Saturday, May 19, 2007

Inter Secondary School Competition - Raft 2007


These metallic-looking 'tips' reminding me of
ICBMs in silos waiting to be fired.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

Buoys as markers
bicycle gear and chain .. powered propulsion

yet another similar construction but a propeller for propulsion.


simplified Kon -Tiki ? look to me a pallet + sail...


As SQUARE as can be..
look like rocket- launcher to meStatic Rafts display, the acid test will be on Sunday 5/20

Nice spray work.. Star wars's machine...


.. and french fries too.


Ultimate Sinker ?


This will work...


Yin & Yang [balance] the key? ( must be able to float also )

( note now the ends of the tubes were sealed.. remind me
the other end of my toothpaste..)


'Blade' - cut through water w/o any effort?


F1 influences even onto raft..... paddles away..

Another F1 dream - i hope the COG is correctly engineered..

Just remember to tighten each caps and hope the container stayed as one.


can this rhino swim?

Looks a workable solution to me..

umbrella to shield from the hot sun... wow..

Friday, April 06, 2007

TreeTopWalk No 10

This is my 10th visit to the TTW.
The path from the Venus Drv looked neglected and narrowed
with grass and weed encroaching from both sides
Not much insect activities, rows of costus speciosus were slashed
and i miss the trumpet-shaped corolla
except
Highway loads
of ants travelling tens of metres, 4-5 abreast
all converging at one single exit
directly down a single vertical pole
When we returned, the convoy
was gone in the hot noon sun.

Tetraecera indica flower

Morning dew still lingered .. more on this plant taken on my prev 8th TTW


I spotted a tiny rectangular 'window' swaying with breeze
Silky tapestry in the making ( spider web)


New vs Old

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Pulai flowers , fallen petals and a leaf etc

A cluster ball of pulai flowers of Alstonia Scholaris.Fallen corolla-shaped flowers of Snake Tree ( Stereospermum fimbriatum)
carpetted the ground Flowers detail


Folded almost in identical half when young .. when unravelled it will this ( below)


Swollen stems and some twin bract-like structure seen.