Mornings far from the madding crowds

30 01 2013

A place I am glad is there – at least for now, in which I find an escape from the unbearably overcrowded world Singapore has become, is a quiet and somewhat forgotten corner of northern Singapore where the former Kampong Wak Hassan once was. It has become for me not just a world where I run off to for that rare moment of calm, but also where I am able to take in the joy and the surprise that the break of day brings in the changing hues at sunrise …

6.53 am 28 January 2013.

6.59 am 29 January 2013.

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Date : 30 January 2013
Tags: Colours of Sunrise, Forgotten Places, Kampong Wak Hassan, Lost Places, Nature, Photographs, Photography, Sembawang, Singapore, Sunrise
Categories : Nature, Quiet Moments, Sembawang, Singapore

4 responses

30 01 2013: wendy (02:05:37) :

Thank you for sharing this hidden treasure; which remains inaccessible to many who do not have the luxury of time to enjoy the serenity of sunrise by the beach of a forgotten world

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30 01 2013: Jerome Lim, The Wondering Wanderer (14:24:22) :

Thanks for dropping by Wendy! Always happy to share happy moments!

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30 01 2013: Shawn Tan HL (09:24:12) :

Thanks for this beautiful scenic shot picture. But I had a problem going there.. Kindly advise.Tks.:)

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30 01 2013: Jerome Lim, The Wondering Wanderer (14:23:27) :

You’re welcome Shawn, yt’s right at the end of Sembawang Road (right of the end facing the sea).

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