It's raining flowers!

I would say that flowers are like music, they transcend cultures and influence the soul who see and sense it, all the more for those who appreciate it and that includes me! Flowers have dominated almost all occasion in our lives -from birthdays to graduations, from weddings to anniversaries - flowers have constantly make these wonderful memories even vibrant in our recollections. And yes, a wedding won't be complete without the bride's bouquet:-)

To prove my point, I attended the Singapore Annual Flower Festival in Sentosa to let my camera witness what we sometimes say "what a wonderful world" in the realm of flowers. Feast your eyes with these shots taken using my Nikon D5000:-)

This is as good as the flowers:-)

Colorful glass canopies.

I had some refreshments.

Merry x-mas!

Happy Easter!

This is really big. Where's Kingkong?

Out for fishing!

Almost each one of us have came across or have met someone who is  allergic to some pollens, kind of peanuts, sunflower seeds or other bizaare objects. Other peeps will say that they are not allergic to paracetamol but would likely panic and react whenever they encounter loud, or interact with over sophisticated individuals.

Others would claim that they have allergy in eating seafood! (I can't imagine myself with that) And thank heavens, the latter type excludes me save for jellyfishes , who isn;t anyway:-) And what's the better way to exercise my "seafood allergy free" birthright? Have fun on the beach and of course indulge myself with seeeeeeeaaaafooooood! 

This time, my dear friend and I trooped down to Fish & Co, a recent favourite among seafood houses. It's relatively cheap -of course, no house wine being served,  compared with fine dining restaurants and hotels. The taste is good, thanks to long wait for your orders to be served. The rationale - its prepared from supposed fresh catch:-) 

To amuse ourselves from long wait, it's always good top order soup of the day with choice of beverage- sparkling pazzion fruit drink.

Fish chowder for Charlie ?

I must confess the chowder soup is sooo good and creamy. And who doesn't want a soup that just melts perfectly in your mouth? Okies then, unfortunately the chowder spell didn't last long. I's time for a more lasting euphoric source- the mains!!!

My dear friend had a grastronomic treat with a seafood platter complete with java rice, fries, buttered prawn, calamares and dory fish paired with thick tartar sauce! yum yum!

Its colour can tell its sooo delicioso!

After having too much of the seafood platter (I normally order this set whenever I visit here) I have decided to treat myself and experience swordfish this time! and to elaborate what I ate, I basically ordered this

A flying swordfish turned into...

tasty deep fried swordfish paired with vegetables and mashed potato with sweet chilli sauce ! how it can be better than that ?

And to finish our "fishing" expedition, we ended our dinner with a delightful cheesecake. We finished it too fast that my camera missed to capture a mouthwatering dessert .LOL

As they say, life is too short to identify the parts of the fish that I were eating. True enough, I mistakenly identified the fish ear as the eyes (because of its soft texture) until I resolved it to conclusion that swordfish don't have big ears..they only have brains:-) Still good after all:-)

Cheeros!

Pompous Pompei - Life in a Roman Town

I am a Museum lover! I always feel that going to museums is an alternative way to indulge yourself into deep history, rich culture and not to mention watching people from all sorts of background. After spending few hours in these so called "halls of history" and drinking a can of soda from the vendo, it's a realization that museums are not only meant for history majors and frequented by singles who does not want to be seen watching movies alone.  From school children to the curious, I admit that museums have morphed and conformed with the changing times lining up exhibitions more interesting for the modern crowd and appealing to the discerning and general public, and of course to stay relevant in our present citiscape other than their distinct architectural beauty in most cases. 


And I must confess that when I saw the newspaper featuring a special exhibition at the National Art Museum of Singapore being resurrected from the infamous Roman city of Pompei (79CE), I gave myself a good motivation to head to the museum instead of spending my lazy weekend in bed: "I must not miss this!"- 

Presented by National Museum of Singapore, and organised by Melbourne Museum and Soprintendenza Speciale per i beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei

The best part it's free which further made my expired museum membership card irrelevant. However, there's always a trade-off.

Going to museums is indeed a test of patience and...

hunger and stamina. 

Despite the long queue (a much expected event in a free exhibition), I still got immersed and mesmerized with the entire collection. Enjoy!


Trivia: In 79CE, the vibrant city of Pompei located in Souther Italy were buried under volcanic ash and pumice after Mount Vesuvius violently erupted. The interesting fact is that it was not until the mid-18th century that this city was slowly revealed to the world through archaeological excavations. 

Digging mission in style.

and endless excavations (who doesn't remember Indiana Jones ?)

Finally, these adventures paid off and gave the universal mankind with these finds, and take note most of them are  familiar with our eyes and still being used nowadays:

Bowls and smaller bowls!

Anchors away...

oh yes,  clay pots!

Tip off the balance ?

I am not the only one who asked what's inside.

I've seen this in gladiator-like films and I wore them once during my grade school fair, cardboard style.

These writings in a big slab of stone impresses me. And this before our  Ipad era.

Gladiator's shields but where's the spear?

"Pompeii was a bustling and prosperous Roman town with around 20,000 inhabitants at the time of its destruction. Its strategic location, mild climate and fertile soil provided the impetus to the productive agricultural industry as well as the thriving fishing and shipping industries...the city also grew culturally vibrant and people became more affluent." Credits: Collection of Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei


It was a hair standing experience when I got to see resin body casts of victims who were 'immortalised' during their last moments before the the violent volcano eruption. I heard soft expressions of surpise  and silent "aawws" behind me. By the way, that shadow is not mine and couldn't be of the resin casts either:-)

This is very dramatic and...

indeed horrifying.

And I am mesmerized by these great works of art.

Perfect for a rose garden.

I'm so amazed by its details- knowing that it's likely palm size. 

Wall art here it is before graffitti conquered the world. 

Four seasons.

Dome shaped fountain.

Imagine.

Machismo Romano.

Dioramas.

Town hall meeting?

And this time, free museum entry means free souvenir too :-)

This looks easier to put together. I thought that those dioramas would have been the best and perfect souvenir.

 Until now, I haven't figured out how to put together mine. I told you, dioramas are better.

And of course, I also shared the museum collection's Roman theme with my best friend- Birks.

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