The cooler-than-thou Red Dot Design Muesum in Chinatown. I'm a design junkie!
A cool basin.
A U-lock integrated with a bike sit. Tilt the seat back and it locks around the rear wheel. Great for grabbing onto and hitching a ride.
A collapsible carrier on tiny wheels.
No "pass the beans please" here.
Natural radio - change the station by changing the rocks. Heavy metal = a boulder ...
The bell at the top of the temple. One circuit is 1 prayer cycle.
Visiting monks from China give it a whirl.
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth, Chinatown.
Deities galore ...
The 100,000 Buddhas but who's counting?
A funky take on the Terracotta warriors.
Wayang puppet theater.
A comment on the environment for sure!
Imagine if that bird had drunk that many cans of beer ....
Tang 2.0
Tang lady facebooking her pals from the Ming dynasty
What would a Tang lady blog about?
These red chandeliers started swinging backwards and forwards.
Cool chair made of pipes.
Denuding a Durian.
Nota pretty sight or smell, but a surprisingly appealing flavor.
Can you see the wisp of cigarette smoke in between those boxes?
Rojak maker dries his apron on a pole.
Ah, the owner of the bike returns, and offers me his Stetson.
Stabbed my finger on the defensive durian - watch out!
Classic Chinese bob from a Far East mall haircutter
Bi Bim Bap - my Korean favorite.
$1 ice cream slice between wafers from a little old man.
Tako Pachi: traditional Japanese Octopus in batter. Takashimaya mall.
Steven Libby shows me around his favorite Peranakan museum.
Peranakan ceramics.
Peranakan food totes.
How to make a sticky rice dumpling.
A groovy spin on the Golden Arches
But will you end up D.U.I. - Durian Under the Influence?
The intriguing R-Burger, with Marine Collagen implant. 'Twas actualy a Chinese bau with a bit of filling.
Farewell dinner from Dad and Kim at the Parkroyal Sichuan resturant. Hot!
Topping up the tea at the Parkroyal. No, he's not an ace aim - it's a water kettle with a looooooong spout.
... because it's a place without predators and ample food
Add some coconut and rum, mmmm...
Incubating the butterfly cocoons ...
The tall shopper sculpture on Orchard road
the view at the bottom
The artist responsible for the tall shopper
Eye to eye with the tall shopper from the 3rd floor
I'd like a Lego version of this!
Chicken essence - the local equivalent of Red Bull for sure
Singapore Art Museum foodie exhibit
The carts that sold Kueh - little coconut cakes
A really charming story about roadside noodles
Flattering myself for the helluvit
For my sister who loves Bugis Junction!
Vegetarian bun with pumpkin in place of egg
Dad ordered cockles at Newton Circus food center
Um, that's an abalone on to of rice.
Abalone - a delicacy, if you can stomach the appearance.
Tea time - red bean bun, fried banana, char siew bao.
A $20 haircut - pretty standard Chinese bob
Ajain Brown is a popular and witty Bhuddist speaker from Australia via the UK - "I'm not going to let you ruin my happiness!"
Nasi lemak - popular breakfast - coconut rice, fish, chilli sauce.
Aaahhh, suimai!
Strange and eerie sculpture
Peranakan sweets - a layer cake called Kueh Lapis
Peranakan sweets based on coconut jelly
Sugar cane juice - just the best!
Making rojak - Singaporean savory fruit salad
It's all in the sticky black sauce
Bizarrely, advertising CD's have a kind of guru status here
I'm imagining whether my Bike Friday will fit in that space ...
The rules for folding bikes on Singapore's Mass Transit
Where I stayed
Strangely, open drains abound.
Meeting NY 5 Boro Bike Club's Steven Libby, now an ex-pat
