Palettes Of Colour

Bukit View recently organized and public performance titled "Palettes of Color".
I decided to take this opportunity to snap some shots.


The Military Band was first up to play us melodious musical pieces.

Then, my fellow schoolmate, Billie, sang "I Can Sing a Rainbow"

Zoom Out effect of a video on the effort the performers put in

Our MCs under the spot light

Our Chinese dancers then took center stage

Next up, we had our Mordern dancers performing a dance-cum-skit

Our Malay dancers was up next dancing gracefully


The Choir sang a Japanese song

My friends elated to meet other friends.... Haha!

The event was held in Singapore Polytechnic auditorium

ELDDS was next to perform a skit for us

The main star of the skit, Kate

Highlight of the skit frozen in a picture

Trying creative ways to capture a photo, using 15 second shutter speed.

Indian dancers performing a traditional dance

The Chinese dancers was up again for one last performance




Finally the show ended and I was happy with my shots.

Jojakarta: Culture & Tradition

Recently, I went on a family trip to Jogjakarta, Indonesia.

It was the second time I was going somewhere cultural.

Bye Home, Again!

747 parked in Changi terminal

Ayam Suharti (Famous fried chicken)

Salak, an fruit native to Indonesia and its plantation is found everywhere in Jogja

I saw many horse carriages

Legend of Zoro *Horse version*

Panning a Satay Padang pushcart

Fine Batik is also produce in Jogja

Delicate and experience hands produce beautiful batik

Gudeng, another famous dish in Jogja

My hotel, Hotel Phoenix

Locals playing traditional musical instruments

Was trying to get a portrait shot

These following shots were taken in the Kraton

Traditional musical instrument

Another try at portrait shooting

This is the gate to the prince and princess palace

The Kraton

Jogja is also famous for mushrooms

Yellow Oysters Mushroom

Road leading to Borobudur, a famous and iconic heritage site in Jogja

Borobudur is a Buddhist temple, thus there were many Buddha sculpture

Amazing view from Borobudur

A storm was forming above us

A leafless tree with the backdrop of the mountains

Light fading from Borobudur as dark clouds grew

The ash collected from Borobudur due to the volcanic activities in a nearby volcano, Merapi

Soldiers volunteering to clear the ash

Traditional malay game, Congkak

Old phone dial

Sometimes a right path is hidden from sight

Stairs leading to royal grave site

Strong old man walking down the steps

Corridor of a neighbourhood

Fish market, fresh from the ocean

This guy was having his lunch before he was caught

Lots of fishes to choose from. However, some were not very appetizing for me

Parangtritis (beach) was just breath-taking

The sand was black and the waves were white

A day's catch

Fishing boat back from sea

Leave a trail for people to follow

Amazing landscape

Igneous rock

Tourist on the scenic beach

Horsemen riding and enjoying the breeze

Sometimes, risk has to be taken to capture the perfect shot

The waves smoothed the sandy surface, making it shiny

The view was just amazing

The padi field with a purple filter

A Javanese christen church

Prambanan, another historic temple

Carving on the walls

This picture is just amazing as the colour slowly fades out.

A model of Borobudur

A stag in a deer enclosure near Prambanan

A beautiful doe seeking shelter under a tree

Group of kids playing

Taman Sari

This is actually a giant bathtub

The sunrise from the streets of Jogja

The Mountains/Volcano