Post national day Jac and i went for.... yes, lunch, and to cut our hair. It was a holiday for schools... and the entire island was flooded with bespectacled youngsters. Here are the highlights...
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| Now that's what i call a lift |
We parked at the Golden Bhudda Tooth temple...this is the lift from the carpark. Everything in this temple is extreme ostentatious. This is because it was believed that the temple monk had managed to procure a relic from the Bhudda, a tooth. But when the tooth was put on display it was six inches long. At that stage, it was deduced that either Bhudda had a very large head or the tooth in question came from a water buffalo. The latter explaination was held up as the more likely one as the tooth had come from Myanmar and the prevalance of water buffalos were far more common than large headed Bhuddas. Despite the obvious lack of human involvement in the relicary, there was no returning of donations and the temple continues to attract devotees and donors from all over.
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| The temple from the outside |
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| Giant incense holder to hold all the burning jossticks. |
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| Temple guardian |
I confess i was attracted to him for two reasons. First, it was a statue in granite, which was pretty spectacular. Then it was a really well built man, with some questionable anatomical additions... such as these pierced nipples. Why does he have pierced nipples i asked my sister?....
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| See what i mean? |
Jac suggested that it could be fountains... i really doubt it. The mystery still continues though.
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| Jac in deep contemplation of the menu. |
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| Duck confit |
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| Pear tart and homemade ice cream... my lunch... |
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| It is the 7th month |
All over the island there are massive makeshift tents which double or triple as concert stages, auction houses and temples. These auctions and burning of seven foot jossticks go on all night. It is meant to entertain the hungry ghosts who are roaming around at this time of the year.
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| Too cute to pass up, especially after the photo from yesterday of the spiral staircases in Toa Payoh |
These were the original inspiration. But they have been painted with urban art here.
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| Totally funky |
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| The Wong Clan association's house |
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| Jac... on Keong Siak Road. Ma told us it used to be a red light district. I told Jac this photo looked like she didn't have any business for the day |
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| Afternoons in Singapore |
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| Rush hour at noon time. |
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| I don't understand why this is the most handsome restaurant in Singapore. |
How can a restaurant be handsome?
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| That's me in my new haircut!!! I might be changing my name to Stephen |
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| At NTUC.... kickapoo joy juice!!! Singaporean soft drinks, although it was its fromt he USA. |
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| It is Oisin's favourite |
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| And Ghin's!!! |
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