8 Nov 2024 – Thanks Huang For This Visit

Tue: total of ~18,000steps for today starting 0900hrs with CCF-Bfast@MT-Hawker&Market – glad that DaisyC could join us.

Joy rides on buses16&30 to Hell@HawParVilla 虎豹別墅 the only theme park from childhood days, except that the gruesome depictions of Hell in Chinese mythology and in Buddhism are now housed under one roof as Hell’sMuseum but there is a price to go there without any SeniorDiscount!!

Hell is empty and all the devils are here – Shakespeare

Home – Haw Par Villa

Was here with cousin Yun/Canada 8yrs ago and also 8yrs ago since Pauline&family moved here – nowadays it costS$20 oneway ticket to Hell – hahaha!

Welcome #29 – Here-There-Everywhere – This-That-Everything

Walking along the MarinaBayWaterfrontPromenade towards ArtScienceMuseum/lotus-designed built above an appropriate Lotus water feature.  The main difference between the Waterlily and Lotus is that the Lotus leaves and flowers rise above the surface of the water, while those of the water lily float on the surface of the water.

The lotus is a symbol of purity and enlightenment, teaching us that we can rise above adversity – Nhat Hanh

Whenever I see WaterLilies, memories of the last time seeing such beauty in its natural ambiance was during 2005AT-Thru’Hike. Have to now deal with it in man-made surroundings, not quite the same but better than none – pix downloaded!

MBS – HelixBridge – Mustafa and was back at my 4-walls by 18.00hrs, too tired for any more food crashing after a shower.

Wed: 0800hrs BeachRdPawnNoodlesBfast(cousin David’s favourite PrawnNoodles) @PrawnNoodleHouse美芝律大蝦面 370EC-Rd, conveniently located only a few doors away from The SnoozeHotel where Huang is staying.

KineticRain, a moving sculpture T1SIN-Airport was installed in Jul2012. With 1,216droplets spanning an area of 75sqM/810sqFt and a height of 7.3M/24Ft, it has been billed as the world’s largest kinetic sculpture. Nov2013, a woman climbed over a railing and perched on the netting below, damaging the sculpture in the process and was later arrested under the MentalHealthAct. Today, despite one droplet being out of sync, still beautiful&hypnotic to watch – safe onward journeys to Huang.

Kinetic Rain – World’s Largest Kinetic Art Sculpture @ Changi Airport Singapore

Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts – Eckhart Tolle

Good job to my USflock in SC and proud of them for doing their parts by voting despite of disappointing results – pix credits to Linn

Participating in elections is one of the key freedoms of American life. Many people in countries around the world do not have the same freedom, nor did many Americans in centuries past. No matter what you believe or whom you support, it is important to exercise your rights – Why Voting Is Important

Thu&Fri: need to rest after a lovely visit from Huang and also to recover from the US-election results! Appreciations with respect to JohnBradley who put this so eloquently into words as to how I too feel with concerns for my US-flock and the American people.

I have been struggling with trying to come up with something to say or post this morning and wondering if I should even post anything at all. But after thinking about it all morning, I feel the need to at least say something, even though it might be rambling or scattered. So here goes…

After the 2016 election my predominant feeling was one of anger. I frequently see my Facebook memories from the days and months after the election and man, was I angry. I was angry for a lot of reasons but in part that the “system” had failed and allowed Trump to win when the majority of Americans (I felt) rejected him and what he stood (or stands) for. In short, I felt 2016 was a fluke.

I had hoped after 2020 that we had righted the ship somehow. Boy, was I wrong about that.

Today my predominant feeling is one of great sorrow. This election result can’t be attributed to a broken system. Yesterday’s results from the Presidential race downward reflect exactly who we are. We all know what Trump stands for and what he intends to do and the majority of Americans are ok with that. It makes me sad. I am absolutely gutted to be honest. It breaks my heart. The next 4 years are going to be brutal. There is no way to sugarcoat it.

But. If I can find one thing to be thankful for today and a glimmer of hope today, it’s in my like minded, progressive minded friends, many of whom I have already interacted with today. I share your pains, your anxiety and frustrations. We are outnumbered in this State for sure and in this Country right now but we must continue to fight the fight and maybe one day we will live in the Country we believe in – which is certainly not the country we saw reflected at the polls yesterday and the country we woke up to this morning.