GWK, Bali

Garuda Wisnu Kencana is located on Bukit Peninsula at the southern end of Bali island. It is a cultural park with religious controversy.

Statue of Vishnu

Relief of Vishnu

Statue of Garuda

Between Two Big Rocks

Spacious Area Surrounded By Big Rocks

Glaring Sun

Rafting in Telaga Waja, Bali with Sobek Adventure

Telaga Waja is located in Karangasem, Bali. It streches about 12.5 km long with over 2.5 hours of rafting time. Telaga Waja is a continuous flowing shallow river and set in an open valley.

It was a nice and good experience outdoor activities. We had to duck a few low small bridges, accidentally crash the raft onto cliff, avoid big rocks, hold and lay back onto the raft to jump the 2 meters waterfall and 4 meters dam.

Sobek - one of the White Water Rafting Operator in Bali

Rest and Lunch after Rafting with Sobek

Dreamland Beach, Bali

The beach is located on Bukit Peninsula in South Bali. The place is not crowded and a good place for relaxing, sun tanning, surfing, and watching sunset. It is a very laid back place.

Before reaching the beach you will see a lot of unfinished structures on all side of the road. This is the failed Pectau Graha development site where hotels and golf courses supposed to be built. The project was planned by Tommy Soeharto, the youngest son of former President Soeharto.

Relaxing and Sun Tanning in the Beach

Surfer Girls

Surfer Boy

Duel

Subak Irrigation System in Bali

Subak is the irrigation system for paddy fields on Bali island. For Balinese, irrigation is not simply providing water for the plant's roots, but water is used to construct a complex, pulsed artificial ecosystem. Paddy fields in Bali were built around water temples and the allocation of water is made by a priest.

Pura Luhur Uluwatu, Bali

Pura Luhur Uluwatu is a Balinese Sea Temple in the south westernmost of the island. It was built in the 11th century to guard the Balinese from the evil spirit of the ocean.

A lot of monkeys inhabit the temple hoping for a banana or some peanuts from the visitors. The monkeys are quite aggressive and visitors are warned not to wear any dangly earings, sun glasses, hair-band, or hair-pin.

At sunset, Kecak dance performance is held here everyday.

The other shore of Pura Luhur Uluwatu

The main sanctum of the temple on the edge of steep cliff

Stairways to Temple

Bwahahaha... all are mine

One... two... three... four... lice

Hmmm... What's that?

Yawn...

Got Milk?

Hmmm... so breezy

Fort Canning Park

Gothic Gate Near Canning Rise
This gate was built in 1846 and become the landmark of Fort Cannning Hill.
This gate leads the visitor to Fort Canning Green

James Brooke Napier Memorial
Dedicated to James Brooke Napier, the infant son of William Napier, who was Singapore's first Law Agent, and Maria Frances Napier, the widow of George Coleman. The memorial was the largest erected in the cemetery, reflecting the status of William Napier.

Peeking into Fort Canning Green
Fort Canning Green was once a graveyard for some 600 Christian graves.
Now it becomes a frequent outdoor concerts and carnivals venue.

The Last Graves in Fort Canning Green

Tombstones in The Walls Surrounding Fort Canning Green

Tombstone in the Walls I

Tombstone in the Walls II

National Museum of Singapore

Cathedral of Good Shepherd

The Humble Cathedral of Good Shepherd
This Cathedral is the seat of Archbishop of Singapore.
It also houses the relics of Saint Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert, to whom the Cathedral owes its name.

The Cathedral is built in a restrained Renaissance style. Its porticos are in the Palladian manner. Its plan is in the form of a Latin cross and like all traditional churches, it is orientated east.

Contrasting with St Joseph Church
This church is located not far from the cathedral. This church with its Gothic style has a majestic look. Inside the church has a lot of saints statues giving a communion of saints feeling atmosphere during the mass.

The architectural structure of the church is in the form of a Latin cross. Its central octagonal tower is capped by a dome and flanked by two smaller towers.

The Entrance to the Cathedral

Statue of the late Pope John Paul II Outside the Cathedral

Boat Quay at Night

Central Fire Station

CHIJMES - restaurants, bars, shops

It was used as a Catholic convent known as Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) for 131 years, with Caldwell House as its convent quarters constructed in 1840–1841 and the chapel in 1904.

The chapel, now a multi-purpose hall, is known as CHIJMES Hall and Caldwell House, now an art gallery, have both been gazetted as national monuments. The complex has been restored for commercial purposes as a dining, shopping and entertainment centre with ethnic restaurants, shops and a function hall, providing a backdrop for musicals, recitals, theatrical performances and weddings.

Outside Singapore Art Museum

Singapore Art Museum
For 120 years, the building was the home of St. Joseph Institution (SJI), an all boys school founded by French priest Father Jean-Marie Beurel and a small group of LaSalle Brothers on 1 May 1852. Then the school was relocated in 1987. In 1992, the building was gazetted as a national monument and it was converted into the Singapore Art Museum (SAM), which opened on 20 December 1996.

The mission of SAM is to preserve and present the art histories and contemporary art practices of Singapore and the Southeast Asian region, so as to facilitate visual arts education, exchange, research and development.
- National Heritage Board -

Statue of St John Baptist de la Salle 1
The statue was created by Cesare Aureli.

Statue of St John Baptist de la Salle 2
St John Baptist de la Salle found the Brothers of the Christian School in 1680. He is the Patron Saint of Teacher. SJI is one of the Lasallian Institutions.

The Verandah of Singapore Art Museum 1
This verandah was once filled with boys studying and playing.

The Verandah of Singapore Art Museum 2
Afternoon in Dome Cafe