31 October 2011

It's the end of October folks, right at the very end and we only two months left before we enter a new year. It's so surreal, it has so fast. Too fast for me to absorb and enjoy. Days in October have been typically, "have them all". There was sun, there was rain, there was clear sky and followed by the rain again. They could be in any orders, but most of the time we had them all in one day, many of days this month.

We had a gorgeous morning, the sun rose behind Marina Bay Sands and gave me a lovely photograph, a different beauty than other mornings. The sun shone strongly throughout the morning and I wanted to have some pictures that are bright and happy on my last post of the month.

The periwinkles looked so enchanting and the basil leaves appeared so healthy. But unexpectedly the strong wind came, blew away all the papers on the table as my doors were opened. The cloud thickened and the sky turned darker and grew darker that I had to turn on the light in my study area. Then came the rain, a very heavy rain. And on for a while.

There were no traces of cheerful morning and sunshine. I looked out there and everything looked so black and white, and grey.  Everything was wet. Til hours later, the sky was clear again, the sun came out and it was hot all over. Like it never rained before.

Tomorrow will be a new day and a new month! Expect the unexpected. Or maybe  just go with the flow .... Hello November!

Rising ...

The sun was rising, this picture was actually taken at 8 in the morning. It was a cloudy morning, but the setting of the camera and the editing of the picture give a totally different effect. One can do all sort of false impression these days, just take a look at those magazine covers! I like this particular picture, the darkness and a little contrast on it.

Dark Cloud

One of the things about me that my sisters and brothers are likely to be unaware of is that I like watching the cloud. When I was small, back in yard of the house where I was born and grew up, I watched the sky a lot and let my imagination went wild.... sort of.. And staring at the cloud. The sky used to be really clear and blue and I was able to see all interesting shapes and sizes of the cloud. It was a ritual that worked well as a remedy when I was down.

Years gone by and I was busy with life, I lived in many different cities, a few different countries and I didn't remember seeing much of blue sky anymore. Or probably I had to be inside the building a lot, working. They're kind of forgotten. Until we moved to this place. It is so high above, we are at the top floor and the sky was just there for me to see every time I am in the living room, in the dining room, in any terraces. Even in the kitchen. It was neither planned nor desired. It's like a bonus that come with this purchase.

Blue sky does not seem to appear often enough, the culprit maybe the pollution or the haze or merely the day being cloudy. I am not an expert on this. But I am still often amazed by the cloud that are up there in the sky. Including the one in the above picture that I converted into a black and white one, taken one morning from our house.

Grey & Wet Weekend

The sky was dark by around 11 o'clock in the morning and I tagged along with DH and No.2 & 3, trying to get a ride and run some errands.


And rain started to pour while we were still on the way there and it got heavier as we parked our car.


DH and the kids crossed the street in the middle of pouring rain, because they had appointment with the dentist. I was supposed to cross the street and take subway to my destination but I thought it was a bit silly to get wet and then go shopping. So I thought I should just wait a bit. The rain was way too heavy. I waited and waited. And waited. 20 minutes later, the rain started to calm down but thunders and lightnings began to take over. Roaring, again and again. What's the matter with the weather?? I continued waiting.

From afar, I saw DH were walking back with the kids. Back to the car, back home! What a waste of my time!

Moral of the story: what a miserable day!