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Day 354 : Department Christmas Lunch
Our department had an early Christmas celebration this year to catch everyone before some of us go on leave. Just for fun, we decided on coming to work in red and green today. I wanted to suggest...
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Day 355 : Any Last Words?
The Mayan astronomical long-count calendar that charts the days of a 5,126-year cycle ends tomorrow. That led some early archaeologists and theologians of antiquiry to declare 21.12.2012 as the end of...
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Day 356 : Time Carries On
The world didn’t end. Is it bad that I felt a tinge of disappointment because a part of me wished it did? I’ve lived my life such that my soul is ready for release any time. The less pain the better;...
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Day 357 : A Batam Hopover
Popped over to Batam for the weekend and the first thing that friends said when they heard I’m going is that I must be a sex tourist. This unflattering image is the result of many middle-aged taxi...
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Day 358 : Rustic Backwaters of Batam
Explored a little around the coastal backwaters of the hotel we stayed in (Pacific Palace Hotel) and found the shore to be littered with floatsam and jetsam. Whiffs of rancid stink waved past my nose,...
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Day 359 : Christmas Eve
This Christmas was about to become another non-event if not for a friend’s house party to celebrate the yuletide and heading down to my friends’ pub to get infected with the season’s cheer. I was...
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Day 360 : John 3:16
Although I am blasphemous and a terrible backslider in faith who constantly denouces the existence of God as much as I affirm the pressence of Him, I am grateful for the Word and lessons in grace,...
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Day 364 : Last Trip of 2012
A last minute decision to accompany a friend who badly needed a break brought me back to Kuala Lumpur a second time after I’d sworn it out of my travel destination in June this year. I’m so used to...
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Day 365 : Sexpressionists
I almost didn’t recognise them with their clothes on. LOL. It was surreal to chance upon Alvin and Vivian in front of Lot 10, Kuala Lumpur. The infamous famous Malaysian couple was interviewing people...
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Day 361 : Happy Boxing Day
I used to think Boxing Day is a western tradition to hold boxing matches the day after Christmas. That’s until a few years ago when I realised it meant opening presents, unboxing the Christmas gifts...
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Day 362 : Colours of New and Old
For the sake of snapping a shot for today, I walked down a lane on my way home which I’ve never taken before. My wandering along the heritage street brought me to a modern building with colourful...
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Day 363 : Hounding Concentration
Looks like this dog is deep in thoughts. Making new year resolutions perhaps? I’ve given up on making resolutions, I never seem to able to keep them and then feel shitty because I failed to realise...
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Day 366 : Cherishing Every Moment
I can’t believe I’ve reached the final photo of the one-pic-a-day project! If you’ve been following the postings, thanks for joining me on this visual journey. The personal photography project is...
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Appreciation is Healing
There’s nothing that heals a broken spirit better than a session of praise and worship. It is the aspirin, the morphine, the weed that brings on a high without rotting the body or brain. I stumbled...
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On the Heels of Nature
Superb weather today for a jog to torch my binge on Chinese New Year goodies before the festivities even begun. It’s the Year of the Snake but I’m snacking like a pen full of pigs. Since my...
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Big Dreams Start From Small Goals
Took this photo along Balestier Road during my walk to work and the scene struck me about ‘vision’ and ‘dreams’. The sharp, foreground leaflets represented the clear and achieveable goals, the vision...
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Editing Tricks to Enhance Mobile Phone Photos
Since stopping my one-photo-a-day project titled FUNicating 2012 with the conclusion of the year, I continue to shoot almost on a daily basis and posting the shots on my Facebook (darrenn9) through...
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Stranded in the City
A late afternoon presentation to a client wrapped up during the end-of-work-day rush hour and I found myself stranded in the heart of Singapore’s financial district. I waited for about 40 minutes but...
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SAFRA Celebrates 45 Years of National Service with NS45 Giveaways
After a 2-year S$52 million revamp, SAFRA Toa Payoh re-opened it doors in early February this year. Since the clubhouse used to be my playground, I popped by to see how my old friend’s facelift went....
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Bata Spring/Summer Collection 2013
Mention “Bata” and the memories of schooldays come skipping gleefully back. For many in my generation, Bata was the must-go place before the start of every new school year to pick a pair of...
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