6044. Mexican petunia

SINGAPORE - 30 DEC 2025: Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex) is a vibrant trumpet-shaped purple flower with a darker purple throat and five distinct lobes. It is cultivated as ornamental plants in public gardens.

Canon R5, 300mm, 1/2000 sec, f/5.6, iso 640

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The white Mexican petunia (Ruellia simplex 'White Katie' or 'Mayan White') is a resilient, heat-loving perennial famous for its delicate, trumpet-shaped white blossoms. Thriving in full sun and adaptable to wet or dry soils, it is highly attractive to local pollinators like butterflies and bees. 

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6043. PHOTOGRAPHY: Fish fillet with green pepper at Bashu Sichuan Cuisine Restaurant

 

14 Jul 2026: 2pm. Plaza Singapura 
Fish fillet with green pepper.
Bashu Sichuan Cuisine Restaurant. 

Canon R5, 80mm, 1/100 sec, f/16, iso 10000

 

6042. Tony Loh, 70 years, petrol pump attendant

 

 iPhone 15 Pro Max

Sat 18 July 2026:

I had a long chat with Mr Tony Loh, 70 years old in 2 months' time. He is a petrol pump assistant. "What a bright sunny day today," I started the conversation. 

 

"Many in Singapore complains about the weather here. Look at Japan. It is having a heat wave!" he said. "My daughter (works from home) used to visit Japan on her own. You must know the native language as you will be inconvenienced and get stuck or interned in the airport room in Japan."
"It is unusual to be stuck in Japan immigration," I said. "She booked her air ticket online and not directly from the airlines. There was an administrative fee to be paid. I paid for her as tour must be smooth, not get held up by the Japanese immigration."

40 years in Changi Airport. Now a pump assistant who has 2 months left to work as the company retires him at the age of 70. "There was a Senior who bent down to retrieve and article. He was run down by the reversing car, hence now all Seniors must retire at 70!". He was fit and alert attending to car drivers. I felt that the company had been unkind.  

I asked him for a photo and he obliged. I wished him good luck in getting a job from his boss at Changi Airport Cargo section. He is still able to walk and work. He used to climb up steps of Jumbos, do luggage checks when a bomb was reported by a maid's employer who was angry with the departing maid and made this bomb threat. 

He has many stories to tell. A very nice gentleman, slim, bright eyes and happy.

 

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A petrol pump attendant is responsible for refueling vehicles accurately, handling customer payments, and maintaining station safety and cleanliness. They serve as the front-facing customer service representative, often checking basic vehicle fluids and operating the point-of-sale systems. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Core duties and responsibilities include:

Fuel Dispensing: Accurately pumping the requested type and amount of fuel (e.g., diesel, RON 92, RON 95, or RON 98) safely into customers' vehicles. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Payment Processing: Operating cash registers, processing credit/debit card transactions, providing correct change, and issuing receipts. [1, 2]
Customer Service: Greeting customers warmly, answering inquiries about fuel prices or promotions, and assisting drivers. [1, 2]
 
Vehicle Maintenance: Performing basic checks, such as inflating tires, checking engine oil and coolant levels, and cleaning windshields. [1, 2]
Safety & Compliance: Strictly enforcing safety protocols (such as no-smoking policies and turning off engines during refueling), managing emergency shut-off switches, and preventing fuel spills. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Facility Cleanliness: Sweeping the forecourt, cleaning the immediate pump areas, emptying trash bins, and occasionally restocking the convenience store. [1, 2, 3]
 Inventory & Reporting: Tracking fuel inventory, monitoring stock levels in the shop, and alerting supervisors to equipment malfunctions.

6041. Donkey kicking - gemini ai

 create a video of an adult grey donkey, standing on grassland and kicking with its hind legs backwards, during a sunny morning.

create a video of a 4-year-old Chinese boy, with two hands and two legs on the parquet floor of his bedroom, kicking upwards and backwards with his hind legs while his hands are firmly positioned on the floor, in his bedroom with lights switched on.

 

 

6040. Macaw free-flying

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SINGAPORE - 12 JUN 2026: 9.37am. Lower Pierce Reservoir. Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) with its vivid red head, neck and chest, with green and blue wings free-flying against a backdrop of green foliage.

Blue-and yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) with distinctive cerulean blue upperparts and golden-yellow underparts. This species is frequently kept in captivity worldwide due to its striking colour and ability to bond closely with humans.

 

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 Freedom Flyers, a community of passionate parrot enthusiasts in Singapore! We are a group of friends who love gathering to freefly our parrots.

Flying freely outdoors
Authorities in Singapore advise against allowing pet parrots to free-fly outdoors due to safety concerns.
Complaints in residential area involve excessive noise and animal welfare concerns. 

 

Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) is known for its vibrant blue upperparts and golden-yellow underparts. 
SINGAPORE - 12 JULY 2026: 9.10am. A Freedom Flyers group with a blue-and-yellow Macaw near Lower Pierce Reservoir. 

Canon R5, 160mm, 1/1000 sec, f/5, iso 640

6039. Photography sun rise over Alma Resort. 26 Jun 2026. 6.48am

 VIETNAM - 26 JUN 2026: 6.48am. Sun has risen over Bai Dai beach, Alma Resort.
Canon R5, 90mm, 1/320 sec, f/16, iso 100, tripod. Balcony Room 1127 South Tower. av mode.

fishing boat.

 

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 Vietnam  - 26 Jun 2026: 6.48am.  A sun has risen over the Alma Resort. Focus on the fishing boat.Canon R5, tripod, av mode, 90mm, 1/320 sec, f/16, iso 100. Room 1127, South Tower

 

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26 Jun 2026. 6.38AM

Canon R5, tripod, tv mode, 75mm, 1/1600 sec, f/4.54, iso 400

Balcony Room 1127 South tower, Alma Resort

 

 

 

 

6038. PHOTOGRAPHY Departure Gate 6, Scoot, Cam Ranh Airport. USE f/16

 VIETNAM - 29 JUN 2026: 12.59am. Cam Ranh International Airport. Passengers are at the boarding gate 6 to board Scoot Embraer E190-E2 to Singapore. Note the Scoot Airline display "On Time"  and the Scoot airport service staff (L) with bright yellow tie. Caucasian families and adults are likely East Europeans including Russians. Family travels build strong bonds of trust and boost mental and physical wellness.

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29 Jun 2026. 12.59PM

Canon R5, 90mm, 1/125 sec, f/16, iso 400, av mode     

6037. Duranta erect in the Alma Resort

 VIETNAM - 29 JUN 2026: 9.24am. The Duranta erecta is also commonly known as Golden Dewdrop, Pigeon Berry or Skyflower. It is a flowering shrub often grown as an ornamental plant. Its five-petaled purple flowers are small with white scalloped edges, which grow in dangling chains, along with clusters of bright orange-yellow berries. A rare image of numerous orange-yellow berries is spotted in this plant in the Alma Resort, Cam Ranh. 

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Canon R5, 260mm, 1/1000 sec, f/5.6, iso 400. tripod?

6036. Panoramic view of Alma Resort

 VIETNAM - 29 JUN 2026: 7.49am. Situated on Vietnam’s Cam Ranh peninsula, fronting Long Beach, ALMA RESORT commands some 30 hectares of ground. The resort offers oversized suites and pavilions that afford sweeping vistas of the ocean. The panoramic image was taken from Room 1127, South Tower as the sun rises on the right side.

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Canon R5, tripod, 75mm, 1/80 sec, f/18, iso 320.
29 Jun 2026. 7.49am

 

6035. Photography sunrise over Long Beach, Alma Resort. Tripod.

 VIETNAM - 29 JUN 2026: An orange-yellow sunrise over the calm blue waters of Long Beach at 6.07am, viewed from the Room 1127, South Tower, Alma Resort, Cam Ranh. Lights are from boats.

 

6.07am. Long Beach, Cam Ranh Bay 
29 Jun 2026
Canon R5, AV mode, 90mm, 1/10 sec, f/16, ISO 6400. tripod. 

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