The Capital City Diagrams ..

The capital in the  rains of the dusk

Kualalumpur,the capital city of Malaysia;
At Dusk;
The dusk was in rains.When it had slightly vanished,the cityscape was dense with the filled up clouds and moisture..the view from the glass window was quite moody due to the fading clouds ..,
At Dawn;
At dawn the capital lay out lookedlike an architectural design descended from the drawing board or print out on the tabletop of a  perfect builder...in the bright sunlight of May, it drew attraction to a viewer with an architectural view point....,

Kualalumpur in the dawn of May

A Reception With Sculptures And Paintings

The reception doors in Srilanka were quite memorable with the artistic touch of sculptures and paintings well-placed  on the way of a traveler from afar.My first entry into the land was commemorated with the Circularly shaped sculptor situated in the main hall of reception situated against the back-lit space opened up to the sea front.

The Sculptor Back-lit by the Lights from the Sea

At the base of it there had been flowers spread around in the form of offerings ...!!the back -lit sculpture in a bright black finish looked like something more dynamic and cheerful in its view of placement..!!
When the room was opened, it reverberated a glow in white...the floor, beds, furnishings,walls and wall-fittings, everything was blended in harmony with a white radiance...

The Room in White Harmony

Finally,the restaurant which had been decorated with contemporary paintings cool enough to pacify the viewers ,situated at the center of the side wall, aroused a feeling of romance and intimacy towards the location, amidst the tables covered in the base tones of bluish green and off-white furnishing cloths...the restaurant thus situated against the seafront provided an open talk session with the sky and the sea to the persons spending there for hours..!!

The Restaurant Facing the Open Space to the Seafront and the Sky

 

Beach And Beyond..

speed boats in the island sea of Pattaya under the mid-day clouds

The speed boats were rushing instantly across the sea in the beach-fronts in the islands away from the Pattaya Beaches in Thailand during the mid day on  May...the activities of adventure and aqua tourism were thrilling to many thousands of tourists all around the globe and regardless to age they were thriving inside the sailing vessels with the enthusiasm and emotions that fill over the waves and the sands around....actually  
it was found that almost all of them were lost themselves in a spirit that dwells beyond the beaches ..!!

inside the sailing vessels with enthusiasm and the thrill of the sea

There were clouds uprising in the skylines and the morning brightness of the day was about to fade on the shore.Many of the tourists engaged in water sports and the rest remained at rest with laziness on the shore; the partly lit sand and sea under the clouds added drama  to the beach scenes.

recollecting the companions

The active beach-dwellers were turning back to pack up and started changing their swimsuits,many of them were looking for their companions, family members and friends scattered around and the return sails were ready back to the coast.The tourists in friendly groups were recollected themselves from the various spots of aqua-sports and resting huts and began their journey back to Pattaya.

groups departing from the beach

When the day tired and the people were almost drained away, the hills that bordered the sea and beach in the island remained as a dark line in the foreground of the sand and the sky  filled with the rain clouds all over ...and the shores busy with people and passion were kept in silence for a moment ....awaiting the rain to pour down soon from the dense sky...

Umbrellas Against The Sky And Chairs On The Sand

A place to watch for a long time around while having sufficient relaxation on the time to be spent over there should definitely needs a place of rest with awesome coolness to enjoy,especially on a shore; the Pattaya beaches and the surrounding coral islands provide such a privilege  for any tourist visiting these shores....The nice thing they have arranged in these island destinations is the well -planned rows of chairs and coats on the sand and the colorful spread-out of umbrellas that gave another charming color to the looks of these beach destinations besides being able to maintain a splendid range of water-sports and adventure tourism activities either on the sand and the sea...The view of the sea line through these umbrellas would be a thrilling one to anybody who likes to explore the beaches...!!

The sight of people dwelling under the colorful shades give another charm to the shore...groups of friends,families and organizations hailing from different strata and ages create a new harmony and wholesomeness to the view in multicolor !!

   

Encounters Of Wood And Metal ; Facets Of Architecture In The City Squares And Suburbs In Singapore

In the corners of the 'Little India' in Singapore, one can see the colorful wooden structures built in traditional styles familiar to Indian streets preserved as such to have an archaic flavor of Indian air among the latest constructions in glass and metal that has been found almost everywhere in the city dwellings of Singapore.The spacious lanes and lawns kept in the old Indian style provides the lanes with some nostalgic air of history and art.The neat surroundings and pavements may have had an effect of the prosperity of the ultramodern living styles of the city but these colorful versions of Indian buildings brings into mind an old age of Indian living and Indian townships transplanted into another land of fashionable environment...The contemporary structures exclusively built in metals pose an encounter to the wooden structures found in vivid colors in the suburban lanes in Singapore...!!

A suburban lane in the discipline of Singapore (Little India)

A building in the 'Little India 'circle in Singapore

One among the latest constructions in metal found in the latest city squares of Singapore

 

 

 

 

Going To Sentosa ,The Ideal Spot In Island -Tourism.

 

 

'Sentosa ',a miraculous piece of Island and aqua tourism in Singapore

Simply, Sentosa is an island spot enriched with a lot of amusements.So, going to that spot of amusements is far more than getting into an amusement park! It is the highly built trams of cable cars that bring tourists over there from the capital port of Singapore for the great amusing place of island and aqua tourism spot of the world where millions of global tourists visit every year...the noontime departures from the Sentosa Cable Car station are unforgettable to any tourists :

View of the Land and the Sea beneath

A Cable Car departure to the Sentosa Islands from the station in Singapore

On the way to the Islands, the prime matter of amusement is the overview of the land and the sea bordered by the busy port of Singapore.Another thing is the ongoing traffic through the cables to and fro from the Islands that moves relentlessly with less sound quite beautifully across the air..A sound sight of breathtaking traffic through the strong ropes connecting the high terminals of the land and the Island.

Relentless Rope Traffic Atop

Peacocks in the Lawn

Stepping down into the Island brings the feeling of another land ; a land of coconut palms and sand rejuvenating the spirit of seascape charms that stimulate the heart and the soul of a traveler at the very first sight.The build ups and landscaping everywhere across the coast reminds an ideal design of island up-keeping and destination building...;     The entry into the amusement world has been designed with a taste of rustic air amidst the coconut trees against the sea line.The hut situated in the center adds beauty to the view as a whole:The lawn has been particularly shaped Eco-friendly and one can see the peacocks walk fearlessly within there.. The innumerable crowd passing this Island never harms this ecosystem very well maintained and proves to be an amusement to the tourism map of the world!!

The Crowd At Sentosa Watching The Aqua Show

The Rustic Attire Among The Coastal Backdrop

Brotherhood....!!

I have seen these brothers on bicycle while walking across on a holiday on Bangkok last year..they paused awhile and smiled at me and I tried to reflect their smile and the lovely looks through my manual Nikon FM10 with the Nikkor 35-70mm lens..
I hope that you would also love them ...their brotherliness in looks and attitude more than what I have caught up in my camera's frame;...most of all ,the colorful shirts that enhance the loveliness of the relationship ..!!

Brothers On A Ride...! (from the holiday roads on Bangkok)

Gardens And Generations...

While seeing the well procured botanical garden of the nation in Singapore, we may think about the purpose of a vivid garden rich in greenery ....it should definitely be clear that a well-maintained national garden for plants,vegetation and trees should serve the purpose of nurturing the generations too.Whether it be the inflaming orchids or flourishing leaves or trees of very many varieties in stark greens as we found them in the National Botanical Garden in Singapore,it would be a splendid example before every society  for why we should  plant and protect them;

Orchids from the National Orchid Garden in Singapore

In the very layout of the gardens here ,it is curious to observe the harmony in up-keeping natural and aesthetic sense of planting and preserving the natural system of trees and their habitats; even the signboards placed amidst the leaves proves as the examples.....:

The Signboard amidst the leaves

In the cool habitat of plants and trees there are stunning spots for people to pose for photos,which are arranged with sound planning and charm that may tempt everyone to get inside to see themselves in the scenic backdrop of flowers and plants :

An Ideal Photo-spot in the Garden

When we see people are so much pleased and eager to get into the photo-spots in family groups,it is proclaimed that quite visually that a well-maintained garden do well for generations in all the aspects of natural and sociological ethics ,,,,

Generations In Trio in a photo-spot

Beautifully highlighting the theme of planting for generations,the orchids with inflaming petals raise their heads in the cool green air of the garden ,one among the most charming visuals in the National Botanical Gardens of Singapore..!!

An Inflaming Orchid Variety from the National Orchid Garden

   

Night Walks....!

Nights on May remained calm..and the streets less dense.The business of the day was almost finished on the roads of Singapore that had flown in full swing with the traffic all along the day,by that time.During the dusk,I had been to the Merlion and spent there till the night; the Park twinkling in the night was something celestial by the illuminations all around the surrounding buildings!!....the photographers,mainly photographic students from various lands and institutions, had gathered around the main statue emitting the spring in colors under the eventful dusk welcoming the May-night in Singapore....

The Merlion At Night Lights

Back from the Merlion,I started my walk in the night city-pavements...many shops were shut down and the traffic grew less, the city corners were drained.There were some coffee shops and restaurants still opened here and there in the streets near Little India and many tables were found isolated ....

By the side of the pavements,the display lights in some show walls were on and there were still some people around to finish their last shopping roundups ;

Lights On The Pavements

Some fruit shops with baskets full of fruits, grains and nuts had awaited their turn in the tables of the night..!!

The Deity Of A City

In the city circle of Singapore,very near to the Merlion Park, we can a find the shrine of the lovely goddess of the city,surrounded by the archaic walls and courtyards.The deity here is well decorated and adorned by all who come across here, quite uniquely.The in-lay works and decorations are traditional and highly ornamental, functioning as an attribute to the daily worship here ...and anybody can pray before her and serve her with offerings as allowed by the temple customs in a traditional fashion:

The Temple In The City Circle of Singapore

The worship is to get the blessings and to make a nice way to the goal of success and fruitfulness to the life ahead and thus to achieve the best in the turn of daily life of all who offers in devotion to the goddess...;

 offerings to the deity 

Worshipers of any religious background can offer here and concentrate their minds before the enchanting idol of the marvelous Lady- Figure accompanied by the co-deity idol in Male Figure situated adjacently..!

The Idol Of The Goddess 

 
 

The Wayside Curios In Bangkok On A Streetwalk...

While walking along the streets in Bangkok, a casual visitor would be able to go across so many things of curiosity on either side of the road that may have some sharp visual  impact !Many things are crafted out in impressive colors with sharp contrasts and many others are of hardcore manual work and exceptional skill , that may have been displayed in a particular spacing or in a charming color scheme or color harmony.

A wayside showcase of statues in the main shopping street in Bangkok

  The lighting inside the display walls is both sensitive and highlighting the antique atmosphere surrounding the humane images made out either in bronze,clay or wood in a showcase as shown above;
Some Indian shops for pearls and stones show off a tint of monochrome under different quality of pearls having similar shades of blue ,green or purple:

 

The monochrome tint in pearl-display

  The shelves arrayed with some stone/jewel craft-work in highly contrasting colors and glitter could not be easily ignored by a passerby at least for the first time in this city of competent skills and craftsmanship;

Curios made in the shape of fruits having both charming and sharp visual impacts

The Seawalkers in Denims and the Gliding Colors in the Sky

The  island tourism in the Pattaya beaches and the coral islands in Thailand attracts tourists all over the world.The number of tourists visiting the spots of attraction increasing everyday innumerably...and the major factors that call the attraction  to these beach centers in Thailand are the seascapes and the sandy shores maintained well by the natives ...
The sand and sea remain as the center-spread of tourist activities in the Pattaya Beach destinations.We can see the abundant crowd crossing the sea in thrill so as to get in touch with the waters in order to reach their boats to  the island surrounding for a day full of aqua-adventures provided there.

A Glide in Colors..!!

The crowd at rest in the Island Beach

While I was there,I got amused with the sight of people of all age-groups walking across the sea for the morning trips very well and the special thing that I had noticed there was their Denims and Tops  making a contrasting visual experience to the eyes against the morning waves wrinkling against the sun-rays..they were walking towards their sails situated ahead that carry them to the coral islands for vivid activities..the sight of denims had reflected well their seamless enthusiasm and thrill to  get in an intimate touch with the sea-waters...and to indulge in a variety of activities including a colorful paragliding at the sea on that way... !!

The Sea-walkers wearing Denims in the' Pattaya' Beaches

Waves Waving A Way To The Sun....

It is the way of the sun we see on the waves in the morning seas of Lanka (Srilanka)in the midsummer days of May.

The Waving Winds Of Lanka On A Warm Midsummer

The Dusk On The Sand

The Huts In The Dusk

The shore found delightful on an early landing in the month for the first time visit that has

been made unforgettable by the waving winds and sunlight on the seashore...during the noon, the winds grew frantic and the waves fantastic in the fascinating rays of the sun all over the land and the sea amidst the pleasing cold of the walls and the floor under the snowy water vapors emerging out of the waves around... By the evening,the sun shone gold in the wind gone gentle and the sand gone warm when the huts on the shore got alive with the people staying around and their children....so as to stay in tune with the waving colors of the sun in the dusk !!

The Wind ,Sand And The Waves