Yesudas in Singapore

 

Standing Tall

 

Good morning sunshine...

The sunrise by my window

 

Singapore

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are. Plato

Good morning, Singapore!

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Esplanade

 
The Esplanade, Theatres on the bay
Singapore
 

Rise & Shine

 
The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.
John Muir
 

Night time reconnaisance

 

I thought I'd take a slow shutter shot on my cousin's EOS 350D, but this superbike pulled in to the lot at that precise moment... The lighting is unintentional, but it turned out pretty... What do you think of it?

 

Sheltered...

 
It's all me in here, and the rest of the world outside...
 

Scary man!

 
 

Embers

 
It's burning, the fire catches on...
 

Unfinished work of art?

 
The soft blue sky did never melt Into his heart; he never felt The witching of the soft blue sky... - William Wordsworth, Peter Bell
 

Till death brought them together

 

In the democracy of the dead all men at last are equal. There is neither rank nor station nor prerogative in the republic of the grave.
John James Ingalls

 

Where do you want to go today?

 
 

The Sky's the Limit

 
 

One Liners

Thanks to amazing response to the elephant jokes, I think you'd all want some stuff you can use everyday, so that no one goes overboard with their good opinion about you!

Read on, and enjoy...

1. Two antennas meet on a roof, fall in love and get married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.

2. Two hydrogen atoms walk into a bar. One says, "I've lost my electron." The other says, "Are you sure?" The first replies, "Yes, I'm positive..."

3. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."

4. A sandwich walks into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry we don't serve food in here."

5. A dyslexic man walks into a bra�

6. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says, "A beer please, and one for the road."

7. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"

8. "Doc, I can't stop singing, 'The Green, Green Grass of Home.'" "That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome." "Is it common?" "It's Not Unusual."

9. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, "I was artificially inseminated this morning." "I don't believe you," says Dolly. "It's true, no bull!" exclaims Daisy.

10. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.

11. Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.

12. A man takes his Rottweiler to the vet and says, "My dog's cross-eyed, is there anything you can do for him?" "Well," says the vet, "let's have a look at him." So he picks the dog up and examines his eyes. Finally, he says, "I'm going to have to put him down." "What? Because he's cross-eyed?" "No, because he's really heavy."

13. Apparently, one in five people in the world are Chinese. And there are five people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mom or my dad, or maybe my older brother Calvin or my younger brother Ho-Chin. But I'm pretty sure it's Calvin.

14. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any.

15. I went to the butcher the other day to bet him 50 bucks that he couldn't reach the meat off the top shelf. He said, "No, the steaks are too high."

16. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, "Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied, "I know you can't -- I've cut off your arms!"

17. I went to a seafood disco last week and pulled a mussel.

18. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly; but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

Clarke Quay

 

C'est la vie : Elephant jokes!

Why do elephants wear blue tennis shoes?

Because the white ones always get dirty.

Why do elephants float in the river upside-down?

To keep their blue tennis shoes from getting wet.

How do you get an elephant up an oak tree?

Sit it down on an acorn and wait 50 years.

How do you get an elephant out of an oak tree?

Just wait till the leaves start to drop.

Why do ducks have flat feet?

For stamping out forest fires.

Why do elephants have flat feet?

For stamping out flaming ducks.

Why do giraffes have long necks?

For spitting on burning elephants.

The following is probably my favorite joke in the whole world:

How are an elephant and a banana just alike?

They are both yellow . . . . uh . . . . Except for the elephant, of course.

What did Tarzan say when he saw a herd of elephants coming over the hill?

Look! A herd of elephants coming over the hill!

What did Tarzan say when he saw a herd of elephants wearing sunglasses coming over the hill?

Nothing. He didn't recognize them.

What did Jane say when she saw a herd of elephants coming over the hill?

Look! A bunch of bananas coming over the hill!
(Jane was color-blind.)

Why do elephants travel in herds?

Because if they traveled in flocks, it would confuse the sheepdogs.

Why do elephants walk on four feet?

Because if they flew, you could never keep your car clean.

Why did the elephant paint the bottom of his feet yellow?

So he could hide upsidedown in a bowl of custard.
(Have you ever seen an elepahnt in your bowl of custard?)

How do you get three elephants in a taxi?

One in the front next to the driver, and two in the back.

How do you know there is an elephant in your house?

There's a taxi outside with two impatient elephants.

How do you know there is an elephant in your refrigerator?

There's a taxi outside it with two impatient elephants.

And what if you don't notice the taxi?

There are footprints in the butter.

How do you get an elephant into the refrigerator?

Open the door, put in the elephant, close the door.

How do you get two elephants in the refrigerator?

Open the door, put in the first elephant, then put in the second elephant, then close the door.

How do you get six elephants in the refrigerator?

Put three elephants in a taxi, put three elephants in another taxi, then put the two taxis in the fridge.

Why are there so many elephants running loose in Africa?

Not enough refrigerators.

Why are elephants large, grey, and wrinkled?

Because if they were small, white, and smooth they would be aspirins.

How do you kill a blue elephant?

Shoot it with a blue elephant gun.

How do you kill a red elephant?

Strangle it till it turns blue, then shoot it with a blue elephant gun.

How do you kill a green elephant?

Tell it a dirty joke until it blushes and turns red, then strangle it until it turns blue, then shoot it with a blue elephant gun.

How do you kill a yellow elephant?

What are you talking about? There are no yellow elephants!

How to catch a white elephant: Go to an place where there are white elephants. Bring with you a muffin (with raisins). Climb a tree. When the white elephant is close, drop the muffin (with raisins) in front of it. The white elephant will be happy, and eat the muffin (with raisins). White elephants like muffins (with raisins). Repeat this procedure for five days in a row. After the fifth day, the white elephant will be used to its daily muffin (with raisins). The sixth day you climb the tree, bringing with you a muffin (without raisins). Drop the muffin (without raisins) as usual. When the white elephant finds out that the muffin (without raisins) lacks rasins, it will darken in anger. And then you catch it the same way you catch an ordinary grey elephant.

(Please note: NO ELEPHANTS WERE HARMED IN ANY WAY AT ALL IN MAKING THIS JOKE PAGE!)

How do you stop an elephant from passing through the eye of a needle?

Tie a knot in its tail.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To get to the other side.

Why did the elephant cross the road?

He was riding with the chicken.

Why did the elephant cross himself?

The chicken was a bad driver.

After they crossed the road, the chicken and the elephant went to church. Why did the elephant cross himself?

To get to the Other Side.

La Reine de la Nuit

1998 Yamaha Virago XV125

The Queen of Darkness

Reaching for the heavens

 


I've noticed, each place has it own unique cloud patterns. Tequila Sunset posted sometime in the past is the cloud formation over Cochin. Scientifically speaking, clouds over any place is a direct measure of precipitation there, but I'd say it was a measure of how pleasant the place can be! :)

Chennai has the most beautiful bluest skies you can ever see. Mostly there is not a cloud on the horizon, making for some spectacular sunrises and sunsets.

Singapore has rain all through the year, so there's clouds around most of the time. But once in a while, you have great definition, making for a memorable scene.

If you spend all your time living your life, when do you have time to look to the heavens?