nex Mall

Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2012

along Eu Tong Sen St / New Bridge Rd

MICA Building

The distinctive building of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts with its colorful windows.

"The MICA Building, otherwise known as the Old Hill Street Police Station (OHSPS), was erected in 1934 to house the Hill Street Police Station and Barracks. It was gazetted as a national monument in 1998 and transformed into comfortable and lively premises for MICA. MICA moved from PSA Building to MICA Building in 2000. " (MICA Building,  Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts 2010)

Orchard Road with Christmas decorations (2011)

"Little Thailand" at Golden Mile Complex

Cavenagh Bridge

"Built in 1869 to link the Civic District on the North Bank with the Commercial District on the South Bank, this is the oldest bridge along the Singapore River in its original form. It is also the first steel suspension bridge in Singapore... Named after Colonel (later Major-General) Orfeur Cavenagh, the Governor of the Straits Settlements (1859-1867)... It was manufactured by P & W MacLellan in Scotland and the parts were shipped here and assembled by Indian convict labour... By the late 1800s, the bridge could not withstand the growing volume of vehicular traffic and Anderson Bridge was opened in 1910 to ease the flow. Cavenagh Bridge thus became a pedestrian bridge." (heritagetrails.sg)

Pearl's Hill

"Pearl's Hill a.k.a. Mount Stamford hill, located in the Central Region of Singapore and at 56.4 ha, is the largest sub-zone of the Outram area. Initially the location of Chinese-owned spice plantations, the hill was first called Mount Stamford, after Sir Stamford Raffles. Its current name is taken from Lt. James Pearl, Commander of the Indiana who bought the hill in 1822. Institutional buildings located here have included the Seaman's Hospital, Tan Tock Seng's Pauper Hospital, and Pearl's Hill Prison a.k.a Outram Road Gaol or H. M. Prisons." (- National Library Board Singapore)

Heliconia flower bed. In the background is the Pearl's Hill covered reservoir.

lunch hour crowd at Chinatown People's Park Complex

Sentosa Island

Queen Street Singapore-Johore Express Terminal

"Little Myanmar" (within Peninsula Plaza)

Golden Mile Tower

Race Course Road

on Sunday evening, with Deepavali decorations

Pinnacle@Duxton

Chinatown Complex 牛车水大厦

Singapore Council of Women's Organisations

Bendemeer Shopping Mall

Serangoon bus interchange

due for relocation soon

Update: pic of the vacated bus interchange taken on 4 Oct 2011 

Thian Hock Keng Temple 天福宫

"The temple started out as a prayer house located along the shoreline of the Telok Ayer Basin. Immigrants from China built the prayer house dedicated to the goddess Ma Zu (or Tian Hou), protector of seafarers and navigators, between 1821 and 1822... Between 1839 and 1842, extensive reconstruction transformed the prayer house into Thian Hock Keng, which means Temple of Heavenly Happiness." (- National Library Board)

(more pics at my photo blog on temples, here )

Mandarin Orchard Hotel

Singapore Management University

Singapore Art Museum at 8Q

evening at Potong Pasir

the Armenian Church

"The Armenian Apostolic Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator is the first Christian church built in Singapore in 1835. Designed by Irish architect, George D. Coleman, it is considered as one of his masterpieces." (- armeniansinasia.org) It was gazetted as a national monument on 6 July 1973.

Central Fire Station

Singapore's oldest existing fire station, built in 1908.

Chinatown - a view

from right to left: Furama, People's Pk Centre & People's Pk Complex

Speakers' Corner

no speakers today...