These are Giant Durien Fruits. Basicly they are no longer fit for eating.
Yes!!! I DID try Durien Fruit. The story is above
Sunday, February 13, 2011
About the Harbor.
Until 1986, Singapore was the busiest port in the world based on tonnage. That year, a large shipping company (I think it was MAERSK) pulled out of Singapore and moved a few miles north to Malaysia because the prices were cheaper. One local said that reduced Singapore's tonnage by 40% or so and allowed Shanghai to move into the #1 spot.
The following pictures I've posted are the view from my normal "non-cubicle" and I have to fight tooth and nail to keep others from closing "my" blinds and shutting off "my" view.
Something to note about these pictures; this view will be altered dramatically in the next few years.
If you look at one of the pics (I'll note it if I remember), you can see an island on the right side of the pic. That's Sentosa Island and it's a Resort Island. I don't think there are any private residences there but there are beaches, a golf course, restaurants, an aquarium, an amusement park and BTW did I mention a CASINO.
All these things in sight of this Shipyard has rendered the property that now holds mere containers, worth BILLIONS more if they instead held Condominiums and Hotels. The docks are doomed - they will be relocated to a less desirable area within 3 years.
So save the pics.
The following pictures I've posted are the view from my normal "non-cubicle" and I have to fight tooth and nail to keep others from closing "my" blinds and shutting off "my" view.
Something to note about these pictures; this view will be altered dramatically in the next few years.
If you look at one of the pics (I'll note it if I remember), you can see an island on the right side of the pic. That's Sentosa Island and it's a Resort Island. I don't think there are any private residences there but there are beaches, a golf course, restaurants, an aquarium, an amusement park and BTW did I mention a CASINO.
All these things in sight of this Shipyard has rendered the property that now holds mere containers, worth BILLIONS more if they instead held Condominiums and Hotels. The docks are doomed - they will be relocated to a less desirable area within 3 years.
So save the pics.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Working Mode still
I think it's going to be a couple days before I get more pics. We are doing 12 hour days until Monday and then we go back to regular hours which, incidentally, are 12 per day.
Friday we go 24 hours per day thru Monday morning. Management said "all hands on deck".
I have a problem with that and I think my sailor friends would agree. If you are going into a situation where every one has to be at peak and do their job, wouldn't you want everyone at Battle Stations? instead of doing nothing meaningful on deck? Just a question.
We have actually recovered from the problems that occured the weekend of 01/15. A big part was being able to say "We told you not to do that; you did it anyway. If you do that again, kiss the upgrade good-bye for this quarter."
With a little luck, I'll get back early enough to visit Hang Bao River Festival tomorrow night. I'll correct any spelling then.
BTW, Did I mention that I took time to go wading in the South China Sea? Edna, I can't bring it back with me.
Cheers!
Friday we go 24 hours per day thru Monday morning. Management said "all hands on deck".
I have a problem with that and I think my sailor friends would agree. If you are going into a situation where every one has to be at peak and do their job, wouldn't you want everyone at Battle Stations? instead of doing nothing meaningful on deck? Just a question.
We have actually recovered from the problems that occured the weekend of 01/15. A big part was being able to say "We told you not to do that; you did it anyway. If you do that again, kiss the upgrade good-bye for this quarter."
With a little luck, I'll get back early enough to visit Hang Bao River Festival tomorrow night. I'll correct any spelling then.
BTW, Did I mention that I took time to go wading in the South China Sea? Edna, I can't bring it back with me.
Cheers!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Working Times
No pics this time. We are in our second crunch time and have reconcile a boatload of changes.
Monday and Tuesday, a fair amount of progress.
Tuesday night I acquired a nice little bout of food poisening and only lasted a few hours of work at the office. So I returned to the hotel to recover and just in time; we are going flat out for the next 4 days. We have to be DONE by Sunday night.
More later.
Monday and Tuesday, a fair amount of progress.
Tuesday night I acquired a nice little bout of food poisening and only lasted a few hours of work at the office. So I returned to the hotel to recover and just in time; we are going flat out for the next 4 days. We have to be DONE by Sunday night.
More later.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
A Giant Spider Crab
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| Don't fret! This is not a dead crab. This is the Exoskeleton of a living crab in the Singapore Underwaterworld. The crab is still alive. What's amazing about this and probably can't be seen in this pic, is that the crab spreads 1.8 meters. |
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