One Bear Travels: Singapore

Monday, 10 November 2014

WTA Finals in Singapore 2014

Singapore won the rights to host the WTA finals for at least five years and October 2014 was the first of those five. I was fortunate to have some complimentary tickets to view the matches and I guess it was really an eye-opening experience. How often does one get up close to the top players in the world after all. I guess there are also a large number of aficionados in Singapore as well as I wasn't able to get tickets to the finals. For someone who really isn't a fan of tennis, I really seem to have caught a large number of the matches. After watching the many intense matches, I'm sudden;y motivated to pick up a new hobby! And congratulations Serena Williams on winning the Championship position!

Cara Black Sania Mirza Vs Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears

Maria Sharapova vs Caroline Wozniacki

Petra Kvitová vs Agnieszka Radwańska

Sunday, 26 October 2014

River Safari in Singapore

I don't really travel overseas all the time, so today's post will be about one of Singapores own attractions.. Even though Singapore is a tiny country, there are many places to be seen. In fact, having met a number of travelers, I've found that there are still many hidden sights in Singapore waiting for me to discover. As luck would have it, my friend had a few free tickets to the River Safari and had invited me to tag along as well. Having never been there before, I naturally jumped at the opportunity, packing my severely under used camera equipment along too.

The River Safari is not a very large site and I would say 3-4 hours is sufficient to see pretty much everything at a fairly relaxed pace. Considering that the group of friends i went with consisted of camera lugging toons, each vying for a good angle at almost every single enclosure/exhibit,we were going at a very slow pace which should match families which are visiting with many young children.

With the exception of the boat ride, we did manage to cover all the other sights. From what I've heard though, we didn't miss much skipping the boat ride, so no loss. In general, I'd recommend it if you've got time to spare and the weather is kind with no rain. most of the enclosures are sheltered, but there are a few which are in the open.

Crocodile Gar

Mississippi Paddlefish

African Dwarf Crocodile

Giraffe Catfish

Mekong Giant Catfish

Red Panda

Squirrel monkey

Xingu Platinum Pleco

Manatee

Giant River Otter