On our third day in this lovely country pretty much consisted of a lot of walking around the city at 7 am and lounging around the Shoppes at Marina Bay. At 6 am my dad woke me up so we could go jogging around Raffles Place with his very good friend, Tito Eman, who lived there. At first I was reluctant on coming with him because I really needed some sleep but then I thought I was in Singapore, so okay. And so the long walk began. I thought the weather would be different from the Philippines' hot, dry ones but much to my dismay, it wasn't. Jesus christ, it was 7 am where is the wind...
Anyway, we walked and walked and took a lot of photos. It looked like Makati but cleaner and the air was fresher. This happened on a Sunday so there weren't many people around.
This is the cleanest river I saw--the fact that it was in the middle of the city made it look so refreshing and clean. There were food places just beside the bank and at first you'd think they dispose their trash in the river BUT NO. Such a clean and disciplined city. You can even see locals kayaking around!
Walked so hardcore we reached this place, haha. I thought it wouldn't be so special to see it in person but it was great seeing the Merlion in person! It's not the Big Ben or the Eiffel Tower or the Berlin Wall but it was the Merlion and I'm very happy to check it off my bucket list of places to see. (If I have one).
We spent a good few minutes here and took a lot of pictures. But we were getting hungry so we walked again.We traveled from here to The Shoppes at Marina Bay so I guess you could imagine the growing hunger and exhaustion radiating through our bodies. But I guess you could say it was all worth it despite my crying and wailing legs. So we went inside the mall and the first thing I notice is this canal for the gondolas. It wasn't special, really. Plus it was expensive so nope.
Almost every shop at this mall is of the fancy and posh sort and to be honest I felt so rich walking around, especially when I saw the Chanel store. That store describes my whole being and lifestyle......... HEH.
AND JESUS BLESS ME I SAW THIS AT THE MALL. IT'S DANE DEHAAN GODDAMMIT I WASN'T EXPECTING IT. I basically screamed and ran inside to get a closer look at this and wow he is OUT OF THIS WORLD. I love this mall. God bless prada.
The most interesting part of this mall was this big bowl of Science. If you look closely, the man in the blue shirt is Tito Eman and across him is my dad, with the white shirt on. They were having a conversation that time sans the yelling of words. It was so cool because the distance between them is enormous and they should be yelling at each other, BUT THEY WEREN'T. They can hear each other very normally on both ends and WOW, SCIENCE. I remembered Sir Calpo and those lessons we had in Physics about acoustics hehe.
After much adulation for this ~bowl~ we headed to the food court, Rasapura. The choices were very diverse: from Indian cuisine to Japanese, Chinese, Singaporean and etc.. I ate this traditional Singaporean (I'm not really sure if it was Singaporean but it was really good) noodles. We had these very good mini egg custard cakes for dessert. It was so good I wish I had 10 of them ;__; Those baby cakes were one of the most memorable things from Singapore.
After eating, we said goodbye to Tito Eman--who, by the way, introduced me to those mini egg custard cakes and treated us to brunch! Such a great guy.
So we went home and prepared for the remaining second half of the day. We visited The Shoppes at Marina Bay again, this time with more people. It turns out the big Science bowl can be seen inside the mall. Another plus points for this epic structure.
Apparently it's called the Rain Oculus and not Science bowl for a reason. It's much more cooler in person, I swear. And that big hole isn't placed on the middle for whirlpools to occur!!!
YES LOOK AT THAT
I LOVE SCIENCE
We went to Rasapura again to grab some food. And yes I got to eat those mini egg custard cakes. This time I had two. Rejoice to the Lord. We stayed there for a good 2 hours or so, getting some rest and checking out the shops. And so my cousins and I decided to check out the ArtScience Museum. It's this building shaped like a lotus flower. Still don't understand how is it a building, though...
The museum even looks better inside! We went first to the 4th floor of the building. There were modern art exhibits that featured eerie pieces and all. It was good but it wasn't what we were really expecting to see, heh. So we headed straight to the dinosaurs. We were supposed to go to the Annie Leibovitz photographic exhibit (WHICH HAD LEO DICAPRIO'S PORTRAIT) but we weren't given a chance to go in because our ticket only allows the dinosaur exhibit THIS IS VERY SAD.
And so the dinosaur exhibit is it. I always thought dinosaurs aren't really interesting. It all changed when I saw their fossils and the documentaries about their life and survival. I guess I focused too much on celestial bodies and the history of our universe that I forgot dinosaurs also existed hehe.
This is my first time to see a life-sized dinosaur fossil and I was awe-struck because...they were so big and of course I have these on the television but seeing them in real life is a different thing. I guess this is another thing I could check off my bucket list. I really love museums, sigh.
So at the end of the exhibition we were given the chance to do artsy-farsty stuff--FOR FREE. It's like my cousins and I were kids again, LOL.
Chill day for me, I guess?
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