My Home

No matter where I go, Singapore, will always be my home.

Other countries have natural resources, we make it up with close family ties and community spirit.

Take a look at these snippets of Singapore, captured by photographers for the “My Home” photography competition hosted by URA.

A common sight to see grandpas sitting at the void deck playing chess for leisure. They will sit and play whilst sitting their cup of tea, for hours.

How sweet can that be, the same bird line as the one that I shot. It is a rarity to see an open field dedicated to the fading hobby of bird singing.

Swimming classes - a norm in Singapore. I remembered being thrown into the 1.8m pool at the tender age of 11.

Singapore is known for its high rise public housing. We hang our clothes on bamboo poles, placed outside our windows.

It is difficult to capture children, much less capture children in action.

Vivo city is a place for shopping, and a place for kids to waddle in the pool on the roof.

Gone are the good ol’ days where kids play in sand playgrounds. Kids play in foam playgrounds that are supposedly safer.

Who doesn’t love dumplings? The art of making dumplings is becoming a lost tradition. My grandma makes them annually for her children and their families.

And I love this photo…

Simply because, it is nostalgic. Old barber shops are being phased out. I’ve never really cut my hair at one, but I always love how the barbers carry out their jobs using the old razors and scissors.

*NB: All the photographs were not taken by me. They are obtained from the URA website. If you are the owner of the photograph, and you wish to have the photograph taken down, please contact me.