I had never seen before.
It was a scorching day with the temperature at around 35 degrees celcius. I was glad to walk into the beautiful green and shady environment of the Singapore Management University.
The tree with leaves of three different colours drew me towards it like a magnet.
You can almost hear the leaves tinkle like windchimes.
Ah, the National Museum at last!
I got distracted by the purplish grass and this part of the National Museum became the backdrop.
I had wanted to see the Christian Lacroix Exhibition. It was 4 pm. The entrance fee was $8 with no discount whatsoever and I gave it a pass. Instead, I had a relaxing time looking at the sky and enjoying the spaciousness of the public areas of the museum.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Henderson Waves

We have beautiful places in Singapore. Choose the time of the day that suits you best and enjoy the orange sun setting behind the Albiza trees, the moving colours above your head and a stroll on the most enthralling bridge in Singapore. Spot the crescent moon if you can.


















Friday, April 24, 2009

Singapore Botanic Gardens

When the sun is about to turn in for the night, its rays are golden and when you catch them at the right place and time, you will see how this earth is being blessed with their brilliance.

I like this time of the day because shadows are long and slim and form interesting shapes on the ground.
When the golden rays expire, everything tend to look dull and muted.
How nice if Chopin's music fills the air as one strolls through the garden.


Colours remain even though things around are lacklustre in appearance because the sun has taken away their shine.

The camera records details faithfully. One just needs a steady hand to take shots like this:
Fading, fading, the light was going
the flowers mourned the day's passing
the people began to leave for home
when the sun no longer shone.

Katong

"Quick take my camera and take this shot for me before the lights turn green!" And so this first shot was taken from the front passenger seat of my car.
I underestimated the waiting time at the traffic light and it turned out that there was time for a few more shots and here they are:
This would have been the perfect shot if the car had not barged into view. Still, it looked kind of interesting with the metallic blue of the car contrasting with the intricate facade of this old shophouse.
Nearby, this row of refurbished shophouses looked very neat and orderly. I would have preferred to see open windows revealing life within.
Katong Laksa everywhere. Try every shop to find the taste you like.