There’s a section of a new underground train line opened recently, with shiny modern stations with bold architectural features and works of art scattered around. This wall mural is called Earth Layer Cake. Or something like that.

Well I think the Chinese New Year has well and truly been ushered in now — there were still celebrations going on last weekend, but things seem to have quietened down now — so here is the last seasonal photo for this year, of my downstairs temple decked out in New Year finery.

OK, enough of the horses. I just found out today that I’ll likely be in Singapore for next year’s Chinese New Year celebration, so we’ve got the Year of the Ram decorations to look forward to now (and to be honest it wouldn’t surprise me if I was here for a whole cycle of the Chinese zodiac — years of blogging excitement). But first, goodbye to these gorgeous, ethereal creatures.

I’ve actually got loads of photos in my phone; don’t know why I haven’t got round to posting any lately. Right. So here goes. First, I know it’s another horse photo, but I’ve never shown you how glorious they look in all their nighttime illuminated beauty and they’ll be gone soon along with the rest of the Chinese New Year decorations.