Residential Area (组屋区)

身为马来西亚人，我对公寓没什么好感。总觉得国内大部分公寓的维修管理都差强人意，除了一小部分之外，大多数公寓在若干年后都会变得陈旧不堪，政府组屋更是惨不忍睹。

相比之下，新加坡的政府组屋管理好得多了，每隔几年就翻新，周围虽不算豪华，却显得井井有条且干干净净。大部分组屋区都有联络所，游泳池等设备。公共交通更是非常方便，每隔几百米就有一个巴士站，地铁站也几乎连接全岛。

当然有利也有弊，新加坡因土地面积有限，有地房产极为稀少，所以屋价极为高昂，就连政府组屋的价格也比马来西亚的洋房贵得多。

以马来西亚的天然资源与土地，若有新加坡政府一半的效率，就不难在不久的将来达成先进国的宏愿。。。。。

The photos above were taken from my sister's residence, a HDB Flat in Singapore. The first one was taken in the daylight whereas the second was taken at night after all the streets and the adjacent flats were lighted up.

The neat and tidy environment around the HDB flats impressed me, and I wonder if only the government of Malaysia could have half the efficiency of Singapore government, the country would prosper in no time, given the available natural resources and land that Singapore is lack of.

The photo at daylight was a random shot with small aperture for increased depth of field, whereas the photo at night was experimented with low shutter speed of approximately one second and the result turned out to be reasonably bright. As the photos were taken with free hand without using a tripod, the image at night is not as sharp due to shaky hand I guess……..

The last photo here was taken at Johor Bahru Danga Bay during the eve of Christmas. The blurry image is even more evident with slow shutter speed and shaky hand. I believe if I slow down the shutter speed further and with the use of a tripod, the photo would have turned out brighter, sharper and better. It is a challenge to do night photography.......