Local scene - Kluang

An old car still in use.

Classic Mercedes-Benz

Classic Mercedes-Benz in front of a local shophouse in Kluang.

Kluang - Street corner

A red car by a blue shop house. Nice combination. 

Abandoned rail cars - details

Abandoned railway cars

Beside Kluang station, a few railway cars that have clearly been abandoned to rust on unused tracks.

Kluang train station

Waiting area and sign.

Clearly the sign was never updated as express trains do stop at Kluang station. At least I well wish so as the ticket I am holding is to board an express train... It did stop, and for at least 10 minutes!

Kluang RailCoffee

An old coffee shop within the train station of Kluang, which serves local coffee and breakfast, consisting of eggs and kaya on buttered toasts.

Kluang KTM train station

 Kluang can be reached by train from Singapore. The ride last 2 1/4 hours through Johor Bahru and palm plantations. 

Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple - Johor Bahru

Deities in a temple were all walls and ceiling are made of glass tiles.

Shop gates along the Old Street - Johor Bahru

Old Street - Johor Bahru

The charm of the old streets. 

Duck rice and hairdresser - Johor Bahru

A huge featherless cooked duck marks a take-away restaurant, located just beside a hairdresser.

Reflection - Johor Bahru

Image of modern Johor Bahru. 

Johor Strait - Johor Bahru

The Johor Strait as viewed from the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque in Johor Bahru. The strait defines the border between Singapore and Malaysia.

Sultan Ibrahim Building - Johor Bahru

Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim is the former state secretariat building of Johor. Its construction was completed in 1940 and was supposed to hold the British colonial government.

Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque - Johor Bahru

The mosque was built between 1892 and 1900 under the direction of Sultan Abu Bakar. His anglophile sentiments are clearly visible in the colonial English Victorian architecture of the building, with the minarets designed in the form of British 19th century clock towers.

Bridge over the Marina

Keppel Bay Vista bridge by the Marina at Keppel Bay. Interestingly, I was not allowed to take pictures of the boat at anchorage with the Reflection @ Keppel Bay in the backgound as a self important security guard stopped me and informed me that "pictures with DSLR are not allowed for security reasons". In my mind I thought that I should go back, use a quality point and shoot, stitch up a high resolution panorama out of 20 images and post it on the net... While we had planned to have a meal at the Marina, we changed our plan as we were clearly not welcomed.

Rock the tree

Bukit Batok Nature Park.

Little Guilin - Singapore

Little Guilin at dusk.

Haw Par Villa - Singapore

Representation of the Goddess of Mercy. Evening lights.