tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67036492024-03-13T08:42:59.338+08:00Kenshuin BlogThis is just the place to hang out, and say what's on our mind - have fun!イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-86851874253689145442013-05-29T20:42:00.002+08:002013-05-29T20:42:34.125+08:00He is free.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-3011974016989071112011-05-21T15:28:00.006+08:002011-06-19T13:18:19.391+08:00My new iMac has arrived.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_jYiDiIhUNg/Tene2UTB1lI/AAAAAAAAAc8/Dyh1ZVsZwJQ/s1600/new%2Bimac%2B2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_jYiDiIhUNg/Tene2UTB1lI/AAAAAAAAAc8/Dyh1ZVsZwJQ/s320/new%2Bimac%2B2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614263435236857426" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br />Just wanted to give a shoutout that last Wednesday (18 May) I got my new Imac 27". It comes with an Intel Core i5, 2.7 GHz quad-core, 8 GB of RAM and hard drive capacity 1 TB.<br /><br />I've copied everything over now and everything is going smoothly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qw4oXu2R7-8/Tf2FlBKyWwI/AAAAAAAAAdE/jN8YLrNL4fE/s1600/core%2Bi5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 250px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qw4oXu2R7-8/Tf2FlBKyWwI/AAAAAAAAAdE/jN8YLrNL4fE/s320/core%2Bi5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619794781043579650" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 with 6MB on-chip shared L3 cache. <br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-31053054805708589432011-04-04T19:08:00.008+08:002013-02-05T23:20:27.288+08:00Little Heron displays Fishing TacticsI spotted this Little Heron (Butorides striatus) in the shallows of a lake in Japanese Garden, Singapore, and watched it stealthily, stalk around on the hunt for small fishes. This bird thinks critically just like a human to catch fish. It uses a piece of bread as bait to lure the fish within range for it to prey on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D7Oao5PPqk4/TZr6zXrrINI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/ZTiJiuJg0BQ/s1600/1024_P1050866.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D7Oao5PPqk4/TZr6zXrrINI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/ZTiJiuJg0BQ/s320/1024_P1050866.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592057647771361490" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffffff;">Crouching motionless, it waits to ambush its prey.</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XQU1JSwHVoU/TZr6zhThuCI/AAAAAAAAAcY/N4xd27yWmgI/s1600/1024_P1050867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XQU1JSwHVoU/TZr6zhThuCI/AAAAAAAAAcY/N4xd27yWmgI/s320/1024_P1050867.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592057650354436130" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffffff;">Uses a piece of bread as bait to capture fish.</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OW0vHWWuVo4/TZr6z-FnfnI/AAAAAAAAAcg/sEFjk8qo-GA/s1600/1024_P1050868.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OW0vHWWuVo4/TZr6z-FnfnI/AAAAAAAAAcg/sEFjk8qo-GA/s320/1024_P1050868.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592057658080722546" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffffff;">The neck extended to make a swift strike at the fish.</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yfZsE8gcGJU/TZr60J929_I/AAAAAAAAAco/u50LsJj8gcs/s1600/P1050869_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yfZsE8gcGJU/TZr60J929_I/AAAAAAAAAco/u50LsJj8gcs/s320/P1050869_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592057661269407730" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffffff;">Resumes crouching position and wait for the next fish victim.</span></center><br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-91732324499020932682011-03-01T15:57:00.019+08:002011-03-01T17:29:54.058+08:00The Pelican FlowerAristolochia grandiflora - or Pelican Flower - is a herbaceous vine with heart-shaped leaves that is native to the Caribbean. It is commonly known as the Pelican Flower because its unopened bud resembles a sleeping pelican.<br />The flower buds open early in the morning and the flowers only last for roughly 12 hours. They emit a foul smell and attract flies which are their natural pollinators. The opened flower has a brownish-purple background that is covered with a complicated network of white veins which radiate outwards from the central, intensely dark purple throat towards the edge of the lobe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_tKBf0DWJOs/TWyobZNXKII/AAAAAAAAAbo/NTEPnfVnjzs/s1600/P1050542_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_tKBf0DWJOs/TWyobZNXKII/AAAAAAAAAbo/NTEPnfVnjzs/s320/P1050542_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579019226982066306" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">Frontal view of the spectacular, foul smelling flower. Heart-shaped, about a foot long and 8 inches wide. As added adornment, a foot-long, slender tail hangs from the flower.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UZAnndHYTKA/TWyobifIsDI/AAAAAAAAAbw/jlFq-g8GXVU/s1600/P1050517_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UZAnndHYTKA/TWyobifIsDI/AAAAAAAAAbw/jlFq-g8GXVU/s320/P1050517_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579019229472534578" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">The name "Pelican flower" was given to Aristolochia grandiflora because its unopened bud resembles a sleeping pelican.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MIFjUb4Lrjg/TWyob3sWezI/AAAAAAAAAb4/C_XD55xfkzA/s1600/P1050543_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MIFjUb4Lrjg/TWyob3sWezI/AAAAAAAAAb4/C_XD55xfkzA/s320/P1050543_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579019235165109042" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">When the flower opens it emits a somewhat foul odor. The flies, attracted to the smell of the open bloom, alight on the inner walls of the flower, which then closes, trapping the flies inside until the male flower has matured.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oh8SNFMgqBo/TWyocf_5GYI/AAAAAAAAAcA/gNulR0Aqfx4/s1600/P1050544_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oh8SNFMgqBo/TWyocf_5GYI/AAAAAAAAAcA/gNulR0Aqfx4/s320/P1050544_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579019245984487810" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">A close-up view of the bloom showing a pollinating fly inside the open flower.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zzmtlFIZF1U/TWyogBi1kTI/AAAAAAAAAcI/Oa0UTdZICUw/s1600/P1050545_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zzmtlFIZF1U/TWyogBi1kTI/AAAAAAAAAcI/Oa0UTdZICUw/s320/P1050545_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579019306529034546" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">The high climbing plant with heart-shaped leaves up to 10 in. (25.4 cm) long.</span><br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-16636666960076601382011-02-07T19:49:00.026+08:002011-02-15T20:07:39.722+08:00Plucking the Greens 采青, Chinatown 2011From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_dance#Lion_Dance_on_Chinese_New_Years_and_festivals">Wikipedia</a>: During Chinese New Year, lion dance troupes will visit homes or businesses to perform what is called “plucking the greens” (採青 – cǎi qīng), a quest by the 'lion' to pluck the auspicious greens normally 'vegetables' like lettuce which in Chinese is called 'cái' (菜) that sounds like 'cái' (财) (fortune) and auspicious fruits like oranges tied to a "Red Envelope" (known as Hóng Bāo in Mandarin, Ang Pao in Min Nan, Lai See in Cantonese) containing money either hung high up or just placed on a table in front of the premises. The lion will dance and approach the "green" and "Red Envelope" like a curious cat, to "eat the green" and "spits" it out leaving the peeled oranges in a nice arrangement like some auspicious Chinese characters but keeps the "Red Envelope". The lion dance is believed to bring good luck and fortune to the business and the troupe is rewarded with the "Hóng Bāo".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVEuDGkzFBI/AAAAAAAAAao/CIm9XwVwL_U/s1600/P1050170_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVEuDGkzFBI/AAAAAAAAAao/CIm9XwVwL_U/s320/P1050170_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571284844873454610" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">These musicians are members of the Singapore Chin Woo Athletic Association (新加坡精武體育會), one of the oldest troupes in Singapore. They accompany the lion dancers, playing gongs, cymbals and drums. Every gesture made by the lion dancer is choreographed to a particular beat in the music.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAPaxrjHI/AAAAAAAAAaw/W-UNrudifdI/s1600/P1050168_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAPaxrjHI/AAAAAAAAAaw/W-UNrudifdI/s320/P1050168_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571304847663926386" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">Lion dancers getting ready to perform the Cai Ching ritual of plucking the greens at a storefront in Trengganu Street, Chinatown.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAPaEqOkI/AAAAAAAAAa4/3XK39Z7KRRk/s1600/P1050179_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAPaEqOkI/AAAAAAAAAa4/3XK39Z7KRRk/s320/P1050179_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571304847475096130" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">Some dramatic head thrusts to the sound of drums and gongs.<br>Shake it to the left, shake it to the right . . .</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAPiMVPOI/AAAAAAAAAbA/c3AD0j2FjM4/s1600/P1050178_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAPiMVPOI/AAAAAAAAAbA/c3AD0j2FjM4/s320/P1050178_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571304849654758626" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffffff;">The Lion made great use of its prancing legs in its dance.</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAkbCbKsI/AAAAAAAAAbI/xHPTgCQs7ZM/s1600/P1050185_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAkbCbKsI/AAAAAAAAAbI/xHPTgCQs7ZM/s320/P1050185_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571305208511408834" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">Before approaching the Greens, the Lion has to move about cautiously to ensure a safe path to the lucky green.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAkWBva0I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/5ZGpbstwySM/s1600/P1050171_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAkWBva0I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/5ZGpbstwySM/s320/P1050171_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571305207166364482" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">The ‘Greens’ (or the “food” for the lion) is usually presented to the Lions together with a "Red Packet" ( Ang Pow) and some oranges.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAkoLb9mI/AAAAAAAAAbY/EnGN1EMkF7g/s1600/P1050186_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVFAkoLb9mI/AAAAAAAAAbY/EnGN1EMkF7g/s320/P1050186_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571305212038870626" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">Peeled oranges spat out by the Lion were arranged into auspicious Chinese characters -吉祥如意 ( ji xiang ru yi ) which literally means "Good fortune as one wishes; good luck and happiness to you". Thanks to かつ なが for the translation.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVO7EaJcBzI/AAAAAAAAAbg/YicQB4wIT9s/s1600/P1050176_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TVO7EaJcBzI/AAAAAAAAAbg/YicQB4wIT9s/s320/P1050176_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572002848400213810" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffffff;">A close-up view of the Southern Lion's head.</span></center><br /><br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-88691544945815930132010-12-20T17:33:00.015+08:002010-12-23T14:22:52.479+08:00Olive-backed SunbirdThree sunbird species are said to be common here. They are the Olive-backed (which is the commonest species of sunbird in Singapore), the Crimson (the island’s national bird), and the Brown-throated (the largest of the three and also known as Plain-throated).<br /><br />The sunbirds are a group of very small birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding their young. Their flight is fast and direct on their short wings. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB2XhyDnXI/AAAAAAAAAaY/wS0XJKReQRw/s1600/P1050058_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB2XhyDnXI/AAAAAAAAAaY/wS0XJKReQRw/s320/P1050058_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553068487125212530" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center> <span style="color:#ffffff;">This is a female Olive-backed Sunbird. I was lucky that she perched there long enough for me to get a close-up shot. And she's got some nectar at the tip of her beak.<br />This bird is also known as Yellow-bellied Sunbird, and its scientific name is <i><span style="color:#0000ff;"> Cinnyris jugularis</span></i> (formerly Nectarinia jugularis). The Olive-backed Sunbirds in this blog were spotted at Sengkang Riverside.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB1znglUiI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/I2AqERy8pkQ/s1600/P1050038_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB1znglUiI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/I2AqERy8pkQ/s320/P1050038_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553067870187246114" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">It is really interesting to watch these little sunbirds visiting flowering plants to drink the nectar and forage for insects - they are a real jewel in a concrete jungle.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB1zQsyAyI/AAAAAAAAAaI/FWthO0_Qfpo/s1600/P1050055_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB1zQsyAyI/AAAAAAAAAaI/FWthO0_Qfpo/s320/P1050055_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553067864064394018" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">A female Olive-backed seen sipping nectar from the flowers of the Water Canna plant (Thalia geniculata).</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB1zMi5upI/AAAAAAAAAaA/4sfj5wbiuPk/s1600/P1050043_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB1zMi5upI/AAAAAAAAAaA/4sfj5wbiuPk/s320/P1050043_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553067862949214866" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;"> Most species can take nectar by hovering, but usually perch to feed most of the time.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB1y6h_qHI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/gzlWyjfyX2Y/s1600/P1050042_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB1y6h_qHI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/gzlWyjfyX2Y/s320/P1050042_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553067858113570930" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffffff;">Olive-backed Sunbirds are fun to watch whilst feeding.</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB1ytZ2o-I/AAAAAAAAAZw/FeV6tNpxLj0/s1600/P1050054_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TRB1ytZ2o-I/AAAAAAAAAZw/FeV6tNpxLj0/s320/P1050054_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553067854589764578" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#ffffff;">The non-native Water Canna is a favourite of the Sunbirds at Sengkang Riverside.</span><br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-41146462549699457052010-08-02T16:17:00.033+08:002010-12-21T21:18:09.314+08:00The forgotten Railway Line.How many of you do remember the old Jurong railway line? This line was actually part of what was called the Bukit Timah Siding. It was on 11 November 1965, when a six mile-long extension line was added to the Singapore main line branching out from the Bukit Timah railway station to Jurong Port via Clementi, Ulu Pandan and Teban Gardens. This railway extension was intended for goods transportation as Jurong lacked good roads during that time. Unfortunately, it failed to generate satisfactory traffic and was consequently closed in the early 1990s. Parts of the railway had since been partially dismantled.<br />It has been roughly 20 years since the line's closure but most of it are still around. Old rail bridges, tunnels, crossing arms, tracks, and even railway signs are still out there albeit some are becoming obscured due to overgrown thick vegetation. I have managed to take some pictures of them for posterity. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TNFQkVLMKWI/AAAAAAAAAZg/uRABpmomgwk/s1600/P1040869_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TNFQkVLMKWI/AAAAAAAAAZg/uRABpmomgwk/s320/P1040869_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535294002104641890" /></a><center> <span style="color:#66ff99;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">A bird's eye view of the railway bridge over Sungei Ulu Pandan.</span></span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_Ja_fG5gI/AAAAAAAAAYw/ahskum3ZlaE/s1600/P1040765_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_Ja_fG5gI/AAAAAAAAAYw/ahskum3ZlaE/s320/P1040765_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534863932617319938" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>At a quick glance, the railway crossing that spans Sungei Ulu Pandan has an uncanny resemblance to the bridge in the 1957 movie, “Bridge On The River Kwai”. Close your eyes, and maybe you can hear the sound of POWs marching and whistling to the “Colonel Bogey” tune.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_Lq-QXD_I/AAAAAAAAAY4/XEVWR5HvyRc/s1600/P1040767_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_Lq-QXD_I/AAAAAAAAAY4/XEVWR5HvyRc/s320/P1040767_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534866406188191730" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>The view of the railway track just before crossing the bridge. Below it flows the Sungei Ulu Pandan.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_lGH1owlI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/06hOaiMOYJM/s1600/P1040845_str.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_lGH1owlI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/06hOaiMOYJM/s320/P1040845_str.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534894360407622226" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>This photo shows the remnants of the railway track that runs over the now disused bridge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_jB2sNEgI/AAAAAAAAAZI/e8pfCp5zV-U/s1600/P1040770_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_jB2sNEgI/AAAAAAAAAZI/e8pfCp5zV-U/s320/P1040770_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534892088061923842" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center>The railway crossing over Sunset Way.</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_4TEnzEyI/AAAAAAAAAZY/LvvbXOWzC1E/s1600/P1040842_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_4TEnzEyI/AAAAAAAAAZY/LvvbXOWzC1E/s320/P1040842_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534915473603498786" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>Remnants of the railway track at Sunset Way now covered with thick vegetation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_glDuVP0I/AAAAAAAAAZA/kRWIzbbshjk/s1600/P1040854_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TM_glDuVP0I/AAAAAAAAAZA/kRWIzbbshjk/s320/P1040854_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534889394321047362" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>I have no idea what this is. Found it on one of the concrete piers supporting the railway bridge spanning the Sungei Ulu Pandan. Does anyone have any clue?イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-2279989734549970142010-07-23T02:00:00.042+08:002010-12-21T21:23:02.069+08:00Bukit Timah Railway StationHistory has forgotten about Bukit Timah railway station. Constructed between 1900 and 1902, it was opened in 1915 as part of the Singapore-Kranji Railway.<br />Today, Bukit Timah Railway Station is just a passing loop railway station used for train crossings and there are no longer boarding/alighting of passengers or collection of cargo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWN1MyUGYI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/5j4HA5E5RTg/s1600/P1040816_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWN1MyUGYI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/5j4HA5E5RTg/s320/P1040816_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531983662399363458" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center> Directional sign pointing the way to the Railway Station, in case you forgot to bring along your GPS.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWN0-oTmtI/AAAAAAAAAXI/bg13aEha0n0/s1600/P1040817_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWN0-oTmtI/AAAAAAAAAXI/bg13aEha0n0/s320/P1040817_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531983658599291602" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center>Just to remind you that you are standing on KTMB property.</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMHS1YF-jfI/AAAAAAAAAXA/ShAI7AyiJxc/s1600/P1040814_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMHS1YF-jfI/AAAAAAAAAXA/ShAI7AyiJxc/s320/P1040814_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530933631830101490" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>The signbnoard tells passengers that they have reached Bukit Timah. For south bound trains, the next station is "Singapura" (Tanjong Pagar). North bound would be Woodlands.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMHS0yrUqtI/AAAAAAAAAW4/Z9JLegrAVlg/s1600/P1040815_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMHS0yrUqtI/AAAAAAAAAW4/Z9JLegrAVlg/s320/P1040815_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530933621786192594" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>The Bukit Timah Railway Station was once a place where trains used to stop for passengers to board or alight. After the Malaysian Immigration decided to move to Tanjong Pagar station, the Bukit Timah station now serves as an interchange for trains that are meant to cross with each other. Besides this function, it also carries out an interesting daily routine which is the exchange of "key tokens", a traffic management system to prevent collisions on single-track lines.<br />There are three lines at the station. The first, nearest to the station platform is the mainline. The middle line is called the loop line and is used to keep a train waiting for a crossing. Crossing means two trains crosses with each other at the station. One of the trains will proceed into the loop line and wait till the train occupying the main line is cleared. The last line is for emergency purposes such as to keep defective wagons or to unload cargo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL79B6HjGFI/AAAAAAAAAWo/_L3tuwUC4GY/s1600/P1040754_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL79B6HjGFI/AAAAAAAAAWo/_L3tuwUC4GY/s320/P1040754_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530135601680160850" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center>(KTMB) Trolley P0206 passing by Bukit Timah Railway Station</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL79BiWKrhI/AAAAAAAAAWg/2CNqGAQTQ2o/s1600/P1040755_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL79BiWKrhI/AAAAAAAAAWg/2CNqGAQTQ2o/s320/P1040755_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530135595299024402" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>A south bound train slows down for the "key token" passing ritual as it approaches Bukit Timah Station. The engine driver would place the "key token" on to a pole for the Station Master to pick it up. In return, he will be given a new "key token" before proceeding to the next station.<br />Gaining the "key token" signifies permission to proceed, based on security and traffic conditions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL79BeI66cI/AAAAAAAAAWY/BW6O2zlw3RM/s1600/P1040756_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL79BeI66cI/AAAAAAAAAWY/BW6O2zlw3RM/s320/P1040756_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530135594169723330" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>Having collected the "key token", the Station Master returns to his office.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWSPjvLJ_I/AAAAAAAAAYI/zsr6f2bRuvs/s1600/P1040819_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWSPjvLJ_I/AAAAAAAAAYI/zsr6f2bRuvs/s320/P1040819_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531988513283319794" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center>A railroad switch.</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWSPTaacCI/AAAAAAAAAYA/lMFp91eBwFE/s1600/P1040820_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWSPTaacCI/AAAAAAAAAYA/lMFp91eBwFE/s320/P1040820_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531988508901273634" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center>The truss bridge across Bukit Timah Road</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWU8IEFJuI/AAAAAAAAAYY/AF9tDI2I8Mo/s1600/P1040821_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWU8IEFJuI/AAAAAAAAAYY/AF9tDI2I8Mo/s320/P1040821_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531991477972182754" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWU7qm9cEI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/3RloHymjd10/s1600/P1040822_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWU7qm9cEI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/3RloHymjd10/s320/P1040822_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531991470065414210" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWVul-I6pI/AAAAAAAAAYo/Tkzd7K5jKkE/s1600/P1040824_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWVul-I6pI/AAAAAAAAAYo/Tkzd7K5jKkE/s320/P1040824_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531992344993786514" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWVtrmuArI/AAAAAAAAAYg/0DB4-J0w6aA/s1600/P1040825_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TMWVtrmuArI/AAAAAAAAAYg/0DB4-J0w6aA/s320/P1040825_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531992329326297778" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>In Singapore, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) operates the narrow "metre gauge" tracks (1000mm).<br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-74097014124266709352010-06-19T16:00:00.052+08:002011-06-23T11:48:53.599+08:00Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to close by July 2011.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1QqXdUuhI/AAAAAAAAAVI/oeUI3vOgsac/s1600/P1040715_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1QqXdUuhI/AAAAAAAAAVI/oeUI3vOgsac/s320/P1040715_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529664606262573586" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>The Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway station currently in operation at Tanjong Pagar will be relocated to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint by 1st July, 2011. Designed by D.S. Petrovich of Finland, it was built by Swan & McLaren in 1932.<br>We have only a few months left to take photos of the KTM Stesen area before having to bid farewell to another old friend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1Qqf7JctI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/Lq63pm3-FRA/s1600/P1040733_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1Qqf7JctI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/Lq63pm3-FRA/s320/P1040733_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529664608535147218" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>This picture shows the train stopper. Singapore has KTM's only hydraulic buffer stops made by Ransomes & Rapier.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1TAc8ivMI/AAAAAAAAAVo/Cfiiao9587I/s1600/P1040719_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1TAc8ivMI/AAAAAAAAAVo/Cfiiao9587I/s320/P1040719_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529667184716070082" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>This is the termination point for both "Arrival" and "Departure" platforms. On the right is the "Arrival" platform.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TNwPEBWzZcI/AAAAAAAAAZo/6b2XeifjhPM/s1600/P1040880_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TNwPEBWzZcI/AAAAAAAAAZo/6b2XeifjhPM/s320/P1040880_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538318203516839362" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center>The Railway Yard.</center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1TAEXxWwI/AAAAAAAAAVg/oLhzi7lw9cQ/s1600/P1040721_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1TAEXxWwI/AAAAAAAAAVg/oLhzi7lw9cQ/s320/P1040721_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529667178119387906" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>High up on a wall in the lobby are the antiquated initials for the Federated Malay States Railway, (the original operator) and the FMSR's crests.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1Sw-rsLpI/AAAAAAAAAVY/awQKzHsQdDk/s1600/P1040734_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1Sw-rsLpI/AAAAAAAAAVY/awQKzHsQdDk/s320/P1040734_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529666918894284434" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center>The ticketing booth at KTM Tanjong Pagar</center> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1U4jrbIXI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/d4q9JlGZ_S0/s1600/P1040729_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1U4jrbIXI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/d4q9JlGZ_S0/s320/P1040729_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529669248107618674" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>The Eastern & Oriental Express (E&O) is a luxury tourist train for holiday and sightseeing trips. It plies the route between Singapore and Thailand and is operated by the legendary Venice Simplon Orient-Express Limited. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1U4mwVRBI/AAAAAAAAAWI/soMrGNlZP0Q/s1600/P1040730_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1U4mwVRBI/AAAAAAAAAWI/soMrGNlZP0Q/s320/P1040730_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529669248933512210" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1U4WUlOLI/AAAAAAAAAWA/xO_j00A-6sg/s1600/P1040731_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1U4WUlOLI/AAAAAAAAAWA/xO_j00A-6sg/s320/P1040731_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529669244522150066" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center>The Malayan Railways Limited (KTMB) Auxiliary Police</center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1U4L0l1GI/AAAAAAAAAV4/fLKPzYjaB2I/s1600/P1040726_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1U4L0l1GI/AAAAAAAAAV4/fLKPzYjaB2I/s320/P1040726_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529669241703617634" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1U3yry5lI/AAAAAAAAAVw/otHfX2-_AW0/s1600/P1040725_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/TL1U3yry5lI/AAAAAAAAAVw/otHfX2-_AW0/s320/P1040725_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529669234955839058" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>The entrance to Tanjong Pagar Railway Station with the four pillars of Malaya's economy, Agriculture, Commerce, Transport and Industry.<br /><br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-71307719562760383762010-05-12T14:38:00.010+08:002010-05-16T16:44:47.948+08:00The Tigers in HortParkThese photos of the Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus) were taken at the HortPark this morning. Outside Asia, this butterfly is also known as the African Monarch. It belongs to the Danainae (“Milkweed butterflies”) subfamily of the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae.<br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S--oPHYIZDI/AAAAAAAAAT8/t8FJYYnn3Zw/s1600/P1040626_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S--oPHYIZDI/AAAAAAAAAT8/t8FJYYnn3Zw/s320/P1040626_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471777049910207538" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>The Plain Tiger is rather local in Singapore, where it generally stays within the vicinity of its caterpillar host plants, Asclepias curassavica or Calotropis gigantea both of which are not commonly cultivated in Singapore. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S--wUHLnC4I/AAAAAAAAAUU/DFneO2oxGE4/s1600/P1040624_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S--wUHLnC4I/AAAAAAAAAUU/DFneO2oxGE4/s320/P1040624_2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471785931850058626" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>The butterfly has a rich fulvous orange forewings with a broad black apical border bearing a series of white spots. It occurs in two forms - form chrysippus which has orange hindwings, and form alcippoides which has white hindwings. Males can be distinguished by an additional brand on the hindwing. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S-ue8x0v8EI/AAAAAAAAATU/-0T1BM5cNAY/s1600/Danaus+chrysippus+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S-ue8x0v8EI/AAAAAAAAATU/-0T1BM5cNAY/s320/Danaus+chrysippus+.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470640939375521858" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>Singapore is host to both forms of the Plain Tiger with the white-hindwinged form-alcippoides being the more common of the two forms. The species is distasteful to birds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S--o6lz9cvI/AAAAAAAAAUE/T8xsB1ecgEg/s1600/Plain+tiger+male2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S--o6lz9cvI/AAAAAAAAAUE/T8xsB1ecgEg/s320/Plain+tiger+male2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471777796814369522" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>A male Plain Tiger attracted to the developing fruits of the Heliotropium indicum, commonly known as Indian heliotrope. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S--plCgtIpI/AAAAAAAAAUM/KbFlAbtVljk/s1600/danaus+chrysippus2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S--plCgtIpI/AAAAAAAAAUM/KbFlAbtVljk/s320/danaus+chrysippus2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471778526072742546" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>The male Plain Tigers are irresistibly attracted to the Heliotropium indicum.<br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-59108506004151814742010-04-10T18:08:00.009+08:002010-05-13T23:43:37.006+08:00Do you remember AKC "REGAL" Cinema ?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S-vQCmGqkSI/AAAAAAAAAT0/07Wh854UEsE/s1600/P1040631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S-vQCmGqkSI/AAAAAAAAAT0/07Wh854UEsE/s320/P1040631.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470694915378417954" /><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center></a>It's hard to imagine that this building at Gillman Village was once a cinema in the 1950s. Yes, you are looking at the former REGAL Cinema. If you look closely, you can still see the AKC (Army Kinema Corporation) logo proudly displayed on the wall.<br />After the Second World War, the British War Office in London established the Army Kinema Corporation (AKC) and set up cinemas for the entertainment of their soldiers stationed in the various army bases around the world. The REGAL Cinema at the former Gillman Barracks was just one of them. Today this building has been converted into an eatery.<br />In 1965, The Royal Air Force Cinema Corporation merged with The Army Kinema Corporation (A.K.C). and formed The Services Kinema Corporation (S.K.C.)<br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-48544607092738406592010-02-08T20:28:00.020+08:002010-02-24T11:21:19.161+08:00Chinatown celebrates Chinese New YearChinese New Year is a major highlight on Singapore’s cultural calendar. In the Chinese lunar calendar, each year is represented by one of twelve animals from the Chinese zodiac. This year, Chinese New Year falls on February 14 and will usher in the Tiger.<br />
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QCrbbWq-I/AAAAAAAAAQs/2EQr0QPc5QI/s1600-h/tigers+chinatown+point.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QCrbbWq-I/AAAAAAAAAQs/2EQr0QPc5QI/s320/tigers+chinatown+point.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436973595263151074" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>Welcome to the Year of the Tiger! Here are some pics taken from Singapore Chinatown just before Chinese New Year. These cute Tigers are just located at Chinatown Point.<br />
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QDVGApTkI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/jXi9yzjgsZE/s1600-h/lap+cheong.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QDVGApTkI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/jXi9yzjgsZE/s320/lap+cheong.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436974311068487234" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>Rows of lap cheong (Chinese dried sausages) and waxed ducks in Chinatown. Basically, there are 2 types of lap cheong. One is what you normally see - red and made purely out of pork. The other is darker in colour which is made out of liver, usually duck liver.<br />
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QDVtOIWVI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/jysWdGGzWPA/s1600-h/waxed+ducks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QDVtOIWVI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/jysWdGGzWPA/s320/waxed+ducks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436974321594030418" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>Waxed delicacies still remain a must-have food item for the upcoming Chinese New Year. Waxed duck or lap ngap in Cantonese, is made by preserving a flattened, deboned bird in salt, spices and fat. <br />
Extremely salty and leathery in texture, the duck is cut into bite-size pieces, steamed and eaten with rice congee or porridge.<br />
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QF4-qcw2I/AAAAAAAAARE/RdR-oHVMSGg/s1600-h/cookies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QF4-qcw2I/AAAAAAAAARE/RdR-oHVMSGg/s320/cookies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436977126594888546" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>Cookies for Chinese New Year selling for five jars for $6. Come Chinese New Year's Eve, the price will be slashed to about fifty cents per jar.<br />
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QF5tWxUGI/AAAAAAAAARM/_rSQnXf0oGw/s1600-h/ground+nuts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QF5tWxUGI/AAAAAAAAARM/_rSQnXf0oGw/s320/ground+nuts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436977139128815714" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>Groundnuts and melon seeds in different flavours. . .Groundnut is one of the popular or hot items during Chinese New Year. It symbolises longevity. The word 生 in 花生 (groundnuts in Chinese language) means life. Eating melon seeds suggest proliferation of offspring. Chinese like to play with words and symbols.<br />
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QF6POCTBI/AAAAAAAAARU/6s5bUThAZG0/s1600-h/lim+chee+guan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S3QF6POCTBI/AAAAAAAAARU/6s5bUThAZG0/s320/lim+chee+guan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436977148218985490" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center>Lim Chee Guan is the most popular bak kwa (barbecued dried pork) shop in Singapore. During the run up to Chinese New Year, be prepared to queue for long hours.イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-87557250542404942902010-02-05T20:30:00.016+08:002010-02-25T20:56:32.937+08:00Farewell to the Aussie Pig at the Singapore Airshow 2010.In Australian military and aviation circles, the F-111 Aardvark is affectionately known as the "Pig", due to its "Terrain Following" ability,<br />Singapore was privileged that the RAAF’s F-111C commemorated its last flight at the Singapore Airshow 2010 before flying into the sunset. The F-111C lighted up the skies above Changi Exhibition Centre (CEC), when it performed the trail-blazing “Dump and Burn” fuel dump, a procedure where the fuel is intentionally ignited using the aircraft's afterburner. This was awesome !<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/746fdC6FapU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/746fdC6FapU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" eight="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S4UonAi4ZUI/AAAAAAAAASU/SOZpRNNW1Dc/s1600-h/1040498-rs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S4UonAi4ZUI/AAAAAAAAASU/SOZpRNNW1Dc/s320/1040498-rs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441800375373423938" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#66ff99;">The RAAF is the sole remaining operator of the F-111C Aardvark strike aircraft. This Aardvark is from No 6 Squadron and flew in from RAAF Base Amberley, outside Ipswich, Queensland.<br> I am glad I had the chance to bid farewell to A8-138.</span><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S4UrrZvV86I/AAAAAAAAASk/F3rUZvI4xmc/s1600-h/1040472-rs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S4UrrZvV86I/AAAAAAAAASk/F3rUZvI4xmc/s320/1040472-rs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441803749390939042" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#66ff99;">Close-up view of the F-111C twin-engine swing-wing aircraft. It can take off and land at relatively low speeds with the wings swept forward, then fly at more than twice the speed of sound with its wings tucked back. It can fly close to the ground at supersonic speeds, following the terrain to avoid detection.</span><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S4UwYqXKd3I/AAAAAAAAASs/LJphEyscyJY/s1600-h/1040473_rs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S4UwYqXKd3I/AAAAAAAAASs/LJphEyscyJY/s320/1040473_rs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441808924993550194" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">You are looking at the business office of the Aardvark.</span></center><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S4UxJk-zExI/AAAAAAAAAS0/Ew3VzHRMb2Q/s1600-h/1040509_rs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/S4UxJk-zExI/AAAAAAAAAS0/Ew3VzHRMb2Q/s320/1040509_rs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441809765362766610" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><span style="color:#66ff99;">This is the hot end of the F-111C. Note the Aardvark's fuel vent (between the two exhaust nozzles).</span><br />More pictures taken at the Airshow can be viewed <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2051064&id=1493926643&l=8d55371651">HERE.</a><br /><br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-2741447760015479022009-12-20T18:36:00.018+08:002009-12-28T22:23:36.137+08:00MV Doulos - world’s oldest ocean-going passenger ship<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sy5Y-ma74rI/AAAAAAAAAQE/WdndEY5quo4/s1600-h/Poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sy5Y-ma74rI/AAAAAAAAAQE/WdndEY5quo4/s320/Poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417365234261942962" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br />Last Friday, I spent some time on board the MV Doulos. She is currently the world’s oldest ocean-going passenger ship with the hull built in 1914, just 2 years after the famous Titanic. This is her last voyage to Singapore as she is due to be decommissioned at the end of this year. What a great pity but understandable given the age of the ship.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sy5ZaNh5VXI/AAAAAAAAAQM/USZmT40JKXc/s1600-h/Doulos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sy5ZaNh5VXI/AAAAAAAAAQM/USZmT40JKXc/s320/Doulos.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417365708616586610" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br />MV Doulus arrived in Singapore a few days ago and will be here until December 26, 2009. She is currently docked at the Harbour Front, Vivo City.<br />This 94 year old ship has gone by many names over the years such as the SS Medina, the SS Roma, and the MV Franca C.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sy5Z5QnG2xI/AAAAAAAAAQU/rBp0qczk4Lw/s1600-h/LifeBoat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sy5Z5QnG2xI/AAAAAAAAAQU/rBp0qczk4Lw/s320/LifeBoat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417366242019695378" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">One of the life-boats on board Doulos.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br />Doulos (meaning "Servant" in Greek) is operated by the non-profit charity organization Gute Bücher für Alle (“Good Books for All”), based in Germany.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Szi-MYPEWpI/AAAAAAAAAQc/FfpB9L1AChQ/s1600-h/Doulos+side+view.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Szi-MYPEWpI/AAAAAAAAAQc/FfpB9L1AChQ/s320/Doulos+side+view.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420291271413750418" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">MV Doulos shifted from Vivo City to<br>the Marina at Keppel Bay on 27 Dec 2009.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br /><br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-10589876423239537042009-09-18T17:17:00.000+08:002009-11-03T17:19:19.847+08:00Dairy Farm Nature ParkWent for a walk yesterday morning in Singapore's newest nature park, the Dairy Farm Nature Park. Located just next to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, it was officially opened to the public on 5 September 2009.<br /><br />I was interested to take a look at the Singapore Quarry after reading the news reported on AsiaOne and National Parks Board.イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-21653336659963809602009-04-17T22:04:00.016+08:002009-08-31T20:11:08.830+08:00New Corolla Altis 10th Gen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SfHHl7oHb4I/AAAAAAAAAPc/MerNYHyvPdE/s1600-h/P1040267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SfHHl7oHb4I/AAAAAAAAAPc/MerNYHyvPdE/s320/P1040267.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328259288631046018" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br />Took delivery from BM this morning.<br /><br />According to Wikipedia, Altis was a location in what is today Peloponnese in Greece. Altis was also referred to as the Sanctuary of Zeus by the Greeks.<br /><br />The new Corolla Altis feels roomy and spacious. The floor in the back is virtually flat, so middle seat passengers will have less to complain about. Switching on the ignition the car starts with the smoothest sound. The engine is well refined with slick gearshift. The car accelerates smoothly and the steering wheel feels super light. Maneuvering the car is easy thanks to the light feel Electronic Power Steering.<br /><br />You'd be forgiven for mistaking the Altis for its expensive sibling, the Toyota Camry if it's the first time you see the car on the road. If you look at the picture of the Camry and Altis side-by-side, you will realize where the styling cues have been taken from.<br /><br />To view slide-show, click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37268025@N05/sets/72157617113578794/show/">here .</a><br /><br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-25092493597491480842009-03-26T19:43:00.013+08:002009-04-02T11:06:32.034+08:00Henderson WavesVisited Henderson Waves yesterday in the late morning. This 300-metre bridge is a part of Southern Ridges, a 9 km chain of greenery, which consist primarily of three large hill parks - Mount Faber Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park and Kent Ridge Park.<br />One end of the bridge connects to Telok Blangah Hill Park, whilst the other end connects to Mount Faber Park.<br />Henderson Waves was officially opened on 10 May 2008.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sctqx-ATQ0I/AAAAAAAAANI/UyXUw0_nOnk/s1600-h/hender2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sctqx-ATQ0I/AAAAAAAAANI/UyXUw0_nOnk/s320/hender2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317461191731397442" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">View from Telok Blangah Hill Park.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br /><br />The bridge has a unique wave-form made up of seven undulating curved steel “ribs” that alternately rise over and under its deck. The curved “ribs” form alcoves that function as shelters with seats within.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sctq4nRk6fI/AAAAAAAAANQ/Pv7iBdpnHxA/s1600-h/hender1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sctq4nRk6fI/AAAAAAAAANQ/Pv7iBdpnHxA/s320/hender1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317461305888926194" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">At a height of 36 metres or 12 storeys from the road, it's the<br> highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-231000840951875232009-02-18T11:18:00.005+08:002009-04-02T12:49:11.045+08:00Hornworm (Sphingidae)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SdRBwso-l1I/AAAAAAAAANg/WkLHlYu8tXc/s1600-h/0086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SdRBwso-l1I/AAAAAAAAANg/WkLHlYu8tXc/s320/0086.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319949364703958866" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">Sphinx Moth Caterpillar.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br />Stumbled across this little guy in HortPark feeding on the leaves of the Congea tomentosa (Shower orchid or Wooly congea).<br /><br />In the US, these caterpillars are called "hornworms" because they have a conspicuous horn or spine on the top of the last abdominal segment. Hornworms are the caterpillars of sphinx moths and are classified in the moth family Sphingidae, in the order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths).<br /><br />The name "sphinx" is probably in reference to the sphinx-like position that some of the caterpillars assume when disturbed.<br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-62928750759717944362009-01-03T11:29:00.015+08:002009-04-11T13:36:32.113+08:00Chinatown in SingaporeSingapore Chinatown is known to the locals as Niu Che Shui (牛车水) literally translated as “Ox-cart water” because during the 19th century Chinatown had to collect fresh water from the wells in Ann Siang Hill and Spring Street, using bullock-drawn carts.<br> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd1zL5DmnWI/AAAAAAAAAOA/0IRj19UOD6I/s1600-h/0247.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd1zL5DmnWI/AAAAAAAAAOA/0IRj19UOD6I/s320/0247.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322536982753484130" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">The year of the Ox is arriving soon and<br> Chinatown prepares to usher in the Ox.<br /></span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd13L08k94I/AAAAAAAAAOI/m_fI5l0u8uw/s1600-h/0242.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd13L08k94I/AAAAAAAAAOI/m_fI5l0u8uw/s320/0242.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322541379696785282" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">The senior citizens (ah-pek) absorbed in Chinese chess.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br />Senior citizens mainly the old chinese men ( otherwise locally known as ah-pek) spent their morning playing Chinese chess. This is my favourite shot . . . a very typical scene found in Chinatown. I love the different expressions found at each of their faces with regard to the game.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd13eAu9GGI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/6y0kWJJDVDM/s1600-h/0243.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd13eAu9GGI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/6y0kWJJDVDM/s320/0243.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322541692098517090" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">The heart of activity is in the Trengganu/Smith Streets area.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-25424745324546897442008-11-18T15:46:00.012+08:002009-03-26T20:08:17.295+08:00Marina BarrageOfficially opened on 31 October 2008, the Marina Barrage spans the 350-metre wide Marina Channel separating the water in Marina Basin from the seawater thus creating Singapore's 15th reservoir.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SWhS19i9seI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/deRP899H6Ro/s1600-h/P1030851.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SWhS19i9seI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/deRP899H6Ro/s320/P1030851.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289568849354404322" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;"> The Barrage.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br>Marina Barrage consists of a dam that also doubles as a pedestrian bridge that links from Marina South to Marina East.<br /><br />What better way to find out about this new dam than to go to the Barrage itself and take some photos since I heard that it's a pretty scenic place. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SWhTv9tKFVI/AAAAAAAAAMY/HBwWQLVyhMw/s1600-h/P1030850.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SWhTv9tKFVI/AAAAAAAAAMY/HBwWQLVyhMw/s320/P1030850.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289569845829571922" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;"> The Green Roof.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SWhUFaf6RXI/AAAAAAAAAMg/bM4RWKTFMeM/s1600-h/P1030843.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SWhUFaf6RXI/AAAAAAAAAMg/bM4RWKTFMeM/s320/P1030843.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289570214335890802" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;"> The city skyline looking towards the "Flyer".</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SWhUaIJroXI/AAAAAAAAAMo/wMXIC8hOSTk/s1600-h/P1030849.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SWhUaIJroXI/AAAAAAAAAMo/wMXIC8hOSTk/s320/P1030849.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289570570188071282" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">The viewing pad.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br><br />The photos turned out pretty well in spite of the overcast sky. Thankfully, I didn't get caught in the rain because I was only there for a short period of time.<br><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-40088943626214761302008-09-03T10:20:00.008+08:002009-04-11T11:33:30.687+08:00Alexandra ArchThe bridge, with its curved deck and tilted arch, spans across Alexandra Road like an opened leaf. On one end, it continues to Forest Walk, which is made up of an elevated walkway for pedestrians and earth trails for cyclists through the secondary forest of Telok Blangah Hill Park. On the other, it links via a floral path to the Horticulture Park - or HortPark for short.<br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd__P9C44II/AAAAAAAAAOY/vmRvt0QWE5k/s1600-h/Alex+arch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd__P9C44II/AAAAAAAAAOY/vmRvt0QWE5k/s320/Alex+arch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323253934125015170" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">Although white in colour during the day,<br> at night it is illuminated with colours. </span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd__QNq5xbI/AAAAAAAAAOg/qpi9nmcDSQg/s1600-h/bridge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd__QNq5xbI/AAAAAAAAAOg/qpi9nmcDSQg/s320/bridge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323253938587813298" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">The steel elevated walkway leading towards the Forest Walk</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br />The end of Alexandra Arch is the start of Forest Walk, a steel elevated walkway that one walks viewing the forest surrounding it.<br />Forest Walk can only be done in the daylight as there is no lamp-post. Not only that, there is also no toilet too but there are a few stairs that bring one down to the forest to answer nature’s call.<br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd__QZCmsOI/AAAAAAAAAOw/x7pC6mSdWas/s1600-h/0170.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd__QZCmsOI/AAAAAAAAAOw/x7pC6mSdWas/s320/0170.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323253941640016098" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">Long tailed Macaque, the guardian of Forest Walk.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd__QVumcEI/AAAAAAAAAOo/-O6ERLTgh_k/s1600-h/zig+zag+bridge.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/Sd__QVumcEI/AAAAAAAAAOo/-O6ERLTgh_k/s320/zig+zag+bridge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323253940750807106" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">Exiting the Forest Walk via this zig zag elevated steel walkway <br> will bring you to Telok Blangah Hill Park.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-63352649186286568582008-08-02T10:52:00.014+08:002008-10-02T19:26:31.839+08:00Quaint Lamp Posts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SORDzJtCPFI/AAAAAAAAAJs/9AESvjTJe-s/s1600-h/P1030527.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SORDzJtCPFI/AAAAAAAAAJs/9AESvjTJe-s/s320/P1030527.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252397611478039634" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center></span><justify><span style="color:#66ff99;">About thirty of these quaint lamp posts now at the old Seletar airbase will be preserved for use after the area is transformed into a modern aerospace hub. These quaint lamp posts are believed to date back to the British era. I find their ornamental design rather unique.</span></justify><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SORAt01GVNI/AAAAAAAAAJk/6_YKy1S3_t4/s1600-h/P1030556.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SORAt01GVNI/AAAAAAAAAJk/6_YKy1S3_t4/s320/P1030556.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252394221440488658" /></a><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center></span><justify><span style="color:#66ff99;"> These lamp posts will soon be taken down as they are affected by the major road works slated in the area. Let us hope that these too will also be re-installed at the Seletar Aerospace Park.</span></justify><br>イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-27259809223259313082008-07-07T23:14:00.022+08:002008-08-09T14:40:58.607+08:00Durian Fever<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJxKRoT9AuI/AAAAAAAAAFI/zxsFSxSJpdQ/s1600-h/Library+-+1881.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJxKRoT9AuI/AAAAAAAAAFI/zxsFSxSJpdQ/s320/Library+-+1881.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232138533837013730" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;"> 101 Durian Stall, Smith Street, Chinatown.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center></span></span><br>The King of Fruits, Durian, is in season now. This time around, Malaysia has a bumper harvest and truckloads of the spiky fruit are rolling in from across the Causeway everyday, causing the prices to plummet. For durian lovers in Singapore, this is truly music to their ears.<br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJxMCtWpcFI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/zDrHtdWllwE/s1600-h/Library+-+1882.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJxMCtWpcFI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/zDrHtdWllwE/s320/Library+-+1882.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232140476515709010" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">The Legendary 猫山王 Mao San Wang.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center></span></span><br>The durian most in demand this season is the new cultivar called "Cat Mountain King 猫山王" ("mao san wang"). Haven't tried it yet. It's a special crop and is only grown in Pahang... currently the most expensive in Singapore. ( from 15 to 20 bucks per kg). In Malaysia, the locals there call this fruit "Raja Kunyit". The legendary "mao san wang" durian is characterized by its small seeds and creamy flesh . . . sweet with a slight tinge of bitterness. <br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJxSkPYf1JI/AAAAAAAAAFg/g9TQ1UGTke4/s1600-h/Library+-+1885.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJxSkPYf1JI/AAAAAAAAAFg/g9TQ1UGTke4/s320/Library+-+1885.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232147649655723154" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">Al fresco dining.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center></span></span><br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJxXM0pVdJI/AAAAAAAAAFo/G46E3EYkPTw/s1600-h/Library+-+1888.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJxXM0pVdJI/AAAAAAAAAFo/G46E3EYkPTw/s320/Library+-+1888.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232152744899736722" /></a> <center><span style="color:#66ff99;">Even "Ang Mohs" cannot resist the durians.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center></span></span><br>My favourite stall is the one at Smith Street in Chinatown. Here we whack the durians "al fresco" style. I was surprised to see "ang mohs", Japanese ladies (tourists) and some Indian tourists tucking in the king of fruits like connoisseurs.<br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJxeL7UYE6I/AAAAAAAAAFw/z-zkUToL_AQ/s1600-h/Library+-+1884.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJxeL7UYE6I/AAAAAAAAAFw/z-zkUToL_AQ/s320/Library+-+1884.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232160426092401570" /></a> <center><span style="color:#66ff99;">The "kampong durians going for $2 per fruit".</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center></span></span><br>The price for the the "kampong" durians (or wild strains of durians) ranges from 50 cents per fruit to $10 for 3. ( prices depend on the size of the fruits ). As for me, I am quite happy with the usual "kampong" ones taking my picks from the 1 for $2 pile . . . small fruits but shiok. After eating 3 of these durians, I am too full to try others.<br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJ068fWADgI/AAAAAAAAAI0/E6NrCAQbvHI/s1600-h/P1020828.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJ068fWADgI/AAAAAAAAAI0/E6NrCAQbvHI/s320/P1020828.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232403152954723842" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">Oooh . . . Look at the bright yellow, custard like flesh ! .</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center></span></span><br>Also on display were the premium varieties such as D24, Golden Phoenix, XO, and D13, but I find them too overhyped and usually overpriced.<br /><br />A tip from the older folks to getting rid of the smell from your fingers. Get some water and pour it into the empty cavity of the durian shell and then wash your fingers using this "bowl". Some versions say add some salt into the water. Supposed to work very well.イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6703649.post-14327656889083526132008-06-28T14:58:00.012+08:002008-08-15T20:16:26.912+08:0055 year old hotel makes way for MRT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJ1ELvqSRkI/AAAAAAAAAI8/ONhWYS4uwdo/s1600-h/P1020818.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SJ1ELvqSRkI/AAAAAAAAAI8/ONhWYS4uwdo/s320/P1020818.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232413310637459010" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">The Preferred Budget Hotel in Singapore.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center></span></span><br>The latest to bite the demolition dust is the New 7th Storey Hotel in Rochor Road. Built in 1953, the New 7th Storey Hotel is a landmark of a bygone era. Evidenced by an ancient lift, probably the last mechanical lift in Singapore with its own operator and an exterior spiral staircase. This iconic spiral staircase has been a favourite backdrop for many photographers.<br><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SKVxi4nBXZI/AAAAAAAAAJE/xfjPPKndP3I/s1600-h/spiral+staircase.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q4lSNCnXhIQ/SKVxi4nBXZI/AAAAAAAAAJE/xfjPPKndP3I/s320/spiral+staircase.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234714986013613458" /></a><center><span style="color:#66ff99;">The Spiral Staircase at the rear of the Hotel.</span></center><center><span style="color:#ffff00;">Click on the above photo for high-res image</span></center></span></span><br>By the end of the year, The New 7th Storey Hotel will be demolished to make way for the new Bugis MRT station for the Downtown Line. The hotel’s owner and occupants will have to move out of the premises by the end of December.<br><br />However, I can’t help but to express my disappointment that this small but quaint hotel - popular among backpackers - has to go the way of the red-brick National Library Building in Stamford Road. Already fading in our memories, is the former National Theatre.イーポウサン Ee Poh Sanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13544510874890798118noreply@blogger.com0