Around Singapore

Photos taken on 29 December 2018

Angsana (Pterocarpus indicus) The Angsana is a large Tree native to Southeast-Asia. It has a compact drooping crown with a greyish—brown trunk that is usually fluted. It Can grow up to 40m tall. When in bloom, it produces yellow flowers, with a heady fragrance that lasts one to two days before carpeting the ground; with fallen petals. The fruits are circular flattened pods with papery wings. The Angsana was widely used as a roadside shade tree in the past, including here at Upper Serangoon Road where this old tree stands. This is one of the remaining giant Angsana trees that originally lined this road.

Distinctive Fish mosaic tile pictures and elaborate facades...

Palm Residence & Royal Court at 3 Jalan Rajawali & Grand Chateau Palm Residence = An arrow head profile block:-

HDB Orchid Spring @ Yishun Site plan and floor plan

Buangkok Edgeview Sales Brochure: Site Plan and Floor Plans buangkok-edgeview.pdf HDB Buangkok Edgeview Just T.O.P. This PCN starts from Gerald Drive and goes thru Anchorvale and towards Punggol PCN. To the left of the photo (hidden) is the last KAMPONG Buangkok:- Finally, a small shopping centre. The nearest is Giant which is around 800 metres away.. View of Fernvale (furthest) then Seletar Springs condo and the nearest is Mugliston Park. A small enclave of landed properties. Many years back the river was the resting place of broken down Sampan wooden boats. Thus this place was called “Tongkang picha”…

Trellis Towers Condo at 700 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh Site plan

I tried typing in the url: http://www.risis.com.sg It brought me to the RISIS site which has figurines of:- Chinese zodiac animals, dragons etc... Which I believe will be interesting as they have some `unique' Chinese figurine designs. By the way, I am not associated with them at all. In the past, I do keep a collection of their gold plated Chinese animal signs e.g monkey, chicken, ox etc.. They are still around:) Warmest Regards, Cecil

Shaw Towers, Golden mile complex, People's Park complex and Katong Shopping Centre all these four buildings share one thing in common: the buildings were designed in the style of "brutalist architectural style". Majority of these buildings were completed in the early 1970's. The characteristics are striking vertical lines and circular pot-holes + cold concrete exterior finish. A term associated with the French which derived to today’s description as “brutalist” meaning bare concrete external structures. However in recent times, the building Managements of many of these shopping centres decided to give the exterior of the buildings a coat of paint: Gilden …

Oops! This is a walkway.. and this home faces this walkway. No wonder, the owner sought protection by hanging a Bagua type mirror This is the view if one stands outside the home looking outwards The same bollard as a reference... Are you able to piece the entire storyline?

Making a grand entrance? Potted plants, please... Who stole my plants?

The Nanyang Sacred Union was the first Confucius Association in Singapore. It was formed in 1930 just before the outbreak of world war two. Photos of the exterior facade

Photos of the exterior facade

A classical English style residential development: comprising 14 apartments with attic, a carpark at level 1, communal swimming pool and roof terrace at attic. And 2 semi-detached 3-Storey Houses with an Attic. In district 15: one of the three popular residential areas for who’s who in SGP. This is the only location in Singapore where many streets are named after local fruits: Rambutan, Chiku, Mangis, Langsat ... etc

Arc 380 (formerly Eminent Plaza) looks like T.O.P. Soon.. Hopefully, many of the popular food stalls do return back.

In 2018, Singapore population is at it's highest at 5.64 million Source & Credit: https://www.strategygroup.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/population-in-brief-2018.pdf Full article population-in-brief-2018.pdf

A 56 unit freehold boutique development

SPH big move from 82 Genting Lane to SPH Toa Payoh. Gentle curved outwards staircase...

HDB Punggol Topaz BTO launched in 2010 site plan and floor plans

1. This is a typical interior layout of similar flats as those shown in the earlier photos. 2. The earlier phaseat Belimbing Avenue in the same estate 3. From the interior layout plans; there are no clues to the curved or semi-arch roof of typical terrace homes located at Oasis@Mulberry. 4. Most of the private apartments / condos use only a 1/4 semi-circular design. Not a 1/2 circle design as shown, here.