The Helix - A Tribute to DNA, Life, Growth

After visiting Universal Studios, Singapore, (will post about this fantastic experience soon) we heard that a new pedestrian bridge named The Helix was opened with big fanfare in the Marina Bay area. As we stayed in Singapore for a week with friends, we decided to spend an evening at The Helix. When you see it from the National Stadium, you would get a full view...

Basically, it is a pedestrian bridge that links the Marina Center and the Bayfront areas. This 3.5 KM bridge is still under construction. But, they have officially opened the completed segment! The completed part has a couple of viewing decks facing the national floating stadium. At the entrance of the bridge, there was an interesting explanation for this design and here is an excerpt from the description...

Design Symbolism - ...This resembles the double helix structure of DNA and symbolizes 'life and continuity', 'renewal', 'everlasting abundance' and 'growth', reflecting the key aspirations of Marina Bay.

Engineering Feat - The double helix structure is a world's first for a curved bridge.

Lighting Concept - At night the bridge is illuminated by programmable, low energy lights that express the beauty of the structure and enhance the visitors' experience. Colored symbols on the walkway represent the four bases found in DNA.

Besides, it was a good idea that the whole helix is covered to protect the pedestrians from sun and rain.

As mentioned earlier, the lighting was superb and it was on when there was still day light...

Luckily, I took the above picture with natural light as the ones that I took after dark did not come out well:(

On the whole, The Helix was a great experience, where we had the spiral chips for the first time:)

Roguish Business?

I admit that capturing customers attention is a major factor in any business, but I was appalled when I saw this name board at one of the small push-cart type shops in new Jusco complex, Melaka...

This shop was selling fancy decorative items. 

I asked the person who was at the shop if there was any specific meaning for having such a weird name...but she just shrugged...perhaps she was just an employee, who doesn't know enough to answer me!

Spiral Yummy Junk

Potato snacks, be it chips, crisps or wedges, we all drool over. When we went to see the newly opened Helix Bridge Singapore, first we noticed a couple of children running with some kinda new snack. And we noticed that one of the snack shacks were over-crowded and adults and children were happily munching on a spiral snack. Here is yet another avatar of potato, the SPIRAL CHIPS...

Actually, whole potato is poked in a stick and run through this spiral cutting machine...

It was awesome to watch the man when he slowly pushed the stick to bring out the spiral...

And then it is deep-fried...

Finally, this is served with a choice of yummy flavors (cheese/garlic/curry) sprinkled on it...

Only the price was very exorbitant, as it was charged @ SGD 2.5/stick! But all of us had one and it was lovely:)

Concrete Jungle

I like to visit Singapore especially for shopping and eating authentic Indian food. However, I don't like to live there as am reminded of stacked match boxes whenever I look/think of indomitable flats that dominates the country.

Here is a view of the concrete jungle that I shot from Marina Bay in Singapore.