Global Warming in real time

The oil refinery on Jurong Island has been particularly active lately. The right hand flame in the video must be over 50 meters tall and has been like that for a few days now. It is usually the size of the one on the left. It is like a giant candle lighting up the South China Sea. That's a lot of carnon dioxide. I'm sure it is visible from Indonesia and Malaysia. Do you feel warmer?

The Empire Strikes A Note

This is a Salvation Army bellringer on Orchard Rd! They looked taller on the big screen.

"Hang a shining star upon the highest bough."

Wishing my devoted readership 'season's greetings'. This is Ryan and I at the 'Conrad Continental' for a very enjoyable conference dinner. Look carefully at the composition of the Xmas tree.

Tomorrow the photographer and I are road tripping through Malaysia to Fraser's Hill. Our itinerary is: Day 1 Johor Bahru, Day 2 Malacca, Day 3 KL, Day 4 and Xmas, The Smokehouse at Frasers Hill and Day 6 unknown before returning to Singapore. The forecast is for solid rain :-(

Random shots

You have to admit, it isn't easy finding a theme to unite these three images, although the first two can be tenuously linked. The 'famous last words' on the left came from some arrogant knob prior to the fall of Singapore. The second is where that arrogant knob probably uttered those words (a WELL known colonial hotel in Singapore). And the third is by a Vietnamese poet who probably has trouble getting a girlfriend (but I do applaud the sentiment).