The Human Pin-cushion

Eric managed to drag himself to work each day last week until finally succumbing to bed rest on Sunday afternoon. He was full of the flu. What a pair we are, falling apart just before the end of term 2, however we are both confident we will be feeling better by the time we get on the plane next Monday. I had a massage for my back on Friday in the blue room of pain where the girls giggle if you wince in pain and just go harder. She mostly worked on my back but I still developed a nasty bruise on my upper arm. Can't explain. On Monday I returned for more acupuncture at the Econ Chinese Medical Centre and there the massage felt fantastic after all the twinges the needles set off. I counted 25 and did love the sound of them tinkling into the dish when they were being removed. The knot in my lower back is definitely subsiding. 

So not a lot to report this week, we have been spending a lot of time at home looking after ourselves. I did join the socialites from MAE at Little Saigon in Clarke Quay for dinner on Sunday night. It was the end of term get together but I just ate and came home as Eric was unable to attend and I was feeling pretty weary too. 

An indoors weekend which passed quickly enough with reading and movies and of course Eric still got into the kitchen. We both missed the evening walk around Little India. By Tuesday night we needed to get out so took the train to VivoCity and had dinner at The Queen and Mangosteen. We ate on the waterfront watching the ferries arrive and depart for Bintan or Batam and the night closing down on Sentosa. When dinner was over we wandered over the boardwalk to Sentosa and watched the Crane Dance, something else on the list of 'to dos before we go home'. Resorts World makes this available free, you just sit on the steps provided and wait for it to begin at 8pm. 

A good crowd, young and old, had gathered for a midweek evening and we were absolutely stunned by the show. It tells the story of two mechanical cranes that develop emotions and fall in love with each other. Their love for each other then transforms them into real birds. What makes this show mesmerising is the technology that goes into creating it. The special effects are incredible; the beauty of the colours as well as the amazing light and water effects accompanied by a background score that adds life to everything. And what would an evening show in Singapore be without some pyrotechnics to finish? The 10 minute animatronics spectacle was initially conceived and designed by the multiple-Emmy Award winner Jeremy Railton, whose past works include the choreography of the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games and pop concert choreography. The entire structure weighs 500 tonnes and is powered by four hydraulic power units which lift it to a height of 30m. I wish I had seen it earlier so I could recommend it to all our visitors. Sorry Mundays, but the Caddy's will benefit shortly. 

We have been in touch with all our friends dotted down the east coast of Aust, having seen the weather and storm surge damage to so many areas. Seems they have all come through with roofs still intact, though the beaches will be somewhat changed. What is lost from one will be a gain for another somewhere. Be good if it ended up on the Marshall Isles, but I guess that wont happen.  We need to be prepared for more of these events it seems with climate change inevitable.