After travelling through five cities in five different continents, the Youth Olympic Flame finally arrived the host city Singapore on 6 August for a 6-day traditional torch relay run. Due to work commitments, I was unable to make time to catch the torch relay in person as the flame winds through the streets of Singapore, through all the five community districts, until Day-6 when I chanced upon the relay in the heart of Orchard Road.
Here’s a short video of the torch relay which I managed to filmed amidst the chaos in front of 313@Somerset.
The Flame’s journey will culminate in the torch being brought to the Float @Marina Bay in Singapore on 14 August 2010, where it will ignite the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games cauldron as part of the Opening Ceremony, signifying the start of the Games, and will continue to burn brightly throughout the 12 days of the Games until the Closing Ceremony on 26 August 2010.
It has been more than 2 years since Singapore was picked over Moscow to host the first ever Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010! The YOG countdown started one year back, and we are now down to the last couple of weeks to the start of the event!
The Land Transport Authority has designated a special Youth Olympic Lane with prominent road markings consisting of the five Olympics rings and the word “Give Way” painted on certain roads between the Olympic Village and competition venues.
Youth Olympic Games 2010 Official Theme Song ‘Everyone’
Here’s a video of the journey of the Youth Olympic Flame.
The New Paper Big Walk was back again after the last “Big Walk On Water” held 2 years ago. This year’s Big Walk was part of the Big Carnival at Marina Bay to celebrate the official opening of the Marina Bay waterfront promenade.
Big Walk 2010 was flagged off in front of the F1 Pit Building and took participants past the Bayfront Bridge which is barely three months old. The Bayfront Bridge was built to link Marina Centre and the new Integrated Resorts Marina Bay Sands. And just alongside the bridge is the iconic Helix Bridge which you can see in the video.
Without knowing it, we have completed The New Paper Big Walk @ Marina Bay 2010. It was a very short course, but designed to showcase the many iconic buildings in the new Marina Bay area.
Although the walk was over but there were plenty of things to see and do at the Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade where an exciting carnival awaits.
With the new waterfront promenade officially opened and now fully accessible to the public, the Big Carnival@Marina Bay was a fantastic opportunity for everyone to experience the Bay by the water’s edge and appreciate Marina Bay as a new leisure destination in the city.
After the sneak preview in February, Universal Studios Singapore was officially Soft Open on March 18th at 8:28 am amid much fanfare.
Lucky me was able to try out some of the rides and watch a live stun show “Water World” a few days before the soft opening.
This first video is a walkabout in the theme park where I walked through the Far Far Away Castle from the world of Shrek, explored The Lost World of Jurassic Park and ended in the world’s tallest duelling roller coasters – Battlestar Galactica. Join me as I take in the sights and sounds and practically soaked myself in the fantastic atmosphere of Asia’s first Universal Studios theme park.
Join me in this next video as I soared above The Lost World with my videocam and enjoy a prehistoric bird’s-eye view of Jurassic Park.
Found and enjoyed this incredible video and how can I live with myself if I don’t share such good stuff with you good people here? This video is a must-watch for all Lego fans!
