Nature's Collage

Seven Wells Waterfall, Langkawi.

A Glimpse of Heaven

A sunset without a horizon. I must have caught a glimpse of heaven.

The Children of the Phnom Penh City Slum

Squeezed in between the city and the adjacent rubbish dumping ground for the whole city is this slum. You have to be there yourself to experience what inequality truly means. The muddy ground, the stale air, the ubiquitous flies, the crammed living conditions and the dirty clothes.

Yet the children have the brightest of smiles, the simplest of expectations and the liveliest of being.

Education is their key to escape poverty. Yet, under the facade of "free" education is the fees they have to fork out for transport (most of them live a distance from the nearest school and bicycle is their main mode of transport) and parking which is not cheap over there (yes, even the parking of bicycles requires a fee). Plus, the books and stationeries.

p.s. I am not sure about the accuracy of this. It is what I heard in Cambodia.

Despite the living conditions, the children enjoy simple days of simple pleasures. :) I've always believed in simple joys in life, but being in Cambodia has taught me a whole new definition of simplicity.

Their hopes, their dreams, their survival.

They could really do with a donation, a visit, or just simply your understanding and awareness of their plight and their fight.

How can you not love them? :)

The Spill of Sunshine

And sunshine came spilling in,
pouring itself over the land and sea,
flooding the world with light.

God's Symphony

Redang island's amazing sunrise.

Redang Boats

Busy Jetty in the Day

Anchored

Docked at Daybreak

Tioman Series Part 6: True Blue

Tioman Series Part 5: Glorious Sunset

Tioman Series Part 4: A little fun

Ok time for a little funny stuff. Introducing models (from left): Moses and Aik Leong.

Tioman Series Part 3: The Other Perspective

Take a closer look. Don't ignore the blatant things staring in your face.

(Thanks Sarah, for helping me hold up this rather heavy pipe while I composed this picture.)

Probably my favourite picture of the bunch. Listen to the story it is telling. (Don't worry, the cat is alive, but the message is clear.)

Tioman is sparsely inhabited and supported by the tourist trade. Look at what's behind the rustic beauty of pretty little hut-like houses.

We often take potable tap water in Singapore for granted. How precious it is to the land-scarce Singapore. It's ironic how Malaysia sells us water, and their tap water isn't potable.

Abandoned boats left wasted aside. It's a beautiful sight, especially because it wasn't meant to be.

Tioman Series Part 2: Rustic Beauty

Such beauty rare as it is in Singapore, is all around little Tioman Island just 39 km long and 12 km wide.

And this last piece is one of my favourite photos of Tioman. :) A little boat by the stagnant swamp which is overlooked by the people of the little huts.

Tioman Series Part 1: Little Angels

I had an awesome time in Tioman, and of course, I had my fair share of time taking many photos! :) More coming up.



Thanks to Kwong How for the tip of down-scaling via photoshop! :)