the marina barrage

dusk


fun with water


the wedding shoot


glow in the (semi) dark


being inquisitive


loving the typography


the view from the top


a trip to the marina barrage reminded me how hot it can get in singapore. buckets of perspiration that even a sweat rag couldn't completely soak up. the air so thick with moisture it was hard to breathe. the last time i was here was over half a year ago, before they opened it up to the public, so i have to admit i was curious to see how it looked now.

while the restaurants and food and beverage outlets proved less than promised, the sheer number of families that showed up with picnic baskets left me no doubt to the popularity of the place. kids in swimsuits traipsed around the fountains in an attempt to keep cool, and even with the setting of the sun, the benches were still warm to touch. a couple engaged in their wedding shoot, large families sat on the solar roof, while a legion of amateur photographers armed to the teeth with tripods and expensive cameras stalked their elusive photos. teenaged street dancers and couples looking for some smidgen of privacy that the dark had to offer in that rather public place, were just some of the sights.

so what if the exhibition on a self sustaining environment was a little heavy handed on the government propaganda? abi, shea and i had a blast, and that's all that really matters.