03 October 2005

Sunday by the Bay

It was another wedding this weekend. A marriage ceremony(ROM) cum luncheon for two close friends, Julian and Tsumain. The private affair was held way up in the sky, at the 37th flr of Pan Pacific Hotel to be exact, at a restaurant called Hai Tien Lo which had this wonderful panoramic view of Marina bay.



Marriage Cert
By the power invested in me, I hereby ...


Short Flashback : I have known Julian and Tsumain ever since we were first initiated together into the
Singapore school system in May 1994. We were part of this group of 14 eighteen year-olds who were assigned to stay in Balestier Students’ hostel. Banding together on a staple of bridge sessions, pranks, midnight gatherings and daily hostel fare(also known as buffet dinners!), we managed to survive the first common test and later on the A-levels.



Pan Pac
Hai Tien Lo - at the top of Pan Pac

ACM
Journey of Faith. Entrance to ACM

After lunch, Vicky and I went over to the Asian Civilisation Museum for the ‘Journey of Faith’ exhibition. It was a neat collection of art and artifacts from the Vatican displayed in a dark sombre atmosphere(with accompanying spotlights of course). If you are expecting ‘Da Vinci Code’ type of exhibits, you’ll be disappointed. No Mona Lisa painting or Last Supper Chalice exhibited here. And you won’t find albino ‘Opus Dei’ Monks running around the place either. But you’ll find a number of art pieces with significant historical value and a wonderful model of St.Peter’s Basilica displayed there. One more week before the exhibition ends, so hurry down if you want to have a look at the sacred collection.



Singapore River 2
Singapore River

Esplanade
The 'Durian' amidst blue and green

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