bee and i decided to take a walk along the helix bridge and the marina bay sands last evening. it has been some 3 weeks since the area opened to the public and i thought it would be a good time to visit. the crowd should have thinned out. but the visit was a tat disappointing as there was still a lot of construction going on. nonetheless, it was quite an interesting visit. a humbling one for that matter.
we parked at millenia walk and walked towards mbs via the helix bridge. the helix bridge itself was an interesting structure. i couldn't help but feel a little nauseous by the cyclical turns. ya, i know, it was meant to be like that... but well, ok, it was nice. and when i looked at the marina bay sands buildings from afar, i was rather awed by the structure itself. but this awe disappeared as i approached the buildings itself. rather, it was the little details like the shimmering effect that was created when the wind blew on the little reflective plates on the buildings that caught my attention.
nonetheless, the massiveness and grandeur of the project made me feel very proud. proud for the fact that my country, singapore, could have such an iconic structure. i turned to the unfinished construction site and saw all the banglas hard at work. and it struck me - this project would not have been possible without them. at that very moment, i really felt like walking up to them to thank them. and as i walked, i saw a few of them playfully running around the roadside after they knocked off work. this time round, instead of focusing on their dirty clothing or percieved smell, i instead saw the child in them. their behaviour were no different from some of our teenagers or our 20-somethings! yet, they are so far away from home working their butts out for another country earning a living for their families.
what started off as a visit to an icon turned out to be a very humbling experience for me. and as one of my friend in facebook shared, they're the unsung heroes of our modern infrastructure! yup, these are the modern samsui woman... well, not women per se. but ya... you get the idea!
:-)
we parked at millenia walk and walked towards mbs via the helix bridge. the helix bridge itself was an interesting structure. i couldn't help but feel a little nauseous by the cyclical turns. ya, i know, it was meant to be like that... but well, ok, it was nice. and when i looked at the marina bay sands buildings from afar, i was rather awed by the structure itself. but this awe disappeared as i approached the buildings itself. rather, it was the little details like the shimmering effect that was created when the wind blew on the little reflective plates on the buildings that caught my attention.
nonetheless, the massiveness and grandeur of the project made me feel very proud. proud for the fact that my country, singapore, could have such an iconic structure. i turned to the unfinished construction site and saw all the banglas hard at work. and it struck me - this project would not have been possible without them. at that very moment, i really felt like walking up to them to thank them. and as i walked, i saw a few of them playfully running around the roadside after they knocked off work. this time round, instead of focusing on their dirty clothing or percieved smell, i instead saw the child in them. their behaviour were no different from some of our teenagers or our 20-somethings! yet, they are so far away from home working their butts out for another country earning a living for their families.
what started off as a visit to an icon turned out to be a very humbling experience for me. and as one of my friend in facebook shared, they're the unsung heroes of our modern infrastructure! yup, these are the modern samsui woman... well, not women per se. but ya... you get the idea!
:-)
2 comments:
Hi Jeff
How true of this input. It is always good to stop and take a good look back at things and appreciate the people behind it.
My apology for not replying to you earlier on my blog as I seldom login there. I am fine, taking a good break now. I will update my blog soon on my status.
Thanks for your concern, :)
hey tim,
it's good to hear from you again! glad things are fine!
:-)
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