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Architectural Concrete Jungle Travels

Analog Toronto

There’s always a special place in my heart for Toronto. Strangely the city reminded me of home, for whatever odd reason, when I was studying in Buffalo. My return to this city reminded me how much has changed over the years. There’s even more new construction around. This city has this perpetual urban redevelopment going […]

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Nature Travels

Maid of the Mist

Double rainbow spotted this time! Maid of the Mist is the definite experience for tourists visiting Niagara Falls. Although the ferry operates on both the American and Canadian side, I personally felt the Canadian ride brought me closer to the Falls. It’s a great feeling having a high pressured face wash. Alas the sediments the […]

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Flora Macro Travels

Cherry Blossoms

My Mum does not believe these are cherry blossoms, she calls them pink little flowers. In fact, she didn’t even notice them. But who could’ve blamed her? Cherry blossoms are stereotyped with Spring in Japan. No one would be expecting to see loads of them in North America. They are pretty flowers indeed, especially if […]

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Still Life Travels

Maple Leaves

I’m still trawling through the holiday photos. Yes… I’m working pretty slowly on it and I only check back on it once in a long while. Frankly I’ve not been shooting much these days. The last time I’ve been out shooting was in late September. Oh well… My photographic productivity is at an all time […]

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Nature

Flight of the little sparrow

The sparrows in North America are far from tiny. In fact, everything there is larger than life. With that being said, I must say I was lucky to have captured this shot. It’s all a matter of timing. I just happen to chance upon this sparrow when HL was busy handling payment for our entry […]

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Art Travels

Seafood from the rising sun

I’m trying out the new logo HL did for me. Exciting things are going to happen to my portfolio website… Anyway back to the photo… I was in Koreatown in Toronto with HL during Spring break. A graffiti beside the dumpster… For some reason it bears more Japanese influence than Korean. Maybe it’s the rays […]

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Nature Travels

As I looked up…

I was welcomed by the cool summer breeze and the lush canopy of maple trees. Life’s better during summer.

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Food Macro

Maple Brownie

I’ve realized that Maple is a very versatile ingredient in the kitchen. You can have it on your waffles, add it to your tea/coffee as a sweetener or glaze (turkey) drumsticks with it. Of course it makes a fine addition to your regular brownie. I don’t particularly notice the taste of the maple in the […]

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Food Macro Travels

Escargots in Garlic Butter

Snails are always delightful on the platter. I don’t mind having more. 🙂

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Macro Nature

Leafy Balance

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Food

Traditional beef stew with carrots

The red wine sauce is darn strong… I’d prefer less of it. Nonetheless it was a great dish. The chunks of beef were super tender. 🙂

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Still Life

Potted Daisy

An artificial daisy. It looked really cute on the table.

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Food

Duck Confit

Surprisingly I’ve never been to a French restaurant before. Delifrance does not count. French cuisine is pretty much a new thing for me… I hadn’t had the interest in it, partially because I had the impression that it is expensive, out of my budget. But the food at Le Bourlingueur is well priced. I’m definitely […]

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Food Macro

Sandwich Supreme

A really huge sandwich/bun. Haha… I wonder how I ate it without separating it into half. I had my reservations having my breakfast there because almost everything on the menu was in French. French is quite an intimidating language. But I suppose I can get away with not knowing French in Montréal.

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Nature Travels

Giant Butterfly

I swear that butterfly is bigger than my face. It is so darn huge. So hairy/furry, so scary… Some things are better off petite.

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Food

Yard of Ale

Oh the horror!!! I thought I had ordered 2 bottles of beer, not a yard! Somehow H was more excited than me… First timer excitement? Lucky for us I didn’t order something strong. Anyway, like the French people of France, the people of Montréal down alcohol more than they do for water. I get frowns […]

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Food Travels

San Pablo Pizza

House special. Super huge and filling pizza…. H & I struggled to finish it. It didn’t help that for some dang reason we ordered beer to go along with our lunch/dinner…

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Food Travels

Club Sandwich

Got a bit lost walking around Vieux-Montréal when H and I ran into this bistro for our very very late lunch. We were dying of hunger. We were trying to find Pointe-à-Callière Museum and Le Bourlingueur… But found neither! I was quite skeptical of this place, and wasn’t exactly happy with my bill… Though the […]

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Architectural Concrete Jungle Travels

Afternoon in Toronto

This shot was taken before winter descended upon us during a trip up to Toronto. I was asked by the guys in lab what is it like during winter in Singapore. Awkward question… But really, the chill here makes me appreciate the hot and humid weather in Singapore. I know my friends in Singapore beg […]

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Architectural Concrete Jungle Travels

Glass Palisades

Took this from the front seat of my friend’s car. Drive-by shooting and spontaneity: a perfect combination for a last minute trip up north. Sometimes I feel that crossing the border from US to Canada is somewhat like going to Malaysia from Singapore. Buffalo is like Woodlands… Where things are “cheaper”. Hmm… Maybe the factory […]

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