the big picture

PHOTO: ONG YI CHAO

WHILE taking a break from working on his computer in his home office in Chinatown, Mr Ong Yi Chao looked out of the window and saw construction workers painting Upper Cross Street.

PHOTO: WONG CHEK POH

WHEN Mr Wong Chek Poh and his wife arrived at a ski resort in Hokkaido, Japan for a skiing holiday in February, they were surprised to see a row of employees waving flags from various countries.

PHOTO: ONG YI CHAO

He was getting ready to pack up after taking pictures of the sunrise when Mr Ong Yi Chao found himself surrounded by a group of people practising taiji.

PHOTO: Wong Chek Poh

Mr Wong Chek Poh, 51, had spent his Saturday lunch time to take photos at Ngee Ann City for The New Paper's Big Picture contest, whose theme for that week was Fashionable Singapore.