Posted By rosylooks on 24 Feb 2010 11:33 AM
27 April 2010 opening, I wonder whether MBS consulted Chinese alamac or geomancer. Ang moh got such thing or not?

Haha, took a while for me to understand.  27 April 2010 = 14th day of the 3rd lunar month.  Qing Ming Period.

flipper: you very sharp de!

Either they don't believe or do ritual to overcome adverse forces.
MBS cannot delay, got licence open, also there's competition from RWS.

Once in a cab passing MBS IR, the taxi driver commented: "Doesn't it look like an altar on 3 stands? Gambler sure lose."

There's many people commenting that the alter look-alike shape of the Sands IR is a jinx located within close proximity to Singapore's financial district and that would bring misfortune to the country.

I hope it is not true.

Maybe that's the purpose? An altar-lookalike building opening on Qing Ming period. double whammy to the gamblers. lolz

Posted By rosylooks on 24 Feb 2010 12:55 PM

Once in a cab passing MBS IR, the taxi driver commented: "Doesn't it look like an altar on 3 stands? Gambler sure lose."

"fei hua" where got casino gambler can win one? LOL doesn't matter if it's 3 stands, 4 stands or 5 stands LOL

haha i think surely consulted geomancers lah, even the entire suntec city was designed based on recommendations by geomancers. that said, i do hope the opening of MBS will not be rough as that of RWS, otherwise it's really a double whammy for the publicity of our IRs to the world.

Yes the house always win. So gamblers should go in with this mentality to keep in check and not get addicted.

cyc: thats y play mahjong better at least got chance to win...

From http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1051585/1/.html,

World's first curved double helix bridge opens at Marina Bay on April 24
By Hetty Musfirah Abdul Khamid | Posted: 21 April 2010 1321 hrs

SINGAPORE: The world's first double helix curved bridge in Marina Bay will open to the public this Saturday (April 24) at 9.30pm.

The pedestrian bridge is set to transform Singapore's city landscape, and serve as a key link to the second integrated resort, Marina Bay Sands.

A walk along this 280-metre long bridge promises to be a treat to an architectural marvel that took two years to complete.

It has not been given a name yet.

But it'll be well-known - as an engineering feat that's assembled with great precision, using a special stainless steel to withstand corrosion.

The steel tubes form the minor and major helix that spiral in opposite directions. In fact, if all the steel tubes forming the major and minor helix are laid end to end, it will measure 2,250 metres long - almost the length of the 2.4 kilometres fitness run.

The pedestrian bridge is centrally located just beside the floating platform at Marina Bay. And in the future, it will offer you a direct link to the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort.

It will probably take less than five minutes to walk the entire length of the bridge. While doing so, one will be able to admire the city skyline and the entire structure of the bridge.

The link to Marina Bay Sands integrated resort is still cordoned for now. It will open when Phase 2 of the IR opens this June.

Fun Siew Leng, Group Director of Urban Planning and Design, Urban Redevelopment Authority, says: "In terms of people coming by the MRT, the promenade station has just been opened, so people coming from the station can get to the bay front avenue through the pedestrian bridge.

"And when the Promenade is completed by the middle of this year, together with this bridge, it will form a 3.5-kilometre pedestrian loop around the whole bay."

When the lights come on at night, the bridge will take on a different look.

The lighting feature can be programmed to create various moods for different celebrations.

At its entrance is Singapore's first art park - the Youth Olympic Park - where works sit as a symbol of the inaugural games this August.

Motorists will be able to use a new vehicular bridge, just beside the double helix bridge, from 3pm on Sunday (April 25).

Both bridges and the Youth Olympic Park will officially open at 8pm on Saturday, complete with performances and pyrotechnic display.

The total cost for all 3 new features is about $82.9 million.

- CNA/jy

From http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1052485/1/.html,

Bayfront Bridge opens, allows direct link between Marina Centre & Marina South
By Satish Cheney | Posted: 25 April 2010 1854 hrs

SINGAPORE : The Bayfront Bridge at Marina Bay was officially opened to traffic on Sunday.

The bridge is next to the iconic The Helix pedestrian walkway which was officially opened to the public on Saturday night.

Vehicles were allowed onto the Bayfront Bridge at 3pm on Sunday.

The bridge provides a direct connection between Marina Centre and Marina South.

Many people also turned up to check out The Helix which is a world's first in terms of engineering design and architecture.

Pedestrians planning to cross from Marina Centre to the Bayfront area can also use The Helix to get to the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort from June. - CNA/ms

Any one of you went for the opening ceremony of the bridges on Saturday?

My friend went to Marina Bay Sands casino opening the other day. He was so pleased. It was so much more organised and the place was huge with lots of room. As I suspected, the experience of the Sands will make the visitor feel much more comfortable and pleasant. I wont visit the Sentosa one but I am looking forward to try out the Marina Sands.

And oh by the way, my fren won a couple of thousand dollars on the fruit machines.

Lieb: I have been there for the last two days and am very impressed with the hotel and mall even though it's just only a soft opening. Yes, MBS is definitely more classy and organized than RWS. I'm sure you'll enjoy the IR when you come back to Singapore. On a side note, its parking rate is at $8 per hour. $15 for the first hour even you let them valet.

Aiyah dont drive lah. Or park somewhere else. Looking forward to it. I hear I can already get premier membership becos I am a Ruby Club member at the Venetian Macau. Thats how I get free rooms in Venetian Macau. Going to Kelly Clarkson concert next week and staying there for free for 2 nites! Yay!

By the way, Singapore has so many gourmet restaurants! Tetsuya, WOlfgang Puck etc!! Cant wait to try them and they are all in Marina Bay Sands!

Posted By lieblingsg on 30 Apr 2010 02:40 PM
By the way, Singapore has so many gourmet restaurants! Tetsuya, WOlfgang Puck etc!! Cant wait to try them and they are all in Marina Bay Sands!

Posted By surfers on 29 Apr 2010 09:51 PM
Lieb: I have been there for the last two days and am very impressed with the hotel and mall even though it's just only a soft opening. Yes, MBS is definitely more classy and organized than RWS. I'm sure you'll enjoy the IR when you come back to Singapore. On a side note, its parking rate is at $8 per hour. $15 for the first hour even you let them valet.

henny, the size of land make a big different lor my frd.... I dun think the carpark fee and $100 entry fee is to reject SG'reans la.... I would say is more like is to prevent "curious" SG'reans from entering the casino just for the sake of see see look look but ended up becoming a gambling addict. Eg like young adults, under-grad/graduate, housewife, mid/lower/No income ppl to deter them away.

As food wise, there're still many option ard that area :) But ofcos, if 1 can effort to pay S$100 entrance fee, dun think they'll mind the price of the food there...lol

Disagree. My friend has been to the Vegas and Macau casinos many many times and he absolutely raves about the Marina Bay Sands casino. It is evidently world class and not a disguised Genting casino! LOL. There are many new jackpot machines too and the gambling hall has lots of space. So I think judging from his comments they have indeed introduced a completely different level of industry standard into SIngapore which Sg has not seen before. That is a plus point. I saw what the CEO said on CNA that they are attracting a different kind of clientele from the Sentosa IR and that their success does not rely on the failure of the other.

I am so looking forward to visiting it.

About the restaurants, these are super famous names descending upon SIngapore. It will put SIngapore on the world culinary map. They are like branded names like Gucci or Tom Ford for food. I am excited for that too. Tetsuya in Sydney is not a cheap restaurant and the same applies to WOlfgang Puck. But these cannot be compared to the free buffets in Vegas lah. Cheh!