Our local snail… not edible, but comes out for a walk after heavy rains…

Pictured here… Mr Snail is walking on what we call “cow grass”.

With swift hands, gloved on one, knife in the other… the durian seller makes quick job opening the durians for customers to test before buying.

Here is a close up of the exotic fruit… thorns and all.

For the past two Friday nights, I had been frequenting this durian stall at Chong Pang, Yishun. As a friend knew the stall holder selling durians, we got good deals (small discounts and great tasting durians)!

This is how the “pungent” fruit is sold in SG (and other neighbouring countries)… with bright lights, noise (from sellers with loudhailers) and hustle and bustle.

Was at a Crystal Jade Restaurant recently… for some reason the “Dining In” concept caught my eye and we had a super dinner there.  The restaurant is at VivoCity and faces Sentosa (where the demolished Ferry Terminal used to stand).  Food here is pricey but also good.

This photo is just a work of art more than anything else…

Last Friday evening, during the after work peak hour, I chanced upon this sight.  The rain started heavily about an hour ago and there was a breather, enoguh for me to make my way home. It was the beginning of a weekend long of intermittent havey rain spells.

The sun shining through the clouds really caught my eye (pun not intended) when I stopped at the lights.

One nation, one people, one Singapore….

 you can almost hear all the performers together with the crowd…

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First of two night shots…

This is how colourful it will be at night.

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I was not there… and seriously do not know what kind of display this is!

Now, I am waiting for Aug 9th to watch the parade on TV and find out what this is!

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The Giant Singapore flag bypassed the parade grounds and in the background is the Singapore Flyer – one of the largest ferris wheel in Asia - midway under construction.

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Some more NDP Preview photos came in from Nelson…

This one shows some of the performers getting ready…

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one of the colourful performance displays by the youths of SG…

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Ah!  The military display!

I was once supposed to be a flag bearer in the arms colours… but I left for overseas studies.  That was a long time ago…

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