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A map of London by Abi Daker

Sara Drake's awesome work, one of the 40 world maps featured at hongkiat.com

Cycling in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Nik Neves, seen at They Draw and Travel

Kinetic Rain (2012)

ART+COM's brilliant work, on view at Changi Airport's Terminal 1

I haven't been as mesmerized by a work of art in a long time. If you're passing by Singapore, it's worth taking the SkyTrain to Terminal 1 to watch this in action.

 

Labrador Nature & Coastal Walk

Singapore never fails to surprise me. I've done five trips there since 2010 and I still see something new each time.

Labrador Nature & Coastal Walks connects Labrador Nature Reserve and the high-end enclave Keppel Bay. It makes for a wonderful walking and jogging path, as you can see on this morning shoot on my mobile phone.

An architectural tour of Putrajaya

Malaysia's federal administrative centre is impressive, though practically empty on weekends. Each of the government buildings is done in a different style. There are also a number of interesting bridges.

Putrajaya, which literally means "prince's success", is also called the Intelligent Garden City. I hope to see the city at night someday.

Seri Gemilang Bridge

 

View from Labyrinth Cafe @Taman Seri Empangan (left); Ministry of Youth and Sports (right)

 

Flags in front of the Putrajaya International Convention Centre

View from Taman Seri Empangan

 

Doesn't Tuanku Mizan Zainai Abidin Mosque (left) look like an orange juicer?; Palace of Justice (right)

 

 

Perbadanan Putrajaya Complex (left); Ministry of Finance (right)

 

 

Seri Wawasan Bridge

 

Putra Mosque

 

 

Putra Bridge

 

Alamanda, Putrajaya's only mall

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia: The Domes

Looking up can be rewarding.

More on my return to one of my favorite museums in the next post.

Seen at the ArtScience Museum

After seeing exhibits at the ArtScience Museum, I still have doubts about the real intention of the museum. For sure, the presentation is pretty, but the inconsistent quality and actual content of the exhibits doesn't make for great value for money. That's what you get out of touring shows, I guess.

Even if you keep expectations at a minimum, a Van Gogh exhibit without actual paintings will leave visitors feeling duped.

I wish there were fewer plates and more gold at the Shipwrecked exhibit, but it was fine. My hunch is that the Gold of the Ancestors at the Ayala Museum has desensitized me a little bit.






 

Although it's one of those sponsored shows, the Girard-Perregaux anniversary showcase was one that I appreciated. I admire Swiss watchmaking and maybe someday I will be able to afford a timepiece that will last several lifetimes.

A band of schoolboys playing a variety of tunes in front of the museum shop.

My recommendation for curious first-timers is to get the ticket package with the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark and then check out the museum to see what it looks like inside.