Showing posts with label Misc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Misc. Show all posts

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Antisocial Behaviour

To the owner or person walking the dog this morning...

the DOG that decided to take a DUMP in the lift in Blk C...

Yes, the person who then DID NOT CLEAN UP THE MESS AND LEFT IT IN THE LIFT FOR OTHERS...

You do realise that the security cams will show you bringing the dog into the lift.. right?

I mean, how hard is it to recall the lift when you've obtained a plastic bag, and get rid of your pet's droppings?

*shakes head*

Saturday, February 19, 2011


How many visiting cars can fit into one lot?

(Can anyone spot the grammatical error here?)


Friday, February 18, 2011

Strange Lights

Spotted on 15 Feb 2010 night.. Thought it was an invasion. Turned out to be Marina Bay Sands' celebrations. So I wasn't that far off.





Sunday, March 14, 2010

The Eerie Orange Glow at Night



For those of you with balconies facing Queensway, you'll see the eerie orange glow in the sky sometimes at night.. For those who can see southwards, you'll see this fiery flame bursting out high into the night sky, like something right out of the Bladerunner movie.

It's a chimney 'flaring' up from the Shell refinery at Pulau Bukom!! Can you imagine how high this flare is, if we can see it from here...?

According to the Wild Shores of Singapore blog, Shell has put up some information on this:

During final preparations for start-up, flames will be visible at the top of the petrochemical plant’s chimneys. These are commonly referred to in the industry as “flares” and are a safe and routine part of commissioning a new unit, such as a cracker. The flares are likely to be seen from the last few days of February to early-March.

Simon Lam, Venture Director of SEPC, explains: “Flares at refineries and chemical plants are a normal and vital part of keeping facilities running safely during start-up, unplanned operational interruptions or scheduled maintenance activities. Members of the public need not be concerned as carbon dioxide, water, and occasionally some soot are almost the only substances produced. They are not hazardous. Shell takes flares seriously and aggressively manages them at our sites, aiming for zero routine flaring.”


Yet, the eco-conscious folks of the blog point out the damage that gas flaring can cause to the environment. It's not hard to see why, when you see the amount of smoke surrounding chimney at night, after several hours of flaring!

You can read more about it here (Link to Wild Shores of Singapore, with lots of pics of the flaring from various southern isles).

Wear a mask folks, or close your windows and doors at night!



Monday, March 8, 2010

Urgent: Loopy Veggie-Luvin' Golden Years Dog Looking for Kind Folks and a Garden!

This is off-topic but I just have to give it a shot here as well:

My wife's family has a 9 yr old mixed breed (ie mongrel) dog that they adopted when young (was a stray). They have had to move from a house with garden to a much smaller apartment which will not allow for a large dog. As a result they have decided to call the SPCA which as you know, may put him down.

This dog was involved in a road accident when he was a puppy, when he ran across a crowded road and got hit by a car which promptly ran off. The family nursed him back to health, and aside from a slightly-loopy ear, he's now as contented as a slightly-loopy-eared-dog can be.

He can be quite timid, but is a gentle, mid-sized dog. He doesn't bite and he is generally sociable (except for vets, which he can spot a mile away). Because of his age, he's not as active as before, although he's still quite a well, heavy-set, dog. He's a vegetarian too :) His size excludes him from HDB living though. :(

If any of you are dog lovers and think you have a home for the dog, preferably with a garden for him to bask in the occassional sun, and enjoy his golden years, please contact me at [vizardholland at gmail dot com].

Any help is appreciated.. !

(I should add that he has sharp hearing and makes for a good early warning intrusion system!)




Pseudo Guard Dog-ish Post


Smiling for the Camera

Stretch!


Please Adopt Me!!!

Saturday, October 31, 2009

White Chair under a Raintree

I think most blocks face this piece of open land right in front of Viz... the ONLY reason why we still have a nice green view of the surrounding neighbourhood...



And not the view of a condo next door (eg Holland Peak). According to assorted rumours (originating largely from my parents, whose memories are becoming increasingly suspect), this land, noticeable by the single white plastic chair located under a beautiful raintree, used to belong to the Malaysian High Commission. People of my parents' age (ie 60s-70s) may remember this location along Queensway as the place you went to get your visa to visit Malaysia. So if this is true, it's 'Malaysian' land.

Notice how it's still well-kept... there's regular gardening going on there. So it belongs to someone. I wonder why was it that when Sim Lian bought over the old condo that used to be at Viz, they didn't buy over that land in front of it. After all, we own that tiny strip of land that gives us a pathway to the main Queensway road, right next to the Queensway Water Booster Station. Maybe the Malaysians refused to sell the land?

Let's just hope that they will continue to keep this land empty, and not build (a) a whooping huge condo to completely ruin our view and block the morning sun (b) a mosque (c) a workers' dormitory (d) a petrol station. As far as the Masterplan 2008 shows, that land is locked in as residential.

Let's also hope that should that land go on sale, Viz owners might want to seriously consider snapping that up (with the help of a developer) and expand the estate, rather than let someone else slap a 12 storey condo in front (probably named "Better Than Viz :P:P:P") and spoiling the great view!


Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Note to Self

Ever wondered why a condo, situated on Queensway itself, is called "Viz Holland" and not "Viz Queensway" (or a posher version - "Viz Queens") :P

Favourite response from taxi drivers: "Viz Holland ah? Where ah? Holland Road issit? WHERE? Queensway? Queensway Shopping Centre there ah? Queensway WHERE GOT condo wan??"

Things to talk about:

  1. Car Parking Madness
  2. Blinded by Blinds
  3. The Diarrhoeic Mynahs
  4. Moving In Spots
  5. Neighbourly Love (or War)
  6. Rust Buckets