Picture taken on the weekend of the Season Ending WTA Tour Championships, held for the first time in Singapore. The matches will be played at the newly opened Singapore Sports Hub Complex. In the picture, we see Nicoll Highway, lit brightly with light trails of cars during the evening rush hour, leading up to the Singapore Sports Hub, and the OCBC Arena where the matches will be played. The Sports Hub is a S$1Billion dollar project which features a stadium with a retractable roof, swimming pool complex, netball courts, and multi-purpose arenas. It is built on the the land previously occupied by the National Stadium and is the main feature overlooking the Kallang River basin.
Picture of early morning sunrise taken at the water edge of the F1 Pitstop Building in Singapore. The Benjamin Sheares Bridge is nicely lit on the right side side of the picture.
Jubilee Bridge connecting the Esplanade to the Merlion Park. Opened in March 2015, the 220-m long pedestrian bridge forms part of the 3.5-km waterfront promenade around the bay and allows visitors to enjoy a panoramic view of Marina Bay. The bridge will remain open and will be officially launched in November as the Jubilee Bridge, to commemorate 50 years of nation building. (Source: Today Online)
"Love many, trust a few, and always paddle your own canoe" - unknown author
MacRitchie Reservoir is Singapore's oldest reservoir. The reservoir was completed in 1868 by impounding water from an earth embankment, and was then known as the Impounding Reservoir or Thomson Reservoir. Schools can be seen using the reservoir as a place for water sports such as canoeing and kayaking. There are certain competitions held there annually. (Source: Wikipedia)
Raffles City - Where the Streets are lined with Gold
Raffles City (Chinese: 来福士城, before 2007: 莱佛士城) is a large complex located in the Civic District within the Downtown Core of the city-state of Singapore. Occupying an entire city block bounded by Stamford Road, Beach Road, Bras Basah Road and North Bridge Road, it houses two hotels and an office tower over a podium which contains a shopping mall and a convention centre. The mall is managed by CapitaCommercial Trust and CapitaMall Trust. Source: Wikipedia
Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort
Picture taken at dusk as the sun sets on the Marina Bay area. We see the magical lights in the buildings surrounding the Marina Bay start to light up.
Symphony Lake is a lake in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore. An artificial lake, it features a large stage known as the Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage built on an islet in the middle of the water body. The stage is most known as the venue for the Singapore Symphony Orchestra's monthly SSO in the Park open-concept concerts, hence giving the lake its name. Symphony Lake is located in the Central Core of Singapore Botanic Gardens. (Source: Wikipedia)
The Kranji War Memorial is located at 9 Woodlands Road, in Kranji in northern Singapore. Dedicated to the men and women from United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Sri Lanka, India, Malaya, the Netherlands and New Zealand who died defending Singapore and Malaya against the invading Japanese forces during World War II, it comprises the War Graves, the Memorial Walls, the State Cemetery, and the Military Graves. (Source: Wikipedia) An evening stroll on the beautifully manicured grounds of the Kranji War Memorial with the Missus and the Princess. Enjoyed telling her some of the historical facts and stories about wartime Singapore. Lest they forget.
Clark Quay - A Palette of Colours
Clarke Quay is also the name of a road along the quay, part of which has since been converted into a pedestrian mall. Clarke Street, located next to Clarke Quay, was officially named in 1896, and was originally two streets known simply as East Street and West Street in north Kampong Malacca. Similar to Clarke Quay, Clarke Street has since been converted into a pedestrian mall. The Hoklos (Hokkien) refer to Clarke Street as gi hok kong si au, meaning "behind the new Gi Hok Kongsi" (house). The new Gi Hok Kongsi was near Carpenter Street. Another Chinese reference, which only refers to the Southern bank around Read Bridge area, was cha chun tau (柴船头), meaning "jetty for boats carrying firewood". Small tongkangs carrying firewood from Indonesia berthed at this jetty. The firewood trade was primarily a Teochew enterprise. Presently, five blocks of restored warehouses house various restaurants and nightclubs. There are also moored Chinese junks (tongkangs) that have been refurbished into floating pubs and restaurants. The Cannery is one of the anchor tenants of the place. There are over 5 different concepts in one block. Another anchor tenant, The Arena, will be home to Singapore's First Permanent Illusion Show (starting August 2008) starring J C Sum and 'Magic Babe' Ning.[1] The G-MAX reverse bungee, the first in Singapore, is located at the entrance which opened in November 2003. Notable restaurants and nightclubs include Hooters and Indochine. River cruises and river taxis on the Singapore River can be accessed from Clarke Quay. One of its most popular attractions is its exciting host of CQ's signature events happening once every quarter. Clark Quay has become known as a hub of Singaporean nightclubs including Zirca, and up until 2008, the Ministry of Sound. Source: wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke_Quay
A 20 minute track from Siloso beach to the western most point of Sentosa Island, Singapore. This spot is characterised by a beacon (seen above), which warns off ferries travelling to and fro to nearby the Riau Islands. With no easy path except through the rocks, we had no choice but to leave before sundown and the blue hour, less we become trapped without visible light. The trek was treacherous with green mossy rocks and loose stones lining the way, not to mention the incoming tide which left us soaked all the way to mid thigh at times. Definitely not a place for the unprepared and uninitiated.
“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.” ― Norman Maclean Kallang River, which passes through Bishan – Ang Mo Kio Park functions as a conduit for water from Lower Peirce Reservoir (upstream of Kallang River) to Marina Reservoir (mouth of the river). During heavy storms, water in the reservoir may reach its top water level and spill into Kallang River
View of the Singapore Central Business District (CBD) at Dusk. Picture is taken from the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort.
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, Singapore
The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum (BTRTM) is a religious and cultural institution in Singapore’s Chinatown. It houses a relic said to be a tooth from Buddha. The BTRTM is dedicated to the Maitreya Buddha and was built for the veneration of the relic, to promote Buddhist culture and education, and provide welfare services to the public. (Source: Singapore Infopedia)
Church of St Teresa, Singapore
The Church of St Teresa is located at 510 Kampong Bahru Road. Established in 1929, it was the first rural Catholic Church in Singapore and the only one featuring Romano-Byzantine architecture. The church is also known as “the Hokkien church”, a reference to its early days when it catered largely to Hokkien-speaking Catholics. The church now serves Catholics living in the Kampong Bahru area, and is also the base for the Apostleship of the Sea that serves seafarers calling at the nearby port. The church was designated a national monument in 2009. (Source: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1704_2010-08-16.html) From a nearby high vantage point, we see the Church overlooking the busy docks of nearby Keppel Harbour. The hive of activity goes on around the clock. Nearby dockside cranes stand ready to lift heavy containers of cargo from berthed ships. The cranes when viewed from afar, closely resemble long necked giraffes on the African plains, gathering around a watering hole for a drink.
The Cavenagh Bridge is the only suspension bridge and one of the oldest bridges in Singapore, spanning the lower reaches of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core. Opened in 1870 to commemorate Singapore's new Crown colony of the Straits Settlements status in 1867, it is the oldest bridge in Singapore that exists in its original form. (source Wikipedia) The Fullerton Hotel Singapore is a five-star luxury hotel located near the mouth of the Singapore River, in the Downtown Core of Central Area, Singapore. The building it currently occupies is the former Fullerton Building, which housed the Singapore General Post Office (GPO) from 1928 to 1996. During the dark days of the Second World War, the Fullerton Building was used as a military hospital by the British, before becoming the Headquarters of the Japanese Military Administration in Singapore from 1942 -1945. The Fullerton Hotel, in its current state, officially opened in 2001. (Source Wikipedia)
Designed to be a ‘city within a city’ with 7 million square feet of space, Suntec city, is the single largest integrated commercial development in Singapore with five office towers, a shopping mall, an international convention and exhibition centre and a fountain all connected to each other by street level plazas, walkways and courtyards. The overall layout is well balanced and graceful, turning into Singapore’s landmark. No other development has integrated and harmonized such a wide range of conveniences in business services, information exchanges, networking opportunities or leisure activities to meet the evolving business challenges. Suntec City gives one the unparalleled advantage of achieving business success in “the Business Capital of Asia”.
Upper Seletar Reservoir is Singapore's third impounding reservoir, after MacRitchie Reservoir and Peirce Reservoir (now the Upper Peirce Reservoir and the Lower Peirce Reservoir). It is located within the Central Water Catchment area of Singapore island.