2020 — A Year We Will Not Forget

No tape is gonna stop this cat from resting on this bench!

It started off like any other year. Although the Wuhan virus has been brewing in China, it has not reached our shores. Life was pretty much normal. We had our Chinese New Year celebrations, River Hongbao, and Chingay, which I attended for the first time. Lockdown Circuit Breaker Things started heading south from Feb, leading… Continue reading 2020 — A Year We Will Not Forget

Celebrating a Very Different National Day 2020

The year 2020 shall go down in history as the year of COVID-19. With the worldwide spread of COVID-19, many major activities, including the Tokyo Olympics has been cancelled. Earlier in the year, I had thought that there won’t be a National Day Parade this year as well, but the organising committee had other plans.… Continue reading Celebrating a Very Different National Day 2020

Reliving the National Day 2004 at the old National Stadium

I was looking through my archives when I came across the photos I took during the 2004 National Day Parade. It was still held at the grand dame that is the National Stadium, which sadly has been demolished, and replaced with an overpriced structure which did not make a good NDP location. This is probably… Continue reading Reliving the National Day 2004 at the old National Stadium

Funan Reborn

Exactly three years ago today (30 June 2016), Funan Digitalife Mall opened its doors to the public for the last time. The mall was subsequently demolished, and underwent a major revamp costing $560 million. Fast-forward to today, the mall opened again, ahead of schedule, on 28 June 2019. I braved the crowds to have a… Continue reading Funan Reborn

Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse in Singapore

On 31 January of 2018, sky watchers were treated to a rare astronomical event—a trifecta of a supermoon, blue moon as well as a blood moon. The last time this occurred was over 150 years ago, in 1866. A supermoon occurs when the moon is at the closest point to earth in its orbit, making… Continue reading Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse in Singapore

Wrath of the Gods

According to the National Environmental Agency (NEA), Singapore has the world’s highest occurrence of lightning activity in the world. As we approach the monsoon season, we experience more thunderstorms throughout the day and night. Yesterday is one such night where there’s large storm, accompanied with a intense lightshow of lightning bolts. After the rain has subsided enough to let… Continue reading Wrath of the Gods

Shooting the Milky Way for the First Time

Although I had the opportunity and luck to have seen and shot the Aurora Borealis, I have never seen (much less shot) the milky way. Singapore is just too light polluted and cloudy to ever see it, so the only way is to get out of here. So, when a friend asked if I want… Continue reading Shooting the Milky Way for the First Time

Gardens by the Bay Turns Five With Gardens Extravaganza Special

It didn’t seem that long that the Gardens by the Bay first opened, but time flies and it’s been five years! To celebrate their fifth anniversary, Gardens by the Bay organised a series of events, and one of them is the Gardens Extravaganza Special. The multimedia show combining 3D projection mapping, fire/pyrotechnics, acrobats and trapezes took… Continue reading Gardens by the Bay Turns Five With Gardens Extravaganza Special