Finally found the time to visit the Marina Barrage. Chet had this idea to celebrate our 10th Anniversary there for a long time, but then a busy competition submission period came in office and our plans were foiled. It was after submission that we went ahead with our celebration. First we went to Suntec to get Subway, to go along with the bottle of red wine and chips we packed in our picnic basket. The straw mat was our souvenir from Krabi :)

This is actually a stitch of three shots taken. Kinda warped on the right side, as though the ground began to slope upwards when it is truly flat. Still, not too shabby for a stitch. We arrived there via cab from Suntec at around 1630hrs and was surprised to see so many people already on the turfed roof, flying their kites, running with their dogs, playing frisbee, etc. It was then that I thought that perhaps the satisfaction of the profession might not come from money... Crowded as it is, it wasn't difficult for us to find an empty concrete bench for us to lean on, so we sat up our mat, ate our food, observed the scenes and happenings around us. It was a nice place to chill...

Turn, turn, turn the cock screw into the bottle of red wine~~~

See? We even brought our dog along :)

We saw quite a few wedding couples there doing their wedding shoot. I think it's so popular that it'll become a cliche. Still, the views towards the Singapore Flyer / CBD area is quite marvelous. Only I'm quite skeptical that the camera man manages to capture anything nice in that hazy evening.

Then night came and we stayed to watch the sun set, and take some photographs. There were alot of people there armed with their large tripods and DLSRs. I also had my digicam and a small tripod of my own. Quite satisfied with what the camera managed to churn out. For night shots with people in the foreground, always remember to set the usual settings of long shutter speed, and with tripod, low ISO. I also turned on the flash so that our faces can be captured.

Then the following day we went with my family. They probably didn't know we already visited the place a day before. So sneaky!!! Sorry lah, needed alone time too. Totally enjoyed the following day playing with the kids too!

Taken while we waited for Mr & Mrs Goh to arrive with their precious kids, my niece and nephew :)

We had lunch at the restaurant there called "7 Storeys". Check out En-En playing with her plates :) Managed to catch her naughty acts on video. My 1st youtube uploads :)

A group shot at the end of the day. Amidst the exhibits there was a station where you can take a snapshot of yourself and the machine will automatically superimpose the photo against a nice marina barrage backdrop and e-mail the photo to you for free. The one we took turned out pretty blurry so I had to do some photoeditting myself. Heh~