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Adding Colours to Dullness

Alexander Tan — Friday, 10 Sep 2010

It was a cloudy day today at Manchester, but I tried to inject some life into it. This photo of Manchester Town Hall was taken from Mount Street.

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Once In A Life Time

Alexander Tan — Friday, 20 Aug 2010

Once in awhile we all bump into graffiti along the streets that are quite good. I came across this one under such a great day in Manchester's Northern Quarters

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Ouch! That Must Be Painful

Alexander Tan — Wednesday, 11 Aug 2010

I saw this poster the other day and thought hmm... this looks disturbingly painful. Ouch! I won't want to be in her shoe?

I Can See The Light!

Alexander Tan — Friday, 30 Jul 2010

Weeks and weeks of perseverances over my research finally led me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Though the end is still quite a distance away, I can feel and sense it getting warmer as it gets brighter.

Manchester's Market Street.

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Loch Ness

Alexander Tan — Friday, 23 Jul 2010

It's been awhile since I go for a holiday, so recently in June 2010, I took a short trip to Loch Ness in Scotland. The highlands were beautiful and I even took a boat ride in the lake.

Although it was cloudy, but luckily the rain did not pour. Even a duck flew onto our boat to visit us during our boat ride! However, we didn't see any monster this time. hahaha...

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Loves In The Air

Alexander Tan — Friday, 09 Jul 2010

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Whats that along the street?

Alexander Tan — Friday, 25 Jun 2010

Who says street lamps cannot be artistic? In 2005, developers Urban Splash transformed Old Mill Street in Manchester, UK into a piece of art using curved street lights. The steal like structure looks like branches from trees planted along-side the hard road divider. This fresh concept is definitely a must see.

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Service Apartments, The Place

Alexander Tan — Friday, 04 Jun 2010

The Place is a neat piece of restoration to convert this block of old warehouses into beautiful service apartments. I think the exterior lightings add the needed beauty to make it stand out from the rest in the dark.

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Citys Lamp

Alexander Tan — Friday, 14 May 2010

The glass roof architecture at Barton Arcade.

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How Much Is Too Much?!

Alexander Tan — Monday, 10 May 2010

Dear blogers, I haven't been bloging much lately due to my extreme work load. However, its time for a breather now, and I'm trying to squeeze in this article. A few friends of mine were in a rather strange conversation about our usage of toilet papers, this got me into an idea to discuss about this in blogland to hear opinions from more.

We all use toilet papers for many purposes, I'm referring to its main usage, to clean yourself up after whatever business you need to do in the toilet. So using how much toilet paper at a time is considered to be using too much? Do you normally keep track of how many papers do you pull at a go? I would normally pull 2 to 3 sheets each time. Some of my female friends disagree claiming it is too little. We all agree that there may be a tendency for females to use more. However, I am not referring to the total use of it during each visit to the toilet, but everytime when you pull from the roll. I would like to hear what is your opinion on this matter, the acceptable length, and whether do you keep track of how much you pull each time.

Who's Feet Are These?

Alexander Tan — Wednesday, 14 Apr 2010

How often do you get on a train/bus, thought that a seat is empty, and noticed that someone’s feet is on it? Do you accept this sort of behaviour or is it intolerable? I personally do not agree with it whether the train/bus is full or not. If you really need to put your feet on the seats then at least take off your foot wear. Moreover it is not hygienic. You never know, the next one who sits on that seat may be a baby or a ill patient. Transport companies should take measures on this sort of behaviour.

White Scar Caves

Alexander Tan — Thursday, 18 Mar 2010

A weekend day trip to White Scar Caves in Yorkshire Dales. The surroundings outside the caves is just beautiful.

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Sunrise From The Train

Alexander Tan — Friday, 05 Mar 2010

How often do we see a sunrise on the train and just miss it when we reach out for our cameras? I've got it this time. Sadly the windows aren't really clean.

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Prawn Noodles Soup?

Alexander Tan — Wednesday, 03 Mar 2010

Do you know what is this dish? Here's some clues, it has prawns, noodles, and some vegetables in a special type of soup. It can only be found near Chinatown in Singapore. Do you know what is it? hahaha...

City Night View

Alexander Tan — Friday, 26 Feb 2010

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Row Houses Along Syed Alwi Road

Alexander Tan — Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010

It was not only until the 1980's did Singaporean realised the importance of conserving their heritage. Luckily, this stretch of row houses were saved and restored. Have a closer look at the finer details of the beautiful façade below.

High Street Centre

Alexander Tan — Friday, 19 Feb 2010

I was wondering when I looked up at High Street Centre the other day. Its façade has changed totally. The upgrading of its exterior has transformed this legendary Singapore's icon into yet another beauty.

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Mee Pok Tar

Alexander Tan — Wednesday, 17 Feb 2010

Although I am back in Manchester already, I will still continue to blog about my adventures in Singapore. Today's post is about Mee Pok Tar (see photo above). This is one of my favourite dish too! I've just realised that you can't really see the Mee Pok from the above photo. Anyway it is hidden underneath all the goodies. I've also order two additional Fried Fish Cakes to go along.

You can enjoy this fabulous dish at 216-G #01-03 Syed Alwi Road Singapore 207799

Sentosa Getaway

Alexander Tan — Friday, 12 Feb 2010

It's been more than 10 years since I came back to Sentosa and amazing a lot has changed. The beaches are much cleaner and more fun these days. I've also captured some riders trying out the Segway PT in the photos below. Who say you can only operate these electric vehicles when standing. They are great for resting too!

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Satay Adventure

Alexander Tan — Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010

One of the things on my "Things to do" list was to satisfy my Satay craving. This time I've ordered some pork Satay, and the thing I like about this store is they have prepared it the traditional way! The sauce on the right is the Satay peanut sauce. And of course how can I miss the pressed rice to go along with this dish. Yummy.

I had this wonderful dish at an Ang Mo Kio hawker centre; Block 453a, unit #01-215

What Do Shopkeepers Wish For?

Alexander Tan — Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010

Chinese new year is around the corner and many are out shopping. The photo below was what I've found on the counter of the cashier; A request from the shop owner.

Hort Park And Surroundings

Alexander Tan — Friday, 05 Feb 2010

Introduced to me on Alicesg blog, I decided I should take a visit to Hort Park. This is an interesting concept park that incorporates ideas for transforming the concrete jungle in most cities into greener areas.

Then, since the weather was good, and the sky was clear and sunny, I also did a little detour to Henderson Waves. Look at the stunning architecture of this bridge. On the floor on each section of the bridge, it even tells you how high above sea level are you.

The photo immediately above shows us that I was 60.49 metres above sea level!

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Saint Teresa Church

Alexander Tan — Wednesday, 03 Feb 2010

In this post, I present some photos taken during one of my visit to Saint Teresa Church at Kampong Bahru Road. I would say simply gracious.

Scissors Cut Curry Rice

Alexander Tan — Monday, 01 Feb 2010

One of Singapore's best kept secret in my opinion is the scissor cut curry rice at Beach road. All the food from this store uses the scissors to cut them into small chunks, and the store's speciality is the curry over rice. Hence, that's where it got its name.

As you can see from the photos above, they do serve other wonderful dishes too. So the next time when you visit Singapore and want to try something special. This is not a miss!

I had my Scissor Cut Curry Rice at Beach Road, unit 229-231.

High High It Flies

Alexander Tan — Friday, 29 Jan 2010

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