Eye Contact

My dog will retreat to one corner when he feels that I'm engrossed in other activities and not paying attention to him. From there, he will be constantly looking over to check if I have realised he's neglected. Oh what a baby.... Well it always work and I will feel so bad and go bring him into my arms. Those eyes, are the same eyes that met mine and melted my heart when I first saw him at the pet shop when he was only 2 months old.

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Handburger

Went to try the Handburger outlet at Raffles City after reading about it in the papers. Took the afternoon sampler of 2 mini burgers, the original and bleu cheese beef, and well was a little disappointed as the beef patties were a little dry for me. Taste-wise they were quite refreshing though as one had something like blueberry jam while the other came with a slice of peach. Had a cup of some champagne tea to go along (although it was served in a coffee cup) which was quite fragrant. Price on the whole was on the high side but perhaps I would go back and try their duck burger, which is supposed to be their signature burger, next time again.

My Christmas Tree

Here's a tribute to my own Christmas tree at home. I actually like it better than some of those put up at the malls this year ;)

Wonderland on Top of Orchard Central

The rooftop garden on Orchard Central is quite a work of genius. Besides flora and water landscaping, the designer had also strategically placed this set of colourful cartoony characters on the second top level, so that one can admire them against the city buildings from the top level. Quite a surreal feeling like a out-of-this-world wonderland in Orchard.

Orchid @ Central

The rooftop garden at Orchard Central is a pleasant place to enjoy a bird's eye view of the street. Saw this beautiful flower on my second visit there today. Looked like some species of orchid I supposed?

Ootoya @ Orchard Central

Had Japanese dinner this evening at Ootoya and was really impressed with the quality of food there. The grilled pork was my favourite. Was impressed that their rice with scallop even came in a wooden container on a burner. Even their green tea tasted good. And price was rather reasonable.

Visual Art - Paper Bears

The underground walkway leading to the Esplanade always has some interesting visual art on display. The current one is on paper bears, displayed on swings, strings, platforms and even with colourful gummi bears. I particularly liked these 2 that were simpler and the lightings also helped to cast beautiful shadows to accentuate them.

Lion Companion

I was walking around Little India today and came upon this shop that was selling furniture and home furnishings. The life-size bronze lion status outside the shop caught my attention at first instance. Next to it sat this old indian man who looked like the owner of shop. He was the only person at the shop then, accompanied by his lion companion.

Starry X'mas

Take a walk into the Christmas tree (yes into it!) at Orchard ION and you will be dazzled by the beautiful lights and shimmering decors from within. It felt like walking into some magical universe of stars.

Up the Central Stairs

Visited the Orchard Central again in search for my photography subjects. The main entrance to the building was a long flight of escalator, leading directly to the 3rd level, lit with dramatic colours that made it seem like the way up into the core of a burning volcano. Going all the way up to the roof garden, there was this wire mesh sculpture of a person climbing up a flight of steps leading towards the sky. This felt like the stairs to heaven; while the former would be the stairs to hell? ;)

ION, Light & Water

In front of the Orchard ION is an open-area water-and-light fountain where children just loved to dance and play in it. At night the scene looked so magical when the children play with the colourful water sprouts.

X'mas @ Orchard ION

 

The Orchard ION is a magnificant sight at night. And now with its Christmas tree it's just too beautiful!

X'mas is Coming Again

It's the month of Nov, leading up to Dec and familiar Christmas items are starting to show up again. I had my early share of one of the season's goodie at Bakerzin ;)

Smile Zac Smile

This is Zac the 9-year month-old boy of a friend of mine. It was such a pleasure to take photos of him, especially with all those different expressions.