Gardens by the Bay – Going Floral

November 27, 2013 by [ayu]

While all the photographs in my previous post focused on the structure of the Cloud Forest dome, this time I’m going to focus on the flowers that grow in the garden inside the two domes. I visited the Gardens by the Bay during the day. The lighting inside the dome was just beautiful, it made taking photos of the flowers such a joy, especially when we were inside the Flower Dome. It was really pleasant inside the Flower Dome, like […]

Categories: going places, nature & creatures • Tags: Ayu's Singapore Series, Cloud Forest, flower, Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, singapore

Gardens by the Bay – The Cloud Forest

November 25, 2013 by [ayu]

Gardens by the Bay is my new favourite place in Singapore. As our taxi drove closer, my excitement grew just from the sight that was right in font of us.The domes, the Super Tree constructions, the sheer size of the place was impressive, and quite overwhelming.  This is the Cloud Forest. The world’s tallest indoor waterfall welcomed you as soon as you entered the dome. The super fine mists in the air freshened and cooled you straight away. Coming from the […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ayu's Singapore Series, Cloud Forest, Cloud Mountain, Gardens by the Bay, indoor waterfall, mists, plants, singapore, the dome, travel photography

Kampong Glam part 2

November 22, 2013 by [ayu]

The next destination after I was done with visiting the Sultan Mosque was to check out Haji Lane. After passing the many textile shops who were already in business since 1950s, entering Haji Lane would take you to another time and place completely. The tiny streets were filled with arrays of hip shops, offering coolest stuff made by local designers and entrepreneurs; from clothes, shoes, accessories and cute knick knacks. The tiny colourful independent stores with eclectic designs reminded me […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ayu's Singapore Series, Bussorah St, explore, graffiti, Haji Lane, singapore, travel, travel photography

Kampong Glam part 1

November 21, 2013 by [ayu]

My plan that day was to visit the major landmark in the area, the Sultan Mosque, and explore the surrounding area of Kampong Glam. It was another sensory overload kind of experience, that I never get tired of in Singapore. I got off my taxi one lane away from the mosque, and I passed many traditional business, selling carpets, textiles, and the widest selection of colourful cushion covers I’ve ever seen. Masjid Sultan (Sultan Mosque) on Muscat Street is one […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ayu's Singapore Series, Kampong Glam, Masjid Sultan, mosque, mosque in Singapore, singapore, Sultan Mosque, travel, travel photography, travel photos

Jurong Bird Park

November 11, 2013 by [ayu]

The birds at Jurong Bird Park in Singapore have been photographed to death. I know. The fact that those pretty birds were just…there, probably, the reason why many people, me included, still out there with our cameras. You don’t have to have a gigantic lens the size of a bazooka, and you don’t have to hide and wait for a looong time for a chance to get a decent shot of birds, like you do under in ‘normal’ life. I […]

Categories: going places, nature & creatures • Tags: Ayu's Singapore Series, birds, Jurong Bird Park, Lorikeet, Shoebill, singapore

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

November 4, 2013 by [ayu]

We continued our roaming along the alleys of Chinatown in Singapore, then we stumbled upon this gorgeous building, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. There is almost always an outer gate around temples such as this one, which blocks the inner square right in front of the temple from the street outside. There was a lot of things to absorb as soon as I passed through the gate; the predominantly red colours everywhere just hit you straight in the eyes, the […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ayu's Singapore Series, buddha tooth relic temple, Chinatown, Chinatown in Singapore, singapore, temple, travel, travel photography

chinatown – singapore

October 22, 2013 by [ayu]

Believe it or not, I have never set foot in Singapore’s Chinatown. Not once. I have been to Singapore many times before which was years and years ago. Especially when I still lived in Jakarta, it was even more often then. My young and shallow mind did not let my feet venture too far away from Orchard Street area and did not let myself to do things other than shopping. Now I’m  older (and a little bit wiser), I want […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ann Siang Hill, Ayu's Singapore Series, Chinatown, Mid-Autumn Festival, PS Cafe Singapore, singapore, travel

durian

October 16, 2013 by [ayu]

Never have I expected to write a post titled Durian. But here it is. For those who have never heard of the word (easy, people, I’m sure these people exist), Durian is a name of a fruit. It’s knows from its thorny skin (thorn=duri in Indonesian, thus the name: Durian), and distinctive smell. To those who like it, it’s just a normal smell, but to those unfamiliar with the fruit, like my son for example, he said it’s one of funkiest […]

Categories: going places • Tags: Ayu's Singapore Series, durian, geylang, midnight stall, singapore

water play

September 30, 2013 by [ayu]

Who doesn’t love a holiday. No one, that’s who. Even a simple play and swim at the pool, somehow, felt different when you are on your holiday. We are taking a couple of weeks off of our ‘normal life’ and have been spending our days in Singapore. Leaving windy and cold Canberra, I welcome the change of temperature with a happy heart. For my kids, though, the hot and humid temperature was quite a shock. Haven’t been used to sweat […]

Categories: telling stories • Tags: holiday, singapore, swimming pool, water splash