The Long Walk

On Christmas evening, I headed to Spinelli's at the Heeren. There I met Corrinne whom I have not seen in about two years for coffee, she then departed, returning to her cave. Then, I met Brian. We headed to Sim Lim Square. On the way there, we went to Sunshine Plaza where we met Poon. We visited a few model and toy shops beforea heading to Sim Lim Square where Brian bought the Conflict: Flashpoint set of games and a Sapphire 128MB Radeon videocard.

Subsequently, we had dinner at Mr.Bean's at Selegie Road before embarking on a long walk through the streets.

We started off for the Singapore Management University (SMU) at Bras Barsa Road. The campus is gorgeous. The interior and finish of the place is stunning as is the long underground atriums, passageways and shops. The underground areas are massive.

The night became a walking tour of buildings of various sorts, from the old to the new.

Cathay building
SMU
CHJMES
National Library
Parkview Square
Raffles Hospital
Golden Landmark Hotel
North Bridge Road
Arab Street
Alwar Street
Baghdad Street
Pahang Street
Sultan Gate
Istana Kampong Glam (Malay Heritage Centre)
Jalan Sultan
Keypoint
Mjd Haijah Fatimah Mosque
Golden Mile Complex
Golden Mile Tower
St John's Headquarters
The Concourse
Plaza Park Royal
The Gateway
Old police barracks
Straits Settlement Volunteer Force (SSVF) and ex-People Defence Force (PDF) Headquarters
Supreme Court
Boat Quay

Basically, it was closer to a walking tour of history, architecture and more as our discussions range from the Art Decor buildings with their flagpoles to the reflectivity of solar radiation of the twin Gateway buildings.

All in all, a very satisfying walk in the night. Pity we didn't bring our cameras. We shall do this again with cameras in future.

Darth Birdy has managed to capture several of the scenes with the camera built into his mobile phone. The images are posted on his blog.