New Red CT
Awesome in red.
Sad
Two of the baby arowana died today.
New Silver Aros - 3 of them, no less!
I couldn't take it anymore...
After finding out that a pearl costs $38, I decided to go back to silvers again.
Since my fav shop was selling each at $9, I decided to get 3 of them :)
They are around 3 inches long, so I decided to recommission one of my older small tank and air pump to house one of them just in case the main tank wasn't properly cycled yet.
Aren't they cute and tiny now?
To scale with a wakin goldfish I bought earlier.
Trip to Asian Civilisations Museum (Part 3)
At the Asian Civilisations Museum, two exhibitions interested me the most - lacquers and porcelain.
Although I'm not too familiar about the museum scene, I don't think it was cheap getting all these fabulous pieces into Singapore.
It would be a terrible shame if people actually never saw or knew such pieces existed and were exhibited in Singapore.
The centrepiece of the lacquer exhibition area.
History of lacquer.
Red lacquer.
Black lacquer.
Gold lacquer.
Inspiration for Tamagotchi or Pokemon?
The other exhibition was all about Chinese porcelain.
The potter does not just use his hands, but also tools that cut and shape the clay into the final product.
To complete a masterpiece, an appropriate medium and firing glaze is required to bring out the true beauty :)
Sometimes, being simple is best.
One of the centrepieces of the exhibition - porcelain with lacquer with precious metals with red coral!
Did the pig heads contain pig heads?
I'm sure some of you might have seen or owned this in the past.
The Baidus, Haiers, Huaweis of the past?
Trip to Asian Civilisations Museum (Part 2)
As it was drizzling lightly when I reached the museum, I made haste and entered.
If you are a Singaporean or PR, remember to show your identity card for free entry :)
Reception cum ticketing counter where you will see them promoting their latest exhibition ChinaMANIA on the wall.
Some funky-looking mask on the wall.
As you can read, the economy of Singapore wasn't rosy throughout its existence. Will this vibrant country return to its sleepy ways? Only time will tell.
YouTube of the past?
They didn't have Facebook then, but they still formed communities. Blood-drinking now optional I suppose.
Habits, once formed, can be addictive.
Opium... The pipe was DIY.
Even people in the past knew how to do a mean boogie.
The sponsor caught my eye.
Yes, the tranquility of the place is quite soothing, despite the museum being in the middle of the bustling city district.
The faces were eeriely life-like.
Close up shot.
Some porcelain figurines.
Chinese gods.
Indian gods.
I remember seeing a palaquin like this in the Tokyo-Edo museum which ferried the daimyos and their entourage around. I wonder who invented it first, or were they created in their respective countries along parallel lines of development?
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