The Traveling Kit

When we visited Singapore, the country had a pre-celebration of their National Day; thus we were fortunate to witness fireworks at Marina Bay. Everyone at Esplanade Park, especially the photographers, waited for this 10-minute fire and color tricks in the sky. Below are some of my favorite shots:  I find the fourth photo quite catchy because I see stars and stardust in the outer space. But of course, it's just me. 

One of the things I love about Singapore is the way the modern and historical buildings stand side by side. You don't have to visit one area to see skyscrapers, and take the train to the opposite direction to see relics of the past. The city is neatly organized, as if it's a traditional Japanese bento box, and the buildings are food  fittingly placed in the container.  This becomes more evident when you explore Singapore's Colonial District. Considered as the birthplace of modern Singapore, it is where you can see the influence of Britain on the country's belief, governance and architecture. When you stroll along the historic streets of the district, you will find a number of well-preserved buildings that say something about the country.  We unexpectedly explored this spot on foot, and this decision is now something I consider a blessing in disguise because it allowed us to take a closer look at the following:  Originally constructed in 1835, St. Andrews

"I'd like to blog each night while we are on the road," I told my partner about this plan prior to our two-week Singapore-Malaysia trip. He replied I could but would never do it; he knew I'm getting lazier when it comes to writing travel posts and essays. So before our recent experience will just fade into the background like most of my wanders for the past three years, allow me to enumerate five highlights of our Singapore-Malaysia trip, one for each area we visited.  Singapore Escaping from the bustling city life, we tried one of the recommended nature trails in Singapore. We originally planned to take the 6-km trail to and from their tree-top walk, but since we didn't want to take the same way back to the starting point, we continued trekking the MacRitchie reservoir nature trail until we saw the main highway. For five hours (about 13 kilometers, including breaks and photoshoots), we experienced Singapore from a different, green perspective. Appar