Monthly Archives: January 2014

Never read the plaques!

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River Hongbao

A couple of days ago when walking by the waterfront, my date Dee pointed out a giant massive set of stadium seats across the channel and said they looked down on a ‘big floating stage’ and there was some kind … Continue reading

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SEA Aquarium Miscellaneous

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manta

This, the world’s largest fish tank, was originally built for a whale shark.  The developers (under pressure from whale shark advocates, who apparently exist) eventually conceded that even this tank was a bit small for a 40′ long fish, so … Continue reading

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Moray anatomy

Yep!

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Epic Queue

Heading to the Chinatown subway station just now, I encountered this enormous line-up. It trails around the corner and into a square, doubles back, then curls around into an alley where the people have neatly (and, apparently spontaneously) doubled back … Continue reading

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Postcard stamps

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Feral

The ‘foliage garden’ at the Botanical Gardens had a nice water feature, and I can never resist hunting for critters in a water feature. Rather than the normal, native shrimp or anabantids that belong here, this pond looked like the … Continue reading

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Singapore Botanical Garden and National Orchid Garden

I spent a while today walking around the Singapore Botanical and National Orchid gardens. The orchid garden was magnificent! I can’t imagine the thousands of hours that are involved in upkeep here… the paths were bordered by annual blooms presented … Continue reading

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Brandish

A note from my extremely kind next-door-neighbor regarding the car I rented over the holidays: Hi,     I don’t know if the police left you a card or case number re: vehicle damage.  My wife and I were just coming … Continue reading

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