Something old...

amongst everything shiny and new.

My photo challenge topic this week was 'abandoned'.  If I were back home I feel like this would be relatively easy.  Here in Singers...not so much...  If you haven't been to Singapore this won't make much sense...if you have...you'll know exactly what I mean.  They literally sweep the sidewalks every single day here.  There is no trash and nothing sitting around that could be considered abandoned.  Even the buildings aren't left empty for very long...instead they demolish them and build newer and bigger and shinier ones...which is a shame. 

As a result of all of these things I had to really think about what to photograph for my challenge.  I even googled 'abandoned Singapore' to see what I could find.  Sadly, not a whole lot.  So, in the spirit of the challenge I grabbed my camera and set out for a little exploring.

My first stop was to an old fountain that isn't too far from my house.  It hasn't been functional since I moved here so I thought I'd take some photos of it...

My next stop was to the an old cemetery near the largest mosque in Singapore.  It is a Muslim cemetery and I've walked by it many times but never taken any photos.

I couldn't get any pictures I really liked from the main road so walked along a side street to see if I could find a better angle.  I'm glad I did because I actually found another cemetery across the street that wasn't fenced so I didn't feel so bad about wandering through.

When I came home I read up on it and found out that this is the oldest Malay cemetery in Singapore.  Apparently it dates back to the 1820s but as you can see by the photos above it has been abandoned for what appears to be quite some time.

I would have liked to have wandered through a bit more but it was right behind a mosque and I was in shorts and a tank top so didn't feel really appropriate since most Muslim women are fully covered.  I also was becoming lunch for quite a few mosquitoes so wanted to get out before I ended up with dengue fever.

If you are curious what picture I decided on for my 'challenge' photo take a stroll over to my Flickr page...over there...in the upper right hand corner.