Merlion Wayfarer Goes Green

A Morning With Sleepy Liz & Hungry Cat

2:48 PM Butterflies, Caterpillars, Dragonflies, East, Lizards, Parks, Plants, reptiles

Tampines Eco Green

East, Singapore

November 2013

A quiet morning in the east amidst a recreated park...

A Calotes Versicolor (Changeable Lizard) spotted!

Within minutes, it gets sleepy, and decides to take a nap...

Zzzzz...

Woah! Something buzzes by and it's instantly awake!

Even with a leg missing, this Oxyopes Birmanicus (Burmese Lynx Spider)
wanders around looking for breakfast...

Life in these grasslands are not easy, as seen from this dragon's torn wings...

A very hungry family of Cats eating, and eating, and eating...

See those cute little booties they are wearing?

Don't they just remind you of Heimlich from A Bug's Life?

Have you ever wondered how many legs does a caterpillar have?

Munching...

And munching...

No leaf is spared, even if only a bit of it remains...

Some of them have pupated, yet others have grown so heavy that they've fallen off the tree!

A snapshot of a similar host plant with leaves still there...

And ending the day with a beauty...

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Smart Technology Trends With LG

7:52 PM

The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is the largest interactive technology event in the world with topnotch tech companies from around the world gathering to showcase their latest products.

Some of the key trends highlighted in recent tech reviews include:

Supersize Me Screens

Smartphones with ultra-large screens are now everywhere. More large-screen phones from major manufacturers seem likely.

Clearer Displays

2014 will open the door to pixel-sharp resolutions that'll go along with those ultra-large screens.

Hands-Free Controls

Voice actions, waving gestures, and tilting are all part of a greater category of controls that include gestures and voice actions that make your phone cooler and hopefully more convenient to use.

Ushering in 2014, a key theme in technology advancement is the convergence of a professional and personal lifestyle in devices - bringing content and technology together to transform the way we live, work and play.

So, one may be left asking, with phones already being "smart", what is "Smart Control" for a phone?

Your smartphone is now a remote control

Control your home theater devices from the mobile phone you already own. With Quick Remote, you can add your TV, cable/satellite box, AV receiver, DVD player, and more, so that you can control them via your mobile phone. You can even setup different components for different rooms of your house such as your bedroom, kitchen, den, and office..

Swipe and tap control

Swipe or tap your thumb across your smartphone screen to adjust the volume, change the channel, fast-forward, rewind, pause, play and skip forward or back...

The smartphone works hard to keep your life simple

Consolidate 10 remote controls into a single mobilephone. QuickRemote is compatible with over hundreds of home electrical devices...

A one-touch remote control

With easy-to-use controls that you can customize, QuickRemote allows your young or elderly family member change the channel and adjust the volume easily. And simply press one button to switch to favorite activities, like watch TV or play a game...

Easy mobile setup

With QuickRemote pre-installed on the LG G2, minimal setup is required. The app actually walks one through the process step-by-step right on your phone..

More than just a remote control

With an LG mobile phone, rethink your control over home entertainment and beyond...

Impressed with Smart Control? LG G Flex brings all these functions one step further - with an Ergonomic Curved Design - In portrait orientation, it follows the curvature of your face, enhancing voice quality by reducing the gap between the mic and your mouth...

Can TVs Be "Smart" Too?

Magic Remote

The most convenient and advanced TV remote with...

Universal Control : Control and access your set-top box, speakers, BDP, and even satellite TV with a single remote, a one-stop solution for maximum convenience
Pointing : Just point and click
Wheel : Scroll up and down, zoom in and out with a wheel - just like using a computer mouse
Gesture : Make simple gestures to conveniently change between channels
Voice Recognition Search : Speak to your remote to find what you want within the internet and LG Smart World

Miracast

WiFi Alliance certified MiracastTM allows you to enjoy easy and fast connection among TV, Smart phones, and Tablets without wires, enabling easy transfer and sharing of your digital contents right on the TV screen.

Tag On

Sharing between your mobile device and your television has never been simpler with Tag On, a feature that allows mutual content sharing and mirroring by simply "tagging" the smartphone to an NFC sticker provided with the TV...

Smart Energy Saving

The Backlight Control function controls the brightness of the TV. The Screen Off function lets you switch off the screen while keeping the audio on. Standby Mode Zero function sets your TV to a power saving mode where zero electricity is used..

Wireless Display (Wi-Di)

Intel's WiDi (Wireless Display) technology enables easy and fast connection between TVs and Laptop PCs without wires or internet network...

Time Machine II
With the newly updated version of the LG's popular Time Machine feature, TV programs can be recorded so that you can rewind, pause, or re-watch your favorite shows...

"LG’s brand slogan 'Life's Good' conveys a message that we are focus in enriching customers' lives with our products and services. Over the years we have observed customers' habits and design products that satisfy and keep up with their lifestyle. The modern and hectic lifestyle has made us more reliant on electronic gadgets, hence LG designed mobile communication products that will not only satisfy customer’s needs while on the move but also the interconnectivity within the gadget eco-system. We have incorporated Smart features within our TV and mobile phones such as NFC Tag On, Smart Share, Miracast and WiDi to harness technology to improve the way our customers can engage with their devices."

--- Scott Jung, Managing Director, LG Electronics Singapore ---

Truly, LG is ahead because it learns from its users and supporters...

This gives the assurance that LG products give one the competitive edge to

- Be First, Do It Right, Work Smart!

A Chance Sighting Of Mating Cobras

9:22 PM Mangroves, Nature Reserves, North, reptiles, snakes, Sungei Buloh

Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve

North, Singapore

07 December 2013

"Ssssshhh!" The man signalled. Thinking that it is a sighting of a bird or a monitor lizard, Merlion Wayfarer approached quietly, respecting the uncle's need for silence. Tough, in the gravel-lined path with thousands of loose pebbles that crunch with every single step.

Reaching there, the question was asked, "What is it, Uncle?"

"Cobras!" he replied.

And there they were. Two dark shapes entwined with each other. Like sea serpents, they churned in the shallow forest stream, seeming at odds with each other.

At times, they separated, rearing up with their notorious hooded heads in some trance-like dance.

And when it finally ended, the female slithered away into the other bank of the stream, while the male suspiciously monitored his surroundings, looking in our direction before moving parallel to our direction.

Merlion Wayfarer knew when to keep her distance. These were after all, 2m-long Equatorial Spitting Cobras (Naja Sumatrana) with a potential spitting distance of up to 2m and a potentially fatal hemotoxic and neurotoxic venom.

It was a truly magnificent experience to be there to experience this!

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Places - Sungei Buloh

Jurong Bird Park - Southeast Asian Birds Aviary

10:50 PM Bird Park, Birds, Invites, West

Jurong Bird Park

Jurong Hill

West, Singapore

23 November 2013

Home to the region’s most exotic and endangered birds, the Southeast Asian Birds Aviary is located a short walk away from Pools Amphitheatre. The colourful free-flying birds are kept in a tropical rainforest landscape.