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Street alley stalls Tourist bazaar fare; Souvenirs to go ~~~~~~~~~ Seasonal fruit A yearly dessert; Duku escapade ~~~~~~~~~ Old colonial shophouse Freehold property; Modern facelift ~~~~~~~~~ Business cycles dash Yesterday's bubble tea; Today's cafe glitz ~~~~~~~~~ Shopping arcade Organized pandemonium; Electronic extravaganza ~~~~~~~~~ Bread and toast Shopping mall happenings; Cafe pondering ~~~~~~~~~ Old haunts call Flavours and tints; Urban oasis ~~~~~~~~~ Congested roads Peak hour traffic; Air-con consolation ~~~~~~~~~ Morning kungu-fu dancers Graceful as swans; Dreamtime exhibits ~~~~~~~~~ Busy feet carve Grassy footpath; Shortcut route across ~~~~~~~~~ Urban renewal Unstoppable excavations; Traffic clutter shows ~~~~~~~~~ October heat wave Haze for added flavour; Smoky suffocation ~~~~~~~~~ River boat ride Clarke Quay encounter; Delighted tourists ~~~~~~~~~ Leon Enriquez 27 October 2014 Singapore