Sunday, December 30, 2012

Gardens by the Bay Part 1

Unexpectedly, we went to Gardens by the Bay while we were in Singapore.

Unexpectedly, because, since we arrived at 5.30 in the morning, we had lots of time

before the Christmas family dinner, so Uncle Roger took us to this latest attraction:

Here's one holiday you can't afford to miss - a 2D1N stay at Singapore + Entrance to Gardens by the Bay for only RM216 (36% off) per person!

Grab this opportunity to view some of the world's rarest plants in an architectural marvel of Singapore.
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The above is an ad that I got from Facebook offered by Citibank, what do you think of it? Cheap? Expensive?

Anyway, after picking up the ice cream cake from Udder at Tampines Mall,

Andrew brought the 2 grand kids and we set off for the Gardens.

Had to park at the designated parking and walk towards the Marina.

Long walk, but nice and pleasant day to take a walk

Uncle Roger looks fit and handsome!

Grand kids of course has lots of energy!

We tourists of course take a lot of photos and always lag behind

Of course I must take a few shots of Marina Bay Sands as my backdrop

the outdoor gardens are free

nice architecture with lots of bamboo trees

my leggy lass

with legs cropped

walking towards the conservatory...this one must pay to enter

long walk there

children losing steam

inside the ??? I don't know what this place is

she got chatted up

we are now on the rooftop

we have reached!!

everyone is in a photo taking frenzy

me too, I must pose too, after all it has

won some architectural awards

from the distance, so nice

the boardwalk to get there

hah? take my photo?

ok...I'm ready......

Grandma and first grand daughter

Gardens by the Bay

you can go to the Supertree Grove, The OCBC Skyway, The Clouds Canopy and the World of Plants

the outside gardens

she liked her candid shots

nice garden setting with stone sculpture

waiting for Uncle Roger to buy tickets to enter the World of Flowers

My sis and Bro in Law

another frame

me and my sis

We are now ready to enter the Conservatory.

See you next post!!!

Les Miserables The Movie 2012

Yesterday brought daughter to watch the 2012 movie version of Les Miserables. Everyone should go watch it too!

some facts about Les Miserables....

1.It is a classic epic written by Victor Hugo.

2. It has been made into a long running Broadway musical.

3. The Musical even came to Singapore in 1994 with an American cast at Kallang Theatre by Sistic:

Part 1/3: "Behind the Barricade" - Les Miserables, Singapore 1994

OMG LES MISERABLES WAS IN SINGAPORE?

4. Movie adaptation in 1998. (but many scenes and characters were changed)

5. Now it has been made into a musical with Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway Russel Crowe and Amanda Seigfried.

HarperCollins Canada, Oct 2, 2012 - 1275 pages

One of the greatest epic novels in history, Les Misérables is the moving story of Jean Valjean’ s struggle for redemption and his lifelong pursuit by Javert, a police detective determined to return Valjean to chains. Always one step ahead of Javert, Valjean encounters the tragic Fantine, and ultimately rescues Fantine’ s daughter, Cosette, from her wretched life with the Thénadiers, treating the child as his own as she comes of age in pre-revolutionary Paris.
Published in 1862, Victor Hugo’ s Les Misérables is remarkable for its clarity and detailed descriptions of the 1832 rebellion. Enormously popular upon publication, Les Misérables has been adapted for the stage and film, including the forthcoming movie starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway (2012)

Isabelle in the 2012 movie poster

The Broadway poster

and above: the 2012 poster featuring Isabelle Allen

The Broadway production opened 12 March 1987 and ran until 18 May 2003, closing after 6,680 performances. It is the fourth longest-running Broadway show in history and was the second-longest at the time. The show was nominated for 12 Tony Awards and won eight, including Best Musical and Best Original Score.

Les Misérables

Musical

Les Misérables, colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz, is a sung-through musical play based on the novel of the same name by French poet and playwright Victor Hugo. Wikipedia

Published: 1980

First performance: October 8, 1985

Composer: Claude-Michel Schönberg

Adapted from: Les Misérables

Characters: Jean Valjean, Javert, Fantine, Éponine Thénardier, Marius Pontmercy, Enjolras,
Gavroche, Monsieur Thénardier, Little Cosette, Madame Thénardier

Playwrights: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg

Les Misérables is a 2012 British musical drama film produced by Working Title Films
and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Release date: December 5, 2012 (initial release)

Director: Tom Hooper

Running time: 157 minutes

Screenplay: Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer, William Nicholson

Producers: Tim Bevan, Cameron Mackintosh, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward

Cast

Anne Hathaway

Fantine

Hugh Jackman

Jean Valjean

Russell Crowe

Javert

I also remember watching a movie in 1998, starring Liam Neelson as Jean Valjean, Uma Thurman as Fantine

and Claire Danes as Cossette.

1998 Movie with Liam Neelson

Amanda Seyfried as Cossette

Samantha Barks, Cameron Mackintosh and guest, Isabelle Allen,
Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried
Daniel Huttlestone, Sacha Baron Cohen and Russell Crowe arrives
at the premiere of Les Miserables at the Empire Leicester Square, London, UK

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 05: Actress Anne Hathaway
attends the 'Les Miserables' World Premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square
on December 5, 2012 in London, England
. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)