The world is one big bLuR....

Didn't feel like biking on last Saturday morning... still feeling sore after doing my first jog since Chinese New Year. But I woke up damn early, and didn't want to waste the beautiful morning. So I packed up my camera gear, and took the bus to MacRitchie Reservoir. It's been years since I hiked there; the last time I was there, the multi-storey carpark outside wasn't built yet! Really tiring hike though... a total of 10+km, with my camera, a few lenses, tripod, water and food on my back, under the mid-day sun, plus once-in-awhile dashing off into the bushes after some creature... it's really like some army mission! My legs were really lembek (soft) at the end of it man! But happy happy day!!


Really lucky to spot this sweet baby Wagler's Pit Viper. If not for my growling stomach, I wouldn't have stopped at a shelter to have my snack, and noticed this sweetie on a branch behind the shelter. She's a real sweet snake. She's really deadly toxic, but she allowed me to get so near and practically rub her nose with my lens! And she laid perfectly still for me to get all my shots, even though my flash was just millimetres away from her! Only when I got really bold and poked her with my finger did she really looked pissed. Really beautiful snake. My first viper encounter in the wild! Yay! I love snakes!


Pissed after I "molested" her by stroking her tail... =p


A hoverfly was bugging me when I was having my sweet date sitting next to the snake. So I just aimed at it and fired two shots. But goodness me... look at its mesmerising eyes!


Got lucky when I flipped over some leaves and found a family of caterpillars sleeping under them. I found them so cute to be nicely "parked" in their individual "lots"! And then, I saw this pair of siblings, away from the rest, probably sleepless and having a nice heart-to-heart chat...


This jumping spider was also so sweet. She did not run away as I was shooting at her, even though my flash was directed straight at her! Instead, she turned to me and flashed her big shiny eyes. Really cute! Next time maybe I'll concentrate on spiders!