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An unexpected parade in a remote part of Singapore.

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Hi friends and all,

Now that i have discovered tumblr and loving its interface, i will continue with my story there.
I invite you all to visit this new account of mine.
But i will highlight it here whenever a new story pops up.

http://tengkiatstories.tumblr.com/

Thank you very much. I look forward to your stories.



 

The moment just before the explosive sendoff of the Nine Emperor Gods at Pulau Ponggol Timor.

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I invite you to drop in for the story at http://tengkiatstories.tumblr.com/

Thank you very much. I look forward to your stories.
 


American Horror Story : Suburbia.

I got more than i bargained for when i dropped in and saw what i shouldn't...

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I invite you to drop in at http://tengkiatstories.tumblr.com/ for the story.

Thank you very much. I look forward to your stories.
 

LOL...nice story sir!

Frigging crazy Yankees... :)

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Thanks Jeff for dropping by, you know best. Crazy and fun loving is one of the american traits that i appreciate, provided not too over the top. Haha.
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I am one lucky SOB!

Expect the unexpected.
Come Fri night i will be ringside as a photographer for one bout of MMA at the OneFC . Big Thanks to Canon Imaging Academy! I'm one of the 5 lucky participants chosen after their workshop!

This evening's selection trial for newcomers.

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to be continued...
 

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This is great news. Congratulations!!!

His pose reminds me of back in the day in Aikido classes. That is very hard on the knees and feet but makes one tough. :)
 

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Thanks Jeff, i had never shot so much in an event(quite random actions). Hopefully i manged to capture some of the actions.
This is the shot that i wanted.

Beauty to soothe the beast in all of us (Ok, maybe most of the men)
When gladiators and beauty faceoff_Follow the light.

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to be continued...
 

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Modern day gladiators_Non violence is not an option.

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That night the OneFC MMA event had a few unexpected visitors,.
Optimus Prime dropped by.
The Storm troopers enroute to Changi Airport came in their Imperial Starship.

We hear of many photographers talk about capturing the soul of a place or something like that. In that few hours, i too tried to capture the soul of this event.
The moment when the victor jumped up in joy while the opponent laid on the mat in defeat was one of those images that i had in mind and guess what.
My best chance for a close up shot and the sole got in the way...

Thanks to these well trained exponents bashing each other up, i got another story to tell. And of course Canon for giving the 5 of us the chance for this close encounter at the cageside.

I invite your to drop by http://tengkiatstories.tumblr.com/ for the rest of the story.
 

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Unveiled!

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The festivities are round the corner. My updated Chinese roast pork belly (Sio Bak) recipe unveiled. It is now fail safe and repeatable, juicy and crispy too, provided your oven can hit 250C. Don't hesitate just do it. If it doesn't crisp blame your oven!

I invite you to drop by http://tengkiatstories.tumblr.com/ for the step by step recipe.

Thank you very much. I look forward to your stories.
 

I have been told one of the greatest Chinese inventions ever was bbq. The story was a farm house burnt down and even a couple of pigs perished. But the next day the wonderful smell of the crackling skin was just to much so they tried it. And bbq was born. :D

Thanks for sharing TengK!!! Looks absolutely delicious.
 

My oven died on me.

If you had been trying the roast pork recipe and the skin don;t crisp, check out my tumblr for a remedy. It happened to me after my oven died and i had a new one which failed to give me 250C.

Also, for those of you who decide to cook tomorrow and have no turkey. Here's an alternative. The easy peasy chicken chop.

I invite you to drop by https://www.tumblr.com/blog/tengkiatstories

Merry Christmas to all Christain friends and visitors.

Hi Jeff, no need to burn down barns and farm houses. Use oven instead of bbq, less burnt meat.
Happy holidays to you and your family.

We reap what we sow, subject to seasonal changes of course.

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Thank you very much. I look forward to your stories.
 


Hi friends and visitors, Happy New Year! :cheers:

One day past the new year and the greeting sounds dated already.
Hopefully this spark will kick start my photography journey for this year.
Last year journey was most fulfilling, here's wishing all a better 2016!

Spark.
A street party,West Coast Swing, that took place last night at Clementi West Street 2.
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Thaipusam, a revisit.

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Having followed Raj on his journey two years ago, this revisit posed a challenge. I was not sure what to shoot…
Then i realised the orderly disorder the event presented and i decided to slow down let my camera do its thing, i simply clicked the shutter and hoped for the best…I slowed down (as in shutter speed).

A cool bunch of people.

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I invite you to drop by http://tengkiatstories.tumblr.com/ for the rest of the story.

Thank you very much. I look forward to your stories.
 

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I am always on the lookout for the elusive one_a htc moment.

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Hi Stephen, thanks for the encouragement. Believe me when i say it is getting tougher making up stories. Last year was a good year with many events to cover, this year got off to a slow start. Thankfully we have the colourful Thaipusam to spice things up. I am not sure what's next...
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I am always on the lookout for the elusive one_a htc moment.

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Haha this place looks so familiar. I tried to shoot here many time, but always just grandmothers and FDW sitting down doing nothing, no chance of getting anything so far. This perspective is nice.

I think I must go before the shop open to try again :bsmilie:

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恭禧發財, 萬事如意.

As in all new year, let it be a year for fresh starts.
Like the Monkey, this year is probably going to be filled with ups and downs.
Hopefully the wit and responsiveness of the Monkey will see us through.
Maybe it is also time to be playful and try something different.

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Last month i visited the S.E.A Aquarium, chanced upon a set of ladders and looked up. Little did i expect to catch sharks in mid water.

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Do drop by for a visit, it is very nice.
S.E.A Aquarium_a htc moment.

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Hi Chee Wei, forget grandmas and fdws at West Coast Plaza, Aquarium more fun. Haha.
Thank you very much. I look forward to your stories.
 

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The spirits of Punggol.

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“Operation Sook Ching was a Japanese military operation aimed at purging or eliminating anti-Japanese elements from the Chinese community in Singapore. From 21 February to 4 March 1942, Chinese males between the ages of 18 and 50 were summoned to various mass screening centres and those suspected of being anti-Japanese were executed”._quote from http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_40_2005-01-24.html

I invite you to join me at http://tengkiatstories.tumblr.com/ for a short trip into our past.

Thank you very much. I look forward to your stories.
 

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Men and their magnificent flying machines.

Superb engineering on display.
The spectacle in the air, the static displays definitely brought in the crowd.

Time to try out my recently acquired x70, my faithful dp1m took a drowning in the paddy field of Vietnam after my daughter fell off her bike.
The dp after drying out was still working except that manual focus felt gritty. So i had an excuse to get the x70 which fits in my pocket!

It was a dull day but not so on the ground, a hunting ground for the x70.
Join me as i stalked the grounds and the air.
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to be continued...
 

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