This photos was taken 2 Saturdays ago at Wah Hoe with Noel and Family.

Cute little Drayden

Drayden’s mum – Ant

Drayden’s dad – Noel

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Boon has setup a Facebook group called, Challenge Your Photo.  This is a group to challenge your photo among the members.

No prize winning at all as this is just to prove yourself of what you can achieve and also to improve your photography skill.

Every fortnight, there will be a challenge for the members.

If you are a photographer and want to join our group challenge, add me as your Facebook contact so that I can invite you to our group. My Facebook page is, http://www.facebook.com/chiawy.

Here’s the photo I have submitted for this fortnight challenge.

Magic Pen which I used during primary and secondary school

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After my trip to the airport this afternoon, I head over to Jalan Besar Hawker Center to solve my craving for turtle soup for lunch.

But my main purpose is not for the turtle soup, but to take a few pictures of the majestic Parkview Square which was in the vicinity. While walking by Kelantan Street, I also snap a few shots of some tombstones.

Tombstone behind Malabar Mosque taken along Kelantan Street 1

Tombstone behind Malabar Mosque taken along Kelantan Street 2

Malabar Mosque

Tower of Malabar Mosque

The wall seperating the tombs from the street

Tombstone behind Malabar Mosque along Victoria Street

Parkview Square

Fibreglass statue of a man figure holding a white ball at the top of Parkview Square

Corridor at Parkview Square

The majestic Parkview Square tower

Golden Crane infront of Parkview Square tower

Golden Crane Soaring into the sky

Golden Crane Flying away from Parkview Square

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Just back from the Singapore Zoo with Noel and family. It’s nice to have outing with them cause I like to take photos of little Drayden. He is starting to walk more now, but still no that stable yet.

Yesterday while waiting for Noel and family for the duck tour, I decided to go to Lavender for a walk and came across this Tibetan temple.

Below is the description excerpted from Uniquely Singapore website:

Founded by Singapore-born Lama Thubten Namdrol Dorje in 2001, Thekchen Choling Singapore is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple that encompasses both the Tibetan & Chinese tradition. The temple conducts regular weekly teachings in English and Mandarin, chanting and prayer sessions. In order to realize one of the temple’s objectives to be an easily accessible place of refuge at all times of the day, Thekchen Choling is the first Tibetan Buddhist temple in Singapore to open 24 hours daily.

The main hall is available to all who seek a place of quiet, for prayers, for meditation at any time of the day. As a healing temple, Thekchen Choling also provides free TCM medical consulting service, acupuncture service and medicine two times a week in the temple. The temple’s social outreach program includes free medicine distribution, free meals and finance support, with emphasis for the poor and elderly. 

Some of the highlights of Thekchen Choling Singapore are: -  

• One of the biggest Mantra Wheel in Singapore, with most mantras filled (213 million mantras).
• One of the most unique lifesize Shakyamuni Buddha statue in Singapore, it is adorned with jewel ornaments as per the original traditions in Tibet and Nepal.
• The Special Thousand arm chenrizig(GuanYin) carved in Tibetan style is one of the biggest in Singapore.
• One of the biggest Guru Rinpoche(manifestation of Shakya Muni buddha) & Green Mother Tara statue in Singapore.

Here are some photos I took at the temple.

Tibetan prayer script

God statues in the temple

Tibetan prayer wheel 3

Giant Tibetan prayer wheel

Prayer Candle

Tibetan prayer wheel 2

Little girl spinning the prayer wheel

Tibetan prayer wheel 1

Bouquet of flowers for prayer 2

Bouquet of flowers for prayer 1

Was shooting around when this little boy request me to take a photo of him

Tibetan prayer stuff

Tibetan prayer flags 2

Tibetan prayer flags 1

Tibetan design influenced house

Pattern on concrete cubes

Will post the photos of the hippo tour later in the night, meanwhile enjoy the photos above

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Finally got a new Sony Ericsson G700 Business Edition on Friday night at Mobile Square, just in time for my In-camp-training in 2 weeks time. As mention in one of my previous blog post, this phone will be for use with my data SIM card when I need to access areas that do not allow camera phone.

Below are some photos of my new Sony Ericsson G700 Business Edition stack up with 3 of my other phones.

My 4 phones
Left to right: HTC Touch Pro, Nokia 5800, Sony Ericsson Business Edition and Nokia E61 

My 4 phones again

Comparing the width and length of my phones

Comparing the thickness
Top to bottom: HTC Touch Pro, Nokia 5800, Sony Ericsson G700 Business Edition and Nokia E61 

The buttons

The LCD screen

Perspective Profile of Sony Ericsson G700 Business Edition

Another view of my Sony Ericsson G700 Business Edition

Back view of Sony Ericsson G700 Business Edition. See there’s no camera

The side connector for charging, sync and earpiece

Underside of Sony Ericsson G700 Business Edition. No connectors, just a mic

Sony Ericsson G700 Business Edition

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Wonderful eh?! I mean the weather, one moment it’s bloody sunny and warm, the next moment it rains like hell. And these freakish weather has been making me sick.

Just pray that the virus inside me mutate into a new strain of virus that no bloody scientist have a vaccine for it.

Water droplets on the window pane

Rain water dripping from the laundry pole support plate

Amoxicillin, antibiotics to fight the virus and bacteria in my body

Mefenamic acid, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to treat pain. To stop my body ache.

Paracetamol, for my fever

But I won’t be eating a single piece of these medicine, I will let the virus inside me mutate and wipe out the human race… muhahahahahaha

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It’s the May Day Holiday in Singapore today.

Having lunch with my brother, sister-in-law, my mum and my brother’s in-laws at Causeway Point’s Soup Restaurant.

Yummy braised peanut

The dish order list

Soup Restaurant wet tissue

Veg soup

Yang Zhou Fried Rice

Prawn with beancurd cooked with ketchup

Soup Restaurant’s Signature dish, Steamed Chicken served with shredded ginger

Venison

Steamed freshwater catfish, taste nice without muddy smell and taste.

Steamed chicken served with lettuces and garnished with shredded ginger

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Took some photos with my Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.5 telezoom lens around Toa Payoh Park last evening.

Water Lotus 

Toa Payoh Park Tower 

Island in the middle of pond

Toa Payoh HDB Hub

Block of pattern

Cattail

Evening traffic at PIE

These last 2 photos were taken at the overhead bridge at Toa Payoh Park, PIE. Photos were taken at 270mm f8.

Hmmm… where did that fellow swim to?

Hey China babe, look here…

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writing this blog post on my blog-friendly Nokia 5800.

Wonder if I can attach an image taken with my Nokia 5800.

hard drive

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Thanks to Boon, finally I got my Flickr account registered and know how to use photos link from Flickr for this blog.

Thank you Boon.

Droplet on leave

White Orchid

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