Over the weekend, my work brought me to Jambi. It was meant to be a short assignment. I never expected to see much from this place which I've been to several times. But a strange hunch told me that this trip will be different.
Since the day I got the "
Dog Brand" brass spinning bell from a fellow collector, I've been 'finger-happy'. I'd spin it whenever I get the opportunity to do it. Just love the sound it produces.
Back to my trip to Jambi. After my usual assignment, I decided to ask the locals where I can find some old bicycle shops. Dewi, my local guide, told that there is situated in the outskirts. The shop's been around for ages. I told myself, well, since I'm already here and still have a few days to R&R, why not give it a try. Boy was I in luck. I was fortunate to have taken a picture of the previous
'Dog Brand' spinning bell and decided to show it to the shop owner.
As the story goes, the rest is history.....
It's been awhile since I brought my Grifter out for a spin. The picture above, showing a block of flats in the background, is where I once lived in. It's a great feeling to be able to revisit my old 'home town'.
At the background is the famous iconic Merlion. Read in the papers recently that some places in China and Japan even have a replica of it to showcase and represent Singapore. Some might wonder, "What is a Merlion?". Well, as you can see, the head is that of a lion and the body that of a fish. Inshort, our tiny island state used to be a fishing village long time ago. As for the lion, legend has it that the original founder of Singapore (Temasek), Prince Sang Nila Utama, encountered a heavy storm in the sea and after throwing away his crown, the sea calmed and all sailors were saved. The ship then drifted to a tiny island (Singapore) and the first thing he saw when he sat foot on the island is a lion. That's a good sign and thus he decided to occupy the island and establish his own kingdom....
This is an infamous bridge. Infamous? Yes. During WWII, Japanese soldiers will cut off the heads of prisoners and display them on this bridge.
What a big 'durian'!! Yes, China has it's 'Bird Nest', Singapore has it's own 'Durian'. It's actually the Esplanade.
Again, we're at it, trying to copy and out do others. In the background, it's the Singapore Flyer. It's a large obsevertory. Well, I guessed, it's just another big ferries wheel.
This is a war memorial to commemorate the dead civilians during the Japanese Occupation.
The 'Biggest Durian' in Singapore!
In the back ground is the Singapore Art Museum. 
