Gillman Barracks

Back in the 1930s, Gillman Barracks was established in Singapore to accomodate the expanding stronghold of the British Military. It first housed the First Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment followed by the Singapore Armed Forces in 1971, when the British Military handed the barracks to the SAF as a part of withdrawal from the country.
The SAF abandoned the barracks in the 90s, leaving it for commercial purposes and was later named as Gillman Village in 1996.
The Gillman Barracks is now known as the British colonial themed hub for the local contemporary art scene.

I didn't really spend much time looking around the art galleries. I thought I wasn't dressed fancy enough for the liking of such contemporarily artistic scene. In the first place, I didn't really intend to give the place a visit on that day. I was just happily skating around:)

for a change.

I've just gotten myself a new old Olympus mju-II for S$4! So far, everything seems to work just fine; autofocus led lights (but the fact that it really autofocuses, I got no idea), flash, quartz data-back with good condition lens (surprisingly no fungus nor scratches!). I haven't tested it out yet but hopefully I'll get substantial results by this Friday so I can use it for next week's Bali trip. Just to add on...the camera came loaded with a konica centuria film, shot ti'll the 35th frame. I took the liberty to shoot the last frame and got the whole roll out as soon as it rewound itself. I'm not sure if I should send it processing though. Having mixed feeling of both curiosity and fear. What photographs does that roll posses? Why's such a good conditioned camera lying hopelessly together with other hoarder's random junk? Heck I don't know. Just that the idea of the recent movie "Sinister" kinda comes into my mind.


Other than a new camera, I've also gotten an old hobby back and boy I've been rusty.


a sketch of bob marley while listening to "jammin"

unterbelichten resultat.

My test roll didn't turn out as expected. Most of the shots I took indoors were badly underexposed, so I'm just gonna share a couple of shots which actually made sense.

escapades of a local sightseer #2: Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Johor Bahru, Malaysia is 15 minute drive away from Singapore, through the Woodlands Causeway. Buses are the most common mode of transport to be taken from Singapore to JB.

Buses:
SMRT Bus 950 - from Woodlands Regional Interchange to Kotaraya II Terminal
SBS Transit 170 (Blue plate) - NS7 Kranji MRT to Kotaraya II Terminal
Other Buses

Woodlands Cuaseway Bridge (Singapore to Johor, Malaysia)

Outside Aeon Mall (Jusco Tebrau City)

Going back to Singapore