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Downtown Singapore

by Gentle Lugtu [Eltneg]   

This is a continuation of my long presentation on South-East Asia which started in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It follows the previous article titled "Cameron Highlands: a very scenic place." Hope you like the pics & this article. Thanks:)


Singapore immigration:

Singapore immigration:
- This is the bus parking lot where passengers gets-off for the customs &...
Inside the immigration:

Inside the immigration:
- The custom check here is really fast (as well as in Malaysia) as that's...
View of Johor Bahru, Malaysia:

View of Johor Bahru, Malaysia:
- Pic taken from the immigration building. *Johor Bahru is the Malaysian city...
Expansive view of Johor:

Expansive view of Johor:
The Palace on the left is called the "Sultan Abu Bakar Palace" which...
Still Johor's view from the immigration:

Still Johor's view from the immigration:

View of Johor from the customs parking:

View of Johor from the customs parking:
- As you can see, Johor is a very modern city.
Singapore's modern buildings.

Singapore's modern buildings.
The World Trade Center:

The World Trade Center:
View of modern buildings:

View of modern buildings:
- View from the metro. *Some of the buildings are actually condos....
The metro & high-rises:

The metro & high-rises:
- View from the open, grassed field. *They're actually housing...

Still the metro & more high-rises:

Still the metro & more high-rises:
"I'm alone sitting with my empty glass. My four walls, follow...
Closer view of the buildings & metro:

Closer view of the buildings & metro:
"You wore white, smiling as you took my hand. So removed we spoke of...
More neat buildings:

More neat buildings:
- Singapore's buildings & metro are well-maintained!
Inside the metro station:

Inside the metro station:
Just like Malaysia, Singapore's metro is clean & high-tech. Also,...
Inside the metro:

Inside the metro:
- It was rush hour & so, I'm standing though it's alomost...

The commercial district:

The commercial district:
A monument:

A monument:
- I can't remember what that tall, white-spired monument is dedicated for...
Still the commercial district:

Still the commercial district:
More high-rises:

More high-rises:
Downtown commercial district:

Downtown commercial district:

A very tall building:

A very tall building:
"Sky scratchers!"

"Sky scratchers!"
- That's the exact title of this borrowed photo in L.P.'s guidebook.
Nice-looking building:

Nice-looking building:
- The pagoda-like rooftop is what makes it look nice:)
Places of worship amidst tall buildings.

Places of worship amidst tall buildings.
The blue temple on the left is a Chinese temple whereas the white...
Closer view of the Buddhist temple:

Closer view of the Buddhist temple:
- Artistic roofs/spires.

Closer view of the Chinese temple.

Closer view of the Chinese temple.
- Artistic spire too!
A mosque:

A mosque:
The U.S. Embassy:

The U.S. Embassy:
"Nice work of art"

"Nice work of art"
- It's hard to determine the gender of this naked statue but it...
The stuatue's frontal view:

The stuatue's frontal view:
- Really can't tell the gender.

Raffles place:

Raffles place:
- Nice white bridge & a big, black bird.
Raffles hotel:

Raffles hotel:
The pic is actually L.P.'s, but I included it here so as to show the...
View from the quay:

View from the quay:
Lakes & trees:

Lakes & trees:
- Singapore's a well-planned city-state & so, there are several small...
"Nice shot"

"Nice shot"
This photo captures Singapore's beauty & orderly amidst great...

Closer view of the cable cars & tram:

Closer view of the cable cars & tram:
- The high cable cars allows you a "bird's eye-view" of tidy...
"Cables cars"

"Cables cars"
- A nice-looking island amidst bluish-green water. *The cable car ride...
Singapore's port:

Singapore's port:
Singapore is the world's top port which is partly responsible for its...
Overview of the port & cranes:

Overview of the port & cranes:
- Such a long bridge! (Pic taken from the cable car)
A much better photo of the bridge:

A much better photo of the bridge:
- See the 2 castle-looking gates/entrances?

The port's colossal cranes:

The port's colossal cranes:
- Sorry for this blurry pic but it's part of the artistic...
Another artistic pic:)

Another artistic pic:)
Once again, sorry for the blurryness but the pic shows the big cranes of this...
More buildings downtown:

More buildings downtown:
Inspite of Singapore's small size (yet lots of high-rises), they still...
The Supremme Court building:

The Supremme Court building:
Still the Supreme Court building:

Still the Supreme Court building:

A Jewish synagogue:

A Jewish synagogue:
An Anglican church:

An Anglican church:
Closer view of the Anglican church:

Closer view of the Anglican church:
The Stamp Museum:

The Stamp Museum:
- This museum has lots of old & new stamps. It's really great...
The Capitol building:

The Capitol building:

"Government buildings"

"Government buildings"
- The yellow Parliament building & the green-domed Capitol...
Raffles Place lake:

Raffles Place lake:
Colonial buildings & outdoor cafes:

Colonial buildings & outdoor cafes:
- Nice place to relax at & socialize!
The Art museum:

The Art museum:
Wider view of the Art museum:

Wider view of the Art museum:

The other side of the museum:

The other side of the museum:
Lovely Colonial-era windows:

Lovely Colonial-era windows:
- Have to get-away from sky-scrapper sceneries!
More colorful windows:

More colorful windows:
Colonial houses:

Colonial houses:
- Can't avoid the buildings & cars in modern & busy Singapore.
Beautfiul Colonial buildings:

Beautfiul Colonial buildings:
This is another L.P. pic yet I included it so as to show how numerous...

More lovely Colonial buildings:

More lovely Colonial buildings:
"A clean alley"

"A clean alley"
- Only in Singapore! *It's another Colonial building & a...
The small, white, modern mosque:

The small, white, modern mosque:
Angullja mosque:

Angullja mosque:
Closer view of the 3 onion cupolas:

Closer view of the 3 onion cupolas:
- They're CUTE!

Overall view of the blue mosque:

Overall view of the blue mosque:
Another FINE mosque:

Another FINE mosque:
Closer view of the BIG, golden cupola:

Closer view of the BIG, golden cupola:
And yet another mosque:

And yet another mosque:
Closer view of the minaret & cupola:

Closer view of the minaret & cupola:

Overall view of the fabulous mosque:

Overall view of the fabulous mosque:
"Lovely roofs!"

"Lovely roofs!"
- Aerial view of the mosque. (This is a guidebook pic.) *As you can...
A Chinese temple:

A Chinese temple:
Closer view of the temple's furnace:

Closer view of the temple's furnace:
- Beautiful hanging red lanterns! (But blurry pic.)
Another Chinese temple:

Another Chinese temple:
Unlike Malaysia where Malays are the majority, here in Singapore,...

The altar inside:

The altar inside:
Temple of 1,000 lights:

Temple of 1,000 lights:
- It's called that way 'coz there are +1,000 small light bulbs inside.
Inside the temple of 1,000 lights:

Inside the temple of 1,000 lights:
- Nice shoes! *The halo around the giant Buddha is studded with +1,000 small...
An altar:

An altar:
- Closer view of the small altar amidst the giant Buddha background.
Another colorful Chinese temple:

Another colorful Chinese temple:
- Chinese temples are really superb for their colors!

Colorful & vibrant Chinese lamps:

Colorful & vibrant Chinese lamps:
A Hindu temple:

A Hindu temple:
Just like in Malaysia & here in Singapore, the Hindus are the 3rd biggest...
Closer view of the Hindu caste:

Closer view of the Hindu caste:
- It's always full of characters!
Another Hindu temple:

Another Hindu temple:
Hindu folks inside the temple:

Hindu folks inside the temple:

Closer view of the Hindu caste:

Closer view of the Hindu caste:
The Hindu caste is a system of hierarchy whereby the top tier is for the...
Closer view of the intersting characters

Closer view of the intersting characters
Since the Hindu caste is a system of hierarchy, then don't be...
More caste characters:

More caste characters:
- They're cute! *Since there are a lot of poor Hindus, then a lot of them...
More cute characters:

More cute characters:
- All these pics of caste characters are different!
The last of the caste characters:

The last of the caste characters:

The National Art Museum & Gallery:

The National Art Museum & Gallery:
- This is a guidebook pic.
A cemetery:

A cemetery:
- This is a guidebook pic.
Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman temple:

Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman temple:
- Hindu temples themselves are 2nd to none! (This is another L.P. pic yet I...
Tanah Merah - a metro station:

Tanah Merah - a metro station:
This is how the typical houses here in Singapore looks like - CLEAN &...
Changi prison:

Changi prison:
This is the infamous prison where that Am. teen-age boy got whipped back in...

"Housing projects"

"Housing projects"
- Sorry for the blurry-ness.
The metro:

The metro:
- Sorry for the blurry pic but can you see it?
More housing projects:

More housing projects:
- They're really clean!
And yet more housing projects:

And yet more housing projects:
Singapore's SO PROSPEROUS that the poorest folks here still lives in such...
BEAUTIFUL Chinese gate entrance:

BEAUTIFUL Chinese gate entrance:
- The Tiger Balm Gardens. (This is a guidebook pic.) *The Chinese person who...

"Singapore twilight hour"

"Singapore twilight hour"
- This is a guidebook pic.
Day's end: the immigration.

Day's end: the immigration.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this segment, we actually stayed 5...
"Such a busy border!"

"Such a busy border!"
Outdoor cafes by the lake:

Outdoor cafes by the lake:
- This is a guidebook pic.
The mosque's BIG onion cupola:

The mosque's BIG onion cupola:
- This is a guidebook pic.

Closer view of the 2 FINEcupolas:

Closer view of the 2 FINEcupolas:
Scenery inside the Haw Par village:

Scenery inside the Haw Par village:
- I don't know how in the world we missed this place & so, I'm...
Raffles statue:

Raffles statue:
- This is a guidebook pic.
Closer view of "the man!"

Closer view of "the man!"
Artistic statue inside Haw Par village:

Artistic statue inside Haw Par village:
*A middle-aged Chinese merchant.

A Hindu man meditating:

A Hindu man meditating:
- Still inside the Haw Par village.
Colonial buildings:

Colonial buildings:
The Gateway:

The Gateway:
"Beautiful Chinese lanterns"

"Beautiful Chinese lanterns"
- Another FINE window.
"Interesting caste characters"

"Interesting caste characters"
- A different profile of the caste.

"Monks"

"Monks"
A lake amidst high-rises:

A lake amidst high-rises:
- This is a guidebook pic.
Singapore's "old & new"

Singapore's "old & new"
Another LOVELY window:

Another LOVELY window:
More high-rises:

More high-rises:

An altar & incense:

An altar & incense:
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Still the procession:

Still the procession:
this is a form of asking penitence
Still the procesion:

Still the procesion:
- an offering as well as part of asking r penitence
article published 10/29/2001

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Comment on hindu worshipping system
The worshipping system varies from religion to religion. You do not have to cricize the way hindus pray. Iam really heart by your description---comparing a worshiping hindu to a cleaning machine.
— Josephine Thiru, January 23, 2004
i like you to phtograph more pictures 4 $3000.will you?call 64820513
— Edena, January 13, 2003
Hello. the monument that you've called 'a monument', is actually a structure in memory of the 4 races of singapore that has perished during WWII.
— ARCC, April 20, 2002
GREAT work! Keep it up... Do cover Changi Village, Holland Village and outskirt Singapore on your future posting. You've an eye for details.
— samantha, April 14, 2002
If you dont mind, would you please change the tittle of your picture. the convent holds a very speacial place in my heart. Thanks
— Vera, March 24, 2002
No its's not
The two photos you entitled 'Anglican Church' are actually of CHIJMES - the ex convent school of the Church of the Holf Infact Jesus. Sadly the church is now deconsecrated, altough it is still used for weddings The building is now open as a restaurant and entertainment centre.
— Bill Read, March 8, 2002
Your are excellent guide !!!
Your destinations appear to be carefully chosen and through your pictures we can share your happiness with them. You provide inspiration for planning future travels... The pictures of Singapore are GREAT another example!
— Rafal K Komierowski, October 29, 2001

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