Galleries Updated

Added five new galleries last night. The new galleries feature photographs taken at the NavCon2K7 Conference, Central Coast ~ NSW, places around Singapore, gatherings in Singapore and the Web 2.0 workshops at Nanyang Technological University.

Tanjong Pagar MRT

The rush hour at the end of the day is approaching. This moment was captured outside Tanjong Pagar MRT. It is located within Singapore's CBD. I often used this station when I worked with Knowledge Village. The office was in South Bridge Road, Chinatown. The camera is perched on a park bench. I am perched alongside with some other people.

Looking at the video just now there is a gender imbalance. Do more men drive in Singapore? Do they work longer hours and are not yet a part of the rush hour mix? When I worked at NTU I noticed that there were fewer men than women on the buses that brought the staff to and from the campus.

Bugis MRT Singapore

Singapore has an excellent rail network. A new train comes along every few minutes during peak hours and are still frequent at other times. Some of the stations are busier than others. I wonder what the stats are for all the stations. Anyway, one of the busier stations is Bugis. I set the camera up on a bench and let it run and this is the result as the patrons came and went.

A walk with the throng in Bugis Village

I walked with the crowds in Bugis Village, Singapore. I held my digital still camera above my head. It created an AVI at 640 x 480 pixels and 25fps. It suffered a little from the shakes. I compressed the video down to a 320 x 240 pixels at 15fps. Gives you an idea of the tourists and locals that flock through this part of Singapore.

Didgeridoo in Bugis Junction

Captured this gent busking in Bugis Junction. A mix of media and cultures.

Victoria Street ~ Bugis Junction

One of the more busy pedestrian crossings in Singapore. One that my wife Shao Ping and I crossed many times. People often take a chance as the lights turn to green.

Journey from Tiong Bahru to Red Hill MRT

I experimented with my small Casio digital camera to capture a few movies that I could use during my vodcasting workshop today. I wandered a little around Singapore and simply caught people going from one place to the other.

I resized each movie to 320 x 240 at 15fps using Quicktime on an Apple Macintosh. In a way these movies are a homage to Kevin Lim who is a source of great inspiration.

Scenes around Nanyang Technological University

Having an excellent time in Singapore. The people are wonderful and I enjoy the time here with the team at the CED. had dinner with Alan in one of the canteens attached to a Hall of Residence. I had a Korean barbecue chicken meal with some very hot kim chee. Spotted an interesting little shrine on the campus walking back to my digs on the campus and took a photograph of the scenery that I used to pass each day. Quick photo of the morning as well from the top of the building in which I conduct the workshops.

NavCon ~ An evening on the Central coast

Shao Ping and I went for a drive north to The Entrance and Toukley at the end of the day. We walked around The Entrance and found another little Thai takeaway where we could sit outside and enjoy the view. The temperature had reached 35 degrees Celsius that day and it was nice to sit out in the open and enjoy the cool of the early evening.

John and Shao Ping enjoy a Thai meal.

Uncle John, myself and Aunty Pauline

Uncle John, Shao Ping and Aunty Pauline

Bateau Bay bush fire

After that we drove north to Toukley to visit my Aunt Pauline and Uncle John. John is 90 and still possesses all his faculties. We drank a nice bottle of red given to my by the NavCon team as thanks for the presentation. Uncle John and I talked about politics, recycling and town planning. Quite a deep and meaningful evening. We also chatted about family and what is happening among all the relatives. It was a lovely evening. On the way back we spotted a bushfire close to homes at Bateau Bay and I took a couple of photographs from about 1 kilometre away. It was as close as we could get.

Terrigal ~ Navcon2K7

Shao Ping and I drove to Terrigal last Tuesday to attend the NavCon2K7 Conference. The conference is being conducted at St Edward’s College in Gosford. It is an amazing school with magnificent grounds and extraordinary facilities. It is right on the Brisbane waters. My friend Siva woud love this school. If one walks across the school oval you will reach the shoreline of Brisbane waters. The shore is rich with mangroves.

After registering Shao Ping and I went back to the motel and then went down to Terrigal Beach. We went for a walk, took a few photographs of the beach and then strolled along the foreshore shops. We bought some groceries and then looked for a place to eat. We decided to eat a restaurant called Terrigal Thai. It was at the end of an arcade. There were three Thai restaurants on the foreshore. Two of them were called Terrigal Thai, metres away from each other. The dinner was quite nice.

Arrived in Singaore

Arrived in Singapore last night. Straight to NTU and the NEC where I am putting up. Prepared some additional materials for Tuesday's Web 2.0 workshops. The flight was fine.

Sootie on the attack

Like many other cats Sootie loves the adventure and sheer excitement of a brown paper bag. He has been playing with such a bag during the last few days and I thought why not make a hole in the bottom of the bag and obtain a different perspective of Sootie as he plays with the bag. The first video is simply Sootie chewing the handles. The second and third video reveal a carnivore in full flight.

July Singapore galleries updated

Added commentary to the galleries displaying photographs taken at various points across Singapore including River Valley Road, Zion Road, Bukit Batok, Chinatown, the Funan Centre and Toa Payoh.

Media Socialists ~ Singapore Meetup

Last Thursday evening Siva invited me to a meeting of the "media socialists" in Singapore. Our common bond is exploring the benefits of Web 2.0 technologies, particularly in education. There are some photographs recording the meeting attended by myself, Siva, Kenneth and others in Toa Payoh on the Thursday night during my trip to Singapore.

We were all discussing the possibilities associated with the benefits of Web 2.0 technologies in fields such as education and business. I gave a quick, albeit faltering, demo of Swickis. I think I was just too tired. Kevin introduced the group to the world of Jaikus.

We left the Toa Payoh Library meeting room at 9:00PM and adjourned to a nearby McDonald's to continue the general discussion. We stayed on till about 11.00PM or so and then returned to our respective homes. I met a couple of gentlemen who had attended the University of Wollongong! Stay tuned for my post on that coincidence!

Singapore Events Gallery Update

Just updated the events gallery in the Singapore section of my photography galleries. This is my last morning in Singapore following a week of conducting Web 2.0 and Podcasting workshops. Photographs taken at the the Web 2.0 and Podcasting workshops are included. Plus some nice photographs of Vivien and Paul during dinner in Holland Village.

Around Singapore ~ July 2007

Presently in Singapore conducting workshops on behalf of Nanyang Technological University. I have been to a few different parts around the town and the images can be found in this gallery.

Arrived in Singapore July 7th, 2007.

Just arrived in Singapore for Podcasting and Web 2.0 workshops at the MOE and NTU. 7th to 14th July.

I flew QANTAS and it actually wasn't all that bad. Watched Groundhog Day again then watched The 300 in full. The flight was packed yet uneventful. While I waited at Sydney airport I went to that quiet area on the top floor. Found a comfortable seat near a power point and brainstormed some new ideas for the workshops on a blank word page. Came up with some good ideas and some stupid ones. Managed to recharge the iPod as well.

July 7th, 2007 ~ 07/07/07. How often does that happen?

Trip to Taipei

I am in the process of uploading four galleries of photographs taken in Taipei back in 2002. Shao Ping and I attended her sister's wedding in Taipei and Kyoto.

Kyoto Photo Galleries

I have finally published a selection of the photographs I took in Kyoto back in 2002. Shao Ping and I attended her sister's wedding. Shao Chi married Roy and they now live in Los Angeles. It was Autumn in Japan at the time and the colours are quite amazing.

Festival of the Hungry Ghosts

I have been electronically rummaging through all my old digital photographs and created a few new galleries for the web site. There are photographs of the Singaporean CBD taken on an impossibly clear day as well as shots taken at Pulau Ubin, Jurong Bird Park, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Chinatown ~ back in 2000.

There are two other quite different galleries... one is of the Thai pop singing duo "China Dolls". I had gone to Bukit Panjang Shopping plaza to get a haircut and the duo were making a publicity appearance so I took some photographs of the performance and the crowd that had come to see them. Finally there is some photographs of my wife Shao Ping making offerings down by the void deck of our flat in Choa Chu Kang during the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts. I like those photographs in particular.