Earlier this afternoon, we did a weekend walk at the Changi Village area. Of course, we walked along the beach and checked out the planes that came in every minute or so. It has never failed to amaze me how large the planes always look and, as usual the loud sound that comes in before you even notice the planes themselves.
Okay, actually, it was the walk that we were more interested in and the food that we hoped to try. Here are some of the more interesting shots of the walk.
A changeable lizard taking in the afternoon sun. Though this is a cropped image, in its entirety, it was truly sitting on an open space boulder, oblivious to whatever danger that might come swooping down.
As we were walking towards the hawker center, up popped, rather slowly, a monitor lizard. This is clearly a juvenile being about a foot long (body). Monitor lizards, though tend to stay close to the shoreline, for food, habitat and escape reasons, will not hesitate to venture farther out for reasons only they know.
The little ferries or bumboats that never stop. Today is a busy period. Could it be that it is also our June 2018 school holidays?
This is really an interesting "finger-pointing" sculpture. Of course, taken from the other side, it creates a totally different impression. I will probably include that angle of view at the end of this page.
If I am right, this is a warty sea cucumber. I spotted two of them, at different parts of the beach. I understand that it is an Asian delicacy as well as its use in medicinal areas. For me, I decided that it should be able to continue its slow journey into the sea.
Here it is - FREEDOM. I am not so sure if it could make it. The sun was pretty hot. The beach was drying up fast. So, when the waves came again, I just gently gave it a nudge.
A sea urchin's shell. It is so intact and light. An empty shell that tells a long story. The wikipedia mentions that sea urchins can live far more than 30 years. Somewhere, it also mentioned a "200". What longevity! It is also a delicacy in Japan.
The Oriental Pearl, a bulk carrier. This ship is 186m long, with a beam of 30m. Built in 1994 and has a tonnage of 26065, as per vesselfinder.com's page. In 2017, Usain Bolts ran the 100m in 9.58 sec. If he has an unobstructed path on this ship, it will take him 17.82 sec to complete!
Well, most people would show the whole plane but I was thinking that showing this shot with the tree on a peek-a-boo style would really bring up the closeness of the plane to where I stood. Guess which airline this plane belongs to?
We were back at the hawker center for some drinks and a bite before heading for home. I recalled this arrangement has been around for quite a while. Will they add one more?
A Javan Mynah. This bird was very keen in getting onto some food that some people left on their plates. Mynahs are great food "getter" and will never starve. Needless to say, they have since long ago kicked out our native common mynahs.
Yes, there is another group of birds that makes its presence felt strongly, and is always on the "Do not feed the birds" warning sign. The feral pigeons. They are so used to human presence that, like the Javan Mynahs, are gaining good population growth. Unfortunately for the pigeons, due to their propensity to create health havoc for humans, they are more "wanted" than the Javan Mynahs.
As promised, here is the "finger-pointing" sculpture viewed from its front side. That is my wife, Julie - just to give us a measure of the sculpture's size.
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