4364. Writing. Her Voices. I found a tracker under my car. @HER.VOICES.

29 Dec 2025  

Writing. Her Voices. I found a tracker under my car. @HER.VOICES

David Mitchell is what my generation would call easy on the eyes.
37 years old, works in financial planning, drives a BMS that's always spotless, and has the kind of smile  that waitresses give him extra bread rolls.

 

Emma met him at some charity gala where rich people pay $500 to eat rubber chicken and feel good about themselves. She was smitten from day one. She's never been smitten by anything that wasn't bad for her. My only child has always had a talent for choosing men the way some people choose lottery numbers with hope, enthusiasm, and absolutely no logic whatsoever.  
 

There was Marcus the musician who turned out to be married. Brett, the business man who turned out to be broke and Kevin the entrepreneur who turned out to be selling essential oils to his grandmother's bridge club. 

So when Emma walked through my door three and a half years ago with David in tow, I was prepared for the worst. But David seemed different. He asked thoughtful questions, remembered details from previous conversations and actually helped clear the table without being asked. He brought me flowers on Mother's Day , not the gas station variety, but actual arrangements from a real florists.

 

He listened when I talked about Richard''s death and never once suggested that I should start dating again or shouldn't waste my golden years alone.

Most importantly, he made Emma happy Really genuinuely happy, not the manic kind of happy she displayed with the others. She glowed when she talked about him. And for the first time in years, our Sunday dinners included someone who actually wanted to be there. 

So when David suggested last Friday that my car needed maintenance before my weekend business trip to Portland, I didn''t question it. I should have. But grief and loneliness have a way of making you grateful for any sign that someone cares about your safety. Even if that someone has only been family for 3 year sand has never shown any previous interest in automotive maintenance. "Clara,"he''d said using that concerned son-in-law voice that I was still getting used to. "When's the last time you had the oil changed in that Lexus? "You're driving 3 hours each way to Portland and I'd hate for something to happen to you on tghe road.""    

4363. CANON lens RF 75-300mm. TV mode. EV +1/3, Aero Dili Aircraft takes off.

 

Using the new zooms lens bought yesterday.  Canon RF 75 - 300mm lens

 4W-AAO Aero Dili Airbus A319-100takes off from Changi Airport. EV +1/3

Around 19 years old

28 Dec 2025, 12.29pm

Canon R5, 180mm, 1/2000 sec, f/5, iso 250

 

 

 Aero Dili flights, often using older A320s (like 4W-AAO), get mixed but generally positive reviews, highlighting good value for a full meal on short hops (beef/curry, strong coffee) and friendly crews, though the experience varies (sometimes great service, other times minor check-in drama). Expect older planes but potentially modern interiors with mood lighting; business class offers flat beds, good entertainment, but Wi-Fi is limited. Overall, it's seen as a decent, "old-school charm" way to fly to/from Timor-Leste, offering a real meal and good value despite being pricier than budget options. 

 

 

 

 

4362. PHOTOGRAPHY - ONE PUNGGOL HAWKER CENTRE. Tripod, AV mode, f/16, focus signboard. Google review

 

 PHOTOGRAPHY - ONE PUNGGOL HAWKER CENTRE. Tripod, AV mode, f/16, focus signboard

 SINGAPORE - 26 DEC 2025: 2.20pm.

 One Punggol Hawker Centre is a modern hawker centre that is part of the new concept of an integrated community hub called One Punggol. Catering to Northeast Singapore residents, it has more than 30 hawker stalls, over 700 seats and automated tray return stations.

Canon R5, 70mm, 1/2 sec, f/16, iso 200. tripod. av mode. Focus on signboard.

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SINGAPORE - 26 DEC 2025: 2.20pm.

One Punggol Hawker Centre is a modern hawker centre that is part of the new concept of an integrated community hub called One Punggol. Catering to Northeast Singapore residents, it has more than 30 hawker stalls, over 700 seats and automated tray return stations.

I had meals at the Indian Rojak, porridge and fried fish mee sua stalls on separate days. I find that the food quality of the Indian Rojak and Fried fish mee sua variable depending on your luck. High ceiling fans and good ventilation.

SHARING A PHOTOGRAPHY TIP:
Canon R5, 70mm, 1/2 sec, f/16, iso 200. tripod. av mode. Focus on signboard.

I used a tripod and a distance away from the entrance to get a good image in the afternoon.

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1. SINGAPORE - 16 DEC 2022:  One Punggol Rojak and Prata stall in One Punggol  Hawker Centre is one of the food stalls opened in Nov 2022. It serves Indian Rojak, prata and related food.

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2. SINGAPORE - 5 OCT 2025: 1pm. The Kwang Kee Teochew Fish Porridge stall at One Punggol Hawker Centre has Bib Gourmand Michelin award for good quality, good value hawker food - fried fish bee hoon.

See photo.

 

 

 

 

4361. Sea lettuce as ornamental plant in One Punggol and Sentosa

 Sea lettuce 
(scaevola taccada)is known as half-flower as it is shaped as if it has been cut in half.

Canon R5 103mm, 1/2000 sec, f/4.5 iso 2500. Drizzling and slight breeze.
Tripod. tv mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

4360. PHOTOGRAPHY PERMISSION FROM THE PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION - ONE PUNGGOL

 

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 On 26 December, I ate lunch at the hawker centre and borrowed books from the beautiful spacious Punggol Regional library housed in One Punggol.

One Punggol is an integrated community hub serving the northeast. It houses a CC, library, hawker centre, childcare, blood bank, dialysis centre, senior care centre, HDB office and lifestyle facilities.

 

1. PHOTOGRAPHY PERMISSION FROM THE PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION NEEDED 

“Do you have the permission of the People’s Association (PA) to take photographs of One Punggol?” the Security Guard (L) with the killer looks started brisk walking towards me to enforce the PA’s anti-photography rule on 26 Dec 2025 at 2.49 pm.  

If photography requires the PA's permission, it should PUT UP NOTICES regarding its anti-photography rules and regulations in this modern age of the smart phone photography, internet and AI era. 

If permission is required, all visitors with smartphones and any cameras should be warned with NOTICES that permission is needed!

I attach a photo of the Security Guard who started to walk towards me to ask whether I had PA's permission to take photos of the exteriors of One Punggol as evidence.

 

 2. BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENTAL FLOWERS such as the Scaevola taccada (Sea lettuce, half-flower). 
The public garden of One Punggol has some "rare flowers" planted by NParks. They are "rare" as they are not seen in other public gardens such as Banyan Villas Park. 

I attach two examples

1. Scaevola taccada (half-flower, Sea lettuce) seen today. 

2. Another example is the Crown flower which has had been removed from the garden now planted with the half-flower.

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#wildlife Singapore. The Epaulette Shark gives birth in the Singapore #o...

 

 

 26 December 2025. WILDLIFE SINGAPORE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO. A rare sighting of the Epaulette Shark giving birth in the ex-Singapore Oceanarium in April 2024 when the building was named S.E.A Aquarium. 

I thank Sri, a domestic migrant worker from Indonesia for presenting to me this rare smartphone footage in April 2024. She had lost this clip somewhere in her cloud storage. I produce this video to document and share with viewers of the joyful (to wildlife conservationists) event of an Epaulette Shark giving birth. 

P.S AN EPAULETTE is an ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, especially on the coat or jacket of a military uniform. National servicemen will know what is an apaulette. Can you see the black circular spots on both shoulders of the Epaulette Shark? They look like epaulettes!

4358. The Epaulette Shark gives birth.

WILDLIFE SINGAPORE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO. 
Dr Sing Kong Yuen. 28 December 2025

1. Why is this fish name as the Epaulette Shark?

 

 Epaulette is a type of ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia of rank by armed forces and other organizations

Why is this fish called epaulette shark? 

Can you see two black spots with white margins  behind each pectoral fin of the epaulette shark? They are reminiscent of military epaulettes. Hence, the name epaulette shark.

 2. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed the epaulette shark as of Least Concern. It is not captured by either commercial or recreational fisheries, and is minimally affected by collection for the aquarium trade and fishery 

 

3. Oviparous.  

The Epaulette shark is oviparous. She produces young by means of eggs which are hatched after they have been laid by the parents, as in birds. In this video, you will see an egg laid! 

4. Location of this shark.
You may see her in the Singapore Oceanarium.

 

 

 

 No, the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is not viviparous (live-bearing). It is, in fact, oviparous, which means it reproduces by laying eggs

 

 

• Egg-Laying Habit: Females deposit pairs of egg capsules (usually two at a time) on the seafloor, often tucking them into crevices in coral reefs.
• Production Volume: A female can produce between 20 and 50 eggs per year, with pairs of eggs deposited every 14 days or so between August and December.
• Development: The eggs have tough, leathery, fibrous cases that help them entangle on the seafloor. They typically hatch after a gestation period of approximately 120 to 130 days.
• Hatchlings: The newborn pups are fully independent immediately upon hatching, measuring roughly 14 to 16 cm (about 5.5 to 6.5 inches) long. 

While many shark species are viviparous (giving birth to live young with a placenta) or ovoviviparous (eggs hatch inside the mother), the epaulette shark belongs to the group that relies on

 

 A rare sighting of the Epaulette Shark giving birth in the ex-Singapore Oceanarium in April 2024 when the building was named S.E.A Aquarium.

P.S AN EPAULETTE is an ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, especially on the coat or jacket of a military uniform. . Can you see the black circular spots on both shoulders of the Epaulette Shark? They look like epaulettes! 

 

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a decoration worn on the shoulder of a piece of clothing, especially on a military coat, shirt, etc.

4357. SINGAPORE OCEANARIUM

 WILDLIFE SINGAPORE STORIES. 
This Educational Video from Doctor Sing Kong Yuen

shows images and four clips of marine life in the
Singapore Oceanarium in Sentosa.

One clip shows the Epaulette Shark giving birth while 
the other 3 clips show the beautiful colours of jellyfishes.

The Singapore Oceanarium, formerly S.E.A. Aquarium, is an oceanarium located on Sentosa, situated in southern Singapore.

S.E.A. Aquarium ceased operations on 30 April 2025 for rebranding and expansion works.

It reopened as Singapore Oceanarium on 24 July 2025. The expanded oceanarium is divided into 22 zones which showcases diverse marine life, each telling a story about the ocean's past, present and future.

 

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4356. Banyan Villas built in 2005

 23 Dec 2025:

Banyan Villas in Singapore refer to a private housing development in the Lentor Plain area which is part of Lentor Estate. These are mainly 3-storey terraced houses and one or two semi-detached.

The area is relatively quiet and has a recently renovated Banyan Villas Park and Children's Playground. A feeder bus service brings residents to the Yio Chu Kang MRT Station.

The newer Lentor MRT Station is within a 15-20 minute walk from Lentor Plain houses.

With the completion of the new Banyan Villas Park, the playground for children is new. A larger pavilion for residents to gather for a party.

However, there is no fitness corner in this small Children's playground.

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SECOND GOOGLE REVIEW
24 Dec 2025: An attractive photo of Banyan Villas is taken AND POSTED IN THIS REVIEW.

SINGAPORE - 24 DEC 2024: 5.15pm. Banyan Villas is a freehold landed estate development at Lentor Plain consisting 64 landed development. Mainly 3-storey inter and corner terrace houses, it was completed in 2005. Shuttle bus to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station. 10-minute walk to Lentor MRT Station. The Seasons Park (background) is a condominium. 

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