Lighten up!

With Nick signing off his tenth big deal of the month yesterday afternoon, March has panned out to be his biggest month ever! Whilst most normal people would take this opportunity to cancel their lame midweek plans and go out to celebrate, I failed once again in my role of “supportive girlfriend”, sticking to my guns and forcing him along to a sustainable light festival that was happening just outside of Marina Bay Sands – how exciting does that sound!

            As per usual, we arrived two hours early, and in this case it was before it had even got dark, so we had some time to spare before we would be able to see the lights. Rather than going to one of the lovely restaurants along the edge of the marina, I then forced Nick to go and try out the pop-up market that has been set up just for this week of the light festival. He was fairly hesitant at first, but luckily for me, that turned out to be a great decision.

            Having wandered around the market, it became very clear that this was not your standard street food market – you could buy a roast lamb to feed your entire family, burgers were made out of Wagyu beef and the drinks ranged from locally brewed beer to freshly mixed cocktails. It was all very lovely, and very “Singapore”!

Waiting for sunset

After doing a full loop of all the treats on offer, we ended up nudging towards the cheese and wine stand, stocking up on four cheeses and a selection of cold cut meats, with a very lovely white wine on the side. With wine and cheese in hand, we then settled in for a few hours, watching the sun set over the city. We were joined for an hour or so by a couple of Nicks work friends who happened to be wandering past and decided that they needed oysters and lamb cutlets for dinner. In the end, we passed four hours just soaking up the evening heat, chatting nonsense, and enjoying being back to normal after my fortnight in the States. 

            Once it was well and truly dark, and with a couple of glass of wine consumed, we decided it was time to actually go and look at some art. We cherry picked the most fun and interactive exhibits from the 50 or so on offer, and we had a great time! I’ve been waiting for Singapore to offer me something more than just good food and lots of sun, and I finally feel like we filled an evening with something a little bit different. I loved it! 

            A couple of my favourite exhibits were the most fun to picture too. "Cloud" was a cluster of lightbulbs, each operated by a long thin chain that created the effect of raining cloud with fabulous texture. So pretty:  

"Cloud"

I also had a lot of love for the field of "Giant Dandelions". You have to love a good photo op!

Wishing on a dandelion head!