Flight of the Albatross
The one year anniversary of the start of the pandemic has come and gone, and we are still no closer … Continue reading Flight of the Albatross
Crocodile Spotting (And other reptiles)
Very often you wouldn’t think of Singapore and crocodiles being together, given that Singapore is a cosmopolitan city of almost 6 million people, filled with skyscrapers, shopping malls, and high rise apartments. But yes, crocodiles are native to Singapore and you can usually spot them lurking in the northern nature reserve of Sungei Buloh.
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Island Hopping (Singapore Edition)
The Old Jetty at St John’s Island
It’s almost the end of 2020 and international leisure travel is still not allowed for most countries. So we are all pretty much stuck in Singapore. With 5.6 million people crowded into an island city state of roughly 50 km wide by 30 km tall, there’s only so many places you can go to rediscover your local neighbourhoods. So how about going off the main island?
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Shop Launch
It’s taken a long time, but I’ve finally got my blog’s e-commerce page up. I must admit that the journey … Continue reading Shop Launch
Secret Retreats
So here we are 9 months into 2020 and we are still stuck at home unable to travel for leisure … Continue reading Secret Retreats
The Pandemic National Day
This year’s National Day Celebration was decidedly different from every other year since Singapore gained independence. There’s always a huge parade with military hardware on display, performances by artistes and a really huge fireworks show in the evening. This is also a time to show your patriotism to the country, and many of us showed that patriotism by packing our bags and leaving Singapore for a short holiday usually to the nearby South East Asian countries.
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The Power of 2
With most travel being cancelled for 2020, I took some time to look through some of my photos from past trips. It’s a great way to reminiscence on places and people, and perhaps find some insight which I missed out because I was busy catching up with work after a trip.
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Sound of Silence
With most of the world under some form of lockdown, it’s been a strange time for a lot of people. Governments have been trying to avoid the negative connotations of the word “Lockdown” and have come up with creative terms and acronyms to describe this. We hear of “Shelter At Home”, “Movement Control Order” and the most unusual term used by the Singapore government; “Circuit Breaker”.
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The Bird’s Eye View
It’s been quite a long time since I’ve updated posts in this section. While camera bodies and lenses may change every now and then, their main purpose remains the same – to take a photo. With modern technology today, comes the drone, a flying camera which allows photographers like me to look at photography from a new angle.
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Life on the Delta
It’s surprising how events have turned out. In February, alarms were being raised about COVID19 but few countries seemed to have heeded them seriously. And now in March through April, half of the world is on lockdown, planes and ships are mostly grounded, travelling is virtually non-existent and almost everyone is confined at home. So here is a trip made just before Stay At Home became vogue.
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