Chingay Performance 2009 - 30 Jan

Chingay Performance 2009 - 30 Jan

River Hongbao 2009

Chase the bad luck away! (Firecrackers)

Chinese New Year 2009

Chinese New Year Performance

Chinese New Year Performance

Chinese New Year Performance

Chinese New Year Performance

Chinese New Year 2009 at Chinatown

Chinese New Year 2009 at Chinatown

Rui-En 瑞恩

Rui-En 瑞恩

Singaporean actress-singer Rui-En autograph session 瑞恩簽唱會 (17 Jan 2009)

Singapore River - Jiak Kim Bridge

Shaped like a giant bow, the elegantly curved deck of Jiak Kim Bridge stretches across the Singapore River. Pedestrians can enjoy a convenient and scenic walk between Kim Seng Park and Jiak Kim Street. The platform of the bridge is suspended by an inclined catenary cable-arch. The tension arising from the two opposing curves of the arch and the bridge deck creates a dramatic visual and spatial experience for pedestrians crossing this piece of art above the river.

References:

http://www.cpgcorp.com.sg/portfolio/viewdetails.asp?Lang=EN&PCID=10&PDID=131

Singapore River - Robertson Bridge

Singapore River - Pulau Saigon Bridge

The original Pulau Saigon Bridge was built in 1890, but demolished in 1986. The reason for the demolition was that the Bridge was too old and it blocked the development of Central Expressway.

Pulau Saigon Bridge was also called Footbridge because the completion of Clemenceau Bridge in 1922 forestalled any need of developing it further and its status as a pedestrian bridge was maintained.

References:

http://www.rivercruise.com.sg/bridge_pg5.htm

Singapore River - Alkaff Bridge

It was built in 1997.

The Alkaff Bridge is now covered in paint of every colour you can imagine. But it's not graffitti. It's the result of one month of painstaking work by an artist and a team of rope specialists. They've turned the dull grey bridge into a one-of-a kind structure.

References:

http://www.rivercruise.com.sg/bridge_pg1.htm

Singapore River - Clemenceau Bridge

Completed in 1920, Clemenceau Bridge was named after French Prime Minister Mousier Georges Clemenceau who visited Singapore that same year. In design, it is one of the simplest and an extension of Clemneceau Road across the Singapore River.

References:

http://www.rivercruise.com.sg/bridge_pg3.htm

Singapore River - Ord Bridge

Ord Bridge was constructed in 1886 and was dedicated to the memory of the first governor of the Straits Settlement to be appointed by the Colonial office in London, Sir Henry St. George Ord. It was also known as Ordinance Bridge or Toddy Bridge because of neighbouring ordinance stores and liquor shops.

The bridge is simple in form with interesting details such as the ornamental balustrades and girders.

References:

http://www.rivercruise.com.sg/bridge_pg5.htm

Derrick He Wei Jian 何維健

Derrick He Wei Jian 何維健

Singaporean singer Derrick He Wei Jian autograph session 何維健簽唱會 (Friday 9 Jan 2009)

Singapore River - Read Bridge

Read Bridge is less well known in comparison to the other bridges straddling Singapore River. Today, even people passing the bridge may not know its name.

Built in 1889 to replace the Merchant Bridge, the Read Bridge was the initiative of a famous businessman William Henry Read, a Scotsman who came to Singapore in 1841. Read used to own a round cardamom plantation on the site of today's Istana, and he was the first non-government member of parliament in colonial Singapore who also made notable contributions to public service.

References:

http://www.rivercruise.com.sg/bridge_pg6.htm

Happy New Year 2009!

Happy New Year 2009!