New Gear for Next Year

I had wanted to find a smaller backpack camera bag and I ended up concluding that a new system is needed after I was impressed with their first X100 offering.

Fuji X system

Rule the Kitchen

I decided to take over the kitchen on Christmas Day 2014 from my wife's confinement nanny. I had to have instructions on how to make the salad and canned soup from my wife. The pork chop on the WMF grill plate came out nice and so did the roasted chicken from the oven.

Roasted Chicken

The Spread with Coke + Lemon

Close Up View

First Month Celebrations

Its been nearly a month since my second boy was born. Time for some celebrations. Here's the catered food.

The desert was not in the picture.

Bottom and Top Views

I felt like a fish out of water while I walked from the car park to the photo assignment place.

View from Ground Level

View from Level 32

9 Vehicles Pile Up

This happened on a lazy Sunday at Hougang Ave 4 where I frequent the TCM shop, cake shop, hawker food and the NTUC Supermarket.

It was reported in the papers as a 9 vehicles pile up after one of them lost control.

This car nearly went into the coffee shop

Crowded but control crowd

Inspiration for many as the 4D Lottery shop is across this street

Wet Weather

Wet Weather is upon us. The storms are getting bigger.

Approaching Storm

Maritime Nation

I was seated at the rear of this Silkair flight and had the whole row for myself. This is the view as the plane approved for landing.

Ships Ahoy!

Day and Night City Scenes

I was at Raffles General Hospital for the delivery of my second son. This was the view from my wife's bed.

7 plus am view

Near 7 pm view. Shot this at a higher angle to use the blind to block the room lights.

Lift Control

Maybe R2D2 and C3P0 was here commanding this lift before.

At Shun Li Industry Park

Hat's Off

I was having a late lunch at the food court near my block. I saw this hat left on one of the concrete safety barriers besides a chair on this rainy day.

Hat's Off

Vegetable Baskets

I found these old vegetable baskets, probably used in a wet market, abandoned at a relatively high level of my block's car park. Strange place to throw them away, especially since it is nicely tied up.

The next day it was gone. I am wondering perhaps they were just there temporary.

Abandoned or Placed

Worn Out Buttons

I was at Changi Terminal 3 and used the AXN machine to make payment to my credit card. I noticed that the buttons were well used. It reminded me of my time as a design engineer when I encountered the same problem. The root cause then were (1) customers had used moisturiser on their hands (likely given the profile in Changi Airport) and (2) no UV coat to protect the paint on the button.

Experienced Button/Engineer

Rainy Season

Since the middle of November, it has been raining almost every day. Sometimes, in the morning; others in the afternoon; mostly in the evening.

Bugis

Padi Fields in the Morning

This is taken from the train as it heads out from Medan city centre to the airport.

Recent planting

Padi field and the glory of the morning

An erupting volcano at the back

Another view of the erupting volcano

Recently planted

More of the erupting volcano

Waiting for planting

A Blast from the Past

These are hand dryers design from the 70s. I remember seeing this when I was a young child.

View from Straight On.

View from near the bottom. The warm air outlet and the designer lines.

Street food of Medan

A scene taken from the back of a taxi.

Ayam Penyet at the street corner

This meal was taken in the evening when eating at a street full of street hawkers.

Padang Satay. Satay with Spicy Sauce.

 This was taken after the meal at the street hawker.

Fried Kway Tiao and Bee Hoon with Teh Botol.

Pasar Hindu

I pass this market for Hindus in Medan on many occasions. I had wanted to walk the market in day time and take some pictures. In fact, even when it is closed, it has many photo opportunities as well.

The Market is located at the T-junction. Scene from the peak hour.

The market in the afternoon.

View of the market as the taxi passed the market.

South of Asia

I was at the southern most part of continental Asia - or so the sign says. The staircase to the twin observation towers.

Nice evening light

Full or Empty

Too many people are posting of what they are eating. How about at the end? Was it good enough given the look of the food presentation.

The ending is important.

Japanese Miso Noodle

Wan Tun Mee

 

Cashew Chicken, Kang Kong, Sweet & Sour Fish, Tohu Georing

Fried Bee Hoon (Top); Fried Kway Tiao (Bottom)

Chicken Burger

Chicken Rice

Vegetarian Bee Hoon

Mee Rebus

The Bug Stops Here

This is a Singapore Police poster to stop shoplifting.

I saw a dead spider on one of the fingers.

Waterfall - Man Made

I remembered visiting Jurong Bird Park when I was young in the early 1970s during Chinese New year. The park was opened in 1971. The waterfall was touted as the world's largest man-made water fall.

When I visited it nearly 40 years on, the waterfall is now the world's largest aviary waterfall. Things change. Progress has been made by others. Don't keep still. Keep moving!

Taken with Fuji X100

Hot spot for a photo by the waterfall

Street Food

After buying the kue lapis, it was time for some street food. The difference in Medan was that you sit down in an eating place, order your food, and you can also order food from another store down the street!

Chicken Porridge Store

The Chilli

The Century Egg

I guess I started eating and had forgotten to take the rest of the street food that came along!