Friday, December 24, 2010

Lovely Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree at ION Orchard is big enough that you can walk into and admire the interior lighting.



Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Shanghai Museum 上海博物馆

Visited this great museum that has a huge collection of artifacts back in Sep 2006. Didn't manage to process them until now. For more, please click here.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Sungai Buloh Wetland Reserve

The Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is a nature reserve located in the Northwest area of Singapore. It is the first wetlands reserve to be gazetted in Singapore in the year 2002. For more, please visit http://weng.zenfolio.com/p787472672

Monday, November 15, 2010

Scenery in fishing village

Two days before super typhoon Magi approached the southeast coast of China on 23rd October, I managed to visit a fishing village in Fujian Province in China. Villagers are mostly running fish farms and seaweed farming. The weather was rainy and very cloudy. Here are some shots to share. More shots here.


Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Shanghai Expo 上海世博 2010

Spent a day on Oct 18, 2010 at the Shanghai Expo. Was a tiring day to walk, queue, take photos. Total visitors on the day was around 630,000. 2 days before on Oct 16, Saturday was a record 1.03million. Managed to visit Turkey, Czech, Denmark, New Zealand, Africa, Oceanic, Jordan, China provinces Pavillions. I hate queueing, which is why I skipped the most popular pavillions like China, Saudi, Italy, Spain, UK, France which will take around 4hours to queue. For more photos, please visit http://weng.zenfolio.com/shanghaiexpo

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Marina Bay Sands open its door

Singapore's second integrated resort, Marina Bay Sands, opened its doors on Tuesday 27 April 2010, at an auspicious time of 3.18pm.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Zhouzhuang 周庄

Visited Zhouzhuang Water Village on the 3rd day of Lunar New Year. Zhouzhuang is a town in Jiangsu province, China. It is located within Kunshan county-level city, 30 km southeast of Suzhou. Zhouzhuang is a popular tourist destination. It is one of the most famous water townships in China, noted for its profound cultural background, the well preserved ancient residential houses, the elegant watery views and the strong local colored traditions and customs. It has been called the "Venice of the East".

Friday, February 26, 2010

24 Seven Heartland Beats Photography Competition

My entry taken at Yishun Reservoir has won the Merit Award in 24 Seven Heartland Beats Photography Competition organised by Singapore Housing Development Board (HDB) to commemorate its 50th anniversary.

Ten giant panda cubs in Shanghai Zoo

Ten giant panda cubs, all born after the deadly earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province in 2008, are at Shanghai Zoo for display during this year's World Expo. They will spend six months at the Shanghai Zoo and then six months at the Shanghai Wildlife Zoo.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey 金丝猴

The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey is an Old World monkey in the Colobinae subfamily. It is endemic to a small area in temperate, mountainous forests of central China, primarily around the Sichuan basin. The Chinese name is Sichuan Golden Hair Monkey (川金丝猴). Snow occurs frequently within its range and it can withstand colder average temperatures than any other non-human primates. Its diet varies markedly with the seasons, but it is primarily an herbivore with lichens being its main food source. It is diurnal and largely arboreal, spending some 97% of their time in the canopy. Population estimates range from 8,000 to 15,000 and it is threatened by habitat loss.

It is the 2nd most protected animal, after Giant Panda in China. The photos were taken in Shanghai Zoo.

Plum Blossom 梅花 - Chinese Painting

Took the photo in Century Park 《世纪公园》, Shanghai recently. Edited it into a Chinese Painting like image.



For more, please visit http://weng.zenfolio.com/plumblossom2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Jackie Chan's new movie Little Big Soldier 《大兵小将》filmed in Yunnan Province, China

Scenes in the movie were filmed in Yuanmou Earth Forest 《元谋土林》and Luoping Rapeseed Field 《罗平油菜花田》.

Music Video


Movie Poster

























Some of the photos taken in 2006 Feb.



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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Thaipusam 2010

30 Jan 2010.
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of Lord Murugan (also Subramaniam), the youngest son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. On this day, devotees carried brightly-decorated ornate frames known as "kavadi", some decorated with peacock feathers and garlands. Others carried milk pots. The rituals were performed as acts of penance and to offer thanks to Lord Murugan, to fulfil vows and to repent for past sins.

For Thaipusam photos, http://weng.zenfolio.com/thaipusam10

Monday, January 25, 2010

Beautiful Architecture and Lighting @ Clarke Quay

Clarke Quay is a riverside quay in Singapore, located upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River and Boat Quay. Today, it is a popular hotspot for clubbing catered for both locals and tourists.




Sunday, January 24, 2010

Fish or Tiger ???

Andri was asking me why the toy looks like a fish? Isn't it Year of Tiger? Owner overheard and replied: "Fish where got ears?". Hahahaha......

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Weng in Chinatown

I was in Chinatown yesterday to capture the annual Lunar New Year night market festive scenes. This is a photo taken by my friend Andri. Here is the album for CNY 2010 @ Chinatown.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

The Great Reunion 大团圆

The Lunar New Year 2010 is around the corner (14 Feb 2010). Here's a video to share. May the Year of Tiger bring good luck to everyone.

Sunset at Marina Barrage

Marina Barrage is nowadays a popular place for locals to spend their weekend evening. Families and friends will come here to picnic, play kites, games, etc. Don't miss the beautiful sunset.

Naturally Nepal

Weng visited Nepal in 2009, Oct 19-30. The trip covered Kathmandu, Patan, Bhaktapur, Pokhara and Annapurna Trekking (Poon Hill).
Here are some photos taken during this tiring but fruitful trip:-
http://weng.zenfolio.com/naturallynepal