2007年9月30日 星期日

New for you

Weeks ago, i have read the newspaper about the Malaysia greatest Chinese Blogger competition. So i decide to move my concern to another new blog. Visit to my another new blog and again, please give me some comment as support and continues support my blog. Thanks..

http://blog.pixnet.net/maochengzai

2007年8月14日 星期二

Trips to Singapore Sentosa Island

Ever realized, most of my posts for Singapore were only post when after my second visit? Know why? That is because I'm try to collect some more information and catch some more nice shooting for my reader. (Even I have just a little readers.) For this lesson, i gonna talk about my visits to Singapore most famous tourism place, which is Sentosa Island.
Sentosa Island, is located at Singapore south part. Visitors may getting there by Sentosa Express, cable car, by bus or own driving. Beside using own car, the remain transports can get at HarbourFront. From the city, you may use LRT to Vivo City, a complex that at HarbourFront. Then you may choose your favorite transportation to there. I went there by Sentosa Express, which only cost me 3SGD for return trip.
Well, we have not yet complete our visit to every part at there cause some part will charge for entrance fees. The fewer that i have visit are the Southrnmost point of COntinental Asia, the Merlion, SIlosa Beach, the Dolphin Lagoon, the Underwater World, the Animal and Bird Encounter and the beach station (The Song of the Sea show).
If you wanna get from a station to another station or place, you may choose use an air-cond bus or
mini bus (I have to mention here, it is free.)
or
the open air bus ( This one also absolutely free.)
or
drive your own car. (You have to pay your own petrol lo... Beside, is not this ancient car ya, this car is a model for people to take photo only.)
The Merlion park, is the symbol that represent Singapore. It combined of lion head and fish body, so it known as Merlion.
You may enter the Merlion to its upper level. Tourist may climb there to its mouth or head for sightseeing. Entrance fee of 8SGD will be charged to every visitor. There are some garden or park around here, if you are not interest or when you are waiting for you friend(s), you may have a walk at there.

This cartoon house reminds me when I was a kid, there is a cartoon show. It about about a blue little spirit, they are staying in either a mushroom house or a house like this.

Even the characters for this picture are ugly, ( I guessed Irene also agrees with me.) but with the great scene here. The ugly one also can become look better.

Remember when we were study, there was a story that a cunning fox try to cheat the food from a crow. Wei Kiat is trying to change the history of the story. (Wei Kiat: Don't open your mouth! Else your food will drop.)

There is something that I have to say out here when the first trip (me, Wei Kiat and Irene) to Sentosa. Irene seen desperate with the big banana at the bus interchange at The Images Of Singapore.
We then had a walk at the Siloso Beach.

This picture was taken at Siloso Beach, the safety guard is great enough. There will be few guards at there look after the visitors.

At the beach side, visitors may choose to play valley ball as entertainment. Look, there are few Korean boys playing valley ball at there.

The bus that quite famous using during 70th have been changed to become an ice cream stall. I really believe and envy with their creative idea. This indirectly support our recycle action.

* Feel like I'm inside the planet. The light on the floor keep shining by deferent color. This made me feel like
My second trip was go with Wei Kiat again, but Irene can't make it since she needs to do her job. We go there with have a date with Shawn and Wei Sian, but they reached later than us.
My second trip main purpose was visit to the underwater world. Underwater world located at the Siloso Point. The entrance fee is 19.90 SGD which include the entrance to the Dolphin Lagoon. When me and Wei Kiat were going inside, it accurately the time they feeding the fish.
Look, the lady is feeding the fish.

The biggest non-sea fish which come from Amazon. I can reach around 2 metres long. It however doesn't fierce at all.

From the mirror, you can see the fish swimming around. These fish can't get easily when you at seaside. Some of them were come from deep sea.

Do you know what is this? This call Clione Lumacina. This creature live in the 600 meters sea at north ocean. It can self sex and produce young. They expecting life is two years.

Have you see anything from this picture beside the sea grass? The yellow thing is actually a sea horse. It look alike the plant inside the sea. This is because they can protect themselves from being realised by their enemy.

This is the world biggest crab. It grows at Japan. A normal crab can be around 30 centimeters from its lef legs to right legs but this crab can reaches 1.8 meters. From far look, you might thought it is a big spider.

Feel like I really in the sea when I was inside the Underwater World.

You can put your hand inside the water to touch the fish at this pool. The fish may swim over here and touch your hand with its body.
Come out from the Underwater World, we then took bus to the Dolphin lagoon. We have reached there one hour earlier. So we only take shelter under the tree. However, we got sunburn when we back then and Wei Kiat has fell faint at the night.

During the show, the trainer will caught some audiences for the show. After the show, visitor may take picture with the Pink Dolphin with the cost 15 SGD photo coupon.
Shawn and Wei Sian reached there when we were enjoying the Dolphin show. We then go meet them at Pahlawan Beach. However, again we stopped at the Animal and Bird Encounter at the half way meet them.

Before the show start, we had chance go to the Close Encounter and taking picture with the birds.

After the show, again audiences may take picture with the animal. Look, Wei Kiat is touching the Husky. Husky, is a type of wolf, it however has changes tame after a period of train.

When i was taking this photo. I was really nerves, cause the eagle look fierce and it keep move to my side. Luckily I wasn't hurt.

Before any talk about this picture, I need to mention first, that one is a lady. But she really dark. Taking with a yellow anaconda. I planned to hold it for photo taking but been stopped.
Before go for the Song of the Sea show, we have met Shawn and Wei Sian at the Southernmost Point of the Continental Asia.


Hey, don't you think this photo look like 70th? The black shirt guy is Wei Sian, me and him just just first time meet. Another guy is Shawn. Shawn, is my online game friend. I knew him last year when we were playing online game-Maple Story.
We then go for the Song of the Sea show. The show will only has during night. This show come with live cast and dramatic effects like pyrotechnics water jets, brilliant lasers, special computer imaging, stunning flame bursts and captivating music. I guessed those who ever enjoy it sure will not forget about it.


See, this really amazing! You can see a smiling face at the sky. I heard that this project cost millions dollars and it is currently the world only one. But it really worth for the six dollar entrance fee.
At the end, I had spent totally 31.90SGD for second trip. the entrance ticket for Underwater World and Dolphin Lagoon cost me 19.90SGD, the Song of the Sea 6SGD and the return ticket from Vivo City to Sentosa Island for 3SGD.


Another thing i never understand. What is the notice below set for for?

Can some one explain for me? No flash light. Five languages have wrote on the notice board. But is it all the people blind or what? People around near this notice board keep using flash to catching photo. This also happened during the show of Songs of the Sea. Before the show, there are MANY TIMES announced that DO NOT using flash by both Chinese and English languages. but there still many flash photo taking. For my conclusion, most of the people not only have reading problem but also listening and understanding problem.
Besides, when we were at the Southernmost Point of Continental Asia, we has saw this.

Some one have put a shorts on the statue!




2007年8月8日 星期三

畅游新加坡牛车水

来到新加坡的朋友,你一定不可错过到新加坡牛车水一趟。有新加坡唐人街的美称的牛车水,是新加坡早期的聚集地。据说,打从1819年开拓以来,它就扮演了不同的角色。更曾经是中国移民到南洋各地的必经之地或停留处。

早期的牛车水(CHINA TOWN),是个既拥挤又复杂的环境。估俚间(估俚就是所谓的杂工,词汇来自方言。)、戏院、店铺甚至妓院都汇聚在这。有些店也充用围住屋,栈房(就是我们现今的旅店。)及民工宿舍。来到这你可看到有着传统雕刻的店屋,朴素的店铺散发着我们华人早期的行商韵味。

(牛车水旁的一条街叫曾经被较为死人街。据说那是很殡仪馆在哪,是患慢性疾病和垂死的人坐以待毙的场所。当时的人在那那的极不舒服,出殡的声音,吵闹声每天都可听到。)

走出牛车水地下铁,你可看到布满着各类商品的街道。店铺档子摆有古董、纪念品、衣服、各种各样的衣服,不胜枚举的装饰品都一一出现在着,我只能用琳琅满目美不胜收来形容。还有哦,这条街的食物档子可是新加坡政府特地挑选自全岛的美食档子哦。

(一踏出地铁站,你就可放眼看到好多档子好多东西。)

在这你可尝试美食,购买纪念品等等。绝对是旅游新加坡时必到的胜地。


(新加坡佛牙寺龙华院的外观就是这样啦。)

除此,牛车水还有两个极著名的宗教场所。那就是佛牙寺龙华院及印度庙。佛牙寺总共有九层。底下二层及三层是停车场、地下一层是五观堂和龙华剧院。每天中午十二时到傍晚六时,都由免费的膳食提供。而龙华剧院则在兴建当中。

(美味的素食令你垂涎三尺。)

第一层是佛牙寺的山门,钟楼及鼓楼、观音殿(如意轮观音正点堂)、百龙殿(弥勒如来正点堂)。穿过山门,走过天井便到达百龙殿。殿内中央供奉着弥勒三尊那就是当来下生弥勒佛像及两侧的胁侍菩萨像-左是法苑林菩萨及右边的大妙相菩萨。殿旁两侧亦供奉百尊佛像供信众供养。来到正后殿,就是观音殿。中央的如意轮观音栩栩如生。观音像的影壁墙上书写着强劲有力的梵文版《心经》。殿旁供奉着十二生肖八大守护本尊。

(这幅如意轮观音看起来是否很庄严?背后可是梵文的《心经》咯!)


(伟杰的舅母就他干妈在梵钟前拍照留念。)

佛牙寺二楼是文殊殿及阿兰若藏经阁及展览厅。处于一楼跟二楼中间有个夹层楼,那里有地藏殿、莲芯茶坊、法堂、戒光堂、及诸山长劳德像纪念馆。但很可惜这两层都未曾开放,我也未能有机会进入里头参观。第三楼则是普贤殿及龙华院佛教文物馆。我只参观了文物馆。里头说着佛陀的历史,摆放着各类文物。件件都是见证了佛教成长的文物。

(山门的神像,眼神好恐怖噎!)

第四楼是灵光殿佛牙舍利。佛牙舍利之灵光金殿供养着佛牙。以时间最为珍贵的黄金做成的舍利塔里头。踏进灵光殿,冷气轻轻抚过你身边,四周梵经飘着; 令人不禁肃然起敬,一种十分庄严的感觉。

处于顶层的是万佛阁、毗卢遮那大光明经咒转经轮藏、四方四佛阁万福光明灯、还有胡姬花园。踏上顶层。另一种到达人间仙境的感觉。那茂盛的胡姬花一定是胡姬花爱好者的向往处。毗卢遮那大光明经咒转经轮藏及万佛阁座落在胡姬园中央。据说,转一次等于念诵一次该经文。转三次就可以转去你的霉运哦。而万佛明灯就在顶层的四面围墙上。所谓的明灯代表着供奉于佛前的灯火,代表着智慧嘞。要增加智慧或智慧常保就满上去供奉哦。

(佛牙寺顶层的胡姬花是那么的茂盛那么的美丽!)

去了两次牛车水,第二次终于有机会进入印度庙。但可惜拍照的付钱,基于我是自助旅行的关系。所以我选择不拍了。无论怎样,快到牛车水吧。保证你一定会喜欢。


(印度庙前的。庙的门前耸立了好多佛像嘞。)


(第一次看参观时,居然看到鸡饭大吃王比塞嘞。那时碰巧到是新加坡的美食节。)


(伟杰和秀慧逛的好开心哦。)


(牛车水有廉价店,看秀慧忍不住希望呆在受伤的全是真的宝石戒指。)


(想要自拍,怎么后边冒出一张鬼脸来啦!)







2007年8月6日 星期一

Suddenly crazy

Days ago, when we were taking meal. Suddenly saw Jeff was taking a photo at a thing. when I stepped near to him, I had realized that is a peach. Try to take a look properly, what it look alike?

Singapore Wild Wild Wet


This is another nice place that I gonna intro. Wild Wild Wet, located at Pasir Ris which is the west part for Singapore. (I have to mention here, this some parts at this area lately have been black listed as dengue area since. However, there still quite lots of people come here.

Wild Wild Wet is a water playground, something like the Sunway Lagoon at Malaysia. Full with fun and nice. Lots of tourist been attracted here.

Saturday morning, me and Wei Kiat were decided to visit there. We took MRT from Bedok to Pasir Ris, then furthered by using bus. There are few games there, include Ular-lah, waterwork, shiok river, slide up, tsunami, Jacuzzi and skyrider.

Ular-lah, is using a raft and slide down. It is very fun and enjoy. You may have a slide with friends and there is a camera shot when the way you sliding down. With 7.90 SGD, you may a piece of photo as your memory recall souvenir.


Watework, hmm.. How should I describe it? The big pipes that can let you slide down? That is the most suitable sentence that I able to use with by poor English. One is open one with a half pipe and another one is fully dark. On other hand, you are slide down in dark. I was really scared and worry when Wei Kiat ask me to slide with him. I was worried will I stuck inside the pipe or fall in any accident during the way I sliding down since my body is big. Luckily, until the end of the game, I still safe.

( Wei Kiat was cold since there was raining suddenly.)

If you are really scare with those exiting playground, you may take a breath by floating yourself on the Shiok River. Shiok River, with the length of 335 meters skirts the perimeter of the few part of Wild Wild Wet. The most enjoy part that most of people like.

If you think the above parts that I mentioned are to boring for you, you may took another quite exciting part which called Slide Up. Slide up, is using a raft and slide at a “U” shape place.

Another part that I feel is quite ok is the Tsunami, it designed according to the Tsunami. At this part you may enjoy how the Tsunami feeling is. Of course, the wave comes up is no as big as the real tsunami or as dangerous as the real tsunami. So you have not worry about the tsunami will cause you to dangerous.

( Look at my face, am I look excited? So you may image how it fun Wild Wild Wet are.)

After a tired fun, why don’t you come to Jacuzzi. It uses the fluid jets to rub and ease the kinks in your muscle. Sure you will feel relax after that. If you wanna have a great sight seeing on the scene of Wild Wild Wet, you may take a skyrider which cycling on the sky.

Through my poor English, you might can’t sense the fun and great of Wild Wild Wet. If there is a chance for you to come to Singapore, just go and visit. With 12.9SGD, you can have a great and enjoy day at there.