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2017 Week 28 Gallery: A Stop At The Art Science Museum

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Singapore 2017: Art Science Museum Window SceneSingapore 2017: Visit With Little Girl At The Art Science Museum

I was almost embarrassed to say that I dropped by the Marina Bay Sands again. Embarrassed because once again, I find myself pressed for places to visit and explore in tiny Singapore. That tends to happen when you have an entire country crammed into 719 square kilometers. Sure there are several alternative destinations other than the usual conventional choices, but those are not necessarily places you feel is worth your time and energy travelling to visit. There are good reasons why those “usual, popular, conventional choices” remain as the usual, popular, conventional choices. 😉 Most of the time, you end up visiting the same handful of places whenever there is an off-day. Continue reading →

2017 Week 24: Singapore War Memorial Park, Random Reflections Of The Occupation

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Singapore 2017: Second World War Memorial ParkSingapore 2017: The War Memorial, A Flower For The Lost
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Singapore went through a Japanese occupation during the world war 2. The island has had an overwhelmingly Chinese-majority population which lent their brethren in mainland China a lot of money and support in their fight against Japan. So when Singapore finally fell to the Japanese, the revenge of the occupiers was brutal. Continue reading →

2017 Week 15 Gallery: Snippets Of Paris

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Paris 2017: Winter Along River Seine In The CityParis 2017: Along The River Seine In Winter

To continue from my previous post, in this post I will finally get to discuss about some serious impressions I have of Paris. Continue reading →

2017 Week 14 Gallery: Paris And The Louvre

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Paris 2017: In The Louvre Pyramid In WinterParis 2017: The Louvre Pyramid Entrance

Paris was… is not all what mainstream opinion would want you to believe it is. The strongest sentiments come from what I call the “common ladies’ fantasy”. In this version of foreign perception, Paris is a utopic dream destination where all your romantic dreams are fulfilled. Of course the naïve souls have never visited the place, or just spent a few days visiting as part of a Europe tour.

So after spending almost two weeks in Paris as part of my work, one of my new favourite pastimes now is crushing the shallow Parisian dreams of silly girls. Woo-hoo! Continue reading →

Singapore 2017 Week 4: Little India

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Singapore 2016: Little India - Tourists At The Coconut StoreSingapore 2016: Little India – Coconuts With The Family

Little India in Singapore is the Indian equivalent of the Chinatowns that are common all over the world. New migrants started their lives in their new country by gathering, meeting, and living in a specific area. Then that area becomes a Chinatown, or a Little France, or a Little Mexico, or in this case – a Little India. Continue reading →

Singapore 2017: Week 2 – Bugis Street

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The term “Bugis street” is misleading. It really isn’t a street any more. The original Bugis Street had some un-savoury history behind it. It was a place of bars, pubs, foreign sailors, other assorted foreigners with specific sexual preferences, and groups of transvestites who provided services to them… Indeed, the whole affair with the transvestites was really Bugis Street’s claim to fame, or notoriety.

The Bugis Street of today sits across the road from where it used to be. The old location has become part of a large shopping mall and a reputable (and expensive!) high-class hotel. The new Bugis Street is a low-priced bazaar-style shopping mall selling cheap clothes, gifts, accessories and tourist souvenirs.

Singapore 2016: Bugis Street Bazaar - The I Love Singapore ShopSingapore 2016: Bugis Street – The Tourist Souvenir Shop

Now to answer an important question – is it worth visiting? Continue reading →

Singapore 2016 Week 52: Modern And Historic Architecture

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Well it’s been too long since I have shared any images as I was busy messing around with Affinity Photo. Here is a set of architecture images – from a mix of modern and historic subjects. All images here were taken with a Nikon D610 and the Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED.

Singapore 2016: Dhoby Gaut Underground Train StationSingapore 2016: Dhoby Gaut Underground Train Station

Staff in a subway in general are very wary of people taking pictures around for two reasons. Continue reading →

Tokyo 2016: Streets Of Akihabara And A Glimpse Of Haneda (Gallery)

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Tokyo 2016: Streets of Akihabara 2Tokyo 2016: Street of Akibahara 1
Nikon D610, 26mm, f/8, 1/200, ISO 100

I have a personal theory that visitors to Akihabara would react in five different ways. They are:

1. The locals
We’ve gotten used to the craziness.

2. The nerd
This is awesome and I’m in paradise.

3. The confused
I don’t know what’s going on. Please get me out of here.

4. The traumatized
My brain has shut down as a form of protection from information and emotional overload. Continue reading →