11 DECEMBER 2018 - SINGAPORE:  Morning meditation services at the Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery in the Geylang neighborhood of Singapore. The monastery was founded in 1935. The 9.9 m (32.5 feet) tall 1000-hands Guanyin (or Guan Yin) statue of Buddha at the front of the hall is the feminine representation of compassionate qualities of Buddha. The Geylang area of Singapore, between the Central Business District and Changi Airport, was originally coconut plantations and Malay villages. During Singapore's boom the coconut plantations and other farms were pushed out and now the area is a working class community of Malay, Indian and Chinese people. In the 2000s, developers started gentrifying Geylang and new housing estate developments were built.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ