i Light Marina Bay 2016

It's the March holiday for students and there are abundant of free activities for kids and families this week! One of the free events you can attend is the i Light Marina Bay!

This year light art festival will features 25 enchanting and environmentally sustainable light art installations in the heart of Singapore Marina Bay, transforming the area to a gigantic art installation. If you are in Singapore from 4 to 27 March, lucky you! 

Besides admiring the art light installations, there are also fair and PasarBella where you can buy snacks and drinks like beers and enjoy the food in our beautiful and enchanting Marina Bay area. 

Last Saturday, my cousin and I took about two hours to explore the art installations and explore the fair where they sell cute accessories,clothes, food, utensils and cute plants. We had a great time and I was so happy to see beautiful arts in my country. 

Date: 4th to 27th March 2016
Time: 7.30pm to 11.00pm daily.
         Extended to 12.00am on Friday and Saturday 
Location: Marina Bay Waterfront
How to get there:
You can alight at either BayFront MRT station or CityHall MRT station 
For CityHall MRT station, its about 15 minutes walk from the MRT to Esplanade theatre. 
Website: http://www.ilightmarinabay.sg/en/About/i-Light-Marina-Bay

One of my favourite museums in Singapore is ArtScience Museum which is located next to Marina Bay Sands shopping mall. 

 There is a funfair with many interesting rides and games for kids to enjoy.

 Throw the dart and hit the balloon and you'll win prizes.

 I wanted to try this maybe next week.

Singapore financial district. Seriously people are still working late on a Saturday night?

There was a Kidfest going on. I thought it was for adults. 

 Ground Control to Major Tom by Singaporeans. You can enter the spacecraft and smile for the camera! Behind this art installation are Singapore Flyer(left) and Helix Bridge (right).

 The iconic Marina Bay Sands and ArtScience Museum.

 The Cloud by Kenny Hong. This art installation is inspired from Biblical book of Exodus. "The Cloud is symbolic of God's presence, which guided and protected the people of Israel in the wilderness."

 Inside the Marina Bay platform, there is a mini fair where you can shop.

 Beautiful pots and utensils.

 In the Helix bridge walking towards Marina Bay Sands

 Beautiful Night View of Singapore Marina Bay

 What a Loving and Beautiful World at Art Science Museum. Chinese characters like 花 (flower), rainbow, flowers and universe are projected on the Art Science Museum.

 Inside Marina Bay Sands shopping mall

 Pasarbella outside Marina Bay Sands shopping mall where you can buy beers, snacks and enjoy free performance.

 Free outdoor performance at pasarbella

 You can chat and have snacks with your friends at the seats available at Pasarbella

 Fries cost $5 per box and chessy fries costs $7 at Pasarbella.

 A cyclist donned in very bright LED clothes.

 There are interactive art light installation whereby you move the art and it generate giant bubbles as shown above.

 Forms and more forms as this machine moves up and down relentlessly. 

 Groove Light designed by National University of Singapore Architecture. This beautifully lamp generates geometric shadow patterns when it moves up and down.

 The mysterious Emograph by Latvia artists. Apparently it measures the visitor’s pulse and transforms it into a bright mosaic of colours and sound when a finger is inserted into the installation. 

You can pen your messages to your loved ones on these small plastic sheets.

You can find out more of the various light art installations here

Ice-Cream Uncle at Orchard Road

Singapore is a tropical country and is generally hot throughout the year. However from November to January, it is cooler especially with frequent rain and lower temperature. Thus, ice-cream is really popular. You see elderly uncle or aunty selling ice-cream along the streets be it in the heartland or prime district like Orchard road. 

If you are in Singapore, do try the local flavor like durian though some people find the taste repulsive. Else, you can try sweet cone or red bean or chocolate.  

People crowding around the ice-cream uncle for ice-cream.

You need license to sell ice-cream. There are ice-cream cone, or ice-cream on bread or between two thin biscuits and it comes with many flavor like durian, sweet cone.

Flower Dome: Blooming Flowers Chinese New Year Dahlia

Last year I brought Gardens by the Bay annual pass which will expire by this year December. I brought the annual pass at only $34 due to SG50 promotion. So this year, I will visit Gardens by the Bay quite frequently. Its a great buy actually since the Flower Dome will be revamped every two to three months and for local residents, admission price for two conservatories namely The Flower Dome & Cloud Forest costs $20.00 and $28.00 for foreigners. This week they will feature Cherry (Sakura) and Peach blossoms. I will visiting Flower Dome Blossom display this coming Friday and will update this blog this weekend. 

Today, I just want to share the Chinese New Year theme which focuses on Dahlia flowers this Feb. Looking at the beautiful flowers remind me of life. We are all on this planet earth temporarily. Nevertheless, we should bloom beautifully like the flowers and bring joy and beauty to the world while we are still alive. Let's bloom like the flowers!

Gardens by the Bay, Flower Dome

Admission tickets: $12 for adult (1 conservatory)

Open daily from 9am to 9pm.

How to go?

Just alight at Bayfront MRT station. 

 The Chinese New Year theme features the Monkey, and the 12 Chinese zodiacs. 

 Adorable Monkeys on Gold. 

 One of the many enchanting dahlias.

Begonias are one of my favourite flowers.

 Inside the artificial waterfall.

An Inspiring Movie & Song: Kung Fu Panda & Try

Wow wow wow, Kung Fu Panda 3 is my fifth movie this year! Did I mention, I normally only watch 2 movies in a year. This year is special. My uncle treated to my first movie of this year which is Star War and my two cousins treated me to How to be single and Mermaid movies. Yesterday I watched another slapstick comedy, Zoolander 2. 

Kung Fu Panda is my favourite movie and I've watched all three Kung Fu Panda movies! One of my bucket lists is to hug a real baby panda in a China panda conservation and I really really hope to hug them in this life. 

Today, I treated my elder cousin to Kung Fu panda 3 movie since I can get a free ticket by showing my M1 bill at Shaw Lido theatre ( my favourite theatre). We enjoyed this inspiring and hilarious cartoon with many words of wisdom by Ooway. The theme for this movie is about finding yourself and be who you truly are, and you'll fly high. 

Po had to train his fellow pandas to defeat the evil Kai who wanted to suck their Chi (energy) . In the end, Po realised to teach these pandas, he trained them based on his observation of their passion and strengths. 

In essence, if you follow your dream and passion and believe in yourself, you'll fly high and be a master and expert in your passion as you be more driven to find out more and achieve mastery. So while working to pay bills, don't neglect your passion. Be Positive and Believe in Yourself and You can Achieve what you set up too! 

I love this inspiring soundtrack Try by Jay Chou and Patrick Brasca.