Thursday, August 5, 2010

Through my 66-year-old father's eyes

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My father retired briefly for 3mths after 50 years of working. During the time he stopped work, I gave him a camera to play with. He would take photos of where he went to and we would talk about it.

I wonder what he was thinking when he took the pictures. He would just say "don't know. just want to shoot that. don't ask so much. nice?"

Monday, August 2, 2010

Stunning Sunset


Work can be tiring but life is a miracle and I want to focus on that. Sometimes our souls can be rewarded if we just take note of what is around us. This image is not digitally enhanced. The view was exactly what the picture shows. It was 7++ in the evening. I just got back from work and it was turning dark. But at the horizon, a stunning streak of light cut across the sky. The contrast between the light and the dark was captivating. I haven't seen such a scenery since I lived here!


Sometimes I Worry for the Birds


I recall that birds in Singapore used to be more nervous and alert to danger. When I was younger. they would fly away when I am not even 2 metres close. But nowadays, I notice cars speeding towards these birds and they would still be walking leisurely in their head-out-head-in bird motion in the middle of the road. Then, just before the car crushes them, they would calmly and suavely take a hop to the side and the car would just miss it by like 20cm. Is it my imagination that birds have evolved? Or was it that I was more dangerous than a car when I was younger.