Tag: photography

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A red building

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A bridge near Clarke Quay

Here we have a bridge near Clarke Quay.

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Ascott Building

A few weeks ago, Fahim and I went to GeekcampSG, where Fahim was giving a talk on…

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Just before sunrise

A scene from our apartment in Singapore taken just before sunrise. I love the clouds. 🙂

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Garbage men collecting garbage

Who else other than garbage men would collect garbage? 😛 I've seen all sorts of different types…

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A Public Bus

In Colombo, Sri Lanka. This is a government bus, no A/C and crowded enough during rush hour…

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A building beside the railroad tracks

It's likely a shop and it's likely on government land. And the buildings further up the railroad…

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Because Baskin Robbins

Yes, they really have made it to Sri Lanka. I was dubious at first since the signage…

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Five guys working on a roof

It's not really that unusual to see people working on a roof. Roof repairs have to be…

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Scenes from Singapore

Here we have more scenes from Singapore. This first picture was taken from a friend's apartment. Shops…

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A monitor lizard crossing the road in Sri Lanka

This happens often enough in Sri Lanka – wildlife crossing the road. It might be a goat…

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Cows wandering the streets in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Cows are everywhere in Sri Lanka. If you've read more than a few blog posts here, you…

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People sleeping in a park in Singapore

We have a couple or three people who are now sleeping in our park semi-regularly. They started…

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More scenes from a Buddhist temple

Even more photographs taken at the same Buddhist temple.

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Scenes from a Buddhist Temple

These are more photos taken at that same Buddhist temple.

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Scenes at a Buddhist Temple

These pictures were taken back in 2004 when my sister and her family were in Colombo, Sri…

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Masjid Sultan, or Sultan Mosque

This is a photo of Masjid Sultan, or Sultan Mosque, in Little India, Singapore. Little India is…

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An Elephant and a Perahara

Perahara (which I hoped I spelled correctly) is a Sinhala word which basically means religious procession or…

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Coloured Window Frames

I'm a little odd. I think we pretty much all know this by now. And you've seen…

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Cinnamon

Cinnamon, as in true Cinnamon, is Cinnamomum verum, also known as Cinnamomum zeylanicum, and is grown mainly…

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An elephant at work

This photo was taken of an elephant at work in a park in the middle of Colombo,…

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Scenes from Little India, Singapore

<a class=”zem_slink” href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_India%2C_Singapore” rel=”wikipedia” target=”_blank” title=”Little India, Singapore”>Little India</a> is an area in <a class=”zem_slink” href=”https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=1.28333333333,103.833333333&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=1.28333333333,103.833333333+(Singapore)&amp;t=h” rel=”geolocation”…

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Singer Mobile Kitchen

In Canada, I knew Singer only for sewing machines. I had no idea they made anything else….

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A Buddhist temple we pass

On our drive from Colombo to Kurunegala in Sri Lanka, we pass by this Buddhist temple.

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A tailor shop in Colombo, Sri Lanka

And yes, that's a non-electrical treadle sewing machine, currently in use. My grandmothers both had a sewing…