Bright Wheel

While shopping at Metro at Causeway Point on Sat, I stumbled upon the Fun Fair now happening at the heart of Woodlands. You can see the large structure of the ferris wheel and its bright lights once you alight from the MRT. There are also the usual fun rides but no roller coaster. Not that I was disappointed, I think I am too old for these heart-in-your-mouth flip flops. Instead, I preferred the noisy pasar malam across the street, and the 20% storewide discount offered at Metro department store inside the cool but packed Causeway Point shopping mall.

Golden Spirals of Life

The fascinating fact of life is that many natural things exhibit mathematical constants, one of which is phi (1.618...), also known as the Golden Ratio. The leaves of birds' nest fern growing along the road home develops from spirals and one of these (see pic) captures the Golden Spiral quite accurately. The rectangles drawn are called the Golden Rectangles. The ratio of the areas of each set of consecutive rectangles follows closely to the Golden Ratio.

Arrival Hall at Budget Terminal

Last week, both of my parents went on holidays. They went different places, with different friends. :) We seldom travel together anymore. But anyway, I was at the budget terminal's arrival hall last Saturday to pick up my dad, and gosh was I lost for words to describe what I saw. It resembled a warehouse. Its roofs were almost bare, and the air vents were left exposed. The floor was unattractive, the toilets were not even half as luxurious as the ones in the shopping mall, the seats were not very comfy, and there were only three vending machines if you were hungry. Outside the carpark was so far away, and you had to drive in circles just to get in, and then it was the same when you want to get out. Presently only Tiger Airways uses this terminal. Just don't expect to be pampered. :)

Dash of Rainbow Colours

I was on my way up to the marina foodcourt when I passed by this colourful display of awkward lanterns. If you take the escalator, you'll not miss this. If you eat at the Secret Recipe cafe below, these lanterns will be perching right above your heads. These lanterns have been around for some years, but this is the first time I actually bothered to slow down and take a picture of it. With the reflections above the lanterns, I feel it is quite a nice piece of work.