Singapore Trip!
Posted by Anantha | Posted on Saturday, December 15, 2012
At last, a vacation to Singapore with amma materialized.
Was planning for this since August, ever since amma got her passport. As per
the plan, my cousin and my uncle too were to accompany us. Since my cousin
dropped out because of his tight project deadlines, only my uncle came with us.
Highlights of the trip:
- Though the time of Christmas and New Year proves little expensive to visit Singapore, but to see the city all geared up for Christmas decorated with Christmas trees and with colorful lights was invaluable.
- Songs of the sea in Sentosa Island is just marvelous The laser animation show projected on the screen of water(!) by the sea shore with the combination of air, water, fire and the perfect music made it unforgettable.
- Got to walk around the Singapore Flier – Singaporeans answer to London Eye, which also has Singapore Grand Prix track adjacent to it. FYI, Singapore conducts the F1 race on their roads, there is no special circuit for the race. It’s for you to think of Hemamalini’s cheeks now J
- Happened to strike a conversation with a civil engineer from India, who was working on the construction sites of Jurong Island. Jurong Island is a man made island made by reclaiming the land from the sea. With a desperate need to increase the land area, with Malaysia to the north, this is how Singapore is expanding.
- A locality called Little India which is the place for many Indians in Singapore has a very old Mariamma temple. Even Chinese consider this as lucky for them and participate in the annual fire walking festival in huge numbers!!
- Mustafa Mall – There is nothing on earth that is not available in this mall! You name a product and Mustafa will have at least 5 varieties of brands of that product.
- I was awe struck by the Metro trains of Singapore which run mostly underground connecting all the major parts of the city. These trains do not have the concept of platform. People board the train using elevator like doors which open automatically only when the train arrives.
- In our short vacation of 4 days, I went for a jog too on one of the mornings J Got to run on a jogging track on the shore of Singapore river which led to Singpore Flier. While returning to the hotel, was lost just near to our hotel as GPS wanted to test my sense of directions. Then managed to return to hotel with the help of local people J
- Lights, Camera and Action show in Universal Studios is fabulous. With a short introductory video by Steven Speilberg, the show demonstrates the creation of a stormy weather and turbulent sea in New York city with all the special effects.
- Took a foot massage in a parlor in China Town. It was worth the expense.
- The pool on the 3rd Floor of a mall at Harbour Front is a serene place worth spending hours holding a book or a coffee mug or both. With the sprawling sea in front and a distant Sentosa island across the sea, the view is magnificent.
Finally, the best part of the
tour was none of the above but the wonder in amma’s eyes when she saw the white
clouds from the window of the aircraft and said, ‘those clouds look like mounds
of cotton’.
Nice anna... good you enjoyed the trip! more details awaited :)
I really liked the last line... It was exactly the same lines my mom said when we flew back from Goa last year - 'kapusa muddo shi distati re' :P I guess all moms are the same! :)
Awww..... that is so nice of you to take your mom for a nice trip... She must have felt really happy...
@Shashia,
he he... There is lot to write to about the trip and some how not able to pull up myself to write such long articles.. :-/
@Sum,
yep, she was happy and my uncle was beaming too after the trip :)
salaam-e-mustafa to your blog ;)
@Deva,
He he...