SINGAPORE | within Bugis Street

Walking along the vicinity of Bugis Street.


For those who love accessories, than this is a great place to be.


And if you walk outside of the market area, you will come across this building full of "jewels" on the facade.


And on the wall of the market, one can find this, graffiti on the wall.


And next to it, is this old fashion blinds.


But what I found nice is this colourful spiral stairs.

SINGAPORE | Bugis Street

Walking around in Bugis Street.


It is not like walking along Orchard Road, or those air-conditioned mall like Vivocity, but this is a street market, thou covered, but non-airconditioned.


A busy place it was, even if you stop to look at stuff, you can not avoid to be brushed aside from the fast flowing pedestrians.


Not only they sell clothes, but they also sell fruit, Durians even!


Persimmon is also in abundance. Good fruit, sweet and juicy.


More durians, quite cheap, only $2 each!


$2 crackers (keropok) vs $2 durians, it's your call!

SINGAPORE | The Mosque in Chinatown

Another interesting landmark in Chinatown.


Masjid Jamae (Chulia) is the name of the mosque.


For a more detailed history of the mosque, feel free to read it on the plaque.


A glimpse of what is inside the mosque, cool, got vending machine some more what.


An overview of the mosque, squeezed among the shophouses.

SINGAPORE | Multi-Culture in Chinatown

What I found quite interesting in Chinatown, was the multi cultural diversity there within, multi belief and faith.

There I saw one Temple and also a Mosque.


Pagoda Street is one of the alley in Chinatown.


The temple was still under renovation, so just manage to get a peek of what is inside.


There was a wedding ceremony held at that time, and these young women have prepared themselves with their colourful traditional dresses or also known as sarees.


Decorative flowers used as part of their belief.


Not only there were multi culture, but the product sold in Chinatown are also diversified.

SINGAPORE | Chinatown Heritage Centre

Still walking along the area.


This way to the Heritage Centre.


But first, have to pass thru this passage.


Some old ship's instrumentation for sale.


And some seller trying to market their products.


And here you are, the Chinatown Heritage Centre.

SINGAPORE | Chinatown Walkabout

During a recent trip to Singapore earlier this month, manage to mingle amongst the crowd.

The place was flooded with people, walking around, doing their own stuff, or even just sitting along, feasting their eyes with people watching.

Chinatown could be found in almost every major cities around the globe, usually marked with it's traditional huge red gate.

In Singapore, the Chinatown, can't be missed by it's many bright red lanterns.


One of the many entrances to the main street.


A typical scene in Chinatowns.


Taking his own sweet time.


A mobile vendor moving his cart to a different place.


Another view of the packed street.

*All images taken with the Canon G10

SINGAPORE | Kampong Glam - Part IV

The last part of the current series.


Bussorah Pedestrian Mall, view from the mosque.


A family passing by one of the shops. There are many textile shops within the vicinity, if you are looking for any particular textile, feel free to browse around.


Slim yet headless models, displaying the textile on sale.


Close-up of some of the items on sale, and these are head gears, worn by men.


And this is a unique historical sculpture, made on display to show the cost of the goods on sale, errrm, nope, not really, this is just some random corrugated cardboard that I found, and just capture it for my photo collection.

SINGAPORE | Kampong Glam Walkabout

The journey continues.

A kite dangling on the under the window ledge.

Even 7-Eleven have a local feel to it.

Walking along the street of yesteryear.

Singapore Souvnier (.sic) on sale, 1 for SGD4, 3 for SGD10.

The shophouses in colours!

SINGAPORE | Jalan-jalan in Kampong Glam II

Jalan-jalan is the Malay word for walking around or walkabout.

Continued from previous post, here are some more photos.


Enjoying coffee along the sidewalk.


The old architectural window style are still keep intact.


Ayam Penyet, one of the specialty dishes could be found among the shop lot.


Little Shophouse, literally.


No, Stop! This is not in Iraq, Baghdad Street is in Kampong Glam.

SINGAPORE | Jalan-jalan in Kampong Glam

It has been awhile since I have posted a proper decent post.

I used to post daily, but with only one photo per post, some like it as it is updated daily, but some say why there is only one photo, hence I posted several photos every other day, yet some still say that the photos are still too little.

Oh well, now I will just post whenever I feel like it.

During a previous visit to Arab Street of Kampong Glam, due to some technical problem I did not manage to get to capture the central plaza.

Kampong Glam might not be considered to be a glamourous place in Singapore, but for those who wanted to try something different, this is it.

According to Wikipedia, the area's name is derived from two Malay words, Kampong, meaning "village" or "settlement", and Glam (or Gelam) referring to a variety of eucalyptus (Melaleuca leucadendra) which grew in the area.

Its bark was used by boat builders in the village to caulk boats while its leaves provided cajuput oil (from Malay: minyak kayu puteh, or white wood) which could be used to treat muscular aches and pains, as well as respiratory problems


Bussorah Pedestrian Mall at Kampong Glam, and at the background is the Masjid Sultan (Sultan Mosque).


MAG, Malay Art Gallery, the facade of the building are mainly like this, like those in the black and white movie.


People flocking to buy the goods on sale.


A lone bicycle, just like the classic old movie.


Some row of shop houses.