My first post for 2015, wishing everyone a very Happy New Year. May there be peace on earth and no more disasters.
Many penned their wishes for the new year on the huge balloons and the huge balloons were floated in Marina.
This year being the 50th anniversary of Singapore, the red ballons were shaped in the number 50.
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At last, I visited The Singapore Flyer even though The Singapore Flyer has been operating for many years lol.
The adult ticket for The Singapore Flyer was $33 but we got a 15% discount cause we had a passion card with us. There's many other discounts promotions. You can check it out at the The Singapore Flyer's official website.
Each capsule can take 28 people but as it was not crowded that day, there's only 5 people in our capsule.
The Singapore Flyer is the World's Largest Giant Observation Wheel with a height of 165 m.
We were at the highest point of The Singapore Flyer, very great experience, could see the people clearly in the next capsule.
View of the uncompleted future Singapore Sports Hub which will be open middle of this year. It looked very impressive from the website.
We could also view the two domes at Gardens By the Bay.
Fantatic view of Marina Bay from The Singapore Flyer.
Using camera's zoom feature, I could see people at the roof top of Marina Bay Sands Hotel.
Short video of the view of Marina Bay from The Singapore Flyer.
View of Marina Bay Financial Centre from The Singapore Flyer
This art installation is located where Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands' retail mall and the Waterfront Promenade meet.
Ned Kahn’s Rain Oculus is a 22-meter diameter acrylic bowl set on a 90-ton steel structure. It releases a swirling vortex of water from a hole in its base to the canal that runs two stories below. The rain oculus started from the upper level which collect rain water and at certain times of the day, the rain water will flow through the centre hole and flow into the lower level into the small canal and the water was also been recycled for other uses. The water will swirl round the bowl and flow down like a waterfall, very interesting to view. The boatman will row the boat around the area to the delight its passengers. Visitors to Marina Bay Sands also uses the huge bowl like a wishing well and tossing coins into it. The target was getting the coin into the hole. A short video of the water being released from the bowl into the canal.
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The highlight of our visit to Singapore Food Trail was these ice balls. We ordered four of these to the delight of the stallholder. Yummy. Ice Ball has a long history. It now costs $2.50 for one, the last time I remembered I only paid ten cents for it hahaha. That was when I was in Primary School. Ice Ball was ice shavings shaped into a ball, inside are some red bean (used to be beans not bean paste as you can see from the below video) and some syrup and coconut milk poured all over the ice ball. They now served them in bowl with a spoon but we used to hold the ice ball in our hands and suck the ice ball.
Am so glad Ice Ball made a come back. During the 60s Ice Ball was popular with school children, I rembered I share one ice ball with my class mate, we each paid five cents for the cost of the ten cents ice ball and have the stall holder saw the ice ball into half hahahaha. You should have see the mini saw that he used to saw the ice ball, all the water caused the saw to rust, wondered why we were so healthy back then, we dont fall sick that often and never need to see any doctor. If today we were to see any stallholder using rusty utensils to whip out their food, they will sure get a fine lol. Short video of making of ice balls.
Do remember to try out the ice ball if you visit the Singapore Food Trail. Best to eat the ice ball by holding the ice ball in the plastic sheet with your hands and suck the ice. It is not the same feeling if you will to eat the ice ball with the spoon. Am sure those in my generation born before the late 60s will remember the fond memories of childhood when sucking the ice ball by holding it in both hands.
The Marina Bay Sands looked so beautiful at night. One of the highlights of Ilight 2012 is the stickman art installation display. The art installation was by Groupe LAPS is a group of six artists and designers from France. The display of more than twenty static stick figures. When paired with an electrifying soundtrack, the lights create a choreographed display which evokes movement, activity and a festive atmosphere.
Can find this art installation infront of the floating platform and opposite the Marina Bay Sands Art Museum.
Do looked across the floating platform where there's another display of light on the Art Museum. The light display on the museum was by Hexogon Solution Singapore. Garden of Light is an ambitious projection on the surface of the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands incorporating a variety of light and sound effects to tell a story about environmental sustainability and highlight the beauty of the natural world. I got the display on the second video below.
Very interesting video on the stickman art installation display.
Please view the light show on the MBS museum in the above video, sorry for the shaky video cause I was trying to walk nearer towards the edge of the river bank to take a better view of the museum. For other sky watchers, please hop over to Skywatch Blog
It's the yearly ilight show at Marina. This year the ilight show is so much better and beautiful. This is the second edition of i Light Marina Bay, and will be held from 9 March to 1 April 2012. Themed "Light Meets Asia", the sophomore will feature more than 30 innovative and environmentally sustainable light art installations, with a strong focus on works from Asia. For more information on ILight Marina Bay, you can view the official website. Was at Marina and saw this ilight show on the Merlion. So surprised that the merlion can be so colourful.
This art installation of the merlion was known as the Light of the Merlion by OCUBO, Portugal.
Two short videos of the merlions changing colours. Sorry for the shaky videos at the beginning cause I was walking nearer to the art installation for a better view.
Do look to the ending part of the video where the water spouting out also changes colour. For photos on other parts of the world, please visit Our World Tuesday Meme. Thanks to the team of Our World for giving us the opportunity to share my world with the rest of the world.
How did you spend your weekend? I spend mine walking around Marina and saw this music festival near the esplanade. Very talented young people. The music festival will end this weekend, so do drop by for some nice music shows this week. More information on the rest of the performances, you can view the official website. If not for my ear problem, I wish I could sit nearer and listen to the performance but being in our fifties our ears cannot take in too loud music, there will be pain in my right ear. I think I will be deaf in the years to come lol.
Looking at Singapore skyline from Marina Boulevard. Usually we will look at the skyline from Esplanade or Marina Bay Sands Hotel so this time I take a reverse view of the skyline. The above photo where two tortoise like shells is the Esplanade (theatre). The 3.5km waterfront promenade provides a continuous route linking the Marina Centre, Collyer Quay and Bayfront areas. Taking a stroll from Marina Bay Sands towards Marina Boulevard via the Marina Waterfront. Best to walk in the evening or night where the weather is cooler. ‘Mist Walk’ – a 250-m long sculptural, tubular stainless steel structure that sprays clouds of mist to reduce ambient temperature and provide a cooling experience in the day. Note in the above photo, clouds of mist spraying out. View of uncompleted office buildings at Marina Boulevard. This is the new financial district of Singapore. There's also condominium in here and they are really costly. Some of these buildings comes with energy-saving, high impact glass floor-to-ceiling windows and doors Right in the middle of all the tall buildings in Marina Boulevard is a green square where activities are conducted. Spotted this group of teenagers having some promotion for their activities. Short video of the Singapore skyline from Marina Boulevard.
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Spotted this pair of buffaloes at the Marina Bay Financial Centre (where all the tall blue buildings were) The pair of water buffaloes at the Marina Bay Financial Centre Ground Plaza is the work of renowned British sculptor and animalier, Dame Elisabeth Frink. Commissioned by Hongkong Land in the late 1980s, they were displayed at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Britain for over two decades before being shipped to Singapore in 2010. The symbol of industriousness and endurance in many Asian cultures, water buffaloes have traditionally formed the backbone of many agricultural societies. The pair standing here form a symbolic bridge between Singapore’s past, present and future – as a tribute to our forefathers whose hard work lay the foundation for our global port city, and as an inspiration to future generations of the enduring values it was built on. Nearby was a very beautiful huge christmas tree. Nice to work here with a great view of sea. Will post more photos of the surrounding buildings soon.
The Olympic Walk to mark the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore has been launched at the Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade just next to Marina Bay Sands. It used to be part of the sea and has been reclaimed. We could walked from Marina Bay Sands to Marina Boulevard and then to Raffles Place. Next Year, the MRT Station will be opened which is just next to this walk. Take note of all the tall blue buildings. They are located at Marina Boulevard. They are still under construction, most are office buildings. There were lots of christmas trees along the Marina Bay Waterfront. These trees are for charities and the trees will be here till Christmas Day. Eah tree is different and sponsored by different companies. I just had to take photos of almost every tree hahaha. It was fun although little niece and me were very tired. We sure walked for a long way from Suntec City to here.
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Many penned their wishes for the new year on the huge balloons and the huge balloons were floated in Marina.
This year being the 50th anniversary of Singapore, the red ballons were shaped in the number 50.
For other sky watchers, please hop over to Skywatch Blog
The adult ticket for The Singapore Flyer was $33 but we got a 15% discount cause we had a passion card with us. There's many other discounts promotions. You can check it out at the The Singapore Flyer's official website.
Each capsule can take 28 people but as it was not crowded that day, there's only 5 people in our capsule.
The Singapore Flyer is the World's Largest Giant Observation Wheel with a height of 165 m.
We were at the highest point of The Singapore Flyer, very great experience, could see the people clearly in the next capsule.
View of the uncompleted future Singapore Sports Hub which will be open middle of this year. It looked very impressive from the website.
We could also view the two domes at Gardens By the Bay.
Fantatic view of Marina Bay from The Singapore Flyer.
Using camera's zoom feature, I could see people at the roof top of Marina Bay Sands Hotel.
Short video of the view of Marina Bay from The Singapore Flyer.
View of Marina Bay Financial Centre from The Singapore Flyer
