Boon Tat Street

Corner of Boon Tat Street and Amoy Street on a quiet Sunday morning. So quiet that there was not a single car in front of me. Near the lone tree is the icon of this area with its "karang guni" meaning "knick knacks" corner. Huge recycle items covered with big canvas laid quietly next to the end wall of the old shophouses within the chain-linked compound. Even old bicycles are stacked and chained to the fence. Old rag and bone men and women are seen carting pile and pile of corrugated cardboard to this corner on weekdays - a century old and dying breed of merchant in Singapore.

heavy rain

At Saturday ad-hoc Sketchwalk. I did three sketches with two under the heavy rain at second location. This was done at the first location at Ann Siang Hill just outside URA building. Ann Siang Hill is characterised by the old clans buildings at both sides of the road.






At second location. Started a sketch at Boon Tat Street and it began to rain like cats and dogs. Got to find the shelter along the narrow five foot way on the left of this location.




My third sketch at the junction of Amoy Street and Boon Tat Street. Some of us took shelter at the narrow five-foot way along Amoy Street looking at Boon Tat Street. I was sitting near to the umbrella you see here before the rain started. Finally a group picture for the great turn out. The heavy rain did not deter the spirit and we had a great time sketching together!