Shoppes@MBS Fountain Show

So here I am again! I'm currently on a 2-week spring break, and oh my, I've been waiting for this break since week 6! I was so worn out, so fed-up with everything (except piano) and so tired by week 6, and was literally hoping that the spring break could come straightaway! Well, here it is! And I'm glad I survived 8 straight weeks of uni! 4 more weeks after spring break and the semester would be over!

Anyways I totally missed out on the Fountain Show pictures at the Shoppes@MBS! Gosh I was digging through my picture collection (attempting to put my portfolio back onto my iPod), and I found this folder. So I thought...why not post it? So...here we go.

Just wanna start with how the ambience at Shoppes@MBS changes. From day:

To night. The lighting at night is much warmer, more romantic (in a way?!), and really, really different. More orangey, in fact, and to my liking.



Oh not to mention, I think there's a Broadway production of the Lion King in Singapore, and it's happening at Marina Bay Sands. Not sure if it's still on, but if so, I'd really like to see it. Broadway productions are pretty awesome!



Well I also passed by the good ol' Swirling Vortex of Terror, except that I didn't see it from the inside. I only took a few pictures outside.




The city at night. Pretty gorgeous! By then we were all seated on this huge area, and some of us (including me) were still taking pictures of the surroundings and getting our cameras ready.

Maybe I should venture out more and take more night shots from now on. I've got a new tripod and it would definitely help to have one. Besides, it isn't cold at night in Singapore. Right now it's still pretty chilly back in Melbourne.



And the fountain show starts off with a bang! Not literally though!



One of my favourite parts of the show: the holograms. They projected animated images, pictures and so on - onto a big screen of mist. And the images are actually pretty clear!



Between the holograms, there would be fountains lit up with different colours.










Then back to the holograms. This one was based on a duet by 2 people featured on the holograms. The 2 people are shown in the subsequent pictures.





Later on there were more fountains - this time lit up with warmer colours, and more fire shows. The fire shows were pretty rare though, and we literally had to be ready for the fireballs which would shoot out alongside the fountains.



And here we go! My favourite picture of the night.



More light shows - this one features a soaring bird.



And the fountain show ends in a more subdued, yet colourful way.





In a way, I think this fountain show resembles a piano sonata. The exposition consists of the hologram shows, the development with the fountains, the recapitulations with yet more hologram shows, and finally the coda - with the subdued fountains.

Ok...I just finished analysing a sonata - hence the terminologies.

And just to end off - a picture of the Art-Science Museum. Well...half of it.

And I guess that's the last Singapore post for now! Will definitely be putting up more during the summer.

Sante and Williamstown

We actually went to Sante in Crown Hotel/Casino about a month ago, but I decided to combine pictures from Sante with today's post. Unfortunately Sante has closed down (it closed down 2 days after we went).

I already miss Sante. Even though I've only been once. The buffet was just amazing, and the variety of food - nearly endless!! The only bad thing is the queue - but then again, that shows how popular the restaurant is.

Here are some snapshots of the food available. Some of them were so delicious - I kept going back for more. I think I had 2 big plates worth of food, and still felt hungry after that.

Best of all - the interior design of the restaurant was gorgeous.

We also watched "Captain America" in 3D in the nearby Village Cinema.

On our way out of the cinema/shopping area, we also passed by the casino. It was massive - and I reckon it's even bigger than the ones I see in Singapore.

Main logo of Crown Hotel/Casino. We were heading towards the main hotel area by then.

And here are some pictures of the hotel lobby itself, plus some high-end shops like Versace.

Moving on to Williamstown - I went the other day to take pictures (of course!) and to collect some stuff. It was sunny at first, but rapidly got cold.

And because of the sun, wildflowers were in bloom.

And not to mention the flowers around Williamstown.

It was cloudy by the time I got to the beach, but it definitely helped in the pictures!

Oh, I finally bought something from this mobile food stall the other day! The guy in charge was pretty eccentric but quite nice.

Clear waters - while on the way to the beach.

There were some fishermen and people kayaking -honestly speaking it was really cold that day and I wonder how they actually endured the cold. I wouldn't have been able to do it.

This was taken from the nature walk near the beach. Where lots of people were bringing their dogs out for a walk. Some of the dogs were really hyperactive, and one kept sniffing at me.

When I saw this area here, I was thinking, "Ok I'm definitely getting near the beach!"

Caught this doggie attempting to do a catwalk. Identity crisis, possibly?

He was a gorgeous husky though, and he was with another pal, who strolled off while he was trying to mark his territory.

And it was starting to get even colder, so I decided to leave quickly. It was still winter then, and it got dark at around 5.30pm. Best part - I missed the first bus out, so I had to wait for the next one, and got back pretty late.

It was a good trip anyways!!