Sarah's Memories...: Family Staycation at Marina Bay Sands

I haven't blogged for a pretty long time..still lagging for my NZ trip update as well as several articles for RunSociety (something on Holiday Running, Power of the Mind, Woes of the Working People) gosh.. work must be really tiring me out :/

Anyways had a staycation (having a vacation in your home country) thanks to my dad's company family day - we got to stay at MBS, which I've never been before, except Ku De Ta on a free Wednesday night, despite it being opened eons ago and that at least half of Singapore has already been there, done that. Well, I must say that it was indeed still an eye-opener for me and unless it's paid for, I will never spend to step foot into that needlessly extravagant place ( though I admit that its a revenue-generator for Singapore and provides countless of jobs).

WELCOME TO THE LIFE OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS.

Don't kill me but I'm sure many people aspire to be rich, me too, but for various reasons. And MBS is one of them - more of an analogy - to be able to flaunt their wealth materially for others to envy. I was glad to be able to sleep in a comforatbly huge hotel room with everything provided for, take a dip in the famous infinity pool 57 storeys atop MBS, eat an international buffet meal that costs $60/person but I won't pay that much to be able to enjoy it again. One day in my life is enough - why? I get bored and I was bored.

Please don't misunderstand me but my intention merely to say that in my opinion, I would only use money to enable me to see the world, experience different cultures and interesting moments and not on paying to sleep comfortably in a hotel, swimming in a pool that overlooks a skyline and taking photos to upload and rouse people's jealousy. Hahas.. which I also realised is what my sister, Rachel, loves to do. Each to her own, I guess...

I'm not too sure if my perception will change if I'm older but I'm inclined to believe that it is in my principles rather than an age thing. Previously, I was telling my colleagues about what we touched on in Sociology of Tourism that older people do tend to prefer a different type of tour/holiday compared to teenagers - bogged down by work on normal days and the hectic lifestyle of a working person, older people shift their preferences to a slow chill relaxing holiday tour to slow their pace of life down, as compared to teens, who prefer activities like backpacking to see the world.

Ok, enough mentioned about my critique of wealth and back to family day. Dad, Mum, Esther and I went to the 2 domes at the Gardens By the Bay. I've been to the Cloud Forest once with Leon but not the Flower Dome. The flowers were really pretty, reminded me of my travels overseas! Other than that highlight, the day was pretty dull and passed really quickly and I realised that I haven't actually done anything much the whole day except eat at RISE at MBS and walking around the gardens. hahahas..no more staycations for me!