http://www.kakinan.com/alex/ Get to know more about Singaporeans in United Kingdom (UK)! Especially Manchester. http://www.kakinan.com/alex/images/logo_icon.ico http://www.kakinan.com/alex 25 25 2008 KaKiNan.com. All rights reserved. en-us Saturday, 16 August 2008 19:20:54 BST www.KaKiNan.com http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=161 Hello everyone, I back! I found this tree fallen in the city centre of Manchester. Could this be done by nature or humans? Seems to me like some playful chaps doings. Alexander Tan Saturday, 16 August 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=160 Alexander Tan Friday, 11 July 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=159 Recently the university celebrated 60 years of computing. It was in 1948 when the computer revolution started in University of Manchester where the world's first stored-program electronic digital computer (Baby)... Alexander Tan Wednesday, 09 July 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=158 This is my first edition of "Have You Ever Wonder" series featuring strange sightings that I've came across. In this edition, I am covering Portland street in Manchester's city... Alexander Tan Friday, 04 July 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=157 This is a side lane parallel to Oxford Road in Manchester Metropolitan University. Alexander Tan Friday, 20 June 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=156 How was your weekend? Mine was a rocking good time! Don't get me wrong, I was not in any part of this picture, but this was what is happening all weekend feet away from my bedroom's window! Alexander Tan Sunday, 15 June 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=155 This mobile sculpture by Raumlabor-berlin is a cool new way to enjoy your outdoors. It seems to me like an intervention for marquee's structures. The sculpture was invented in 2006 in Duisburg and Mülheim to deal with the issues of privacy in public places, for mobility, and redevelopment of urban space. It is known as... Alexander Tan Saturday, 07 June 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=154 Phew...! Exams are over! Hey.....! :P OK I am back to blogging again, and what better way than to begin it with a fresh, and clean new start. :D So I've decided to do something lighthearted for a start. I know many of you may think that guys don't normally blog on these things... Alexander Tan Sunday, 01 June 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=153 Manchester became one of the world’s first nuclear-free city in 1980, and the Peace garden was built to commemorate this. It is situated by the busy Princess Street and the Metrolink (tramline). As it is centred around the Messenger of Peace statue... Alexander Tan Sunday, 18 May 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=153 This photo was taken in front of the car park next to Chetham's School of Music. Alexander Tan Friday, 02 May 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=152 Spring is here, and it is blooming everywhere! Alexander Tan Wednesday, 30 April 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=151 I can see a rainbow, can you see it? The rainbow appears to be over my school, can you see it now? :) Yes it was raining all day on Thursday when this photo was taken. Alexander Tan Saturday, 26 April 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=150 If you guess it was Dr. Mahathir, than you are right. Dr. Mahathir visited the University of Manchester today. This photo was taken at the car park in front of Manchester Business School (MBS). It's ashame that the quality of this photo isn't good as it was taken through my ... Alexander Tan Saturday, 19 April 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=149 Built in 2004 and returned in 2007, the wheel of Manchester is actually transportable. Although today it is only one third the size of the Singapore Flyer and half the size of the London Eye, it is still quite a spectacular site. Read more about it at... Alexander Tan Friday, 18 April 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=148 I wanted to cook black bean soup with pork for dinner yesterday, however, not knowing the reason why, I bought chicken instead. Anyway, I tried cooking it using chicken, and this is what I've done. Surprising, it was actually quite good. :) I'm very pleased with the experiment. Here's the ingredient... Alexander Tan Wednesday, 16 April 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=147 This is the entrance to unit 25 in this building. However, don't be fooled by the sign "Offices" above the doors that these doors are leading to offices. Actually they are the side doors to "Pret a Manger" cafe along Cross Street in Manchester city centre. If you are wondering, the numbers on the doors are made of... Alexander Tan Monday, 14 April 2008 http://www.kakinan.com/alex/article.php?ano=146 The first Sunday in April started off partly white! So it's Spring now really, but yet we were greeted with a white scene left over from last night snow. During the afternoon, even more snow came, but it all melt away quickly. These photos were taken on Sunday (6 April 2008). Reports claimed that more frosty weather still awaits us ahead. Alexander Tan Monday, 07 April 2008