nPostednon August 9, 2015
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nSamenold, same old, right? Celebrating a patriotic holiday with paradesnand fireworks and speeches…Yawn!
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nActually,nI almost never find parades and fireworks boring – and certainlynnot Singapore’s gorgeous displays! n
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nThenRepublic of Singapore is a modern city-state that is celebrating itsn1965 independence from Malaysia.
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| Singapore is a city-state located at the southern tip of Malaysia. |
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nSingaporenis one of the world’s busiest trade centers and port cities. It isnalso one of the richest nations in the world, and it has some of thenbest rankings in healthcare, education, and standard of living.
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nChecknout these cool landmarks in Singapore:
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nGardensnby the Bay is a park in Singapore; it is built on reclaimed land. Itsndevelopment is part of a plan to change Singapore from a “GardennCity” to a “City in a Garden.”
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nSingaporenhas all the sorts of things modern cities have to lure visitors,nincluding zoos, botanic gardens, an oceanarium called UnderwaternWorld (pictured here), and even Universal Studios.
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nSentosanis a popular island resorts that features a sheltered beach, two goldncourses, 14 hotels, and a theme park. (The name of the island used tonbe Malay for “Island of Death from Behind.” The name Sentosanmeans “Peace and Tranquility.”)
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nAtnthe top of Southeast Asia’s tallest hotel, the 72nd floor,nthe floor actually tips downwards 20 degrees so you can see out ofnthe gigantic windows.
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nThat’s…um…horrible!!!
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nThenEsplanade Theaters look a bit like fly eyes!
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nHerenare some interesting things about Singapore:
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Atnthe National University of Singapore, there is a “Hug Me”nCoca-cola machine.
Atnthe National University of Singapore, there is a “Hug Me”nCoca-cola machine.n
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nTherenare ad-campaigns for everything: Be Courteous, Speak English, SpeaknMandarin, Stop Prattling, Say “Please,” Save Water, StopnLittering, Be Kind, Don’t Spit, Wash Your Hands, and many, many, manynmore!
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nEvenna Campaign Against Long Unkempt Hair Among Males!
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nTherenis a street (Haji Lane) that has one of the best collections ofnstreet art in the world. Plus lots of cute little boutiques andnshops.
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nOnenof the nicknames of Singapore is the “Little Red Dot,” becausenit’s hard to show the nation’s location on a world map, and once anmapmaker used a red dot to show where it is, it turned into a cutennickname.
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| In the map of Southeast Asia, Singapore looks like a red dot. |
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nAlsonon this date:
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Author P. L. Travers’s birthday
Author P. L. Travers’s birthday
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nAnniversarynof Jesse Owens’s fourth gold medal
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nSmokeynthe Bear’s birthday
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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