Johor Bahru, Flying Coasters

Riding the Flying coaster of Johor Bahru in Malaysia, i remember some of this experienced way back my childhood. We took some palapa or coconut trunk leaf and use it as a glider down the Sierra Madre mountain about 60 degree angle elevation. Although a bit dangerous as we have to make sure we wont hit some of the trees along the slope but it was fun and truly a nature experienced.

Sentosa At Palawan Beach, Singapore

A life size stone pirate and lifeguard sculptures at Palawan beach in Sentosa, Singapore. A good materials for landscaping especially for theme parks. Missed this day, i always visit the beach for swimming and fishing during weekend when i was there working. Here in the Philippines..a kind of this beach is Boracay Island, you will find beautiful hotels and beach sand sculptures good for tourism, simply one of the best.

Singapore Botanical Garden

Partly French and English, this area in the Singapore Botanical Garden capture my interest. The so called dry garden with a sculture of transfer of wisdom is quiet impressive. Built around the dry rock garden, it become the focal point in the garden. This is just one of the best part of the Botanical with this influences.

A trellises with plant creepers capture your attention at the end of this dry garden. This structure is a good termination for another type of garden behind this walls. Serve as a shelter also, this trellis is also a place for birds and small animals like squirrels. A type of this garden in the Philippines can be found in Chateau Royale in Batangas.

JERUSALEM Walls and Garden of Getsemane

 Looking over Jerusalem Temple, showing the walled city. This is consider the most Holy city with Abrahamic religions, such as judaism, Christianity and Islam. Garden design are totally rock strucutures with spots of potted plants for cactus family, fig trees and Date Palms. It was ruled by many neigboring countries during wars which resulted to abropt and confusing landscape design. You will see ruins of such influences as Greek, Romas, Ottoman, Islam, English and even Americans around the area.

A sample and typical garden in Jerusalem temple. Potted cactus and grasses.

This is the garden where Jesus weep with blood according to the bible and to Jewish historians. This fig trees are the witness to that event. Garden around this area are actually with arab and Islamic influence.

Israel Garden and Landscaping

This photo was taken last Janurary 2007 during my visit to Israel. This is the graden courtyard where we stayed. Date palms, with fruit bearing trees is being use for planting. Israel art and culture was actually influenced by many period but this one was more on the Greek and Romans influenced.  The photo shows a columnar Agora during Davids time, called Davids Temple, it was a civic center, with stoas, shops, meeting places, Odenion and part of the government buildings such as Bouleterion and Tholos, but are now all in ruin. To compare this with our own, Philippines has structures and buildings such as this located in the urban manila. Manila City Hall, Museum, Manila Post offices are some of this type of structures.

Orange fruit tree used for landscaping in Hotel Tiberias.

Ruin of David's Temple, Israel.

Pyramid of Egypt, Gizah

When it comes to Ancient Architecture, Egypt was definitely rich in this culture.  Consider as under Golden Age, this structure stands proud along the Egypt Cairo Desert. Landscape is more on the use of sand and rocks, with small area for dates palm, ivory plants, sycamore and fig trees. This structure was actually use for tombs, astronomical observatories, for a calendar and survey device of astronomers. Amazing work of art. Recommendable for tourism. This photo was taken on July of 2002 during my visit to West Africa.

Hamilo Coast Batangas, SMDC

This photo was taken last July 2010 my visit with SMDC Hamilo Coast. Its actually within the cove of Batangas seashores and the place was quiet impressive. They created a modern landscape out of the stone rocks, natural and picturesque style with modern and clean line design. A creation of landscape romantic landscape especially at night by the projection of lights was also achieved. Great place to go and unwind.