Lies, all lies

14Sep08

‘这样的垃圾狗你还要拍 [Why are you taking pictures of this pariah dog?]‘, asked a member of the staff in scorn, but this well-fed mongrel’s healthy coat and easy demeanour betrayed the ill-concealed indulgence on his owner’s face.

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Singapore Zoo

09Sep08

Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) devouring a piece of fish. This is one of the two otter species that can be found in Singapore, the other being the Smooth Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata). A good place to look for them would be the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.

Caught mid-fruit: a Malayan flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus), which can [...]

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Wayang kulit

23Aug08

I’ve been doing research on wayang kulit (literally, ‘theatre skin’ – a reference to leather, the traditional puppet material), as I’m making a series of loosely-inspired shadow puppets for Cicada Tree’s MAD About Bats lessons.
One thing about wayang kulit that strikes me is how the appearance of the puppet characters often conveys information on whether [...]

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Cyrene reef

01Aug08

Cyrene reef, a short boat ride away from the mainland, lies right smack in the middle of Singapore’s busy shipping lanes. That numerous seagrass species, as well as a host of other rare marine life, flourish so close to such bustling – and often damaging – human activity is heartening. Not so encouraging however is [...]

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Kranji Mudbath

06Jul08

The setting for today’s adventure involves a significant amount of mud and thus, however one would like to look at it, cannot quite be described as glamorous. Things are perhaps justified by the subject, which is undeniably interesting: the horseshoe crab, living fossil, humble scavenger, and -  to lovingly bastardise Hughes’ poetry -  god [...]

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