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Posted on January 6, 2007 @ 12:23 pm by massimo | Filed under: blog, people, travel, wordpress

singapore travel illustration aynaku

Singapore’s inexorable economic growth drove me there, around 1995, looking for an architectural job which I got in a week time. The city lost since long its ancient flavour of thriving and exotic colony, and it is actually submerged under a gleaming concrete, glass and chrome order. Yet the Indian area is somehow set apart from the predominantly Chinese status-quo. Little India is not very extensive and during my spare time I used to simply wander around and sample its sights, scents and sounds, just following my nose, because the aroma of Indian spices and cooking seems to be everywhere… Particularly the narrow alleys around Selangor Rd. are buzzing with activity like a beehive, and there I found a welcoming guest house where I finally moved on a hot early afternoon. After a while I fell asleep in my brand-new, amply windowed and clean room, and there I slept several hours until an increasingly steady, humming sound, as of unknown insects, suddenly woke me up. It was nighttimes already, my head ached dangerously and it took a few minutes to realize that the mysterious buzz coming from the open window, was nothing else that the sound of an chatting Indian crowd in the road below… and the Veerama Kali Amman Temple, (a shivaite temple dedicates to Kali) almost opposite my room, is always popular with worshippers especially at dusk…

Illustration Friday’s topic is: buzz

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17 people have left comments

ohh this is a beautiful illustration. i like the expression and how the movement in the mattress.

you are right about singapore. actually, it’s a good place to shop but still cannot be compared to hong kong. but, i had a nice time visiting my best friend over there.

isay wrote on January 6, 2007 - 12:37 pm CET

Awww… I love the moon and the carpet. It looks fantastic, Aynaku :)

Have a nice weekend.

Pati @-;– wrote on January 6, 2007 - 5:32 pm CET

I like your illustration, and the story to go along with it!

Digital Scott wrote on January 6, 2007 - 7:44 pm CET

another nice one

michael dailey wrote on January 7, 2007 - 1:54 am CET

I bet your heart stopped for a moment! When you first don´t know what all the buzz is about, you don´t know either whether you will be buzzed. As usual you take me right on a journey with your stories and illustrations!

Cristosova wrote on January 7, 2007 - 3:20 pm CET

pretty cool one!

Michelle Lana wrote on January 7, 2007 - 4:16 pm CET

Good work.
It is intersting Drawing something not visible.
And, the mystery of aynaku deepens.

A Happy New Year.
I enjoy your illustrations and blog in this year.

kuriyama wrote on January 7, 2007 - 4:59 pm CET

Your exotic life always sounds so enchanting! I love this illo vey much! Beautiful and unique for the topic!!!

valgalart wrote on January 7, 2007 - 9:06 pm CET

I love reading the story behind this piece, and the design and energy are wonderful. A beauty!

hardwax wrote on January 7, 2007 - 9:16 pm CET

Hi aynaku! this illo enchant to me, it´s preety

lu wrote on January 7, 2007 - 10:27 pm CET

I can only imagine how much it has changed there since 1995…I love the rich colors you used here and the facial expression is excellent. Hoping I can come up with something half this good for this week’s challenge since last week’s was a bust.

Amy Zaleski wrote on January 8, 2007 - 4:44 pm CET

How do you do it? Every one of your paintings are so special… they would make a great travel book.
Your stories and illos are like no others:)

ldahl wrote on January 11, 2007 - 5:42 pm CET

Grande atmosfera qui, nel fatto vissuto e nella tua illustrazione!
Grazie per il tuo commento.

Nicole wrote on January 11, 2007 - 7:03 pm CET

You are still posting your wonderful stories and illustrations! Nice to visit again, glad the buzzing wasn’t giant mosquitoes!!!

Anonymous wrote on January 12, 2007 - 2:55 am CET

Like your story. That windows sure look like those of the Little India :)

South Ocean wrote on January 12, 2007 - 10:15 am CET

fun illo!

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