Tuesday, December 8, 2009

DAY 6

Jun 20
So seemingly quite day lead to a very tiring one… we went on a city tour and saw quite a lot of things around Singapore.. the guide was goin on nd on about the wonder that is Singapore + the numerous banks , heritage hotels , the famous F1 bridge on the Singapore circuit , the mascot of the nation which FYI is a lion along with some wonderful structures like the equivalent of the London eye , a big giant wheel which gives an overall view of the city, and the convention center… we were then tld that there were specific areas for ppl of different ethinicity…. Nd we went to the china town where a very tranquil Buddhist monastery, think of the irony.. a monastery in the heart of china town … , nd a nice mall with nly Chinese stuff on sale… but the most exciting of all was the lovely yellow lambo parked on the side of the monastery… what a contrast!!! Tranquil monastery nd a Gallardo :D … so after enjoying the sights all around we went to have lunch to another wonderful Indian restaurant … another wonderful buffet… so.. a nice heavy lunch nd then the travel to sentosa!!!
Nw a little backgrnd info abt sentosa… it’s a island transformed into a amusement park/entertainment center/ blah blah… u culd spend an entire weekend there nd still thr would be places left out… We went there by rope way which was wonderlful because below us was the marina of the Singapore port.. we saw a star cruise ship nd it was quite som piece of work… a bean shaped pool , a basket ball half court, a miniature green area which I assumed was som place for golf , nd by the looks of it an awesome bar!!!! Somday i`ll board a cruise lik tht!!! Nyway bak to real life… we got out of the cable car nd stepped into the bus station in sentosa… nw. thr r 3 routes the red,blue nd yellow which take you to different places in he island… a gen overview of the shows in that place include things right from an awesome aquarium in which there are all kinds of fish rite from jelly to sharks nd ponds in which u can touch a few star fish :P to dolphin shows in which the cute , brilliant creatures jump through hoops , dives , dribbles nythin round thrown at them nd a perfect entertainment… to 3-D shows to wonderful BEN nd JERRIES ICE CREAM (seriously yummy!!! ) … plus they are also goin to build som awesome roller coaster and a grand casino.. nw thts FUN!!! ..
So what did we do .. we did a lot of walking, waiting nd weren’t disappointed a bit through the entire ordeal!!! Infact in reto I feel it was taxing.. bt whn the shows were on it was all claps nd laughs  .. so no complaints I guess…. Quite frankly after sometime u sit and wonder how easily the manage such a big logistic challenge and most of all not make u feel the place is crowded even when it is overflowing or on the brink of its capacity… I think that is the real challenge in any public place and administration shuld be given a thumbs up jst for succeeding in the same…
A long day nd we were taken to a musical fountain at the end of it all… nd I was lik.. ok nw whts new!!! TRUST ME tht is probably my best experience of SINGAPORE.. in addition to the feast of colors, the way the concept was managed, the entire setup on the beach with no screens is quite a challenge… bt thy manage it easily by sprayin tons of water nd dry ice into the night sky nd the mix provides perfect substitute for a white screen if nt givin a spectacular feeling ... nd u cnt but help wonder at the engineering challenge the entire setup would have been… kudos for the design.. \m/
So night fall …all very happy even though tired … retired into the comfort of the A/C bus nd a nice night ride bak to a hotel where another huge banquet was awaiting…. Had our fill nd went bak to the room for the night… A hectic day at the least.. but worth the trouble… bt isn’t goin to be nythin lik wht tom had to offer!!! Trust me all auto fans… u hav to read this 1 

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