Insects @ Admiralty Park

I would never have imagined myself being at such close proximity with these amazing creatures. But through the camera lens, everything changes. Fear becomes awe. Here are some of my favourite creatures. Do explore Admiralty Park with friends and family. It's just a 15 minute walk from Woodlands MRT.

Stink bugs

Eggs are actually hatching!

This guy was actually squirting some sort of liquid out of his rear end.

Check out the shiny body. Really amazing!

Love his eyes.

One thing I learnt from my photography outings so far: Humans are probably the ugliest living things in the world. Everything else is simply beautiful.

Tribute to 6 Gabriel 6 2008

"Gabriel" comes from the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "strong man of God".

These words describe 6 Gabriel 2008 the best.


totally G reat

simply A dorable

B eautiful (even the boys)

R emarkable spirit

I ncredibly humourous

absolutely E xciting

and sooooooooo L ovable


Wish all Gabriellites the very best for everything. Just a few words from my favourite song.

" My wish for you is that this life becomes all that you want it to. Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small and you never need to carry more than you can hold."

Children's Day 08

All my dearest Gabriellites on Children's Day.

Can't believe we have come so far from the first time we met in 2007.

Even a donkey can inspire you!

This is the first in the series of motivational stories. Who would have thought a donkey could teach us some valuable lessons?


One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down.A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw.

With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up!

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
Free your heart from hatred
Free your mind from worries
Live simply
Give more
Expect less

The Paradoxical Commandments

First heard about this at a workshop by Dr Kent. Somehow, this one's harder to follow than the Ten Commandments themselves.

For those of us who have tried and failed, please persevere. The only way to strengthen our faith is to show mercy to all.

The Paradoxical Commandments

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.

Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.

Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.

Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.

Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.

Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.

Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.

Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.

Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.

Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.

Give the world the best you have anyway.

by Dr. Kent M. Keith

The Beatitudes

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth,

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will be called children of God.

Blessed are those who are perscuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5: 10

Pulau Semakau Land Fills

When I told friends, I was on a trip to a landfill... I was given a weird look that said " you silly or what?"

Definition of a landfill in layman's terms : dumping ground where rubbish is buried

Ok... I started having second thoughts about what to expect, smelly, dirty place with rubbish everywhere....

At first look, it was more like a desert... no trees except for this one..

After a grueling 15 to 20 min walk, we met the most deadly occupants of the island..... mosquitoes !!!!

Of course, the mosquitoes won...... but we had our fun, almost knee deep in seawater... with nothing but the sky above us.... heavenly is the word....

well, yes. it was lots of fun... most of us were happy not to get washed away by the tide... for the rest... it was a question of finding new delicacies ... almost every specie spotted was greeted with the same question..." is this edible" ... typical Singaporeans, hmmm.

and oh ya... we did release the very cooperative knobbly (starfish) back into the water...