jubilee weekend

Hello! It has been quite some time since the last post but I hope you'll like this one :-)
Last week, we celebrated SG50 !!! If you don't know, Singapore is 50 this year so they decided to make the celebration big ... which also means a 4-day-long weekend for all of us.

August 7th
We went to HortPark (ok actually we only entered for a toilet break), or rather we walked the park trail connected to Henderson Waves.

Alkaff Mansion

Residences - Old colonial bungalows & the modern Interlace

Afterwards, I visited Botanic Gardens with Huan bubz! There was a carnival (FOOD !!!), performances by various musicians/bands and dancers and free admission for the National Orchid Garden for SG50 celebrations and the fact that it is now a UNESCO World Heritage site :-)

This patriotic little one who was singing 'One Singapore' :')

korea 2015

Hello! Back from Korea after spending 8 days there (6-14 June)

Our first three days were spent at Jeju island - a nice place if you are one for nature and exploring.
We had half a day left of our first day there as we only reached at about 12+pm after flying from Seoul.

Our room :D

Visited Jeongbang Falls (정방폭포) the next day :-)

(Finally tried long exposure on a waterfall !! :-) but was tripod-less that day)

Our next stop was Sunrise Peak/Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak (성산일출봉), on the eastern seaboard of Jeju island. Sunrise Peak is a 182 metres tall volcanic cone and is also a UNESCO world heritage site. It was raining and all foggy when we visited (we weren't blessed with good weather /crey) - but the view would be even more worth it on a clear day haha oh well :-(

At the peak -

Made it to the top !!

Descent

the old and new

Hi guys! Updating this space once more because it has been a little empty recently :} Random thought here but I can't believe it is already June! What have I accomplished in 2015 so far?
Anyway, I explored parts of Singapore yesterday with my photo-trip bud Huan !! It's been a long time  ..

(photos may seem pixelated but its actually ok when you open them in Lightbox)

Our first stop was Tiong Bahru, one of the oldest housing estates in Singapore.

Tiong Bahru is especially popular among teenagers nowadays (because cafés :D)

We got raspberry pink lemonade from Plain Vanilla Bakery for $7 and expected it to be bigger but ok it was quite nice nonetheless

BooksActually

Bookstore cat 

BooksActually is a great place to visit if you're one for poetry :}

Our second stop was Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, which was built in 1919.