Around Singapore

Poor Shapes & Forms but no obvious "threat" from movement of or flow of vehicles passing past the front gate of this home. Good news is that the home is set-back quite a distance from the road. A pretty sizeable home by Singapore standards, today. Arrows show the direction of vehicle flow.

Medallion walk @ Bartley Cool..real a "gold" medallion

Two moments that makes me proud to be a Singaporean:- 1. Holding my passport and entering another country with it. 2. The other? Even in some obscure lonely lane; Feeling of safe + secure..

Kuan Inn Vegetarian Food Court A large variety of vegetarian food. It is located at Sims Ave directly opposite the Kuan Imm See Temple.

Village @ Pasir Panjang condo just T.O.P. Don't exactly like the Colour of the Swimming pool

The last Three photos were taken from one of the two potential Can or cannot buy home at the tranquil Lorong Ah Soo The properties are a road away from The Minton condo

1. All these photos were taken on just one single private housing estate road i.e. Lorong H Telok Kuaru. 2. As the Lipstick palm has partial reddish canes; Chinese like RED as it signifies auspicious connotation. 3. Every one of these picture shows the Lipstick palm or also known as "majestic" Maharajah Palm. The Indian word for Maharajah is royalty!

71 Woodlands Avenue 10 , #08-01 Woodlands Industrial Xchange Just TOP A glut in the supply.. Of these .. Nice views of Johore Bahru

Did you or your daughter(s) go to this school... iconic school in Di Tanjong Katong...

The Red House Although Red symbolises prosperity to the Chinese. Seldom we see actual homes or apartment complexes in bold chilli or maroon red. However, it is different for shop owners or iconic hotels. But once a while; a bold architect with a bolder client may just get together and ... P.S. Note the Red door with white borders belongs to a Bao shop where I stood to take the photos...

Hi, don't be mistaken, I am no Nazi! Hi Hitler!

This Chinese restaurant faces a T-Junction. The owners added two Pa Gua mirrors facing this T-junction....

Living close to a basket ball court.... Banner says: "Please keep the noise level down"

Client's bungalow interiorunder construction

HDB Compassvale Mast & internal dry walls I was wondering how long will HDB follow suit in using dry walls for the interior partitions. That was in 2011 when the Livia condo just TOP. I walked into the unit and knocked on all the interior walls. These walls were all dry walls. And for this development another surprise... the toilet interior walls were also non-concrete walls. Just last year, a client sold his nearby CDL unit in the same development and opted for an older condo that had interior solid walls. This client says he just hated a home with such dry walls. He felt that we are already payinga premium for a home, here in Singapore. …

Kovan Regency Condo recently T.O.P. The swimming pool reminds me of the first generation condo developments like Mandarin Gardens @ Marine Parade Road

Eight Riversuites @Whampoa recently T.O.P.

A modern alternative.. a "hydraulic door seal" system.

The inspiration for the 1980's army uniform design (from this tree bark): USA and then Singapore follow suit...

The owner must be a business person. Thus before they move in to a new home; here goes.. the house number is covered in a red cloth...

Apex @ Henderson - Office complex has just TOP. Kudos for having a disabled friendly lift lobby...

VANDA MISS JOAQUIM PAVILLION at Tanjong Pagar

Lift Graffiti, uniquely Singapore One can only find such graffiti once in a life-time of each new HDB estate that has just T.O.P. These graffiti will be removed once majority of the residents have moved-in or usually after 6 months of T.O.P.