Romance for one

On Sunday evening I ended up at a concert of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in the botanic gardens. It was totally unplanned and only serendipity that I decided to wander the gardens that evening, with plans to finish the book I was reading and have a little picnic.

So thanks to the SSO for putting on the concert for me! It was a collection of small pieces in various styles and I particularly enjoyed the finale - 'A tribute to the Bee Gees' - complete with the Stayin' Alive theme. More concerts in the gardens to come in June.



The gardens are quite lovely, and open until midnight every night. They are only a short bus ride from Orchard Road and have lots of different types of plants - orchids, ginger, cactii - and sculptures scattered through the park.

I finished the evening by sitting in a well lit bandstand and finishing my book. I watched some cute lizards playing on the ceiling of the bandstand and listened to the owls sound like an old fashioned game of arcade style pong.