Singapore Spot a Spot / 点出景点
Sculpture “Progressive Flow”
The sculpture “Progressive Flow” was cast on the ground outside One Marina Boulevard at the traffic junction between Raffles Quay and Marina Boulevard.
This significant art piece made by local sculptor Han Sai Por invites interactive, exploration and discovery.
Sculpture made in mess granite stone, consists of 6 blocks solid granite, weigh no less than 55 tons.
The Cultural Medallion Winner sculptor is one of the recognized Singapore foremost sculptors. She transformed the solid stone into curve and flow with a rhythmic grace.
There are voids and gaps between the blocks, it allows people to walk through in-between, indirectly encourage viewers to join and participate the spatial game.
The wave-like blocks are positioned for people to rest and seat while appreciating the graceful art piece.
Not easy to imagine how much hardship has the sculptor gone through while hewing the sculpture?
The rough texture of the stones surface signifies the coarseness of the sculptor palm.
Why are they so busy in the Eco Garden?
It takes approximately 3 minutes to reach the Eco Garden in Singapore Botanic Gardens from the Botanic Gardens MRT. It is a worthwhile trip for a visitor to have a glimpse of the celebrities and fun makers!
At the same time you must be wondering what are they doing and why are they so busy?
So let’s do a survey…
Some busy on sprouting their new generation.
Some busy on preparing ‘Singapore’s Beauty Contest’.
Some are still adjusting the costumes or trying to be a ‘copy duck’.
So busy to the extent forget about the leg.
Some busy on searching, with what?
Some busy on cleaning up the water…
Some busy on the ground…
Some busy on the road…
Some busy on the grass…
Some still busy on wandering and wondering…
Wondering why some just busy on watching…
A 300 feet long counter in this Historic Building
While we enjoying the sun-ray casting down through the skylight bringing down joy of the day and a smile splashing over high tea set in this Jade Restaurant. Do you have the thoughts of the nostalgic past of this General Post Office ever emerge your mind?
With thousands of incoming and outgoing mails waving at us a day, the human flow of this post office is no doubt, self-generating.
The now Fullerton Hotel was built in 1928, it was a General Post Office then. The post office was converted into a hotel in 2001 under the URA conservation plan.
In the past, postal counters used to stretch from one counter to the other. It took up to a 300 feet long, and was reputed to be the longest counter in Southeast Asia. The current location of the Jade Restaurant took the place of the former but with a very different ambience all in all.
This is a scene of a new stamp issue on 9th July 1972. The picture show a large crowd buying postage at the counters while others are affixing stamps on their ready mails.
The architectural elements of this historic building speak a story of its own early days, and it keeps going. No one can ever stop it…
How we grow up in this garden
We have grown up together inside this enchanting garden. We feel contented living inside this gate, to be an orchid plant forever! Visiting hour is the happy hour, but not for beer, but for our open heart and bright smiley cheers!
Some of my friends live in the lab, shaking their bodies day and night looking for a fertile time to stick out the neck and say hello!
Some of them may have to wait as long as 3 years to be a hybrid, it is an honorable journey to demark them a reputation status.
Some just grow up a normal way and happily dress up every day in satin red.
Or being a yellow tie?
Or being a purple butterfly?
And station outside the National Orchid Garden as a cheerleading live rock band!
Please drop us a note if you are fond of us and want to be our long life fans!
We always welcome you with open hands and greet you from far before you land!
Love in the Animal Kingdom
A photographer exhibition extractions from the Singapore Botanic Gardens; all photo are present by the Nature Photographic Society of Singapore.
This exhibition showcases the love in birds, insects and mammals; countries take place from winter in Northern China to the fresh water of North America.
Enjoy the journey of Love!
Sculpture “Momentum”
The sculpture “Momentum” located at the triangle traffic junction of Finlayson Green and Collyer Quay. The vibrant color of this sculpture penetrates every passer-by’s eyes, and energizes the core of this financial district of Shenton Way.
This sculpture is made of steel and painted with vibrant colors. The sculptor, David Gerstein was born in 1944 and this works of his was built in 2007. This is a huge piece of art interms of height 18.35m and 11.157 in diameter.
It presents layers upon layers of figures in an upward spiral motion. It signifies the population’s high energy and a continuouf of progress.
It pays tribute to the nation of past and present. Upon appreciative of their strength and ingenuity. Without it, Singapore will not be a dynamic metropolis today.
This vibrant color sculpture spreading out his color in this vibrant garden city, for sure is not coincidental.
Every end marks a new beginning
The rare Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) is flowering for the first and the last time after 80 years of growth.
Over the next few months, it will produce some 24 million tiny flowers, and hopefully some seed, before it finally withers (by courtesy of Singapore Botanic Gardens).
If life ends with 24 million of flowers in exchange of a new dream, it’s just like the story of fireworks; it ends and relives our hope again!
Tree in the staircases
There are plenty of scenes to enjoy in plant world. We can stroll along the forest, watching wild plants lavishly growing under the sky or make a trip to the garden watching the sunray seeping through the leaves in between.
But this dedicated scene was captured at the border of the Orchard district outside the SOTA.
This is just a tree and it is just one tree!
Standing alone and above all, together with this sleek building. Encompassed with grandeur where buildings, staircases and even roads have to give way to him. It must be an unusual tree, I believe. Given the careful design of the surrounding, I’m sure this tree must have some history behind to share.
Shadow of the tree shades the building from the sun, and the wall naturally washed-out by nature’s providence.
Huge tree is growing larger than it’s expected. How are they going to make way for their soaring height?
Inconspicuous aluminum air-vents allow the rooting of the plant to breathe.
It’s great to see this tree being retained by the authority concerned and be part of our nation. And even more glad, to see green mind blossoming within a city!
61) Who are they footing outside Singapore Botanic Gardens
We always stumbled over the grand entrance whenever we enter a brand new tourist spot. The next moment we just can’t wait to see the new adventures coming your way. So gate crash!
And we ignored the little fairies calling outside the entrance that made up the big picture as a whole.
This may happen in Singapore Botanic Gardens but not the way I perceive it.
They are not invisible, they are just lying low.
They are as gorgeous as fairy.
They are the encyclopedias in silent I should read.
So who are they…?
Some I don’t know, some I knew, but most importantly, they need to be known!
Young ginger changing himself in blush!
Banana flower dressing up in pink!!
Floating musical notes!!!
Listen to the Weeping Tea tree’s calling!!!!
Where are your bamboo friends, My Bamboo Orchid?
Bring them outside the fence. We need more fans!!!!!
60) Let There Be Peace
“Let there be peace” sculpture is made of Bronze, created by renowned sculptor Alexandra Nechita in 2005. Dimension in height 3.0m, depth 1.3m, and width 2.1m, located at the left of National Museum of Singapore.
Alexandra Nechita is a Romanian-born American. She created seven peace monuments that were inspired by the events of 11th September 2001 and she was also named “ Ambassador for Peace” by the United Nations in 2001.
This art piece had selected Singapore as the host Nation in Asia for unveiling the first of the seven works.
So, we can site down and solve it, let’s be peace!
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