This was how I had enjoyed a perfectly normal sunset this evening. I am sure every evening the sun sets in this glorious manner but when I am watching a sunset, it has to be like this - moment by moment. When I am doing anything it has to be like this - with passion - except when I am doing things I do not like to do. Then it is just going through the motion. Maybe the sun goes through the motion of setting day after day but then it does not have to please anyone or follow what the fashion of the day dictates. Nor does it bother who is watching and it does not wait for those who are late. Sunsets like this one make life a joy, if only for a short while.
Deepavali this year falls on the 28th of October and the Indian community will be celebrating the Festival of Lights. Serangoon Road will be ablaze with festive lights. The street decorations are already up. Even without these, Little India will still shine with its colours and wares. It is not just the colours but the sounds and fragrance of the spices in the air that gives you a feeling that you could be in India. Singapore is a city that is truly unique because of we have so much variety in culture and heritage and yet they are all contained within the soul of one nation.
Showcase Singapore was an Art Fair that drew participation from twenty-three major international Art Galleries and was held at City Hall for the first time in Southeast Asia from 9 - 12 September 2008. I went to this exhibition on a last-minute impulse. I had enjoyed this exhibition very much and it was wonderful to be able to see contemporary art that is contrary to the way I have always perceived them. Wandering amongst the art displays at my own time and pace, I had a truly pleasant time at this exhibition. Fortunately, photography without flash was allowed. The pieces in the slideshow are those that I really like. I tried my best to put in the names of the artists and/or the name of the work shown here. For those that I am unable to name, my sincere apologies to that artists. I am very impressed by the artists Kumi Yamashita and Wim Delvoye and will check out their websites.
This was how I had enjoyed a perfectly normal sunset this evening. I am sure every evening the sun sets in this glorious manner but when I am watching a sunset, it has to be like this - moment by moment. When I am doing anything it has to be like this - with passion - except when I am doing things I do not like to do. Then it is just going through the motion. Maybe the sun goes through the motion of setting day after day but then it does not have to please anyone or follow what the fashion of the day dictates. Nor does it bother who is watching and it does not wait for those who are late. Sunsets like this one make life a joy, if only for a short while.
