PHOTOGRAPHY . SHOTS .
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Monday, February 14, 2011
2:24 PM
12 Feb'2011:
Today's Plan:
Morning: Singpore National Museum
Afternoon: Fort Canning Park
Late Afternoon: Marina Barrage
Met Jiamin, Miinwei at Douby Gourt MRT station at 11am. Surprisingly ZingWei and I was the latest. Got some complains. After calming our minds, we headed to the National Museum. I was surprised that students entry to it is FREE, simply show your student card and "here you go with an entry ticket." When I did that, the Eurasian tourists beside me were like "Why do they get it free?" Actually the logic is simple, you always 'benefit as a Singporean.' Entry ticket was $10.
It's a great architectural design on the exterior, it kind of looked like the old Supreme Court. I love Romanian styled buildings. What's funny is that we smuggled ZingWei into every Gallery in the museum, the process was ridiculous.
Headed to Fort Canning Park. The weather was Sun-glazing! so we did not take any picture and headed straight to lunch at Plaza Singapura. What caught my interest there is the "Battle Box." I'm going to purchase the entry ticket on my next trip there to explore the war craft left-overs. Enriching History!
Next up, Marina Barrage. The shutter bus we took was horrible. The bus driver was listening to music on earplugs. Before I even get hold of the metal bars for grip, he had a sudden brake and there I go, FELL SIDEWAYS,smashed on the floor. What worst is Jiamin screamed, dodged and the bus driver keep applying small brakes continuously when I was wanting to hold onto something. I knocked hardly on a stranger, the feeling was terrible and painful. Luckily ZingWei gave a helping hand and helped me up. Not forgetting, the bus was packed.
Smiles were bright again. We headed to the Museum Gallery at Marina Barrage to let ZingWei know more about the history and purpose of this place. Headed to the roof terrace, bought a Smiley Kite and flew it. The wind was strong. SUPER. ZingWei was a pro, he released the nylon string of the kite to the max, It went high up to the sky on his first few tries. He knew how to control it with ease.He was the first person I saw 'sitting down when flying a kite'. Trick was, Fling your kite up when it's falling, so it goes up instead. :)
Our photography plan didn't turn out smoothly, due to the bad weather, rain. The sky was gloomy throughout at Marina Barrage. Wonder when will our next trip be? July I suppose.
