Kranji War Memorial

Kranji War Memorial. A place so peaceful and under the backdrop of the blue sky- it was tranquil. And yet under the very soil i stood on and where thousands of tombstones sat, this place housed the very history of chaos. The history of man’s greed and the souls of those who had sacrificed all they had. Their lives.

It’s amazing how such a place had allowed me to feel so free-spirited. How these souls that laid rest here had an indirect contribution to the life that I now live.

This is Kranji War Memorial, where 4,458 brave men lay at rest.

Cana

Cana by Louise Gluck

What can I tell you that you don’t know
that will make you tremble again?

Forsythia
by the roadside, by
wet rocks, on the embankments
underplanted with hyacinth –

For ten years I was happy.
You were there; in a sence,
you were always with me, the house, the garden
constrantly lit,
not with lights as we have in the sky
but with those emblems of light
which are more powerful, being
implicitly some earthly
thing transformed –

And all of it vanished,
reabsorbed into impassive process. Then
what will we see by,
now that the yellow torches have become
green branches?

Keppel Bay, Singapore

Yesterday marked the very last booking out my company would have, before our long awaited Passing Out Ceremony. So today, for the first time, my platoon mates hung out- playing basketball (which I’m terrible at) and a short session at the nearby (Kembangan Community Centre) Lan Shop playing a War Craft game, Run Kitty Kat. Albeit the crazy screaming and the $3 fee, it was a load of fun.

Initially, I made my way to Labrador Park after the outing to (possibly/hopefully) catch the sunset there on my camera. But the rain beat me to it. I found myself at Keppel Bay after the rain had subsided, and took this picture. It has been HDR-processed and I guess I’m slowly getting a hang of this now.

This is Ian signing out.

Ein.

It’s a Sunday and in just a couple of hours I’ll be booking back into Tekong.

Meanwhile, here I am publishing my first post (in a very long time). The damsel on the left is Audrey, my guinea pig. She’s my godsister and my closest and dearest friend and cousin. Not to forget, she’s also my most willing model.

Once again, this is Audrey at the Marina Barrage here in homely Singapore.

This is Ian signing out.