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Cee’s Which Way Challenge: December 7, 2016 – Come, Come, Carnival

December 8, 2016 by cocoaevenings

In response to Cee’s Photography Which Way Challenge tag. Who doesn’t love a carnival? I recall sweetly how I would take the train ride, go through the haunted house, and play bumper cars with my siblings when we were young. I am so grateful to my mother for buying us the tickets to these fun games every now and then. Memories of spending time with my siblings are so precious. What is one thing that you like/dislike about carnivals? Click the banner […]

Categories: Cee's Photography, Cee's Which Way Challenge • Tags: photography, Singapore, sunset

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Traditional Breakfast from the South China Seas

November 19, 2016 by cocoaevenings

In response to The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: “Local.” “Local” means enjoying the same kind of food because food is a national pasttime in my country. The traditional nanyang (South China Seas) breakfast consisting of roti (bread) with kaya (coconut milk stewed with sugar and pandan leaves to form some kind of jam spread), guyu (butter or magarine), and coffee or tea, is a local favourite. Here, I present a modern rendition of the nanyang breakfast with toasted tuna and tomatoes […]

Categories: Musings • Tags: affordable, coffee, food, local, photography, Singapore

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The Legendary Lucky Four-Leaves Clover

November 19, 2016 by cocoaevenings

In response to The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: “Magic.” “Children have the ability to believe without bias, to find wonder even in the most mundane of places and objects,” says Jen on The Daily Post. They have found wonder for me a thousand times and they will a thousand more. In this photo, a group of children found the legendary lucky four-leaves clover in the garden near a swing that I almost never play on. I have never seen […]

Categories: Musings, The Daily Post • Tags: nature

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Painting-by-numbers made me a kid again

November 13, 2016 by cocoaevenings

In response to The Daily Post’s Daily Prompt: “Paint.” Background I am picking up painting with watercolours again after some twenty years. I will post more photos of my atttempts at art than of real-life scenes for a while because I have been spending my cocoa evenings with watercolour. For my readers who are here for the photos, I will keep up with photography because it is still my primary love, joy, and pleasure. However, you will see photography interspersed […]

Categories: Daily Prompt, Painting, Product Reviews • Tags: art, colour, lifestyle, Painting

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The Golden Sun Shone

November 9, 2016 by cocoaevenings

In response to The Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: “Shine.” “Has the sunshine or any other light source caused you to stop because it’s highlighting something you didn’t notice before?” Nancy Thanki asked on The Daily Post. Indeed, I turned back and made a detour when I caught a glimpse of the water reflecting the sunlight in this photo. I needed to capture this image. Then, I realised that a water canal could look so romantic, captivating, and mesmerising. I […]

Categories: The Daily Post • Tags: lifestyle, photography, reflections, Singapore, sunset

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SL-Week 2-02: Ground | Rice Padi

October 9, 2016 by cocoaevenings

In response to Sylvain LANDRY, SL-Week 2-02: Ground. I was pleasantly surprised to see the effect of this shot myself. This shot intrigues me so much that I remember this view vividly two years from then. Blessed is the person who treasures the rice. [Photo: 1. Taken on a rice terrace in Bali, 2014.]

Categories: Sylvain LANDRY Photography, Travel • Tags: Bali, nature, photography

Fish and Bread in the Andaman Sea

January 3, 2016 by cocoaevenings

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge, “Gathering.” This photo captures a school of fish competing for the piece of bread. It was a ‘wow’ moment for me as I came face-to-face with the fish. It was the first time I could photograph wild fish in their natural habitat as I bought a waterproof pouch for my little compact camera. I never regret that decision. What is one animal you would like to get close to in the wild? […]

Categories: The Daily Post, Travel • Tags: 30 sec, fish, nature, photography, Thailand

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Circle, circle, dance in the circle.

January 2, 2016 by cocoaevenings

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Circle.” Circle, as a shape, has fascinated many people since as far back as history knows. The circle exists so naturally, from birds flying in circles to flowers growing to look like perfect circles. The full moon remains one of the most alluring natural circles that the naked eye can see. I could almost imagine the ancestors asking themselves, “what is so special about the circle of light up there?” “Why […]

Categories: The Daily Post, Travel • Tags: 2 min, Australia, city, photography

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SL Week 26: DOF – Bits Of My Life

January 1, 2016 by cocoaevenings

In response to Sylvain LANDRY, SL-Week 26: DOF. Depth-of-focus (DOF) is a part of photography that marks the limitations of man-made lenses in capturing light or nature. Many people have learned to turn DOF into his/her advantage. Directors often use DOF to dramatize plots in movies and TV serials. Photographers also used DOF to emphasise the focus in a still photo. I see DOF as something I cannot evade. So, I have learned to point my camera at the exact […]

Categories: Musings, Sylvain LANDRY Photography • Tags: 2 min, coffee, flower, lifestyle, musings, photography, Singapore

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Share Your World – 2015 Week #52

January 1, 2016 by cocoaevenings

In response to Cee’s Photography, Share Your World tag. Happy New Year to one and all! Best wishes to everyone. Tell how you are feeling today in the form of a weather report. (For example, partly cloudy, sunny with a chance of shower, etc.) Clear! Sunny in a way, but not hot at all. No clouds. Gentle breeze every now and then. I have more or less made what I needed to in 2015. I could make a pretty good […]

Categories: Cee's Photography, Musings, Share You World • Tags: 2 min, evenings, musings, photography, Singapore, sunset