What the Buddha really said before he passed away

What the Buddha really said before he passed away

Some of my old photos

Currently I have no camera to take new photos... D90 which I used to take photos before is no longer with me now. I thinking to buy Pentax K-x (either White or Red color) this time. Hope some of my photo can sell this month. Need to save some $$$ to get a new cam.

Some shots taking @ Singapore Zoo....

STARHUB + APPLE

STARHUB + APPLE

the perfect match ...........

Pulau Semakau

Pulau Semakau is located to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. The Semakau Landfill is located on the eastern side of the island, and was created by the amalgamation of Pulau Sakeng (also known as Pulau Seking), and "anchored" to Pulau Semakau. The Semakau Landfill is Singapore's first offshore landfill and now the only remaining landfill in Singapore.

These are some of my shots that I taken @ MacRitchie Reservoir.

MacRitchie Reservoir is Singapore's oldest reservoir. The reservoir was completed in 1868 by impounding water from an earth embankment, and was then known as the Impounding Reservoir or Thomson Reservoir.

Blue Ballon

skateboarding

Buddha

After the young prince Siddhartha Gautam left his palace to search for Enlightenment, he lived as an ascetic for six years. The emaciated Siddharta finally attained Enlightenment and became Buddha (The Enlightened One) when he discovered the Four Noble Truths. The statue above depicts this part of his life.


Buddhapada, footprints of the Buddha, are representations of the Buddha’s earthly and enduring existence, enlightened nature and religious teachings. Originating in India, Buddhapada are significant symbolic devices providing an evocative link to both the Buddha’s actual presence on earth and his later detachment from the material world.
This Buddhapada is carved with 108 Buddhist symbols. According to some legends, the symbols on stone footprints of the Buddha derive from marks that miraculously appeared when a woman’s tears fell into a set of imprints left in the earth by Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha.
Many of the symbols relate to episodes from the previous earthly lives of the Buddha. Others draw on Buddhist concepts of the cosmos, royal insignia, religious paraphernalia and mythical creatures. A number of the symbols, such as those representing rivers, mountains, continents and constellations, can be arranged to form a diagram of the Buddhist universe. At the heel is a wheel, or chakra, symbolising the central Buddhist principle of reincarnation and the teachings of the Buddha. Each toe contains a carving of a conch shell, used here as a reference to the sound of Buddhist spiritual knowledge echoing throughout the world.

St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore

St Andrew's Cathedral, at 11 St Andrew's Road, is an Anglican Cathedral located next to the City Hall MRT station. Named after the patron saint of Scotland, it is the oldest Anglican house of worship in Singapore and was gazetted as a national monument in 1973. The Year 2006 marks the 150th Anniversary of the St Andrew's Church Mission since 1856.

West Porch and Tower

The spire rises 207 feet (63m). Housed in the spire are the Cathedral's eight bells, the largest being equal in weight to No.8 in the peal of St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Given in memory of Captain J.S.M. Fraser, H.E.I.C.S., they were cast by Taylor of Loughborough. After installation, it was discovered that the foundation of the tower would not stand the strain of ringing. The bells were then permanently fixed, their clappers tied, and they were struck with hammers instead, so that they still "chimed".

Baptismal Font
The Font, placed at the entrance to the church, for baptism, symbolises that entry into the Body of Christ is through Baptism.

Graham White Library

The Graham White Library, completed in 1952 is housed in the Memorial Hall, now known as the North Transept Hall. The 27,000 names of those Asians and Europeans who gave their lives are recorded in the Book of Remembrance kept here.

Stained Glass

This stained glass window in the Cathedral incorporates the crests of the Diocese of Singapore and the Province of Southeast Asia.