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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

5851. Anua Cafetaria at Harbourfront Ferry terminal on 20 Apr 2026, 9.16AM.

SINGAPORE - 20 APR 2026: 9.16AM
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The Harbourfront ferry terminal connects passengers to locations in Indonesia including Batam and Bintan. The young ferry services staff was polite, happy and helpful when my group enquired about checking in tickets.

I would like to highlight The Anur Cafetaria in this terminal. It has a friendly and helpful man called Faisal, 36 who served food and beverage efficiently.

Customers need to embark on ferries and hence need quick and fast attention. He ensured no customers wait more than a few seconds as he quickly prepared the food and drinks they ordered.

One outstanding character about Faisal was that he was very kind when I asked for water as I needed to take oral medication. He didn't charge me for a plastic cup of warm water as he could have told me to buy a full bottle of water. I was waiting for my ferry to Batam gates to open after 9am.

I thank him for his kindness to a Senior via this post and wish him many more years of good health and happiness with his family in Johor.

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Canon R5, 75mm, 1/80 sec, f/16, ISO 8000. AV mode

20 Apr 2026. 9.16am

PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS:
Canon R5, 75mm, 1/80 sec, f/16, ISO 8000. AV mode.
20 Apr 2026. 9.16am
Take many shots.
I took 10 shots. 8/10 shots are over-exposed by the very bright lighting on top of the food products.

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Not easy to take this photo as it has very bright lights over the food products. Harbourfront Ferry Terminal Anua cafetaria. This is a photo of kindness I experienced from strangers.

The staff named Faisal, 36 who wore a black skull cap (white cap would be easily dirtied) went to Mecca last year from Johor and explained to me what was involved in carrying out the haj. He offered me a cup of warm water free for me to take my oral medication. He could have asked me to buy a bottle of water.

In this situation, my trip to Batam was "fruitful" in my understanding of the haj.

Monday, April 20, 2026

5850. Moth. Manual mode.

A small moth with vibrant orange or pinkish hues. Likely a Geometer moth in YCKC forest.
15 Apr 2026. 6.27pm

Canon R5, 300mm, 1/250 sec, f/6.3, ISO 320

Sunday, April 19, 2026

5849. Common Palmfly

SINGAPORE - 16 APR 2026: 9am. Yio Chu Kang Crescent forest. The Common Palmfly (elymnias hypermnestra) butterfly is commonly seen in Singapore. Its larvae feed on various types of palms. Its underside of wings is speckled brown while the upperside is bluish-black with blue submarginal spots.

Canon R5, 220mm, 1/2000 sec, f/5.0, ISO 12800

5848. Triangular-striped moth

SINGAPORE - 19 APR 2026: 8.18am. The triangular-striped moth (Chalciope mygdon) is uncommon and very few in numbers. This moth with the head facing downwards, was sighted in the Yio Chu Kang Cres forest path. Its purplish-grey forewings feature a large red-brown triangular patch and an oblique ochreous (brownish-red or brownish-yellow) band.

Canon R5, tripod, 300mm, 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 5000

5847. red-eared sliders

SINGAPORE - 17 APR 2026: 9.52am. An active adult female red eared slider swims freely in the pond of the Botanic Garden of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. Front claws of females are short, as in this image, unlike much longer claws in males.

Canon R5, 110mm, 1/125 sec, f/16, iso 6400

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Canon R5, 110mm, 1/125 sec, f/16, iso 6400

5846. It was Providence in action.

It was Providence in action. ---Podcast. SOLA Stories.

"When I asked what time my son's wedding would be, my DIL said, Öh, we were married yesterday.

It was Providence in action.

Providence refers to timely divine guidance, care, or intervention by a higher power. It also means prudence, foresight, or careful management of resources. It is commonly used to mean "fate" or "divine intervention," sometimes capitalized as a name for God. The word stems from Latin providere—"to see forward" or "to see to it".

Usage Examples

Divine Intervention: "They believed their survival in the storm was an act of providence".
Foresight/Prudence: "Her providence ensured the family never lacked essentials during the economic downturn".
General Use:
"It was a strange providence that brought them together at that exact moment."
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Sunday. 19 Apr 2026: 9pm. Lentor Loop. 5,000 steps to be completed. I was listening to podcast "SOLA stories".
A blue car stopped, window wound down showing a female passenger in her 40s. The male driver asked if I was Ok. "I saw that you were not walking properly."
"I am OK," I put thumbs up. There was some pain in my left foot.
At home, I saw my upper part of foot near my leg "dented". I had won new shoes, but didn't remove the original sole. I had put customised soles on top of the original sole.
5100 steps MVPA 88 Sleep 1.3 hours
19 Apr 2026. 9.27pm.