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The swee waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis), is a common species of estrildid finch native to Southern Africa. The swee waxbill is 9–10 cm long with a grey head and breast, pale yellow belly, olive back and wings, red lower back and rump, and a black tail. The upper mandible is black and the lower red. The male has a black face, but the female's face is grey. Juveniles are much duller than the female and have an all-black bill. The swee waxbill is typically found in uplands in dry shrubland and open forest habitats. Some subspecies also occur in lowlands, and may be seen in large gardens.
This species is a common and tame bird typically seen in small parties, and does not form large flocks. The swee waxbill's call is typically considered a soft swee, swee. Wikipedia
Built: 1886
Originally a family home of Ong Tiang Swee and dates back to 1886. At a later date the building was used by St Mary’s School as a boarding house and in more recent times it was the Diocesan Centre for the Anglican Mission. When I visited the site in April 2015 the building was undergoing extensive renovation.
Amid the foam rubble of the ancient cardboard castle, the old statue was found. Cracked and weathered over the eons, yet retaining the chiseled features.
A marbled monument to mental mastery... it was the Swee'Pea Thinker!
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
The Saw Swee Hock Student Centre (SAW), LSE’s latest landmark building, has transformed the campus, with the Students’ Union and student-focused departments of the School taking up residence at the start of the year.
The first new building LSE has commissioned in over 40 years, SAW's dramatic sculptural form and unusual perforated brick façade was designed by Irish architect O’Donnell + Tuomey. Since opening its doors on 6 January 2014 it has steadily been garnering praise from students, staff and architecture critics alike.
Critics have called the building “richly considered and finished”, “eccentric and deeply satisfying”, “fantastically individual” and “a fold-out marvel [and] lesson in architectural origami”. SAW in the News
--uhm, perhaps a job for someone who pays better attention?
South Fork Tuolumne River, Stanislaus National Forest, California.
Birding friends Peter and Linda Sumner took me to the Kistenbosch botanical gardens for a morning outing during one of my frequent trips to Cape Town. We came across a small flock of Swee waxbills feeding on the seeds of a Cape reed. They were so engrossed in their nourishment that the intruder with the camera didn’t worry them much and I was fortunate to get this close to the normally skittish waxbill.
Seen here is a female bird; the male sports black around the upper throat and cheeks.
Swee waxbills occur around forest and plantation edges, in a variety of bushy and woodland habitats and gardens. Sadly, they are illegally captured for the caged-bird trade, a misdeed that may impact on some local populations.
The name “Swee” derives from the waxbills’ soft whistling call.
Caleb, Swee, Wielo at Prim Charades
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Revisited Chin Swee Temple with the intention of reshooting some shots in HDR - alas the weather was a bit crap and the sky was mostly flat with a lot of fog making metering a nightmare!
Shot details: ISO 100, f11 -2, 0, +2 and tone mapped in Photomatix
Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore, Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum; Cultural Leader, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice-Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, India, Gillian Tans, Chairwoman, Booking.com, Netherlands and Shailendra Singh, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India, Singapore speaking during the Session "Innovating for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World" at the India Economic Summit 2019 in New Delhi, India, Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
The Chin Swee Caves Temple (Chinese: 清水岩庙) is a Chinese temple in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. It is situated in the most scenic site of Genting Highlands, on a 28-acre plot of rocky forested land donated by Genting Group founder the late Lim Goh Tong. Located 4,600 feet above sea level, the temple is about a 5–10 minutes drive down from the peak of the mountain. Within the temple is seated a statue of Qingshui, a Buddhist monk who has long been referred to as a deity in Fujian Province, China for his supernatural abilities to summon rain and drive away evil spirits. The temple attracts many local and foreign devotees from Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, Thailand, and Indonesia.
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On April 15, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at Brookings will host Singapore’s Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat for an address on U.S. engagement in Asia, covering both economic and strategic dimensions. Following Minister Heng’s address, Brookings Senior Fellow and Lee Kuan Yew Chair Jonathan Stromseth will join him for a conversation on this topic. Brookings President John R. Allen will open the program with welcoming remarks and introductions. Heng Swee Keat has been Singapore’s minister for finance since 2015. He was appointed first assistant secretary-general of the People’s Action Party in November 2018, and previously served as minister for education from 2011 to 2015. Prior to entering politics, Minister Heng served as the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 2005 to 2011. He has served in various other public service positions, including as the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the chief executive officer of the Trade Development Board, and the principal private secretary to then-Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. After the conversation, Minister Heng will take questions from the audience.
Photo Credit: Paul Morigi
Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore, Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum; Cultural Leader, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice-Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, India, Gillian Tans, Chairwoman, Booking.com, Netherlands and Shailendra Singh, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India, Singapore posing for a group photo after the Session "Innovating for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World" at the India Economic Summit 2019 in New Delhi, India, Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
I think I drooled on my right foot.
This was one of those moments when I barely saw this coming and I snatched my camera and clicked. The lens was already set at f/1.8 and the focus was not on continuous. I'm impressed with how the shot came out for those settings.
Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore, Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum; Cultural Leader, Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice-Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, India, Gillian Tans, Chairwoman, Booking.com, Netherlands and Shailendra Singh, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India, Singapore speaking during the Session "Innovating for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World" at the India Economic Summit 2019 in New Delhi, India, Copyright by World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell
Built: 1886
Originally a family home of Ong Tiang Swee and dates back to 1886. At a later date the building was used by St Mary’s School as a boarding house and in more recent times it was the Diocesan Centre for the Anglican Mission. When I visited the site in April 2015 the building was undergoing extensive renovation.
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Tamarindus indica
tam-uh-RIN-dus -- from the Arabic tamar (date), hindi (Indian)
IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India
commonly known as: camalindo, Indian date, madeira mahogany, sweet tamarind, tamarind • Assamese: তেঁতেলী tenteli • Bengali: আম্লীকা amlika, তেঁতুল tentula, তিন্তিড়ীক tintidika • Gujarati: ખાટી આમલી khati aamli • Hindi: आम्लिका amlika, इमली imli, तिन्तिड़ी tintiri • Kannada: ಹುಣಸೇ hunase • Konkani: चिंच्याम chinchyaam • Malayalam: പുളി puli, വാളന്പുളി valamapuli • Manipuri: মংগে mange • Marathi: अमली amli, चिंच chinch • Nepalese: अमिलि amili, इम्लि imli, तित्रि titri • Oriya: tintuli • Pali: चिञ्चा chincha • Punjabi: ਅੰਬਲੀ ambli, ਇਮਲੀ imli • Sanskrit: आम्लः amalah, अम्लिका or अम्लीका amalika, अम्लम् amlam, अम्लफलः amlaphalah, अम्लवृक्षः amlavrukshah, चण्डः chandah, चरित्रा charitra, चिञ्चा chincha, चिन्तिडी chintidi, चुक्रा chukra, चुक्रम्ला chukramla, गुरुपत्रा gurupatra, महाम्लम् mahamlam, फलम्लम् phalamlam, श्रेष्ठम्लम् shreshtamlam, तिन्तिडः tintidah, तिन्तिडिका tintidika, तिन्तिली tintili, तिन्तिलीका tintilika, वृक्षम्लम् vrukshamlam • Tamil: ஆம்பிலம் ambilam, சஞ்சீவகரணி canciva-karani, சண்டன் cantan, எகின் ekin, எதளா etala, இந்தம் intam, கிஞ்சம் kincam, ஓதிமம் otimam, புளி puli • Telugu: ఆమ్లము amlamu, అమ్లిక amlika, చించ chincha, చింత chinta, తింత్రిణి tintrini • Urdu: املی imlii
Native of: East Africa, Madagascar, South India
Some common names of Tamarindus indica in other parts of the world:
Afrikaans: tamarinde • Amharic: hemor, homar, homor, humar, humer, komar, roka, tommar • Arabic: ardeib, homer, hommor, humar, sbar, تمر هندي tamr hindi (tammer hendi), tamarind-hendi • Bangla: tẽtul • Bemba: mushishi • Burmese: ma gi, ma gyee, ma jee, ma jee pen, ma gyi thi • Cambodia: ampil, khoua me • Chinese: luo wang zi, suan dou • Creoles and Pidgins: tamarenn • Croatian: indijska datula, indijska urma, tamarind • Czech: tamarind • Danish: tamarind • Dutch: tamarijn, tamarinde, tamarindeboom, indische dadel, assem • English: camalindo, indian date, madeira mahogany, sweet tamarind, tamarind • Estonian: tamarindipuu, tamarind • Ethiopic: arabeb, dereho, dindie, ghroma, gianko, omar, racahu • Finnish: tamarindi • French: tamar indien, tamarin, tamarindier, tamarinier, tamarinier des Indes • Fula: dabe, jammeh, jammi • Galinya: roka • German: indische dattel, sauerdattel, tamarinde • Gondi: sitta • Greek: tamarin • Hebrew: tamar hindi • Hokkien: swee boey • Hungarian: tamarindusz gyümölcs, indiai datolya • Iloko: salomagi • Indonesian: asam jawa, asem jawa, assam, tambaring • Italian: tamarandizio, tamarindo • Japanese: tamarindo • Khmer: 'âm'puul, ampil (Cambodia), ampil khui, ampil tum, khoua me • Konsogna: rogo'ota • Laotian: khaam, kok mak kham, mak kham, naam maak khaam • Malagasy: voamadilo • Malay: asam, asam jawa, asam kuning, kemal (Java), tambaring • Masai: ol-masamburai • Nepalese: amilii, imli, titrii • Newari: paun, titis • Nyanja: mwemba • Persian: tamar i hindi, tamre hendi • Philippines: sampalok • Polish: tamarynd • Portuguese: jubai', tamanha, tamarindeiro, tamarindo (Brazil), tamarindeiro, tamarineiro, tamarinheiro, tamarinho, tambarina • Russian: Indiyskiy finik, tamarind, tamarind indiiskii • Senegal: dakar • Sinhalese: maha, siyambala • Sino-Tibetan: khaam, mak kham • Slovakian: tamarindy • Slovenian: indijska tamarinda • Soddu: ragai • Somali: hamar • Spanish: tamarin, tamaríndo, tamaríndo de la india • Sundanese: aradeib, danufi, kuashi, shekere, tamarihindi • Swahili: ukwaju • Swazi: mkwaju • Swedish: tamarind • Tagalog: kalamagi, kamalagui, salomagi, sampalok • Tahitian: makham • Thai: bakham somkham, ma khaam, ma-kharm, ma kham wan • Tigrinya: humer • Tonga: masika • Turkish: demirhindi, hind hurma, temirhindi • Vietnamese: cay me, me, me chua, tray me • Virgin Islands: taman • Wolayetgna: koria • Wolof: daharg, dakah, dakhar, ndakhar • and, other names: tamaleni, tamare, tamaren, tamarin des bas, tamarinier des bas, tamerine
References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • M.M.N.P.D. • DDSA
Very smart and tidy Volvo FH12 6X2 tag lift axle kicking out 420bhp. Seen here at the Peel park Bradford at the fireworks fair 2016.
The photos are courtesy of T.H.E Dance Company and were captured during a dress rehearsal of Variance at the NUS University Cultural Centre on 25th February 2009.
A commission for the NUS Arts Festival, Variance is a double bill contemporary dance performance featuring works by Kuik Swee Boon, the rising star in Singapore's dance choreography scene, and upcoming Taiwanese choreographer Zhang Xiao-Xiong.
Do you have an old climbing rope that is past its prime, use it to create your own rope rug ?
How to --->http://wonderfuldiy.com/wonderful-diy-rope-rug-2/
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Swee Waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis) - Kingfisher Country House, Waterside Road, Wilderness, South Africa
The Chin Swee Caves Temple (Chinese: 清水岩庙) is a Chinese temple in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. It is situated in the most scenic site of Genting Highlands, on a 28-acre plot of rocky forested land donated by Genting Group founder the late Lim Goh Tong. Located 4,600 feet above sea level, the temple is about a 5–10 minutes drive down from the peak of the mountain. Within the temple is seated a statue of Qingshui, a Buddhist monk who has long been referred to as a deity in Fujian Province, China for his supernatural abilities to summon rain and drive away evil spirits. The temple attracts many local and foreign devotees from Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, Thailand, and Indonesia.
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