Mirror Mirror On The Water

Welcome to Dahlia Park. Still air, the pool laid like a mirror. Quickly got hold of the cam.

 

Optical Illusions

The eyes can play tricks on us. Try these illusions. Click on the image to enlarge it and follow the instructions. Have fun.

Your eyes are making wheels rotate. Focus on the black dot and it will stop. Move to the next black dot, will cause the wheels to rotate.


















Count the black dots.
















Concentrate on the four dots for thirty seconds.
Then look at a plain color wall.
You will see circles of light.
Blink your eyes a few times and you will see a portrait.
Who do you think he is?




















Parallel lines?

Dear Mum

Mandarin Service - Mother's Day Celebration with 'The ChopSticks" Sister.


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The Diva Look

Isn't she lovely?

Doreen is always wearing a smile. Got this shot from Moriah Mother's Day celebration. The volunteers did a fanatistic job making the mothers happy.

They are doing an event for Father's Day this June 17th. Get your dad down for a day of fun.

Banana Lane

Ning brought me to HJH Maimunah Restaurant. One chaotic place. It was a buzz with a lunch time crowd. A picture of President Nathan and his entourage sat prominently behind the cashier lending credibility of their fare. Sambal sotong, grilled brinjal, sambal salad and grilled promfret. The taste. Ok lah.

I liked the place, right smack in city with a combination of run down shophouse against a backdrop of high rise offices. The food must be great (or cheap) by the amount of dishes on each table. If you fancy Malay fare, go to Jalan Pisang, a short walk from Bugis. You won't miss it Jalan Pisang is as short as a banana.

Wrap up your meal with a walk around Arab Street and soak in the culture.

Would have posted more pictures if not for the battery. &^%$#*

Pillar Have Ears

A cry for help. Splashed on the pillar of a picnic hut in Pasir Ris park, this poor girl laments need for love. Is this a cry of desperation? A cry to all who cares to read? How would the police handle if they caught her vandalising public property?


On the same column. This guy wrote Jesus Rox!. Is Jesus gonna rock when you land yourself in trouble for vandalism?

Two lives.
Opposing feelings.
Same expression.
Need to be heard.

One Night Only

MANDALA
One Night For The Children
a concert in aid of children in Cambodia

Support this worthy cause. All ticket sales will go towards purchasing critically-needed operating theatre equipment for the Angkor Hospital for Children, a charity hospital providing medical care for those below the age of 15 in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

www.missionangkor.net

Route 66

Car with a view. On the way to work. Who said that going to work is dull and mandane? Pretty nice ride to Jurong cruising along ECP.

Clear blue sky over East Coast and dark clouds at Suntec City. Zippy chilli Mini provides a contrast over the city skyline. Drove a Mini occasionally back in the 70s. Mr Bean's transporter, Mini is a chilli padi. Power in a small package. Don't belittle the matchbox. It is a great car. The Mini is priced with a premium here, out of reach from many suitors. Like the VW, the Volksawagen - people's car in German does well in Germany as the people's car but here it is a luxury. The cute Bettle in Europe is only a fraction of what it cost here.

No price for wondering why the streets in Singapore are littered with Hyundai, Toyota and Honda. Mercedes, BMW, VW, Saab and Volvo would make an impact if prices are reasonable.

Cruise along baby.

Charm Bali Charm

From InterContinental Hotel in Bali. Beautiful sunset. Been there in 2004 September. Bali is a nice place. The people are friendly and they speak good English. Service at InterContinental was superb.

Had the opportunity to visit the memorial at Kuta where the 2002 Bali Bombing occurred on 12 October 2002 in the town of Kuta, killing 202 people and injuring a further 209. It is considered the deadliest act of terrorism in Indonesian history. The majority of the dead were tourists, especially Australians but nearly one fifth were Indonesian nationals. It is hard to fathom how one can commit such an insensible act.

Oh No Not Venus!

5:51 am. The mobile vibrates with an incoming sms. Pray for Venus. She has high fever since yesterday and swollen eyes due to the drug allergy.

Oh no. It is just the start of the school vacation and next week is KIDS.Camp. Not to Venus. She will be devastated.

Knowing Venus - the vibrant happy go lucky gal. It is gonna be tough on her. There again not really cos she will be back on her feet in no time. She wouldn't let things distract her for enjoying herself.

Johanna and Venus (R)

PodCast Broadcast

Summer vacation is here!. Summer? How I wish there are seasons in Singapore where we can enjoy the different moods throughout the year. Dancing hues of flowers as the season edges along, steamboat in winter, ice kacang in summer...

Podcasting is an in thing now and the craze started by ipod (I think) had sprouted a new culture and wave of media been delivered through the internet.

For parents, check out Bible Stories My Kids Love (http://biblestoriesmykidslove.blogspot.com/), get your Bible stories downloaded and entertain your kids this holiday.

And while you got time to spare (with the kids listening to Bible stories), try this http://i-speak.blogdrive.com/ You will be amazed at this an eighteen year old JC2 girl. You will be surprised.

Exciting Time

A great week for me. Soaking in Ps Johnny Yeoh's exposition on Revelation. Actually, it is more of Daniel 9 and Matthew 24. The messages were captured on video. Check it out or you maybe left behind.

Sweet victory on Sunday as Nicholas joined the brotherhood as he gave his heart to the Lord.

Sunday worship was great. Terry’s new Ovation guitar was awesome, the resonance is simply amazing. With just two guitars, drums and the congregation singing – it was beautiful. It must be the angels rejoicing in anticipation of Nicholas’ decision.

Gonna get pretty busy the next two weeks. Has got to prepare three lessons for Champions for God children camp and get a host of things up for nothinless - Basic Vocal Competency Workshop and Foundation Studies. There is at least twenty-five items in my do list screaming for my attention.

One long overdue item is Block 13.
My history.
My story.
My humble beginning.
My childhoodIn Jalan Merpati – Block 13.

The draft is up but lacks a story telling approach. The grammar is atrocious. It is long overdue. The idea came up back in 2002 and four years later the draft is still sitting in the shelf.

I met Lawrence last Sunday at Marina Square Loft and he is one of the character in Block 13. Met his mum and boy does she looks great. She must be at least seventy-five. She lives alone and organise her own activities. Lawrence was my neighbour back in 1970s.

Looks like it is a reminder to get my Block 13 going.

I hope to finish it by June. Any illustrators out there? I’m looking for one to help me illustrate.

Watch out for the release.

Open air cinema - Photograph from National Archive.

Awesome Amazing Animation

Animation is here to stay. Had the opportunity to visit polytechnics where schools are going into computer animation. In my work, we market a range of 3D scanners and it is amazing that these technology are used in Lord of The Rings and I heard that Tom Cruise has got his anatomy digitised. That means, Hollywood can make movies of Tom Cruise when he is long gone. 3D scanners and motion captures toos are widely used in Hollywood.

Heard that this amazing Citroen ad copy Justin Timberlake's choreographer, Marty Kudelka movement. What you need is a cool half a million Singapore dollars motive capture device and record the movement and then animate it. Of course you need the creative juices to do it.

Check out this Transformer Citroen.
http://www.theembassyvfx.com/citroen.html

Jesus Take The Wheel

The Billboard 200 #2 on December 03, 2005.

NASHVILLE, TN (Carrie Underwood Official Website) - It has been a great week for Carrie Underwood. Her debut album Some Hearts was just certified triple platinum and last night her 6-week No 1 single 'Jesus, Take The Wheel' won a Gospel Music Association Award as Country Recorded Song of The Year during the event held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Underwood was unable to attend the GMA Awards as she was in Wilmington, North Carolina performing in concert. Upon learning of the news just before she hit the stage last night, Underwood said 'it's been amazing how this song has impacted so many people in so many ways. I am honored to have had the chance to be the singer to bring this song to people.'

The chorus seems so familiar. The desperate cry for help when I'm in trouble.

Watch the video. http://www2.fanscape.com/carrieunderwood/redirects/jesusvidwinmed.aspx

She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati
On a snow white Christmas Eve
Going home to see her Mama and her Daddy with the baby in the backseat
Fifty miles to go and she was running low on faith and gasoline
It'd been a long hard year
She had a lot on her mind and she didn't pay attentionshe was going way too fast
Before she knew it she was spinning on a thin black sheet of glass
She saw both their lives flash before her eyes
She didn't even have time to cry
She was sooo scared
She threw her hands up in the air

Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel

It was still getting colder when she made it to the shoulder
And the car came to a stop
She cried when she saw that baby in the backseat sleeping like a rock
And for the first time in a long time
She bowed her head to pray
She said I'm sorry for the way
I've been living my lifeI know I've got to change
So from now on tonight

Jesus take the wheel
Take it from my hands
Cause I can't do this on my own
I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
To save me from this road I'm on

Oh, Jesus take the wheel
Oh, I'm letting go
So give me one more chance
Save me from this road I'm on
From this road I'm on
Jesus take the wheel
Oh, take it, take it from me
Oh, why, oh

Back Again

Got problems with blogger. Sometimes technology just go crazy. Can be a scary thing when our lives are so dependent on them now.

Remember I, Robot? The movie where robots went bad and got Will Smith screaming down alleys shooting them. And in Enemy of The State, Will got tracked through his credit cards, mobile phone calls and CCTV. Yes. CCTV, they are not for submission of forms only. They are now an in thing after 9/11. CCTV at Geylang (not trying to be funny), Clarke Quay, PIE, CTE, SLE, AYE, KJE and there are gonna be more to come. The movie is a fulfilling prophecy.

No....... what am I talking. It is only some html coding error only.

Back with a new skin (actually it is someone's template). Can you recognise the girl on the left?

By the way, there is a Father up above watching down with tender love. CCTV is in.

Smile you are on candid camera.

Cheers