some butts from bukit batok west aka sand dragon

[Chequered Lancer]

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/396220_295968753804068_100001728384411_801344_1314 696096_n.jpg Malayan bush brown
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/305926_321896261211317_100001728384411_874853_2144 798736_n.jpg Fulvous Pied Flat
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/402483_272968049437472_100001728384411_748077_6424 81444_n.jpg Commander

[Peacock Royal]

A very nice shot on the Fulvous Pied Flat.

[Bluebottle]

A very nice shot on the Fulvous Pied Flat.

Concur with Federick. The Fulvous Pied Flat shot is very well taken.

[Silverstreak]

Jerome,

All nicely taken shots even though they are not from a DSLR!

Your P&S has the inherent advantage of Depth of Field (DOF), so it is advantageous in some situations as compare to a DSLR.

Keep shooting!


Cheers!

[moloch]

Nice, Jerome. I am curious by the aka "sand dragon". Why does it have that name? Here in Australia, I would think that the name would apply to one of the agamids.

Regards,

[Chequered Lancer]

Nice, Jerome. I am curious by the aka "sand dragon". Why does it have that name? Here in Australia, I would think that the name would apply to one of the agamids.

Regards,
oh,I nicknamed the place sand dragon as the trails were filled with sand the first time i've been there:cheers:

[Psyche]

I found the name Bukit Batok odd but thought nothing of it.
Today, I read the paper about a settlers' dispute at Bukit Botak, Selangor, Malaysia, and I realised this place is probably Bukit Botak (Bald Hill) and not Bukit Batok (Coughing Hill).:grin2:

TL Seow:cheers:

[Psyche]

I did a google search and so it is really Bukit Batok (Coughing Hill).
Now, I am wondering how did it get this name.

TL Seow:cheers:
PS. Etymology of the place is explained here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Batok_New_Town

[Commander]

Haha... yes. We in Singapore take it for granted. Though the most common reference is still "coughing hill". There were sand and granite quarries for a long time there, and perhaps the residents are more prone to coughing when they lived around that hill, due to the pollutants in the air. :bsmile:

It's a modern housing estate today. No more blastings and quarrying activities. :)

[Silverstreak]

"Batok" in Javanese means coconut..... there was another story that it was once covered with coconut trees .....hence Bukit Batok could also meant Coconut Hill back then.

[Grass Demon]

Unfortunately many Singaporeans pronounced the name as Bukit "Buttock":hmmm: .