singapore – Posts from the Edge

A magnificent mandrill watches me taking photos at Singapore Zoo.

Singapore, Singapore Zoological Gardens

A statue of the Hindu legendary bird, Garuda, at Haw Par Villa, Singapore’s strangest theme park.

Singapore, Haw Par Villa

A grey crowned crane in Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.

Singapore, Jurong Bird Park

A forgotten statue, covered in lichen, peers from the undergrowth in Singapore’s beleaguered cemetery, Bukit Brown.

Singapore, Bukit Brown cemetery

Lines of identical graves in Yin Foh Kuan Cemetery, Singapore.

Singapore, Yin Foh Kuan Cemetery

A devotee with metal loops hooked through the flesh of his back takes part in the annual Thaipusam procession in Singapore.

Singapore, Thaipusam

Hidden in a strip of jungle at the northern tip of Singapore – a short distance from the causeway connecting Singapore and Malaysia – urban explorers can find a mysterious tunnel that’s been abandoned for over 70 years.

Singapore, Marsiling Tunnel

An ostrich gives me the evil eye in Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.

Singapore, Jurong Bird Park

A wall of identical statues in the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, Singapore.

Singapore, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

Thaipusam procession in Singapore

Singapore, Thaipusam

Abandoned mansion in Dempsey Hill, Singapore

Singapore, Dempsey Hill

A dancer at the Chingay parade, Singapore

Singapore, Chingay

Grave statue in Bukit Brown cemetery, Singapore

Singapore, Bukit Brown cemetery

A Hindu devotee with a spike through his cheeks at the Thaipusam procession in Singapore

Singapore, Thaipusam

A gory statue of sinners being tortured in Haw Par Villa, Singapore

Singapore, Haw Par Villa