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Leng Ern Jee Temple @ Balestier In Singapore, there is a stigma attached with one’s apartment facing or even looking at a temple. Up-close: Leng Ern Jee Temple @ Balestier
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Keat Hong Shopping Centre’s Grand entrance: with the twin mirage staircase: typical of old colonial buildings and homes... On a grander scale is that at Gardens@Bishan
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Dear All, 1. In the past, coconut trees literally litter the coastline of Singapore island. 2. Nowadays, there are few if any public areas with coconut trees. 3. The rationale is simple: if a coconut fruit were to fall directly on one's head; especially an infant or a child, it may be fatal. It is said that even coconut fruit that bounced e.g. on a hard surface, may accidentally `hit' a child or even an adult's head with major consequences. 4. However, the superstition or what one wants to call it is that it is said that a coconut fruit is (suppose) to have eyes. And `it' tries to fall down - avoiding say a person. Perhaps, this is true? Well, I do not have the statistics…
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It is common to find many new homes, with semi-circular floor tiles at the frontage of the home... Here, it is considered as the equivalent of the "Ming Tang" or Bright Hall effect....
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The most morbid area of SGH: The infamous Block 9. Or rather, once upon a time Block 9...a transit area for the natural and unnatural death and also that of misadventures... A cat has nine life’s.. but not so lucky for those (deceased bodies) who transit, here..as post-mortems were conducted ...
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Another recently TOP condo. Notice the swimming pool on 1st level overlooking the entrance / guard room?
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A circular fence planter makes this home look like aged. As it was popular ten or twenty years ago. For the sake of modernisation; this home had covered it up.. work still in progress. What this does is there is no longer any colours .. especially if plants flower. Plus equally important is that it allows air to flow into the home from that completely walled up area. This is what it would have looked like. Photo from another home:-
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Homes with reinforced concrete roofs As reinforced concrete roofs does not add to to gross floor area; it is quite popular with both home and new buildings... In a hot and wet country like ours; this means that it either offers welcome shade or allow one to partially leave the windows ajar without fear of rain water leaking into a home... This redeveloped home is a few months closer to T.O.P. P.S. In the past few years; the main disadvantage of it is hygiene: where birds can perch on it and deficate on the ledges.. bird flu viruses etc..
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Harbour View Towers is a 99-years leasehold project comprising 154 units. T.O.P. in 1994 It is located at 21 Telok Blangah Drive 109258 in District 04. With distinctive “link bridges”
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Case Study: Symbolism in Feng Shui: Did you know that there is a permanent dragon guardian at Marine Parade?
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The Marine Parade library & Marine Parade community building. Did you know that there is a permanent dragon guardian at Marine Parade? This dragon is strategically placed at the mouth of Marine Parade. Where the ECP turns towards Marine Parade. This dragon faces Tao Nan School. Did you manage to see the profile of a golden dragon with silvery body? It’s golden head? It’s large left eye, it’s mouth and it’s crown /fins and silvery body? This golden dragon has been ushering wealth not only for the residents but it’s political masters.. It seems to be a male dragon.. h…
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1. In the 1960s to 1970s, the bougainvillea plant, especially the red and purple varieties, was very popular with Singapore landed property homes. 2. Many people planted bougainvillea at the corners of their homes for a reason: with its thorns, it was less likely for a robber to climb into the home from the fencing area. 3. However, the bougainvillea plant needs constant trimming, or it can quickly become overgrown. 4. This house has both bougainvillea and, just behind the cluster of bougainvillea plants, the Lipstick or Maharaja palm. The Lipstick palm has been very popular from the mid-1980s till today, surpassing bougainvillea and even mango and rambutan…
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Unique leaf design out-door metallic benches between HDB Pioneer area: Blocks 652A 652B, 652C and 654A and 654B Jurong West.
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HDB estates built before the year 2000 had no precinct pavilions. Thus a funeral may be held just below the deceased block. As shown in this example: Petir Road estate. Today, depending on the size of each HDB estate or precinct; there are between 1 to 2 such Pavilions per estate depending on it's size. Thus an estate with 500 to 700 units often has 1 precinct pavilion. But another larger estate of 800 to 1,500 units may have two Pavilions.
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1. What makes you think that these Two homes belongs to the Roman Emperor and his sons? 2. Your home's main door better steer clear of these two roman Guards wielding their swords.. 3. It is the equivalent of your neighbour pointing two cannons at you (your home)! Bad luck! 4. Equally bad karmas for the owners of these two homes. 5. It is like the devil patting itself on the shoulder...
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An unconventional cone shaped cork-screw or threaded screw design..
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The cat bulgar deterrent .... Such a timeless design.. but effective ...
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Cannonball tree, Couroupita guianensis is native to the Guiana in northeastern South America.
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Cannonball tree, Couroupita guianensis is native to the Guiana in northeastern South America. The large flowers are fragrant and develops on the tree trunk. Much like papayas. These trees have spherical, cannonball-like fruits up to 8″ in diameter. At the moment, the fruits are not in season. These fruits resembles a bare coconut husk outer shell. And it's size is identical to a cannon ball. These trees are at Pasir Ris near to Pasir Ris West Mall. They can also be found at East Coast Park.. When the cannonball but falls; one can hear the distinct nut-crack sound...
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Recently photos.. progressing ...
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This row of shop houses at Havelock Road is only about: food, food and more food. Need something else? Get lost... go elsewhere, please
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Tan Quee Lan Street / Heritage Plaza and Holy Crab A restaurant called "Holy Crab":- Photos of Heritage Plaza:-
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These two differing methods serve the same purpose: 1. Passive markers: These wafer thin circular cats eyes because of it's reflective properties coupled with yellow warnings, in my opinion is the way forward. 2. Contrast it with these black protruding lights that bulge out. And their placement could cause someone such as a young child running around to fall and hit their face on the floor. 2.1. These lights needs to be turned on. It does not have light sensors so does not turn on in the event that it is pouring or the sky turned dark... in the day-time. …
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Chinese New Year is here again (14th February 2010!) The pink apricots represents longevity!
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I bet you have never seen such unique chairs in your life! Both chairs bear the resemblance of the two front seats of a luxurious sedan. Don't believe me? Take a look at these photos... Truly designer chairs...
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Feng Shui survey .. Chinese Loupan At this stage, I am looking at the Shapes and Forms I.e. Scanning the environment.. this is why I put aside the Luopan.. and catching a view of the surroundings..
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Arc shaped bedroom door design.. This is so 1980's trend. To many, it resembles a chapel door. While others consider it a tombstone style outline... The saying goes: One man's meat is another's poison...
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