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Reflections

As time goes by…

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Isn’t it funny how easily my mind has changed.. Within the first couple of days of my visit to Singapore I was and still am, absolutely blown away with the amazing Cloud Forest, Flower Dome and the Super Trees.

It was so interesting to see all of Singapore’s finest and spectacular gardens on display. At this point in time of the trip, I felt that I was heavily involved in the ‘tourist’ mindset. I was asking myself… are all of these attractions just for show? Which is what Lexie has also talked about in her blog, that I found interesting to read her thoughts, similarly we shared some mutual ideas.

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Reflections

Natural Wonder…

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Nature…what is it, and what do we mean when we use the term nature or natural environment? The context and meaning of these words is no doubt different to each person you meet and each country you visit.

My mind automatically invisages a natural environment as being expansive, wild and practically untouched – nature in it’s rawest form – of which I am so used to back home within Australia. Prior to coming to Singapore, despite having done some research, and chatting with folks who had been to Singapore before, it had never crossed my mind how such a small and urban country would be able to incorporate and value the minimal nature that they had.

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Reflections

Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell (performed by Counting Crows)

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They took all the trees
Put ’em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see ’em

As a kid growing up hearing this song I enjoyed it and loved the boppy fun beat that gets stuck in your head. I also loved the ‘quirky’ lyrics that described a world different to the one I live in in Australia. A world where the trees were all cut down, so much so that people had to pay ‘a $1.50 to see them” in museums. I remember having conversations with my sisters about a world that looked like this, we just couldn’t imagine.

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Discoveries

Goldilocks and the Three Bears learn Super Trees

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Let us teach you about how spectacular architecture can be used as a sustainable resource.

 

First impressions

BAM! Culture shock!

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Woah! Today was an eye opener! To  become immediately immersed within a culture I know so little about has been a exciting and fulfilling prospect. From eating at hawker-centres for breakfast, lunch and tea with nothing more then chump change – to – experiencing an almost futuristic transport system. I found it highly rewarding and insightful up-taking the tourist role in alternate setting away from home.

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