I never miss Singapore. I love travelling and I love the cultural exposures, but somehow.. Maybe it's the crowd. Anyway, coming back to Singapore after a decade does gave me a better chance to get acquainted and I do find a spot that I might get comfy. Not Orchard Road, hell no....It's the rightly named Oasis of Cool and Extended Walk at Ann Siang Hill Park area. I went during the weekends and weekdays. It's somehow pretty calming for me.
Silent arches and figurines standing still amidst the blowing winds and bristling leaves.
I love the simple and stoic Nagore Durgha Shrine. Silence do express much more than words.
Looking over the doors, I see them all opening and doves flying towards the bright sunshine. Funny eh... How we tend to relate places of worship with lights and birds. These are all effects of too much impressions implanted into our heads since young. Photos.. Idiot box.. Anyway,
I do not really like the look of this supposedly one of the oldest temples in Singapore. The bright colours and compact deco just shouting commercialisation. Erghh... The only remnants of historical expression I find is the rooftop.
Dragons in the sky overseeing the community. May we all blessed with good health!
Sometimes it's hard to manage how much exposure I'd like for these shots. I'd like the bright lights but I'd like some colours to my photos too. But I thought this turns out quite ok.
I anticipated lots of greeneries when walking into Ann Siang Hill Park, only to find it all blocked by the shops' backdoors.
Silver lining beyond the dull cloudy walk, there are rows and rows of beautiful buildings of the past. Love the airy windows of yesteryears.
Why do we need standardisation? Why ignore the uniqueness within us?
This is the best place I found in Singapore! "Books Actually". That's a place to remember.
I love books. I do not believe that IT and television can ever take away the beauty of words and our own free will of imaginations. And this place seems to spell out all the good things in life. For me, at least.
The first picture that greets me when I stepped into the shop are cameras. Get it?
It's a small boutique shop of all things I hold dear. Meaningful literature, fanciful arts and beautiful past.
Simple deco at a contrast of black & white background. Who says books are boring? It's a matter of how we look at it.
The likes of classics and children ladybirds. What's not to love?
And all these settings with a background of jazzy french. Wow.. awesome!
All I can say is that, I finally found something in Singapore!
And the walk home will not be filled with void impressions of rushing souls and greying blocks.