{"id":1095,"date":"2016-12-04T22:25:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T03:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2016-12-15T22:30:59","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T03:30:59","slug":"a-weekend-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/04\/a-weekend-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"A weekend in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Dunedin, we met 2 cool people: Chris and Val. Coincidentally, they live in Singapore, and we met them on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>They invited us to go on a tour of Singapore. We walked into a very old temple dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea. There were a few people offering things, praying and burning incense. I also learned that it was a landmark of Singapore. A few minutes of walking around it and we came out. Then we walked next to the Fullerton Hotel, a very old hotel. In the past it was not a hotel, it was a post office. It is a very grand and old building. After that we went across the bridge and went to the Asian Civilizations Museum, a big museum that tells about how people lived in Asia. We learned the difference between a Buddha and a Bodhisattva. The Buddha is the person on whose teachings Buddhism\u00a0was founded. A Bodhisattva\u00a0is the Sanskrit term for anyone who wishes to be just like\u00a0Buddha\u00a0for the benefit of all living things.<\/p>\n<p>They often look alike, so here is a question.<\/p>\n<p>How can you tell the difference between a Buddha and a\u00a0Bodhisattva, if you see a statue or a painting?<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1095 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5155-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>a. facial hair<\/p>\n<p>b.\u00a0jewellery<\/p>\n<p>c. all of the above<\/p>\n<p>(Answer in the next story)<\/p>\n<p>The next day we went to the Singapore Botanical Gardens. It is VERY big, with lots of cool trees. There is an Orchid garden and a lot of surprises. For example, when we were walking to the orchid garden, we saw what was probably a monitor lizard crawling around! Everyone was shocked!<\/p>\n<p>When we came to the orchid garden we first went to the misthouse. It contained the most rare flowers and hybrids in the orchid garden. Some flowers had traps and the misthouse also had a sample of the national plant of Singapore. It&#8217;s a special orchid called Vanda Miss Joaquim. It was named after the person who first grew it.\u00a0I also learned that some scenes in a James Bond movie were filmed in this\u00a0orchid garden (as well as in the Marina Bay Sands Hotel that we could see from our window!). Bond loves Singapore. So do I.<\/p>\n<p>(answer for the Buddha question is c. all of the above: both the jewellery and facial hair!)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1095 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5155-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5155-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5155-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5155.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5148-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5148-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5148-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5148.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5156-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5156-199x300.jpg 199w, 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landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5153-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5153-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5153-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5153-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5153.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5141-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5141-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5141-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5141-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5141.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5135-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5135-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5135-768x511.jpg 768w, 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\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5196-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5196-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5196-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5196-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5196.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5159-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5159-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5159-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5159.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5165-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5165-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5165-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5165.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5195-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5195-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5195-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5195.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5150-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5150-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5150-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5150-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5150.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5219-199x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5219-199x300.jpg 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https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5223.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5222-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5222-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5222-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5222-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5222.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5220-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5220-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5220-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5220-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5220.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optimaltec.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC_5217-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" 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