Currently Playing: I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
It's hard not to notice that a lot of love and attention to details have been put into designing these pieces of art... How could anyone not fall in love with one?
It's a cloudy and humid day at Marina Bay, but that didn't deter us from heading to the iconic Marina Bay Sands integrated resort via the DNA-inspired Helix Bridge:
Then we chanced upon this huge inverted dome where people crowded around - It turned out that they were popping coins towards a small hollow in the centre:
A wishing well? Perhaps, perhaps!
We (literally) had to get to the bottom of this!
It IS kinda like a wishing well!
The coins that manage to travel through the hollow from the inverted dome at the ground level goes through a few metres of freefall and land right in the middle of a pool. Interesting!
One can really mistake the shopping mall of Marina Bay Sands for an airport terminal. Just look at the vast expanse of glass that allows for clever use of natural light:
Anyone realised how disturbing is the positioning of the two dome roofs of the Esplanade in relation to the Swissotel main tower in the distance? Rated M18! =P
There's an indoor waterway with boat rides, too.
And the icing on the cake? An exhibition showcasing art in motion - Visiting the BMW World Singapore held right in the heart of Marina Bay Sands!
A vintage BMW welcomes us at the entrance to the convention. Notice the twin air intake vents on the bonnet of the car that is so specific to each and every BMW in production to date?
Registration is required although admission is free:
Visitors get this commemorative entry pass with a lanyard, and a brochure showing the layout of the showfloor.
And let the show begin! =)
The showfloor is circular in presentation, and ambience is better than many of the local motorshows that I've been to, with lots of motion pictures, strobe lights, and scrolling text displays compared to just traditional print media.
The BMW Concept Car and the handsome M3 GTS (In orange) takes centrestage of the show.
BMW's M-series of sedans and X-series SUVs are showcased on the left...
... While the Z-series of roadsters and coupes go to the right.
Guests can go to the bar in the center of the showfloor to get their wine fix if they so desire.
We're suckers for open-top roadsters so off we went to the timeline showing the brief history of the development of BWM roadsters:
The Z1 has doors that slides downwards into the chassis - Perfect for those tight parking lots!
The Z8 is a production car that was designed to embody details found in earlier BMW roadsters.
And how could we miss out one of BMW's most popular roadsters ever, the Z4?
This is also the first time in asia that the new BMW X-3 is unveiled:
The hightlight of the show is undeniably the BMW Concept Car that is able to change its shape at the touch of a button:
This thing looks as if it time-travelled to Singapore. =)
The very spartan Concept Car comes with a carbon fibre chassis and is clad in a flexible skin.
The M3 GTS however, stands better chance of being street-legal and winning the approval of your motor insurance company. =P
Smooth as it may look, the M3 GTS doesn't perform like your average continental car.
Bright colours in nature are signs of impending danger. This one is no exception. It eats Ferraris and Porsches for lunch.
There, eat your hearts out, street racer wannabes. =P
