Songs of the Sea

In the evening I did the tourist thing and went to Sentosa for the Songs of the Sea show at 7.40pm. I arrived there shortly after 7 and I was impressed by the human masses exiting from tour buses alighting one after the other. I did not really know what to expect with the show and feared the worst when the show started. It was so Mickey-mousey, so what I don’t like. But after all I believe it is mostly supposed to be a show for kids. Nevertheless, when the water, laser, light and fire show started it was difficult not to be impressed. I admit the techniques employed are quite impressive.

Siloso Beach

Here's a very different place from the two previous posts. You can understand that I am back in Singapore. As incredible as it may sound I have just visited Sentosa Island for the first time. And I admit I quite liked it. Nothing is natural, everything is 'fake'. Even the sand is imported from somewhere else. And the hundreds of cargo vessels you can easily sight at sea remind you that you are not on an exotic and lost island. But the Gaudi-ish fountains are fun, the atmosphere is relaxed and peaceful compared to Singapore 'mainland', and apart from the few island buses you are finally far away from the city traffic. It made me feel like being on holidays for a couple of hours!