KOREA | Street Model or The Real One?

.. Just a random filler ....

WORLD | EID MUBARAK | HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

With the upcoming month of Syawal, I would like to wish all the Muslim readers a Happy Eid 'ul Fitri... Selamat Hari Raya......... Maaf Zahir Batin ....
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SINGAPORE | Street Scene ...

.. once in a while .. instead of just walking around Orchard Road .. why not make yourself "get lost" ...go to those unnatural touristry route .. go somewhere else .... enjoy the beauty ...

.. during this trip it was only a few weeks before Singapore's National Day celebration, hence the people show their patriotism by hanging their national flag at their HDB corridor, one can see almost the entire block of flats covered with their Red & White flags.

L. Pix | There was this unique advertisement regarding eeer .. dunno.. lupa .. but I think it was about some thingy at the underground floor, hence the "models" were listening on the floor ....
R. Pix | Found along the walkway ... No Motorcycle ...

Named after the founder of "Modern Singapore", Sir Stamford Raffles, the luxurious and glorious Raffles Hotel was opened in 1887, thou at that time it was only known as the Beach House, but in 1987 it was declared as a National Monument.


R. Pix | .. The Esplanade.. up-close & personal ...
L. Pix | .. the old and new... side to side ...



L. Pix | .. the reflections ....
R. Pix | The newly opened Singapore 's National Public Library.. cool eh ..




L. Pix | The tallest hotel in Singapore... Formerly tallest in the world ...
R. Pix | ..one can ride the hot air balloon with a fee for a few minutes ...



The above photos shows the eclectic neo-Classicism design style of the Capitol Theatre or also known as the Capitol Cinema was built in 1931. With a capacity of about 1600, this used to be Singapore's Premiere blockbuster hall... and now I think this place is in the process of renovation ...

Where as the photo at the left, is a Vertical Panoramic shot, taken on the overhead bridge connecting to the Suntec City, consisting of two hand-held photo shots merged together.

BRUNEI | BSB From The Other Side ...

Bandar Seri Begawan, recently during the celebration of HM the Sultan 60th Birthday, has undergone quite a major facelift, many street furnitures were replace to new elegance design, the lampost replaced to a new classic design, perspex-type awning were attached to the walkway, parking along the street of Jalan Sultan were abolished, making way to new walkway and introducing Al-Fresco dining style, yeaaa.. bring all those cafe thingy ... hmmm.. I can just smell those aromatic freshly grounded and brewed coffee beans.

The above photo was taken at the compound of Masjid Omar Ali Saifuddien, the blue-red tall building on the left side is the BIBD HQ, and the very right is the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Foundation Complex or widely known in Brunei as the Yayasan.

The area where Yayasan now situated is actually a reclaimed land area,i.e. used to be the area of hundreds of stilt-houses on the water (Kampung Ayer), and one of the villages was called Kampung Sultan Lama, which were destroyed during a huge fire which made thousands of people homeless, the affected area was part of the huge Mukim Sungai Kedayan.

I hope, instead of naming those Yayasan building block with typical name such as Block A or Block B etc, isn't it going to be nice if those block would be called Block Sultan Lama or Block Sungai Kedayan etc, then perhaps on the wall or even a permanent sign can be erected with images of those good 'ol days with some stories so that tourists especially the future generations can benefits from it.

I still can recalled during those time, (in the event of any fire mishaps) people will try to save their lives and belongings to the nearest "dry land", which during that time were the custom wharf and the asphalt area surrounding the Masjid Omar Ali Saifuddien Lagoon area. Gas tanks thrown and submersed into the river flowing beneath the houses, for fear that it might explode, valuables like jewelleries, furnitures, TV, VCR (no VCD nor DVD during that time) would then be safeguarded where ever possible, and yet during this chaotic hour, some unsensitive people will "help" to carry those stuff and will never return it to their rightful owner, ssheessh kebab, taking advantage of others misery, despite hearing the repeatative (sp.?) calls of prayer from the mosque's loudspeaker.

On the other hand, during a typical normal days, I still remember during those "kiddy years" in Kampung Ayer, where we used to walk, run, cycle along the narrow stilt walkway in Kampung Ayer, flying kites, doing sommersault in the river, "rummaging" thru the maze of walkway without any shoes nor slippers, waving and smiling when ever we see flock of tourists along the way, and at times wonders why non-kampung ayer people find it difficult to walk on the wooden-plank walkways, when we can even "dance" on it, but now as time move on, I now understand why...

RANDOM | The Longest Jetty?

I think this is one of the longest, if not the longest, isolated jetty or walkway in Kampung Ayer.
Far at the background, is Istana Nurul Iman, the residential palace of HM The Sultan of Brunei.

KOREA | The Cultural Complex ...

... few posts ago, I've mentioned about the Cultural Scene.. now I'll try to share the complex in which the performance were actually held ...

Designed based on the old traditional house, yet the interior are equipped with all the modern neccessities ....
I'm not so sure what this place is called, can't quite remember, because it was in Korean .. hehe ...
There is also a gift/souvenir shop, but was quite pricey I guess, as the place is quite an up-class thingy ...

.. the traditional roof ... and the path leading to somewhere exquisite ?
... hmmm...

... the dining area ... and details for the outer wall finishes...

.. awaiting for the "guests"... Konichiwa! .. opps .. that's Japanese .. hehe

... reading .. trying to understand the notion ...

... the hallway... and the central courtyard ....

.. very colourful interior ...

.. the performers up-close and personal ... mmmMmmm...


... time to say good bye ...