5 NOV 2022
Siberian tiger statue at Seoul Grand Park, Jun 2022
Photography tip: Canon R5.
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S T 20 Aug 2022. B9. Attempt to sell People's Park Centre en bloc for $1.8b fails.
It did not receive consent of 80% of the unit owners.
Commercial-cum-residential development (mixed-use development)
13-storey block and 30-storey block.
324 shops, 256 offices, 120 apartments and a car park.
95,467 sq ft site
Gross floor area about 821,017 sq ft
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S T 23 Dec 2023: A3
Selling at 1.3 billion in Mar 2024.
URA gave notice in Nov 2023 about heritage conservation value. URA may offer incentives appealing to developers.
Most important, the reserve price per sq foot per plot ratio must appeal to developers to bid.
People's Park Complex, starta-titled development was designed by Mr Koh Seow Chuan, the late Mr William Lim, Mr Tay Kheng Soon, Mr Gan Eng oon and Mr Chee Soon Wah from Design Partnership now known as DP Architects.
Completed in 1973. 31-storey was a first-of-its-kind in Singapore and in S E Asia - a mixed development with shops, homes, offices and carpark facilities within a single structure. An area of 1ha, was Singapore's largest shopping centre where shops and kiosks generate a bazaar-like atmosphere.
44 years left on its lease. Built in the brutalist architectural style. Style is marked by monumental structures made of off-form concrete without being plastered over.
391 commercial units, 278 residences, a car park.
Good Morning. I saw the Galaxy Ha Long Hotel Bonsai tree which must have had taken years to grow. Bonsai is said to bring energy and harmony to guests.
BONSAI is the Japanese art of growing and training miniature trees in pots. Bonsai has larger-in-proportion trunks, are planted in unobtrusive, low sided containers with simple lines and muted colours.
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Ha Long International Cruise Port’s Marina, Vietnam.
17 Sep 2022
18 Singapore travellers + 2 tour managers passed by on
this sunny morning
No China Nationals owing to zero Covid-19 policy,
hence no large crowds
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2015 travel.
MYANMAR TRAVEL STORIES. Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)
A
visit to a village in the Karen area, Myanmar
I prefer to visit the villages and to know the way of life of the
locals rather than go to tourist spots. In this trip, I had a
good friend who showed me a Karen village and an extended family with
a 86-year-old grandpa, kids and two ladies who had had worked in
Singapore. Water was drawn from the well for cooking. Mainly
farmland, some pigs, goats and chickens. A church building surprised
me as temples and pagodas dominate the tourist places I visited.
Rats from farms would be a dish for some villagers.
I
would say that photography and journaling one's travels are good for
one's mental well-being as one can reflect on the travels and maybe,
prevent or delay the development of dementia.
It is
time-consuming to write one's travel stories, but I wrote about the
travel in the
blog:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2015/12/visit-to-karen-farmland-hinthada.html
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4 Nov 2022:
Sedentary retirees.
Yesterday, one career lady told me she was worried that her father, 68 who just retired would just sit at home and use his handphone. No other activities. "He might get dementia if he continues".
1. "He has no hobby", she told me when I advised her to ask him.
2. "Does he go out to exercise?". She said no.
3. "Does he take photos like me?" She said no.
4. "Has he friends?". She laughed, "His friend is his wife. She would accompany him to drink beer every evening". I was impressed. "She does not drink at all. He drinks 2-3 bottles," she laughed.
"He really took good care of her when she was ill," the daughter said.
It is not surprising that retirees are inert.
It is hot and humid outdoors in Singapore. I cope with it like today, I was outdoors to spend time to relax at One Punggol waterway - see flowers and river, cycle and exercise.
SOME SUGGESTIONS OF ACTIVITIES FOR SEDENTARY RETIRES
1. Photography promotes observations of life and Nature. It promotes physical and mental health for retirees who are not into socialisation with people.
2. Brisk walks promote some exercise of the leg muscles for retirees whose leg muscles will atrophy due to lack of exercise.
3. Fitness corner in public parks are free to use. I recommend the leg push equipment to strengthen your calf muscles especially, to prevent cramps.
4. Stop smoking.
5. Package tours overseas.
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S.T. 7 Oct 2022. B2 Insight
To work well, we have to commit to rest well.
Rest is more than getting enough hours of sleep. We need to replenish our inner resources, esp those most depleted.
1. Physician Saundra Dalton-Smith wrote a whole book on rest. She suggested that humans need 7 types of rest: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social, sensory and creative.
Emotional rest - Covid-19 pandemic - the toll of caregiving on doctors, nurses, teachers, therapists and others in emotionally draining professions.
2. Dr Christina Maslach - gold standard for measuring burnout - the Maslach Burnout Inventory.
She lists 3 core dimensions of the burnout experience as:
Exhaustion (the stress response)
Cynicism (the negative reaction to others and the job).
Inefficacy (the negative evaluation of one's own accomplishments.
We need to slow down and take time to replenish the parts of our life where we feel most depleted.
How to create a “clock” image
Use "Select and Mask" and "Subject" in Photoshop to get isolated clock in white background as jpg or png files.
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"Good Morning" Photo. A BROKEN FLOWER. Yellow Simpoh (Dillenia suffructicosa) which is native to Singapore. Large yellow flowers and leaves.
It is
best to photoshop out the tear in the petal and some rusty spots in
the leaves.
The original image is shown too.
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Source: NParks
Species Name: Dillenia suffruticosa
Family: Dilleniaceae
Common Name: Simpoh Air, Yellow Simpoh
Distribution: Southeast Asia Conservation Status: Native to Singapore (Common)
Dillenia suffruticosa is a large shrub that grows up to 7 m tall and often form thickets. Free flowering throughout the year bearing showy large, yellow flowers that last only a day. Its fruit splits open into a star when ripe, revealing seeds covered in a fleshy red aril.
The Simpoh Air has very deep taproots to reach underground water sources. As a pioneer species, it helps to create a shady environment that support the growth and succession of low-light species. The large leaves are traditionally used to wrap food such as tempeh, or formed into shallow cones as a container to hold rojak. They can be found along streams, and forest margin, up to 500 m altitude.
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