I missed the Lord of the Rings exhibition while it was in London. It's just my luck that it's in Singapore during my hols here, so I went for it at the Science Centre with Thiha and Jeanne this morn. I suffered from a brief pang of 'outsiderness' when the lady at the ticketing counter rejected my Imperial student ID, saying that only students "from Singapore" could be considered for the student entry fee. !?!? I've used my USyd student ID for months to gain discounts at numerous places of attraction in S'pore without trouble before! (Nassty ticketing people... trying to trickes us of our money...)

The exhibition was, to pick a word, educational. Lots of behind-the-scenes details, close-up views of the costumes and weapons and props used in the films. Learnt more about Massive, the technology/software used for the digital components. Impressive! I fell in love with the swords, replicas of which were available for sale, but unfortunately they're too costly for pieces of metal-coated... material.

I didn't know that former Sungei Buloh staff and volunteer Deborah's now working at the Science Centre. We bumped into her... and she managed to get us complimentary tickets to be used for our next visit to the Centre... including the Omni theatre. :)

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Went cycling cum birding at East Coast Park after that. Cycled carrying my gear. I knew what I was looking for - the bee-eaters. Managed to find one at one of the lakes... did a little digiscoping. We stopped near one of the rock bars along the beach, and... spotted a horseshoe crab lying on the sand! I love them... those ancient creatures. :D

posted by Husky @ 4/21/2004 10:23:51 PM  |