This online shoebox contains random pictures, notes, whatever. I've been a professional writer-photographer for so many years now. It's a damn good excuse to carry a camera around.
Thursday, Oct 8, 2015 11:26 PM
Posted By Lester V Ledesma
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SMRT East-West line, just off Kallang station:
The bay area from the Esplanade Bridge:

Marina Bay Sands from One Fullerton:

The Raffles Place CBD... the haze was so thick, the sun couldn't shine through.

Indonesia has really got to get its act together on this... :/
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Friday, Sep 18, 2015 1:27 AM
Posted By Lester V Ledesma
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The last few days of the Taoist Hungry Ghosts month saw this Teochew opera troupe waiting for its last curtain call of the season:

And then there was the burning of hell money everywhere. At Newton Circus, a massive paper effigy of the Tai Soo Yah - the hell god - was sent off to the netherworld in spectacular fashion.

Thus ended this year's Hungry Ghosts Festival.
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Thursday, Aug 20, 2015 10:17 PM
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Time to offer food and money yet again to this month's hungry ghosts!

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Thursday, Aug 13, 2015 11:28 PM
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So where do I start? After my wifey's surprise Maldives treat and the Bangkok assignment in January, a few other things happened on the way to today:
There was the run to Phuket and Sukhothai where I covered King Ramkamhaeng's birthday, among other things:

Then it was off to Myanmar where I photographed Yangon and Inle:

Afterwards, I headed off with my PhotoTrekkers to Bhutan where we shot the Punakha Dromche:

Not bad for the first half of the year, I tell ya:

Then without further ado, I hied off to Kuala Lumpur to shoot Islamic architecture and hang with Hainanese old-timers:

A few weeks of rest followed, then I promptly boarded at plane to Hanoi, where I hopped aboard the night train to Sapa Valley:

... and then I found myself back in Myanmar - whopeee - for the year's second PhotoTrek!

Philippines next - this time to Coron and Calauit Island:

Which happened back-to-back with an excursion down south to meet the Manobo tribespeople of Butuan:

Afterwards I stayed home to spend the Singapore Jubilee weekend with my wife and daughter:

Needless to say I'm happy with how this year is going.

A little tired, but yes - very happy :)
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Friday, Mar 27, 2015 10:55 AM
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Boating, actually.
First to my kickass holiday in Maldives, then to Lanao in the Philippines for a quick cover shoot. Next was Thailand, where I criss-crossed the Mae Nam Chao Phraya on a boat.

Afterwards, I headed off to Sukhothai in Central Thailand, a place I haven't revisited since '09. That was on two wheels, my favorite mode of transport:

.... and this was only in January. Feb and March have their own stories too...
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