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.

Haw Par Villa - Singapore

A theme park depicting scenes from the Chinese mythology, Haw Par Villa was originally built in 1937 by the Aw brothers, inventors and manufacturers of the well known Tiger Balm. The park has since gone through good and bad days. Some areas are now derelict and closed to visitors.

Pu Ehr cha - A taste of China

Pu-ehr tea is a fermented tea produced in the Chinese province of Yunnan. It is usually compressed and shaped into cakes or discs and aged. Pictured above is a tea set from Chengdu used to brew pu-ehr bought in a specialist shop in Chinatown / Singapore.