The term ‘the road less travelled’ has its origins in the poem The Road Not Taken,written by the august American poet Robert Frost (1874-1963). TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could…
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The Clearing – Tomas Tranströmer
“Deep in the forest there’s an unexpected clearing that can be reached only by someone who has lost his way.” (Tomas Tranströmer (1931-2015); Nobel Prize laureate in Literature, 2011)
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Lichens at MacRitchie
Nature is celebrated as much by its companions as it is by the featured. In these series of sunlit moments, at the boardwalks of MacRitchie reservoir in central Singapore, the beauty of the simple lichen is revealed.
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The Gathering Storm
Can you not feel the electricity in the air, as we ride into the gathering storm, and see the haunting beauty of the sharp relief, like a knife’s edge set against a soft grey flannel? (January 2015, the East Coast Parkway, Singapore).
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Silence
Pope Francis’s predecessor, Benedict XVI, was eloquent on the value of silence: “In silence, we are better able to listen to and understand ourselves; ideas come to birth and acquire depth; we understand with greater clarity what it is we want to say and what we expect from others; and we choose how to express…
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Reflections on the Missal
Ministering to the Migrant Workers – Members of the St Vincent De Paul Society Conferences, Singapore James 2:14-18 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food…
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Bauhinia Rhapsody IV
(Week 18) The first flowers. And more. The plant looks very jaded, and a little worn around the edges. Like a weary soul whose time has come to journey beyond adolescence. (Week 6) The mysterious miracle of growth and fruitfulness Another two weeks has passed. Now, there are these giant steps towards starting up the…
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Fragility or Resilience?: The Paradox of the Jigokudani Snow Monkeys
These are the snow monkeys of Jigokudani Yaen-koen, in central Honshu. The Jigokudani Yaen-koen (altitude 850 meters) is located in the Valley of Yokoyu River sourced from Shiga-Kogen of the Joshinetsu-Kogen National Park in northern part of Nagano prefecture. Because of the very steep cliffs and the steam coming off the springs in everywhere, ancient…
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Surprises in Heaven – Only 3
“How God will judge my life I know not, but I trust he will see me with mercy and compassion. I am only certain there will be three surprises in Heaven. First of all, I will see some people whom I never expected to see. Second, there will be a number whom I expected…
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Sepoy Lines, College Field & MacAlister Road
The pictures of these buildings, taken in the vicinity of College Field, and the McAlister road areas in Sepoy Lines, were taken in the mid-to late 1980’s. The buildings no longer exist. The haunting beauty of mid-morning colours is accompanied by a state of quiet desolation and loneliness, and offers a prelude to their soon-to-be demolished fate. In its place – the Central…