Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Where we stay, work and shop

Sunset at HDB estate
While the sun sets among the HDB flats, the road lamps start to light up.

Citibank next to Conrad
Citibank building with its neighbour and more square windows.

Vanguard and Raffles City
The old and short Vanguard Building posed against the modern and tall Raffles City.

Vanguard building
The old Vanguard Building standing strong beneath a blanket of cotton wool clouds.

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Sushi and ramen feast

On the sushi belt
Plates of sushi on the sushi belt, coming over to tempt you!

California maki
If only there are more roes on this California maki.

Salmon mango temaki
Salmon mango temaki is definitely the uniquely tropical sushi you can't find in Japan!

A really large bowl of ramen
Look at the size of the ramen bowl!

Teriyaki chicken ramen
The thick soup, tasty teriyaki chicken, smooth yolk and ramen that bounces on your teeth!

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone, at Sakae Sushi, Wisma Atria.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Outside the huge and expensive ION

The gigantic nutmeg outside Ion
A huge nutmeg placed at the entrance of ION on Orchard Road.

The gigantic nutmeg outside Ion
Looking up the huge nutmeg, suddenly found the roof of ION is been held up by pillars that look like trees.

The gigantic nutmeg outside Ion
Looking at the ION entrance from the big round nutmeg.

Looking at CK Tangs from Ion
A lone CK Tangs tower viewed from ION, Orchard Road.

The luxurious LV shop at Ion
Looking up the glamorous storefront of Louis Vuitton shop at ION, Orchard Road.

Long red curvy seat outside Ion
Taking a shopping break on the long curvy red seat outside ION, Orchard Road.

Grammy taking picture outside Ion
Saw this grandma taking picture outside ION, and she was using a DSLR! How professional!

Boy playing with fountain outside Ion
Little boy looking at the fountain water spraying onto his pants!

Ion at night
ION all lit up in the night.

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Museums visit

Old Ford Factory
Signboard of the Old Ford Factory rising among the trees.

Ancient statue with modern notebook
A statue of an ancient woman holding a modern notebook in the National Museum, Singapore.

Reminds me of steam buns
"First Upper Floor of Fridericianum" by Gert Robijns (original by German artist Herman Pitz) as seen in the aStory of the Image exhibition.

Taking picture with the horse
"In Flanders Field" by Berlinde de Brucykere, where the image is derived from memories of war, as seen in the aStory of the Image exhibition.

Traditional Paranakan designs

Bronze cat and white gate
A little cat statue resting before the gate of Paranakan Museum.

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

When did you last look up to the ceiling?

Lanterns in Food Republic
Rows of lanterns hanging on the ceiling of a food-court. The ceiling lights are too glaring but by converting to monochrome, I could make them work with the lanterns instead of against them.

Inside Esplanade
The complicated webs found on the Esplanade ceiling. Since the color version is monotone anyway, I converted it to monochrome to make the structure stand out more.

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Around HDB Estates

At the ground floor of a HDB flat
At ground floor of a new HDB estate, a long corridor cuts across, giving a surreal sense of perspective.

Old HDB flats at Chinatown
In an old HDB estate like Chinatown, people are still hanging out their washed clothes on bamboos to dry.

Dog with shoes
A maid in slippers strolling with a dog in shoes.

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Two brown food two different textures

Roast chicken with samba sauce
Roast chicken with samba sauce. The oily yet crispy looking skin plus the red and hot looking samba sauce, how could you even resist?

Carrot cake
The smoothness of the thick white cream on the carrot cake brings out the dryness of the cake, yet at the same time makes it look fulfilling.

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone. The roast chicken with samba sauce is from Jack's Place, which is also famous for its samba steak. The carrot cake is from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf cafe.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Lunch at a Hong Kong cafe

Hong Kong Char Siew Rice
Char siew rice. The char siew that were juicy but not too sweet were a mixture of fat and skinny meat that you just can't stop chewing!

Fried carrot cake
Fried carrot cake. Crispy on the outside, soft and tender on the inside! Plus the fried hebihiam spread on top, really an appetiser to die for!

Mango pudding
Mango pudding is a norm dessert at most Chinese restaurants.

This C.Nai Hong Kong cafe located in East Coast Park serves almost authentic and delicious Hong Kong fare. The only issue is that they are slightly on the pricey side.

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Different looks of clouds in Singapore

Trees and flats
Is there winter in Singapore? Nope, it's just a hot afternoon and these are just some pre full-bloom trees.

HDB flats
Does this look like somebody has just washed the sky and left a bunch of soap bubbles?

HDB flats
At times, the clouds are so beautiful that the sky looks like a piece of oil painting!

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Quiet alley towards Raffles City

Raffles City
A quiet alley with old buildings on the sides, leading towards the new and trendy Raffles City

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Ice-cream for a hot day

Iced macha with sesame ice-cream
A very Japanese iced macha with sesame ice-cream

Iced macha with sesame ice-cream
Sesame ice-cream melting away into the iced macha

Chocolate and Ice-cream Fondue
Chocolate fondue with ice-cream and fruits

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone. The large variety of iced macha dessert are from MOF , Bugis junction branch. The chocolate fondue is from Swensen's Ice-cream. If you ask me, I still prefer their old school Banana Split!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Vivocity by the Sea

Snowman at Vivocity
Gigantic snowman at Vivocity looking across to Sentosa.

A fountain at Vivocity
A fountain at Vivocity where water rush down quickly into the little hole.

Sentosa from Vivocity
View of Sentosa and ships from Vivocity.

Walkway outside Vivocity
On the walkway outside Vivocity, one could relax and see the monorails pass by.

Walkway outside Vivocity
Wooden walkway with metal rails outside Vivocity.

On Vivocity roof-top
Crossroad found in the little garden on Vivocity roof-top.

On Vivocity roof-top
A curve bench overlooking one of the water pools on Vivocity roof-top.


Vivocity is a huge shopping mall by the sea and overlooking Sentosa island. From there, tourists could take the monorail to Sentosa. At the roof top, there are pools of water for the children to play in.

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Everybody needs to take a break!

Old man resting in NTUC
Old man taking a break in NTUC supermarket

Monsters in NYDC
Monsters taking a break in NYDC cafe

Photographs are taken using Nokia N97 camera phone.