Snippets of Singapore's Life
Sharing some sights of Singapore as the game feels very monotonous to me. To start off, this is a Peking opera I watch over the weekend. The stunt work of the Monkey King was impressive. http...
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https://i.imgur.com/jBvuxJS.jpg
This scenery appeared in Westworld S3. It is showing Esplanade Theatre. On the left towards the back is a very tall hotel, now known as Swissotel the Stamford, formerly known as Westin Stamford Singapore.
https://i.imgur.com/Jhb57I8.jpg
The aerial view of the Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay, Singapore. I was lucky enough to take a free guided tour long time ago to appreciate the supposedly state of the art interior. It has this gigantic circular timber ceiling that could be raised and lowered to adjust the acoustic of the hall. I believe now you need to pay a nominal amount to get the same tour.
I attended a couple of free lunch time concerts at the theatre before. The only time I went on a paid admission was with a lady to watch an orchestra. I fell asleep but luckily she paid for the tickets.
The locals like to call this place the durian in the beginning as it looks like a durian fruit. The word esplanade was quite a mouthful for some seniors here in the past. This theatre was inaugurated in 2002.
https://i.imgur.com/FeNsfCy.jpg
Close up view of Swissotel the Stamford. This is a posh star rating hotel. I don't know how the star system works but it is at least five star. Back in 1986 when it first opened, it was the tallest hotel in the world.
In my working life, I bought a membership to make use of the restaurants at special discounts but too bad, it was underutilized. Sadly the same goes for the special rate hotel stays. I did go to the restaurant right at the top level numerous times for buffet. Took some nice shots there. I think I last went up there like three years ago to celebrate my birthday. Night time a club runs up there and you could see flashing light emitting from the windows
https://i.imgur.com/njsmkNA.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6sk1jxP.jpg
This two scenes also appeared in Westworld S3 of a beautiful bar. It has a very gothic art decor theme. The bar is called Atlas Bar
https://i.imgur.com/vd3uMfd.jpg
The atlas bar is located in the lobby of Parkview Square building as shown. Building is located at Bugis, a central district.
This is a commercial building. For a long time, many people don't even know it exist. When people started to notice it, they called it the Gotham building. There are a lot of art pieces around the building, including statues. Though they did redesign before and replaced a lot of the statues with other art work. The owner has a good collection of Salvador Dali art pieces located in both the compound and the lobby area. There are also statues located at the top of the facade of the building. And there is also a Botero sculpture of a dressed woman in the compound.
https://i.imgur.com/5Uo7vWJ.jpg
Statues on the facade at the top of the building.
https://youtu.be/G9wg9HbXx0M
A video I last recorded of the Botero sculpture.
The design and colour of the building also have a lot of Feng Shui elements. The brown grounded colours to absorb the strong sharp vibes of a sharp looking building behind it.
Although the place may seem like a place for rich elites to visit, it is actually very accessible. The compound is freely accessible and so is the lobby where the open concept Atlas bar is located. There is also one floor devoted entirely for the exhibition of arts and generally it is free admission. In earlier days, a waitress would be strung up and lifted up and down the bar to access liquors in the tall cabinets.
https://i.imgur.com/v5fYR5f.jpg
Strung up waitress. I don't think they do this anymore. I am not sure.
Overall this is a nice building to visit to admire the architecture and the art work and to finish up with a drink at the bar. I have not patronised the bar before though.
https://i.imgur.com/R5nHqqi.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/VzgEUkt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/MIxJk22.jpg
Nicer pictures of Atlas Bar.
https://i.imgur.com/TzJ0UJ9.jpg
Last night I had a nice pork porridge and freshly squeezed sugar cane juice. I had not drunk cane juice for a long time ever since it's prices kept rising.
This scenery appeared in Westworld S3. It is showing Esplanade Theatre. On the left towards the back is a very tall hotel, now known as Swissotel the Stamford, formerly known as Westin Stamford Singapore.
https://i.imgur.com/Jhb57I8.jpg
The aerial view of the Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay, Singapore. I was lucky enough to take a free guided tour long time ago to appreciate the supposedly state of the art interior. It has this gigantic circular timber ceiling that could be raised and lowered to adjust the acoustic of the hall. I believe now you need to pay a nominal amount to get the same tour.
I attended a couple of free lunch time concerts at the theatre before. The only time I went on a paid admission was with a lady to watch an orchestra. I fell asleep but luckily she paid for the tickets.
The locals like to call this place the durian in the beginning as it looks like a durian fruit. The word esplanade was quite a mouthful for some seniors here in the past. This theatre was inaugurated in 2002.
https://i.imgur.com/FeNsfCy.jpg
Close up view of Swissotel the Stamford. This is a posh star rating hotel. I don't know how the star system works but it is at least five star. Back in 1986 when it first opened, it was the tallest hotel in the world.
In my working life, I bought a membership to make use of the restaurants at special discounts but too bad, it was underutilized. Sadly the same goes for the special rate hotel stays. I did go to the restaurant right at the top level numerous times for buffet. Took some nice shots there. I think I last went up there like three years ago to celebrate my birthday. Night time a club runs up there and you could see flashing light emitting from the windows
https://i.imgur.com/njsmkNA.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6sk1jxP.jpg
This two scenes also appeared in Westworld S3 of a beautiful bar. It has a very gothic art decor theme. The bar is called Atlas Bar
https://i.imgur.com/vd3uMfd.jpg
The atlas bar is located in the lobby of Parkview Square building as shown. Building is located at Bugis, a central district.
This is a commercial building. For a long time, many people don't even know it exist. When people started to notice it, they called it the Gotham building. There are a lot of art pieces around the building, including statues. Though they did redesign before and replaced a lot of the statues with other art work. The owner has a good collection of Salvador Dali art pieces located in both the compound and the lobby area. There are also statues located at the top of the facade of the building. And there is also a Botero sculpture of a dressed woman in the compound.
https://i.imgur.com/5Uo7vWJ.jpg
Statues on the facade at the top of the building.
https://youtu.be/G9wg9HbXx0M
A video I last recorded of the Botero sculpture.
The design and colour of the building also have a lot of Feng Shui elements. The brown grounded colours to absorb the strong sharp vibes of a sharp looking building behind it.
Although the place may seem like a place for rich elites to visit, it is actually very accessible. The compound is freely accessible and so is the lobby where the open concept Atlas bar is located. There is also one floor devoted entirely for the exhibition of arts and generally it is free admission. In earlier days, a waitress would be strung up and lifted up and down the bar to access liquors in the tall cabinets.
https://i.imgur.com/v5fYR5f.jpg
Strung up waitress. I don't think they do this anymore. I am not sure.
Overall this is a nice building to visit to admire the architecture and the art work and to finish up with a drink at the bar. I have not patronised the bar before though.
https://i.imgur.com/R5nHqqi.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/VzgEUkt.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/MIxJk22.jpg
Nicer pictures of Atlas Bar.
https://i.imgur.com/TzJ0UJ9.jpg
Last night I had a nice pork porridge and freshly squeezed sugar cane juice. I had not drunk cane juice for a long time ever since it's prices kept rising.
