Greenery coexists with concrete jungle in Singapore

Toa Payoh Town Park

It’s no secret that there are many tall buildings in Singapore, the smallest country in Southeast Asia in terms of land area. Due to the limited space, the city-state builds vertically.

This doesn’t mean though that Singapore is only about skyscrapers. Despite its small size, Singapore strives to make sure that it has ample space for greenery.

Some of the green areas in the country are the various town parks, the Chinese Garden and the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

What’s impressive is that the greenery and the concrete jungle don’t really compete for precious space. They actually complement each other: the greenery softens the look of concrete, while the buildings serve as a reminder that Singapore is a prosperous nation.

The greenery has an additional function. Trees help lower the sizzling temperatures in Singapore, which sits almost on the equator.

Singapore skyline looks impressive from any angle

Yesterday: a post featuring the Singapore skyline as seen from Indonesia’s Batam Island.

Today: a post featuring the Singapore skyline as seen from the city-state itself.

Singapore skyline as seen from Batam Island in Indonesia

The Singapore skyline is considered to be one of the best skylines in the world. But for me, the fact that it can be seen from neighboring Indonesia makes it a little bit more special. 

Is there any other skyline that can be seen from foreign territory?

Next post: a closer look at the Singapore skyline.

How to transfer videos to iPad 2

Videos taken with other cameras can be edited in iMovie for iPad 2, but to be able to do that, you must first know how to transfer videos to the iPad 2.

I’m discussing in this post how I transfer videos from other cameras to the iPad 2 and make those videos visible in iMovie for editing.

There are many other ways, I’m sure, but I can say that my own way of doing it is easy and cheap. I use free apps, and I transfer the videos without a Camera Connection Kit or iTunes.

Tools I use:

1. Laptop (Windows)

2. Dropbox

3. Film Genie app

4. Video Editor Free app

Process:

That’s how I transfer videos to the camera roll of the iPad 2 for editing in iMovie.

Videos taken with other cameras can be edited in iMovie for iPad 2

It’s a given that videos shot with the iPad 2 can be edited in iMovie. But videos taken with other cameras can be edited in iMovie as well, even without a Camera Connection Kit and iTunes.

The video above is a combination of videos shot using four different devices:

DEVICE	USED IN…	FILE FORMAT	YEAR TAKEN
Kodak	Singapore	MOV	2011
Nokia 3230	Hong Kong	3GP	2007
iPad 2	Philippines	MOV	2011
Olympus	France	AVI	2009

The tools I used to transfer the non-iPad 2 videos to the iPad 2 were my laptop (Windows), my Dropbox account and some video editing apps (apart from iMovie, of course). The best part: all of the tools I mentioned are free, except the laptop.

In a future post I’ll explain how I transferred videos from other devices to the Camera Roll of iPad 2, and how I made those videos visible in iMovie for editing.