Beijing: Temple of Heaven

Beijing: Panda Bear

This was one of 5 pandas at the Beijing Zoo. We were lucky because all five decided to come out to see us all.

Beijing: The Forbidden City 2

Beijing: Olympic Stadium

Excuse the bad photo -- this was taken as the crazy/brilliant Chinese driver was traveling 70 mph down the highway on an especially hazy day. Traffic in Beijing is quite an experience.

Beijing: The Forbidden City

Beijing: The Great Wall of China

Notice the blurry mountains? Air pollution is a huge problem here in Beijing so the sky is always hazy.

Singapore: Hawker Stores at Orchard Road

The famous hawker stores of Singapore where you can get any kind of food imagineable at super affordable prices.

Singapore: Vivo City

Sorry for the blurry photo. It was taken from inside the monorail through thick plastic windows. Vivo City is a series of multi-purpose buildings set on the edge of the southern shores of Singapore.

I just love the modernist architecture.

Singapore: Chinese Opera

Chinese opera at an outdoor stage in Holland Village, Singapore

Singapore: The Esplanade Roof

This is the roof of The Esplanade in Singapore, an architectural wonder that is absolutely gorgeous.

Singapore: City Vista

Am in Singapore this week.

Malaysia: Chinese Gazebo

Malaysia: Fort Margherita

This is Fort Margherita, which has been turned into a Police Museum. Sarawak was a former British colony and was briefly ruled by the White Rajahs.

Am heading to Singapore next week.

Malaysia: Spice Market on India Street

Malaysia: Fruit & Veggie Market by the Sarawak River

I finally found a wifi-cafe (Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf) in Kuching, Sarawak thanks to information from Carol of Oh! For the Love of Food.

Malaysia: Sampans on the Sarawak River

Malaysia: Window Shutters at Old Town Kuching

Kuching is the state capital of Sarawak, Malaysia.

Malaysia: State Mosque of Sarawak (Borneo Island)

Am getting limited access to internet in Sarawak, Malaysia so I cannot respond to everyone's comments or stop by your sites to say HI. But I would like to thank everyone for stopping by.

Am going to break the New York City photo rule. Will post some holiday photos every few days.

Ming Going on Vacation

I will not be posting regularly (daily) for the next month or so because I'm traveling to Malaysia, Singapore and Beijing for vacation with my family.

I hope to post some photos of my trip whenever/wherever I find internet connection while I'm on the road.

Thanks for visiting New York City Daily Photo.

Public Fire Alarm System

This is a public fire alarm pole from the bygone era. There is one on almost every block in my neighborhood but I don't think they work anymore. Most new apartment buildings have either sprinkler systems and/or indoor fire alarms.

For a closer look at the instruction about how to activate the alarm pole, click here.