Singapore Spot a Spot / 点出景点

May 23, 2013
by Sydney Fong 7 Comments

Dragons in the Temple

Dragons carry a significant role in Chinese culture. It symbolizes a ranking, prosperity and fortune. By engraving or sculpting dragon on building monuments, it enhances the strength and appearance of the architectural language.

Shots I have captured from Bright Hill Temple ensemble the dragon symbols. Rail post wrapped around with carved dragon, size of 20cm in diameter and 45cm in height. It envelops the place for offerings where visitors pay respect to their ancestors.

A pair of magnificent butterfly-like beams, painted with dragon’s character proudly tie down to the frame of the holy minder.

The wall art revealing the interesting and legendary myths.

The temples are guided and guarded by the dragons sitting on the roof ridge. It clearly defines a place with respectable reputation and status.

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May 20, 2013
by Sydney Fong 23 Comments

Arches of the Golden Shower

These arches were cheerfully designed and display with massive Golden Shower Orchids. Oncidium Goldiana is the first hybrid produced by Singapore Botanic Gardens’ orchid programme in 1939.

It has two common names, Golden Shower and Dancing Lady.

The name, Golden Shower arises from the numerous blooming in striking yellow, looking like golden showers in a mass presentation.

The name, Dancing Lady arises from individual flower that looks like dancing lady dancing in her ballroom dress.

Anyone there would like to dance with her under the delightful arches, or just walk through and get showered by this vibrant flora?

May 19, 2013
by Sydney Fong 13 Comments

What a sparking day at Punggol Promenade

“Lalang” in Malay, common name has known as blady grass. This special fibre-optics Lalang lights beautifully blend in with the lalang plants along the Sungei Serangoon. It’s supported by refine metal conduit pipes, skillfully curved it with a warm and cozy feeling for park-goers.

Besides lighting up in the night, I have another eyes for the sunlight grow on this particular lighting’s body.

As the sun goes higher and higher, the hot spot getting brighter and brighter.

The inner is support by metal pipes and outside wrapped by hard rubber.

A magical blur effect beautifully blends with the assorted colors.

Some look like stainless steel.

Some look like gold.

Some look like platinum.

And some mixed.

Most importantly, they are there together sharing a sparking day with us!

May 18, 2013
by Sydney Fong 27 Comments

A big bird cage in Orchid Garden

There is a bird cage-like green house in Orchid Garden, Singapore Botanic Gardens. It almost fully covers with lash green, and Orchids are the main actors in the cage. It is not very big in size but interesting in the concept.

Before you step in and become part of the birdie in the cage, there are many different kinds of Orchid welcome you at the doorway.

There is one fern tree right in the center of the core; act as a umbrella with a spreading arms, shading us from the sunny heat wave.

He is wearing a sock; with a branded name Orchid Renanthera, also call the Singaporeans.

And of course many other more, that belongs to the family of the Orchid Empire.

May 16, 2013
by Sydney Fong 13 Comments

A tale of these two sculptures outside the temple

This is snake or a tail? It is the tail of the tiger sculptures outside Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple. Located at Race Course Road near Balestier Road, this temple was founded by a Thai monk, Venerable Vuttisara in 1927. In those days, ramshackle zinc, wood shelter and a Buddha statue were the initial form.

After gaining huge popularity and funded by philanthropist Aw Boon How and Aw Boon Par in 1930, the building was transformed into the grand present stage.

The hall of the temple holds the 300 tonnes Buddha statue that was surrounded by hundreds of lights, which is why the temple was named after it (The Temple of 1,000 Lights).

The philanthropist brothers, Aw Boon How and Aw Boon Par is the founders of the Tiger Balm Enterprise. “How” in Chinese dialects represent tiger and “Par” represents leopard. These two animal sculptures and motifs symbolize the spirit of the temple.

The National Heritage Board earmarked the temple as a historic site in year 2000.

May 15, 2013
by Sydney Fong 7 Comments

No more racing on Race Course Road

Race Course Road was named after the old racecourse at Farrer Park built in 1842. It was the recreation hub for Europeans in the past and it also created jobs opportunity for the early settlers from Java and India.

While some buildings gives ways for the new. The present Race Course Road has many up and coming commercial buildings coming along the way. But some prefer to sit still just like the Leong San See Temple(龙山寺) which was built in 1917. It was popular with many Chinese immigrants who came here to offer their prayers.

Just like the Heng Fo Buddhist Temple (恒佛寺).

This historical building, “Temple of 1000 Lights” was reconstructed in 1930s with a changed of zinc roof to wood shelter.

Public housing serves as changes of an era.

May 14, 2013
by Sydney Fong 11 Comments

The roof garden at IMM

IMM is one of the biggest shopping mall in Singapore. This mega mall comprises of a unique composition of retail, warehouse and office spaces. One attractive feature is the open sky garden that come complete with playscapes attracting shoppers for leisure entertainments. After some good cuisine from the eateries, you can step out to the roof garden finding joy and fun with your family.

This is a playground for kids and fun seekers. Water games is a wise choice for us living under a 34ºc year round summer.

Kids just can’t wait for their ‘spiritual water’ to arrive.

Free yourselves with your birthday suits in this wonderful mall.

This is a place where families have fun and bonds.

Why not spend some time to smell the flowers and look closer to these gorgeous landscapes?

May 10, 2013
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Evans Lodge

Evans Lodge is a student hostel that situated at 26 Evans Road. It is eye-catching as the exterior bear English bond brickwork makes the environment even more charming than ever.

The protruding portion of the building stands up to speak up for the architectural perfection.

With the enhancements of the vertical fins, it carries the upward language throughout the whole building without any doubts.

The proportion of brick wall, color of texture is just too perfect matching the eyes of human level.

Plantation of pine trees softens the hardiness of the concrete heart brings us a day of joy visiting this residential estate without the clutters of concrete forest.

Don’t miss out this Indian Prata House next to it. Nice Indian cuisine and it’s open 24/7. The reason why they don’t close for business is because the doors are always open for you and the waiters are always happily waiting to serve you with their nice food!

May 8, 2013
by Sydney Fong 24 Comments

Cherish cherry’s pictures

Spotted a few cherry trees along Evans Road outside Singapore Botanic Gardens. To my surprise, it is beaming with shinning and juicy fruits but with no birds chirping happily with their fine cuisine. For that, I have a strong reason to believe the fruits will not taste as sweet as it looks.

Otherwise, birds would not have enough to share it with the worms and the ants would be happily singing and carrying it all the way home.

If not, these strings of ruby gems wouldn’t be hanging there like dropping musical notes, waiting for an artist to complete the beautiful song.

Or else, all these ripe and unripe cherries will be ferry all the way to the supermarket for sales.

Then, today, I wouldn’t be able to have a chance to share them with you and cherish these cherries’ pictures with all!

May 4, 2013
by Sydney Fong 8 Comments

Dempsey Hill

The present Dempsey Hill was formerly known as Central Manpower Base of Singapore (CMPB) packed with British army barracks. After eras of long services, it has turned into a new life lined with bistro and lifestyle designer shop spaces.

The parade square was once used as a place to pick up and ferry new recruits on their first day of national service. In my memory, I was ferried by a three-tonner military truck from this place before I started my new journey in the army. Now, some of the barracks are instead occupy by BBQ restaurant with no traces of military soldiers.

Some has changed over and became art museums where cultures and sculptures do their guarding jobs.

Some revamped as supermarkets. No more cookhouse food other than frozen pork and beef steaks!

This place for hang-out is always a good choice for fine dining and chilling out on Fridays. Wine and beer will never get away from the cozy lounge with beautiful architecture details.

Lush greenery is the big selling point of Demsey Hill. With this resort-like entertainment ground, it’s hard to recall the boorish shouting over to a recruit from an army officer, and the chisel of how army life is going to be.

The feeling between anxiety and relaxation, which one do you choose to boot-out?

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