The Roti Prata House

Image · Posted by Sam Han on August 2, 2015 · 2 Comments 

The Roti Prata House is always packed during late night and especially the weekends for those craving for *southern Indian street food cuisine. How do I know? That’s because I’ve witnessed it first hand on the few occasions I went there after my macro sessions since it is opened 24 hours during the weekends. The … Continue reading →

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Pulau Ubin – The Legend of An Elephant, A Frog And A Pig!

Image · Posted by Sam Han on May 7, 2015 · 2 Comments 

Three animals from Singapore challenged each other to a race to reach the shores of Johor, Malaysia, with the unsuccessful animal turning into stone. All three animals faced many difficulties and failed. The elephant and pig together turned into Pulau Ubin whilst the frog became Pulau Sekudu or Frog Island. Thus born the legend of … Continue reading →

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Bugs And Grub!

Image · Posted by Sam Han on March 6, 2015 · 6 Comments 

WARNING: Do not continue reading this post if you are entomophobic or arachnophobic. After a hearty brunch, Stanley dropped me home to gather my macro gears while he dabao-ed food for his family. He picked me again for our macro session with Vince and Andy later that morning. – from previous post Here’s what I … Continue reading →

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Endau-Rompin National Park, Johor, Malaysia

Image · Posted by Sam Han on September 21, 2014 · 5 Comments 

It is not often that I go overseas, no matter how short a trip, with such a large number of enthusiastic like-minded people sharing the same *passion in photographing the macro world. I was privileged to be accepted at the very last minute. I was, still am, working on a project and had not had … Continue reading →

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Flies And Lies

Image · Posted by Sam Han on August 18, 2014 · 4 Comments 

WARNING: Do not continue reading this post if you are entomophobic. I fell sick after consuming too much durians. I guess my body is not used to the “heatiness”. Paul was alarmed when I told him that the night we met for Supermoon. He defended, “Don’t tell me you were sick because of the durians. … Continue reading →

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To Daddy With Love – Happy Father’s Day 2014!

Image · Posted by Sam Han on June 15, 2014 · 2 Comments 

The greatest gift everyone has received must have come from a higher power who knows what we need – DADs! A FATHER is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way… Last week when I was at my parents’ … Continue reading →

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Ju Feng Garden Kitchen – Dinner With Macro Kakis

Image · Posted by Sam Han on June 9, 2014 · 7 Comments 

Friday nights are usually dedicated to macro photography but there was none the past couple of weeks as Peter went away on a star trail shoot in Indonesia. Since we had the night free, a dinner with some macro kakis was organised. They love to eat crabs and so we went for the best crustacean … Continue reading →

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Golden Mile Fish Porridge & Seafood Soup

Image · Posted by Sam Han on June 1, 2014 · 4 Comments 

Macro photography refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size and boy am I seriously addicted to it! The subjects I take are usually insects (I’m not so into water droplets and flowers but I would love to capture some frogs and snakes on digital film). I don’t know why … Continue reading →

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Be Happy!

Image · Posted by Sam Han on April 1, 2014 · 6 Comments 

Hi folks, I have flowers, chocolates and a video to keep you happy in this short post. Hopefully! No food recipe or review unless you count the sharing of chocolate below 🙂 The nurse said mom was slotted as priority queue number 2 for the operation and the wait could be any time these few … Continue reading →

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Lao Jiang Superior Soup – 老江一品粿条汤

Image · Posted by Sam Han on March 25, 2014 · 7 Comments 

After my macro photography session was cut short, we drove to Bukit Timah Food Centre but most stalls had closed shop for the day. We decided to go to Cheong Chin Nam Road where there’s quite a number of eateries that’s guaranteed to open till late. The single lane (used to be able to park … Continue reading →

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