We all had been to Singapore. I have been to Sentosa island there many times and each time I have spent time there in a set pattern. Each time we go there , we see some of the important attractions like, underwater world, climb up the merlion, watch the dolfin show, go to butter fly park or go to some other attraction and finally come and sit in the muscial, laser show fountain. That used to be the routine. All these attraction entrance fee costs are quite high.
This time it was really different. I am amazed at Singapore how they keep on improving things where generally one feels that there is no scope for improvement. I saw notice in singapore embassy here in KL, which said if your tourist guide book of Singapore is more than one year old please throw it away as it won't be valid any more as there are so many new things around. I thought they were bragging but it appears it is true.
when I first went to sentosa about 10 years back, we could reach the island only by steamer or the rope way. Recently they have constructed a road and sentosa can be reached by buses and cars. This time we went in our car and entrace fee of 2 singapore dollar is taken for each individua). The transport inside the island from one attraction to the other is free so we could park our car in the parking lot and take the ride in the sentosa transport.
This time we just spent time in the beach, playing flying disc, and cycling the double cycle, watching the sunset and spending time for ourselves instead of rushing from one attraction to the other.
One of the new addition was Sentosa Luge which was like gocarting. We had to reach a high place in a rope way and while coming down each will come in a gocart (on a curved sloping road) which is very simple to operate. I was quite scared as I am not used to driving any vehicle (only I am used to driving people crazy). But after Anand's cajoling or forcing I did come down in the gocart which they call as luge. It was enjoyable. Tejas was the one who enjoyed maximum and was happy that he could come down faster than his grand pa and grand ma.
Indeed I could see Singapore in a new perspective, and for once my trip to Singapore was complete without visiting the 'mustafa' in little India.
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I remember i used to think about the possible market for mobiles once everybody in Singapore has one.But then the mobile companies believe in constant innovation and reinventing themselves, to make the existing owners want to switch over to the latest model, for such and such new features added.
Same holds good for singapore as a city-state i guess. They have only that much space and hence have to reinvent the experience of tourists/visitors with new ideas. Night safari could have been thought of by anybody; other than providing strategic lights, it did not need anything. But then singapore zoo thought of it and it has enhanced the experience of visitors. I loved it!
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