Affluent and modern
Singapore has made a plunge into modernity. It has the premises for that, the money, and has taken good care of it by investing in its modern outlook and infrastructure; apparently there is no expense to be spared when it comes to quality and vision. One might argue that this is somebody else’s vision just purchased by the locals but one can be more lenient considering the result – unique modern architecture proudly shooting to the skies. The new hotel/casino/mall/bridge complex at the Marina bay on reclaimed land is mindboggling set up very much along the lines of the futuristic city of Odaiba in Tokyo. The main composition of three towers capped by a ship-looking roof is something of grandiose symbol of a city with its fortunes firmly based on shipping and trade. Much unlike the phony fairytale symbol of Singapore, the lion-mermaid, it has very convincing outlook and the spot is...
