There's nothing very significant about these couple of pictures that you see below here.
Except for one thing.
I've never taken pictures on board a moving MRT train before.
Not that I haven't tried, but what with the proximity of fellow passengers, the awkwardness of having to hold a steady step, and the train's speed, it's a challenge, and I've never made it mine.
But today was different.
I had a good spot.
And I didn't want to waste it.
So, yes, here we go- a handful of pictures spanning the route between the stations of Paya Lebar, Aljunied and Kallang.
The first picture starts from Paya Lebar.
In case you're wondering what you're looking at, it's just two malls of PLQ facing off each other, a couple of people milling around, and the pillar of the tall open-air shelter in the center.
That's it.
Not so big a deal, maybe, but hey, I've never seen the people in the square ever look this small.
Fortunately the view became slightly less structural after that and there was a bit more to see.
Over at Aljunied station out the window of the train doors was this row of colorful shop houses.
I wouldn't call them quaint.
Neither would I call them heritage.
But they're a landmark, and they're what you look out for when you're trying to get from the MRT station out towards Sims Ave, the Geylang district, the bus stop, and the main road.
The shop houses disappear as the train moves along, however, replaced by a couple of industrial buildings which (I believe) house the offices and floors of small and medium enterprises across a plethora of industries.
Don't ask me what they are.
I don't know.
But they advertise themselves really big, and from the main road I've seen sign makers, light specialists, motor vehicle workshops, import-export firms, hardware distribution firms, furniture suppliers, and, perhaps, even, a couple of indie fashion importers.
Have I actually been into any of these buildings?
Not quite so, save for the time I had a green screen shoot in one of them, and can I say it was such a relief to not concern about the state of the lift, or harbor the fear of our prop possibly damaging the (cement) floor?
There have been those days, and, thank you I shall not be going back to them again.
Industrial estates are much better.
Sure, it's no fancy address, but hey, it's much more versatile, and who said you cannot turn a rough-tumble, cold, hard place into something warm, hygge and fine?
You just need to be whimsical.
Which, by the way, sums up rather nicely the neighborhoods round Aljunied MRT, and Kallang MRT.
The views here change real quick.
So much so that within a minute or two, you're out of the factories, out of the public housing blocks, and you're looking upon a large field with the dome of the National Stadium in the horizon up further away.
