Marina Barrage
Travel To Singapore March 16th, 2010
Singapore, do not miss to stop at the Marina Barrage. This new icon country which is a combination of technology and art and this new six-month operation. At the invitation of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) last May, along with a number of journalists from various regions in Indonesia, I was invited to various places, including the Marina Barrage.
Dam projects worth 226 million dollars or more than USD 1.5 trillion which was built at the mouth of the Marina Channel serves to help keep the water plug and overcoming the flood problem in some areas of lower lying like in Chinatown, Boat Quay, Jalan Besar, and Geylang.
consists of nine steel gates of the water from each of 30 meters, which was built about 350 meters long. Gate 5-meter-high steel that can be derived when dry so that water from the reservoir could be released into the sea, and serves as a drag when high waves. Salt water will gradually be replaced by rain water. And to avoid flooding, excess water discharged into the sea by opening the door drafts. But when the ocean tide, the excess water removed with the water pump.
barrage marina huge drainage pumps vertical pivot each 40 m3/second capacity, channel overflows into the sea water during high tide with the waves. Later the dam area of 10 thousand hectares of this will be a source of clean water to Singapore, so do not need to rely on other countries.
As an illustration, when seven pump controlled to operate in conjunction with 1600 kW electric motor, the combined capacity could reach 280 m3/second. And with the power that each pump can empty the Olympic-size swimming pool in just one minute. Wow …
The presence of the dam is also equipped with solar cell technology to capture sunlight converted into electricity. So not hard to get the electricity supply to meet market demand. Seeing Singapore made a breakthrough, I imagine if similar technology could be built in Semarang to overcome rob.
To reach the dam site is located at 260 Marina Way, there is a free shuttle bus service from Marina Bay MRT Station to the Marina Barrage which is every 15-30 minutes. Free admission and open starting at 09:00-18:00 on weekdays while on weekends and public holidays open longer beginning at 10:00-20:00. This places a special closed on Tuesday only.
In the artificial lake, we can spend time looking at the reservoir or walk along the dam to enjoy the atmosphere and clean air when the morning or evening. Even in some rare occasions where this can not be the center of water sports such as Jet ski, kayak and other water play activity. If you want to just mingle, the main square and green open space that also has to lower the temperature green roof buildings, could also be an option.
Barrage Fern marina Wong, our guide said that usually every weekend the place would be filled with visitors who are playing in the background of green carpet giant Ferris wheel Singapore Flyer. Want to eat or drink, would not be difficult because there are many restaurants serving a light menu and the various souvenirs as a souvenir.
Not only that, the Marina Barrage is also a Sustainable Singapore Gallery is the theme of the environment with interesting symbols to education ranging from organic tree fiction, old newspapers, plastic bottle recycling as a sign that we are always protecting the environment. A miniature dams provide further understanding of how the workings of the dam. Arranged with high technology, this gallery so much like a cafe or a pub with colored lights fully nuanced green, red, and blue.
Actually, before visiting the Marina Barrage, we all also have tried other Singapore icon with no less sophisticated technology that is the Singapore Flyer. Giant Ferris wheel 165 feet high with a diameter of 150 meters provides incredible scenery, exciting city landscapes including some of Malaysia and Indonesia that could from a height of capsule that can be loaded up to 28 people.
barragemarina can ride a lap for 30 minutes, the price to be paid fairly expensive if could reach USD 210 thousand for adults and USD 140 thousand for the children. Our other guide Danny Lorenzo said, once the giant device “sulking” because of the electricity business. During the six-hour passengers in limbo in height. After a closed temporarily for repairs, vehicle re-opened it with a high security guarantees. Recorded in the year 2008 just after opening a few months, visitors have nearly 2 million people.
Not only the visitors who want to enjoy the attractive scenery, for those who want to marry any willing to line up well in order to use the capsule “love” it. At least, until now there are 26 couples who married in the capsule. The amount does not include those who are hired for birthday or romantic dinner. Rent tariff of course differ a little more expensive.
Tight little fatigue relieved after resting at the Ibis Hotel Bencoolen Street. Understandably drive from Semarang-Jakarta-Singapore quite long and there until I have not had time to rest. The second day’s events was a visit from mall to mall in the area of Orchard, Marina Square, VivoCity close to the harbor Harbor Front.
Besides seeing preparations Great Singapore Sale Shopping Challenge which was followed about 11 teams from various countries, we are also invited to see one of the new mall is being built 313 @ Somerset. Growth of large malls so encouraged by the increasing number of visitors last year nearly 10.5 million people.
marina barrage amount, 20% of it is the people of Indonesia. And the market is actually worked by Singapore to attract tourists to shop there. They promote it in advance, took big malls are filled with famous branded such as Prada, Channel, Luis Vuitton, and gives greater discounts than normal days. Cooperation is also carried out not only the mall, but also hotels and restaurants and visits to places of interest.
Among the many places visited, we had stopped at the two museums of Chinatown Heritage Center and the National Museum of Singapore at Stamford Road. Yes, Singapore does have many beautiful museums truly maintained. The first museum in the Pagoda Street showing the life of the old days the Chinese began to migrate to Singapore to find a more decent job.
From the inside, we were presented with replicas of old stuff that never used, paintings and interesting photographs. All activities ranging from professional seamstress, farming, fishing, until that time the daily close to gambling, prostitution and poverty set with a unique and created as closely as possible to the original. Since birth, marriage till death so clearly illustrated in the museum’s well maintained.
After the museum tour, we can also buy cheap in Chinatown to buy souvenirs, food / beverage. To go to this museum we can ride the MRT and stop at Chinatown (Ne4) or Hippo Bus Stop Topless H12 and H13. Meanwhile, if you want to enjoy the history and culture, the National Museum of Singapore could be an option. Location in Stamford Road MRT can be reached with a stop at Dhoby Gaut then walk about 5 minutes from there, or through the City Hall located about 10 minutes walking.
Interestingly, so that the children could not get the manager to fill a number of angles with various educational games to practice skills and intelligence and thinking power. Unlike most museum visitors quiet, the building as grand as it was still feels “alive” with various activities.
Indian Cuisine
barrage marina from various activities and shopping streets, it’s time to enjoy good food. From the menu that we eat, the food-rich Indian spices is interesting taste. Yes, the trade route spices like pepper, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric, etc. are used to fill the ship and is controlled by the British at that time. Flow of immigrants as far away as India, China, Middle East and the Malayan Archipelago makes a unique mix of cuisine immigrants different in this country.
Although many Indian restaurants in Little India in Serangoon Road where can I find there but on the first day, Danny Lorenzo took us to the Tanglin Mall on Tanglin Road. There was an Indian restaurant called Yantra is really cozy atmosphere. For those who had never tasted Indian menu will be prepared. If not strong with a strong marinade ingredients, can-can stomach rebelled like my friend.
For starters, chicken kali mirch and machchi tukda presented. These first foods like grilled chicken with a strong aroma of ginger, garlic, pepper and spices are mixed with chili paste. The second is similar, too spicy, but the form in-grill fish until brown color and mixed with sour milk and chili paste.
Accompany us, do not forget Tandoori naan bread or a very popular in India especially in the north, Pakistan and Afghanistan are only the name is slightly different. Then came the main menu of Diwani Handi, Motiya Palak, Dal Maharaja, Murg Makhani, Rogan Josh, Vegetable Biryani, and of course the rice.
The first marina Diwani Handi barrageMenu contains boiled vegetables and potatoes cooked with ginger paste and garlic. While this Palak Motiya felt pretty good with a mixture of spinach and corn in the American-blended with burnt garlic. The next menu Indian curry taste like Rogan Josh.
This form Murg Makhani boneless chicken seasoned butter. Overnight chicken flavored yogurt and spices like garam masala, ginger, garlic, turmeric, cumin, chili, pepper, and lemon juice. After that grilled or roasted and then mixed with butter and tomato sauce. Last garnishnya containing white butter, fresh milk, sliced peppers, and fenugreek.
In addition to the Yantra, we also tested the other Indian restaurant in Clarke Quay that Coriander Leaf. Lots of restaurants earned awards at the same time providing the cooking class. Average menu almost as only possible in this second restaurant, our tongue is more suitable. According to Fern, Indian food is very good here and we agree.
Yep, at Clarke Quay has become an attractive entertainment center. Not only Indian restaurants, many cafes and places to eat delicious, entertainment magic at The Arena, along the Singapore River by boat, to the G-Max The Ultimate Bungy.
Healthy streets in Southern ridges
Travel To Singapore March 16th, 2010
Route the streets, cheap healthy and recently opened to the public in Singapore is the Southern ridges. This route consists of several public parks that are associated with tracks, with a total distance of 9 kilometers. The gardens are connected among other Mount Faber Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park, Kent Ridge Park, Science Park and West Coast Park.
My first exploration, one morning last month, starting with treading Marang Trail, which is located not far from Harbourfront MRT station. Fortunately the sky was clear enough, although the drizzle had arrived when I left. Journey through the 800 meters and also the path of forest cutting steps took me to Mount Faber Park.
At that time Mount Faber Park, one of the oldest parks in Singapore that the extent of 56 acres, packed with visitors who enjoy the morning air while jogging or a leisurely stroll. Total distance splitting Faber Mount Faber Walk Park is 1 kilometer.
The journey continues to the Henderson Waves, the bridge that connects Mount Faber and Telok Blangah Hill. The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore is located 36 meters above Henderson Road. What is unique from this bridge is a structure that looks like a wave, formed from the ranks of the curved metal poles up and down. In some places also written that the bridge height above sea level.
Next is the Hilltop Walk, 1 mile track through Telok Blangah Hill Park area of 34 hectares. The most impressive part of this park is the Terrace Garden, filled with flowers bugenvile. Quite high ladder I was willing to climb for the view from the top.
Forest Walk linking Telok Blangah Hill and Alexandra Arch. Forest Walk itself is 1.3 kilometers, consisting of an iron bridge with trees in the surrounding landscape and also at the bottom of the bridge.
Next is the Alexandra Arch, across the bridge over Alexandra Road, as far as 800 meters.
My favorite part is the Floral Walk, a short track as far as 300 meters to connect Alexandra Arch and Hortpark. As the name implies, the place was crammed with flowers look very tempting to be photographed
Hortpark is the center of recreation, education, research and retail as well as for things related to gardening. There are many outdoor displays associated with home gardening, can be used as inspiration.
From Hortpark, I went to Kent Ridge Park through the Canopy Walk. Bridge in the middle of the forest is surrounded by a variety of plants and wild animals. Many plants are labeled with the name and description of a fairly informative.
Actually, I wish to continue trekking up to the Science Park, but what power, canceled plans arbitrarily by the black clouds that followed heavy rains flushed mercilessly. Well, next time,
Impressions Quiet Man Boat
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Drizzle still whack when the car I was riding into the bridge Fisabilillah. The bridge is the main gateway to Galang. Construction of steel and like the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, with a length of 700 m and a height of 350 m. From there, we can see the panorama scattered small islands amazing.
Drizzle did not dampen her desire for people to stand on either side of the bridge. Just stopped taking his eyes, or was deliberately coming tour. Most visitors hang out in the tent stalls that lined both ends, enjoy roasted corn.
I am with three old friends who now go abroad in Batam, almost tempted to stop by. But Hijratul, car owners as well as a driver, a reminder that the trip to Galang Island is still quite far away.
True. We passed the bridge again in four islands the acronym of Batam, Rempang, and Galang. All three main islands put together a solid steel bridges and artistic, plus the small islands, namely, the island of Tonton, Nipah, and Sekikir. Total general there are six bridges connecting the islands was completed in 1992 it.
At that time, B.J. Habibie, the Batam Authority’s project was obviously want to keep Singapore in the strategic region. By bringing together a number of islands, Batam at least larger than mainland Tumasik Raffles pocus results from the colonial era. But what meretricious, dream Habibie seems to run aground: excellent infrastructure is still not able to make Batam perform brilliantly. Read the rest of this entry »
Peering Tsujiki Of Fish Market
Travel To Japan March 1st, 2010
-Market Tsukiji fish are still reluctant to greet the sun as the Tokyo subway started operating. At 5 am and labyrinthine alleys iron horse swing. New one-two people were seen walking through the automated ticket purchasing. The rate of Hibiya Line train quickly passed into a station and stopped briefly at Tsukiji Station. Some parents who had been carrying a shopping bag rather large size went down to leave the train.
Directly felt in the particularities of this station, because the ad pictures on the board is dominated by the image lighted sushi. Walking closer to the surface, strong smell of fish so stimulate fine hairs sense of smell.
And sure enough, at the top of this underground station there was Tsukiji Central Fish Market, or which in Japanese is called the Tsukiji-Shijo.
Young morning at Tsukiji fish market just to be times when the most busy. Fanfare three-wheeled transport vehicles which led to hasty impression time after the rider was speeding on streets that have been packed with parked trucks neat box.
Busyness is evident in this complex market. The fish that have been purchased and packaged in thousands of white boxes that have been previously filled with crushed ice. The boxes were then marked as a bookmark, and then arranged in vans.
Fish market located in the heart of Tokyo was the center of trading activity and an auction of about more than 450 kinds of sea food or “seafood”. Starting from a small sardines to tuna weighing 300 kg, from cheap seaweed-festive until super expensive caviar.
Tsukiji fish market, Tsukiji approximately 787,782 metric tons of sea products traded in one year, or approximately 2888 tons per day. Economic value of this trade reached 748 billion yen, equivalent to Rp56, 1 trillion per year (1993 data).
Japan has two core markets marine products other than Tsukiji, Ohta and Adachi ie. But from the markets, Tsukiji handles 87 percent of the total transactions, so these numbers make Tsukiji Market one of the largest in the world. Tsujiki also supplies food ingredients from the sea for around 20 million inhabitants of Tokyo and surrounding areas.
At the fish market which is supposedly one of the largest in the world, there are at least 60000-65000 workers who earn them – including traders, accountant, auctioneer, employees of companies, and distributors.
Based on history, Tsukiji fish market began to appear a long way since the beginning of the Edo Period, or in the range of the 16th century.
Known as “Uogashi” or the fish market on the riverbank, Tsukiji Market was first built when the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu the first building of Edo – or Tokyo now – invite all fishermen from Tsukudajima (Osaka) and give them special rights to catch fish for later memasoknya to Edo Castle.
-MarketTsukiji fish that fishermen catch and send them to the palace and sell the rest at the Nihonbashi bridge, so was born “Uogashi”, a fish market for the ordinary people on the riverbank.
Then, along with increased demand from buyers who continue to grow along with increasing population, Nihonbashi Uogashi changed and developed into a larger market.
The market is controlled by the traders who got licenses from the government of the Shogun. They buy fish from local ports, and then sell them to traders in the market and they have a huge advantage, so that they can create their own distribution networks.
While vegetable markets are supplied from the edge of the area was established in Edo Kanda, Senju, and Komagome – three vegetable market owned by the Edo.
Like the conditions in the fish market, vegetable market is also highly profitable suppliers and traders. During the Edo Period, the market price is strictly determined by the bargaining transactions between merchants and buyers.
As a result, the public auction was very difficult to occur except in the vegetable markets only.
But in the Meiji and Taisho Era things changed drastically. Privileges removed traders vanished. It happened after the August 1918, riots broke out called “Rice Riots” ( “kome Soudai”) in hundreds of cities across Japan.
Riots protesting food shortages and speculative practices of merchants, so that the Japanese Government is urged to create a new institution in the field of food distribution, especially for those in rural areas.
Tsukiji fish marketTepat-1 September 1923 at around 20 private market, or closed from the public, who was in Tokyo destroyed by the earthquake that Sohor known as “The Great Kanto Earthquake”.
After the earthquake, the city of Tokyo and then built the main markets in accordance with the Act Central Market – which passed in the same year. The result? Since 1935 Tokyo has three core markets of Tsukiji, Kanda and Koto. Markets while the smaller number of more than a dozen, such as Ebara, Toshima, and Adachi operate to support the population needs.
Coveted Travelers
Tsukiji Fish Market is located near Shijo Station on Tsikiji subway line Ōedo Line, and just above the Tsukiji Station Hibiya Line route.
Market complex is divided into two, namely “the market” ( “jonai Shijo”) and “outer market” ( “jogai Shijo”). Markets in the fish auction is held. Here there are about 900 licensed traders, who opened a small kiosk. While the outside market is a combination of traders who sell kitchen tools, restaurant goods, grocery, and sushi restaurants.
The market did not operate until the end of the day, while the outside markets are generally open till evening. Local government statistics say that every day thousands of travelers willing to get up very early and hurried “enjoy” Tsukiji fish market only to find the sensation of activity in this fish market. Read the rest of this entry »
City Beautiful Creation Inmates
Travel To Australia February 27th, 2010
important in Western Australia can we meet in Fremantle. He is a small town at the mouth of the Swan River approximately 19 miles southwest of Perth. Freo nicknamed port city with a population of 26,000 inhabitants was first occupied by the Swan River Colonists in 1829, and declared as a city a year later with a name derived from the name Charles Fremantle, British officials at that time.
Fremantle is very interesting to visit because it has many historical remains of 120 ancient buildings are still preserved and protected as cultural heritage. The city is more attractive because of topography above the limestone hills, which by its original inhabitants (community Nyungar) Booyeembara called. The other part consists of sandy soil called Gardoo.
Many roads can be taken if we are going to the city and everything can be accessed with a convenient way. Could by train, bus or ferry. The most rapid and convenient, of course, travel by train from Perth Central Station with the distance less than 30 minutes. Railroad tracks run by Transpert it has 5 lines, and one of them tipped in Fremantle.
Route is generally referred to as the F-Line’s famous crossing Subiaco with Sunday Market Sunday market aliases. So if we travel to Fremantle conducted on Sunday, unfortunately when we pass objects around Subiaco Train Station.
The place was not only a tourist visit, but also the purpose of local residents to shop for household needs, especially fruits and vegetables. Almost all agricultural products sold is written “This fruit and vegetable garden from the gardens in Western Australia”. So, one might say that the love of the people of the local products is very high. There can also be found sellers of food, clothing, household goods, art goods, cut flowers, and the barber shop at reasonable cost to Australian bag, which is about 15 dollars Australian Read the rest of this entry »
