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| Ohm...... |
I live in the Ang Mo Kio area and nestled between Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and Sin Ming Avenue is a strip of lush greenery called Bishan Park. It was redeveloped not too long ago at a cost of about $76M. I am told that's about the same price as developing a 72 hole golf course (minus land cost). Anyway, I am digressing.
This morning, I decided to check this park out and was blown away. Armed with my trusty camera, I inspected the park like an pseudo Park Inspector. I was not disappointed. Check out the photo at the lotus pond. Is this a picture of serenity or what? This was the only blooming lotus flower and it appeared to light up the whole pond. Here's another view.
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| Like the fire of passion |
As I cycled along the Park Connector, I chanced upon this view. I have a thing for clouds. It is almost a fetish. I made the best of the situation as I did not have a filter on my camera. I underexposed the shot in order to capture the details of the Cumulus Cloud...yes, the puffy one on the bottom right of the screen.
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| Got It ! |
Moving along, I stood in awe at this scene. This stream with Bishan estate in the background. As I was soaking up this sight, the rumble of the MRT train heading from Bishan MRT to Ang Mo Kio MRT stations made it all the more perfect. It is a pity the photo does not capture audio :)
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| Postcard Perfect .... almost! |
After the MRT train rumbled past, I realised that I had company. I was sharing this picturesque scene with a chameleon which was sitting on a rock right in front of me! See if you can spot him in the photo below. OK, I'll make this photo extra large :)
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| Mr Chameleon (Perched on the rock on the right) Sharing my Sunshine |
As I explored the meandering stream, I chanced upon Mr Chameleon's twin brother :) For the photo buffs out there, this photo was not shot with a macro or zoom lens. It was shot with a 28 mm lens and cropped on my PC. I love my camera.......actually, I love my lens more than my camera :)
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| Mr Chameleon's Twin Brother |
As I was heading home, I chanced upon a cricket game in Bishan Park. Yes, I said "Cricket". This photo sums it all up for me. Who would have imagined that. It is a signal that we have arrived as a global village.
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| Cricketeers |
I think NParks has done a fabulous job with the transformation of Bishan Park. I hope whoever he/she is got a bonus for meeting this KPI.......unless it was scuttled by the Brompton thingy :p
Anyway, thank you for Bishan Park !
