Entries from February 2008

February 20, 2008

Ubin

Over the weekend, i headed north-east to Pulau Ubin, also described as the last standing Kampung of Singapore. Since the girlfriend has her original roots there, what better way to explore the island than having a native islander by your side?

Weekend trekkers foray into the Ubin wilderness.

Mei walks Oscar, a retriever mix.
Food on the island [...]

February 14, 2008

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year has been largely important to the island city – Singapore because of the large ethnic chinese community. Shops start to close as early as the eve of the new year and the streets remain deserted for a good 3 days. The festivities that precedes the holiday include the mad rush to [...]

February 13, 2008

Inner Healing

http://www.now-i-see.net/healing
Healing services in Church of Our Saviour, Singapore usually draw a throng of devout worshippers together to seek God’s divine healing.
A service of prayer for healing and wholeness is not a new activity for Christianity as a religion. Healing services are an ancient and accepted practice and has spread to the far-reaches of Asia.
Numerous prayers [...]

February 9, 2008

1st blood

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This photo story follows a group of teenagers barely out of their adolescence. Thomas 24 and Ah Bao 21. Both are ex-convicts whose tough talk belies their youthful exterior. In city state Singapore, where every individual born is being put through school, college and then university, everyone follows a almost totalitarian uniform regime of doing [...]