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A while back I wondered when the monkeys at MacRitchie Nature Reserve would overcome the new monkey-proof trash bins introduced by NEA*. (s...

Poor sad rich man! Sheldon Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands and one of the richest man in the world, is disappointed, apologetic and s...

I have taken this post down temporarily on the advise of the authorities. Unfortunately, there are some who " can't handle the tru...

The waterfront park at Punggol was officially opened to the public yesterday. But I just couldn't help laughing at the newspaper report...

I was just told of a neat trick which is supposedly used by the emergency services staff. How to make an elevator proceed non stop to the f...

If you drive along Alexandra Road, you might be able to spot an old disused bridge near the Alexandra Arch, just opposite the Hort Park. ...

Saw these at Toa Payoh Central Park.  There's also another set at Adam Park on Lornie Road. Cute.

This morning, I awoke to read with a bit of concern, an article in the Straits Times. Straits Times, 14 Oct 2011.      Click for larger ...

Complaints of overcrowding on the trains have escalated over the past few years and reached a crescendo just before the recent general elect...

I really appreciate that friends and even strangers and well wishers visit my photo blog . Comments and compliments from you all really make...

I like to watch Thai TV commercials because they're funny and humorous most of the time. You don't need to understand the language ...

The public bus duopoly, SBS Transit and SMRT, today increased their fares by 1% as allowed by the Public Transport Council . For most commut...

Today I did a typically Singaporean thing. I went to the SMRT Circle Line Open House! Free unlimited rides between Caldecott and Harbourf...

Are you depressed over your size?  Do you feel the world is unfair because you are fat? Want to loose 20kgs and find happiness?  Now there...

Quirky things happen all around us but at times we just don't open our eyes wide enough to notice it. But lately I did notice a peculia...

I guess I am at that age when we " senior citizens " start showing symptoms of a mid life crisis! No, I haven't considered b...

For the past 192 years, Singapore has been using the British manner of English, or what we would say, "the Queen's English" or...

I was on my way to Kampong Glam for a photo shoot when I stopped by Alexandra Village for a bite. Across the street, I noticed a building t...

I just finished my 3rd reading of Umberto Eco's novel The Name of the Rose . This time it took me all of 20 days to get through this to...

To many people in Singapore, Novena  means either the MRT station at Thomson Road,  the shopping malls that grew around it or simply that up...

More monkey business... The macaques have always been a nuisance in the areas around the nature reserves. They forage for food not only i...

I have to cross an overhead pedestrian bridge along Lornie Road each time I go to work. This bridge is actually pwned by a troop of macaque...

After finishing my previous blog on the tip from my wife about the old steel bridge at Bukit Panjang, I showed the missus the pictures I to...

Some of you may know that I have embarked on a quixotic adventure to photograph all the overhead pedestrian bridges in Singapore. My wife th...

I checked the traffic on my blogs today and, for some reason which I am unaware of, the most read article is " Old bus stops in Singapo...