Skywatch Friday: Singapore

My friend James Wong from Sarawak went with his wife Roseline Lee for a very special occassion. This is his photo taken by his Sister. The entry ticket to the Sky Park is $20 per person. The lift is fast - about 25 secs to reach 56th floor!

At Marina Bay Sands Hotel (56th - 57th Floor) SkyPark. The time is 7:20 pm.

I connected with James via facebook, it was through posts of a mutual friend. Whilst chatting, we realised that we knew someone else. I could have seen James when he was a little boy. His sister was my classmate. I used to go to their house when I was in primary school.

I asked if he still blogged, and since he didn't, if I could borrow this. This photo showed a part of Singapore that wasn't there when I was there. No wonder, people dub Singapore as Lego land.

Thank you James.



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Skewatch Friday: Fireball in the sky.

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Skywatch Friday: Singapore sky

Singapore is dubbed as Lego city. They are forever pulling down and rebuilding.







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Skywatch Friday: In the Sky In Papua New Guinea.

The water engineer flew over the mountains and took this photo.

Yesterday, MV Rabaul ferry sank in the east coast of Papua New Guinea. Survivers said they battled to stay alive after the ferry overturned in rough seas.

As many as 100 people remain unaccounted for after the 22-year-old Japanese-built ferry sank near the end of its 20-hour, 290-nautical mile journey between Kimbe and PNG's second largest city, Lae, on Thursday morning (AEDT).

There were 350 passengers and 12 crew on board.

"We were in the top deck, first class,'' said Alice Kakamara, 30, from her hospital bed in Lae's Angau hospital.

"The sea was really rough, windy, big waves. The boat tilted once, then twice then three times and it went over.

"There was oil everywhere.''








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Skywatch Friday: Pacific Princess

It was a clear sky when my cousin sailed in the Mediterranean. When I heard of the Costa Concordia disaster, I thought of Bart. Fortunately he wasn't traveling on the ill fated cruise boat. Otherwise his clients might not want to travel with him again.

Here's Bart's itinerary: Sailing on Pacific Princess from Venice to Split, Croatia; Kotor, Montenegro; Corfu, Greece; Valletta, Malta; Messina (Siccily), Italy; Sorrento, Italy; Nice, France; Monte Carlo, Monaco; Portofino, Italy and end at Civitavecchia port to Rome




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skywatch Friday, Papua New Guinea skies.

In Papua New Guinea, the only way to move things to the mountains is by plane or helicopter. In the tropics, there are thunder storms, the clouds look ominous, I hope the plane gets away before the storm comes.

Courtesy the water engineer.





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skywatch Friday:

Torrential & heavy rain across parts of the country. A state of emergency remains in place in the Nelson and Tasman areas after heavy rain flooded homes, caused landslides and road closures and forced the evacuation of more than 100 people overnight.

The front bringing the downpours today moved over the North Island, closing roads and causing surface flooding in Northland.

The owner renovating his house must be praying the tarp is hole proof despite the tape at more than one part.

My son counted, we had 10 days of rain. He can't wait to go surfing.



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Skywatch Friday: Mediteranean

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Not a puff of cloud in the sky.

It was great weather for Bart on his cruise. If you are interested, Bart's the travel manager of http://www.wahtung.travel/

skywatch Friday:Armistice Day

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Today is Armistice Day: on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, when the "war to end all wars" or known as the World War One in Europe ended. 18,000 New Zealanders died.

Many New Zealand soldiers fought and died in the European soil. There is a ceremony at the Auckland Museum or the Auckland War Memorial. I was there with my sister Rose on ANZAC Day when we remembered the Australian and New Zealand soldiers.


Today is Armistice Day, with many New Zealanders pausing at 11.00am to remember those lost in the 1914-18 war.

In 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month, the world rejoiced and celebrated the end of the First World War.

After four years of bitter conflict, an armistice had been signed. The 'war to end all wars', as it was ironically known at the time, was over.

November 11, 1919 was the first day set aside as Armistice Day to remember the sacrifices made during World War I in order to ensure a lasting peace.

History shows, of course, that the 'lasting peace' was only to endure until 1939, when Europe, and later the world, found itself at war again.

In ten years from today, Armistice Day will fall on a date of interest to trivia buffs as well as war historians: 11.11.11


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Skywatch Friday: Gold Coast

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My niece Katie is getting engaged. I remember visiting her two summers ago. The sky was blue as it is very hot and dry. As we travel by this road, I always wonder what these twin poles are.

Skywatch Friday: Gas leak

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The sun may be shining in New Zealand, but the day is bleak.
There is a gas leak in the Maui gas pipeline,
It is affecting many industries.
Supermarket shelves are getting empty.
Motel guests will have to have cold showers.
Burger King, which shut most of its 41 restaurants
Not very nice.



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Skywatch Friday: Fixing the TV aerial

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We moved to a new house, the TV aerial transmission was no good. We bought a new TV, and it was still no good. We had to get a technician in. He climbed up the roof, now, we can watch good TV, especially the rugby world cup semi and finals.

Most importantly, I could watch the documentary of It's OK to cry when it was aired on Sunday. http://www.youtube.com/asiadownunder#p/c/C9FEF73B56807B22/3/IZk9w-uywAs I didn't have to fret, later I found I could watch it on TV and on Youtube. The producer GLENNA CASALME sent me a DVD.

watery wednesday, sky watch Friday: Pt Chevalier

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I am combining these two memes, I had no access to the internet for a week.

We are lucky in Auckland, we are an isthmus and we have just moved to a promontory. I am 5 minutes walk to the beach.

skywatch Friday: Spring has sprung

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Spring has sprung, but someone forgot, we had rain the whole day and cold winds to chill my bones.

skywatch friday: Tropical sky

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In Papua New guinea as in Borneo, the skies builds up with moisture and releases it with a heavy downpour around 3 pm. When the clouds are dark, we rush to take the laundry in.

Skywatch Friday: The sun wanting to burst out of the clouds.

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skywatch Friday: Looking down from a plane.

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skywatch Friday: Sunset

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It was a later afternoon when I took this photo at Baston Point.

skywatch Friday: Smoke?

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Looks like someone has a big fire place.

skywatch Friday: Clouds at my window

http://skyley.blogspot.com/ The sky changes everyday. Life should be a slow pace and enjoy the flowers, no, I mean the sky.