Roger and Stephen in Singapore

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

The Year of the Goat or Sheep

With the Chinese New Year just around the corner - ( February 19th and 20th ) Singapore's Chinatown is decorated for the festive season to celebrate the Year of the Goat or Sheep.
The original Chinese word for this years zodiac is "yang" a generic term for the horned ruminating mammals. During the translation process, different people have interpreted the word differently either as goat or the sheep.
The main decorations in Chinatown are of goats but many stall holders have goat and sheep decorations. Our local shopping centre has the theme of sheep in their decorations.
The display in Chinatown features 388 Goat shaped lanterns and 1500 gold coin lanterns.

The start of the decorations on New Bridge Rd

A goat on the centre median strip

Some of the goats heads move up and down in the display

Some of the 388 goats

The goats were designed by students at Singapore University of Technology and Design

Goats on the mountain

A herd of Goats

The gold coin lanterns

Details on the gold coins

Goats under a bridge

Monday, 22 December 2014

Christmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay

Gardens By the Bay have created a beautiful European style Christmas Wonderland in the gardens around the Supertree Grove.

Gigantic Luminarie light sculptures feature throughout the display and were constructed and imported from Italy. In the middle of one of these sculptures, snow making machines projects snow several times a night creating a White Christmas experience in the tropics.
Also imported from Italy is an illuminated bandstand that plays host to carollers at various times.
A 200 year old Spiegeltent, from the Netherlands is being used as a unique dining experience. The Spiegeltent interior is lined with mirrors and stained glass making it an opulent setting for diners. Visitors also can experience a European-style Festive Market selling festive treats and gifts.