Cecil Lee

Another stylish unusual bicycle stand design. A pity that there are few of them. As a result, may not be sufficient at all... Location: The Panaroma @ Ang Mo Kio

Door numbering is exceptionally Low and placed next to door handle. P.S. For privacy have masked out the unit number.

Common rubbish bins

Just T.O.P.

Share an umbrella scheme

Squirrels are equally preferred... typically indicating a desirable location. 28 Shelford Road... Hmm, what about a raccoon? Oh dear!

Aristolochia gigantea Aristolochiaceae Giant Dutchman’s Pipe A robust vine from Brazil, the Giant Dutchman’s Pipe is so called due to the unopened flower’s resemblance to an old-fashioned smoking pipe. When in bloom, the large showy flowers (20cm wide) emit an odour which attract insects such as flies for pollination. Stiff downward-pointing hairs inside the flower prevent visiting insects from leaving, which deposit pollen on the stigma situated deep in the floral (perianth) tube. The insects escape when the hairs are relaxed as the pollen are released. Flower of Aristolochia gigantea, showing numerous stiff hairs for trapping pollinators Photos: Edmund Chia, Lai Simin

Based on Shapes and Forms and Five Elements concept Feng Shui: Kallang Riverside can be considered as a water element development. This is because of it’s distinctive wavy roof TOP plus also the wavy reinforced concrete (RC) roof lines at the lower part or “skirt” of the development. Water = wavy Earth = rectangular In general, call it a water element building. It is also not wrong to classify this building as a two combination: Water + Earth Element building. As the majority of this single development is rectangular in shape. With some add-on wavy flavour.

Dakota Crescent is a ghost town. Ready for redevelopment. Most likely the last set of photos that I will ever take of this iconic development. Majority of the close-up photos are of a single 7 storey block : 2 Dakota Close Some of the windows are opened. Rest assured, no human beings are staying in these vacant units:

Hard Hat event at Marina One East Tower... for a large corporate client... Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC)

This modern home also opted for fine wire mesh. Airy but at the same time provides some privacy.

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..

The first question one should ask is: “Is this a right or left hand drive country?” This would determine the extent of a poison arrow (if any). If the poison arrow eg. in a right hand drive country via the red arrow is aimed towards an opening? A main door? Or sliding doors? In this example; this service road serves only one unit. At a dead end road. Thus the negative effects of Sha Qi or poison arrow(s) is reduced.

Where is your letter box? Quick! Tell me! Please.

Kim's Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee @ Jalan Eunos Branch Kims first opened a stall in a coffeeshop at Changi Road in the early 1970's. (At 5 1/2 mile Changi Road) Oveall, their hokkien prawn mee is in my opinion, better than many other comparable fried hokkien mee. What is unique about it is that Kim's always wear long sleves and pants with a shiny Rolex watch pluc a distinctive Mercedes belt. He has two large woks. His version like that of the old school style Hokkien mee is the drier version. Another famous stall serving drier hokkien mee is at old airport road. The old airport road stall gives less value as his $5/- is a small packet with sliced chilis. This stall's noodles have condiments of crispy pork lard which adds fragrance and flavour for the noodles. And generous portions of belacan chilli to go with it. I hardly see Kim doing the frying of the hokkien mee. Often are his worker doing it. Thus was surprised to see him do it himself, yesterday. The $8/- packet comes wrapped in the traditional leaf.. as shown in this photo (bottom left):- The Jalan Eunos premises is run-down and close to the main road thus (call it dusty)... And shortage of nearby parking. Although there are ample parking spaces at the Eunos MRT. The staff, here are not exactly that friendly most of the time. Occasionally I would buy a packet of Hokkien mee (only) and scoot-off... Mr Rolex and Mercedes personally frying it:- He has been in this business for at least 40+ years... Once upon a time, he had lots of versions of Sa-por or earthen pot versions... in his younger days... Never tried anything else... only aim for the hokkien mee.. P.S. Another branch is at Bugis.

New Futura another prestigious project by CDL Wow! A lot of reinforced concrete (RC) Ledges... where some previous boutique developments use this theme.. Will review sometime in the future..

By the way: Casa is a Spanish word for home. In Spanish: Mi = My La = The Thus: Mi Casa = My Home La Casa = The Home Yes! You are correct! By the same developer: Far East Organisation

La Casa @ Woodlands Also uses white stucco Mediterranean style exterior walls. But the bumps on the exterior walls are less (ugly) pronounced. More natural.. less obvious even with age or not frequently white-washed.

Tay Ban Guan Shopping Centre / Katong Shopping Centre & Parkway Parade Before Katong Shopping Centre opened in 1973, everyone flocked to a three storey building at Onan Road called Tay Ban Guan Shopping Centre. There was also another entrance from East Coast Road where a shophouse was torn down and became an entrance way from this road. Then Tay Ban Guan was one of the earliest modern under one roof shopping centre comprising a coffee shop and a modern air-conditioned supermarket on the 1st storey. Tay Ban Guan Shopping Centre's second storey was devoted to what we see today in most Cold Storage and Giant sundry items: Toiletries, kitchen wares and clothings. It's third storey was leased to individual shops selling all manner of household items. Then, one can see troves of people carrying the Tay Ban Guan plastic bags with either groceries or other household items. Business was great, then. A few years after Katong Shopping Centre opened; everyone flocked to it as an anchor tenant was Oriental Emporium. Tay Ban Guan shut it's doors afterwards. In 1983, Parkway Parade Opened with two major tenants: Yaohan and Cold Storage. Same thing happened to Katong Shopping Centre. And with the insolvency of it's anchor tenant Oriental Emporium at it's basement. Business nosed dived. With mostly Optical shops, Photo copier shops and clothing stores. Today, at least 70% are Maid Employment Agencies. And the famous boneless chicken rice coffeeshop.

Singapore oldest Post-1970's Shopping Centres and their year of opening. CHART: Clockwise starting from Katong Shopping Centre (oldest) to newest:- Singapore's 6 oldest post-1970's shopping centres:- 1. Katong Shopping Centre 1973 (Mostly Maid Agencies - Failed en-bloc sale attempt) 2. Golden Mile Complex 1973 (Thai/Mixed) - en-bloc successful 3. People’s Park Complex 1973 (Mixed) - attempt en-bloc 4. Plaza Singapura 1974 (Fully Modernized & Mixed) 5. Queensway Shopping Centre 1974 (Sporting goods) 6. Bukit Timah Plaza 1978 (Heartland/Mixed) From 1980 onwards:- =============== a. Peninsula Plaza 1980 (Burmese/Fashion) b. City Plaza 1981 (Fashion) c. Lucky Plaza 1981 (Tourists/Electronics/Mixed) d. Far East Plaza 1982 (Mixed) e. Parkway Parade 1983 (Heartland/Mixed) f. Beauty World Centre 1984 (Heartland) g. Serene Centre 1985 (Mixed) h. Sim Lim Square 1987 (Electronics)

10 Qing Dynasty coins representing all 10 emperors: AD1614 to 1911 This set is highly degraded:-

It is not the street that matters. But due diligence if one wants to own a home along (around) the cul-de-sac. For example, one can still live on that street. However need to pay attention to those that you had marked as A.......etc.

In general, homes most affected by the cul-de-sac in a right-hand drive country: are C and D. (B is least affected) For countries with left-hand drive vehicles, then E and D. (C is least affected) Here, for the lay-person, a simplistic paradigm is that of: "To see if a vehicle going through the round-about could somehow plow straight into one of the homes." P.S. Righ-hand drive countries: UK & all former commonwealth countries like India, Singapore, Malaysia etc.. Left-hand drive: US, Rest of Europe etc..