Safely home

Greeted on arrival with thunderstorm and heavy rain. Unfortunately did not capture any photo of the lightning. View from my room.

Bottled water verified by Dr Who?

View of Sentosa Island from Vivo City.

Brilliant colours. It brightened up the day even though it was raining.

Whilst waiting in the airport.

That's the plane we were waiting for. (Photo in HDR) Well it's there, it's just that it's not moving until it's fixed. The pilot told us it was something to do with the emergency door. Well, to be honest, I didn't actually paid much attention to the announcement. I was just happy that we were on our way home. The 1.40 pm flight at last took off at 6.30 pm and landed in Brunei at 8.10 pm.

stranded

it's 2.10 pm and i'm stranded at Changi airport. Flight will only take off at 5 pm, well maybe. but as a passenger said, it's better to be delayed than the plane falling off the sky in which case the blessings may not be useful anymore.... need i say more.

1st day Raya

Selamat Hari Raya / Eid Mubarak

Sunset

The culprits...

I've been wondering what happened to my orchids. What look like lumps of dead flower are actually caterpillars (or whatever you call them). Caught them in action with my Canon EF 28-300mm L lens. Not really a macro lens but it still works wonders.... but the hefty weight may not be good for my shoulder and neck.

nanas bunga

Orchids

If you are into orchids, as I am, head down to No.33 Jalan Pasai 1 on Wednesdays, and you will be able to purchase orchids that had just arrived from Thailand. Reasonably priced, compared to buying from the tamu.

Fly away...

Just when I thought I was on the way to full recovery, I had a major setback. Since Monday 17th Sept, I was back to square one. The pain this time is even worse then before and I tried to not think of it by going on with my daily life... it didn't help. I'm now on medical leave again till 28th September. Everyday I wake up hoping the pain will fly away.

This photo was taken during an outing with Meo in the parking lot of Panaga Club in Seria.

Rainbow

Stairways to...

larger than life

Green Heart of Borneo

I attended this ceremony on behalf of my Head of Department and as a participant. I did not expect to win anything when I saw the photos submitted for the competition...but I was most disappointed that both my photos were not displayed in the exhibition at all. (After making inquiries, I was later informed that the printer were not able to open the folders containing my photos and therefore not able to reprint them. I'm lost for words!)

Airbiscuit, I saw your giant ant and it was smiling at me!

Floats - Anduki Festival

so near yet so far

Alhamdulillah, I'm on my way to recovery. Most of the pain has gone but from experience it will take another 3 to 4 weeks before I will fully recover. Thanks everyone for your well wishes. Any outings? Let me know. I'll try to join if I can.

hanged like a chicken

Cute photo right? The bird I mean.

But the one below may not be to your liking.
I was diagnosed as suffering from cervical spondylosis in 2003. (If you're curious what it means, just click on the words.) For about a month I was in pain, sometimes intermittently and sometimes constantly. After about a year I had the first relapse in Jun/July 2004.

About two weeks ago, I had the symptom again and since last Monday was in constant pain in my left arm and behind my head. Most of the time I couldn't sleep and even the painkiller doesn't really help. Had my x-ray done yesterday which showed that the space between the 5th and 6th vertebrae of my neck of the left side had reduced and trapped/irritated the nerve. Had my first appointment with the specialist today and given a few days off work. Undergone physio where traction was applied (I called this "hanged like a chicken" as you can see from the photo) as this had helped previously to relieve the pain. So if you see my website not updated for a while, don't worry. I'm taking my rest.

Beach Volleyball 17 Aug 2007

If you have not been to my other photo gallery (click here), here's a sneak preview of what's in there.