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went to the Botanical Gardens today.. have never been to the botanical gardens before, my mom said she brought be there once when I was a baby, how was I suppose to remember?? consulted
streetdirectory.com.sg for the way there.. didn't knew that there was a direct bus..
brought along the book I bought a week ago to read on the way there, Polar Shift by Clive Cussler.. had the whole 2nd deck of the 165 to myself, wished SBS provided better seats, maybe a sofa, haha.. that wouldn't be economically feasible would it?
roughly knew where to alight, somewhere near St Marg's.. as usual, followed my instinct and memory.. it wasn't the main entrance or anything, just a small path into the gardens.. just walked around the gardens, enjoyed the tranquility.. except for a few tourist and 1 or 2 families, there wasn't much people there..
brought my camera to do some shooting, so head for the National Orchid Garden.. the walk there was like any other park in Singapore.. nothing much new.. then stumbled upon the recently launched display/preview of next year's Garden Festival.. took some pics of the flowers there..
Roses are red, violets are blue..
nice eh? its no wonder roses are so popular.. some shots I took were kinda blurry, without flash and all.. OIS would be helpful in this case..
was walking pass the heliconias when I heard a pop sound.. like the sound you get when pop those small plastic bags which hold your chili when you buy chicken rice.. then saw something flying down from above.. just witnessed Chapter 20 in action, dispersal via explosive mechanism.. think it was an angsana tree, can't be sure..
reached the orchid gardens at about 5.. drank my outrageously
expensive cup of pepsi and got my
free pass in.. they were having some special school holiday promotion, students get in free.. yar, and it cost $1 normally... haha.. nothing much I haven't seen before..
the VIP orchid part was rather interesting.. they named hybrids after VIPs who visited the gardens..
this one was named after Margaret Thatcher, then PM of the UK? nice.. love the twisting petals, looks like macoroni to me..
there was also the Cool-House.. showcasing the moutainous plants.. inside was really cooling, and the smell of the greenary really makes you feel like you are in the high mountains.. complete with a gushing waterfall.. if only my camera had a slow shutter mode, then could create the smoky water effect.. magical, would really love to go there someday.. didn't really want to leave the cool-house.. was just too cooling, much much better than any air-con.. (even though it was basically a glass-house with air-con..)
but the orchid gardens wouldn't be complete without the orchid that every Singaporean knows..
Vanda Miss Joaquim herself.. a slightly whiter version, but all the nicer..
went pass Swan Lake on the way to getting out.. can guess why its called Swan Lake.. a pair of white swans in the lake.. there was also a cygnet on the island in the middle of the lake, looks like the pair's doing very well.. (btw a cygnet's a young swan)
so after the much enriching "bio lesson", went to Suntec to eat.. thought would get something to eat at the World Food Fair, maybe some european cuisine... yar, but all I found there can be found elsewhere in Singapore?? they shouldn't call it WORLD Food Fair, the most was sushi?? so ended up at KFC.. read another few chapters on the train home..
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.:JeReMyChAn blogged on 11:45 pm:.
2 Comments:
WAH PIANG!! HOW TO TAKE SUCH SHARP PICTS?!!!!
just set it to macro mode??
if not get a macro lens or a better camera while you're at it
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September 09, 2005 12:53 am