When I conduct guided tours I usually prefer family or corporate groups. School groups aren't my first choice, but that depends. Primary kids are good for entertainment and company - they ask the funniest and most interesting questions. They pay attention. Generally-speaking, secondary school students tend to complain the most. And families... well, I get to approach them on a much more personal, and enjoyable level. Today I took on a school group - Alex's 'kids' the Victorian scouts. Not too bad. But there were just too many people in the morn... too many groups... too little things to see. Did R1 and the MB. Went to KNT after lunch with Xi and Wink... and spent... say... almost 2 hours stuck around the second bridge photographing weaver ants building a nest and the circling swallows. Sightings of the day - Smooth otters, and the Common flameback and Sunda woodpeckers.


Weaver ants farming mealy bugs


Pacific swallow taking off


Pacific swallow landing sequences
At night it was dinner at Boat Quay... being a little out of touch with the local news recently, I failed to realise that they were holding the NDP preview tonight. There were roadblocks and police checks and MPs patrolling about the place, so we were wondering... :P We were lucky. We got to see the fireworks from across the Singapore River. Muy bien!


The view of Singapore CBD from the Esplanade (after we had dinner with Marv last night)


NDP preview fireworks from Boat Quay


Fireworks over the Padang

posted by Husky @ 7/09/2005 04:17:00 PM  |