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The final attraction at Resorts World Sentosa, the Marine Life Park, which includes the SEA Aquarium and the Adventure Cove Waterpark, will open its doors to the public on this Thursday 22 November. Its readiness is two weeks ahead of the Integrated Resort's grand opening.

The SEA Aquarium will be home to more than 100,000 marine animals spanning over 800 species in 45 million litres of water. The centrepiece of the Aquarium is the Open Ocean Habitat with a viewing panel that stands at 8.3 metres tall by 36 metres wide. Said to be the world’s largest aquarium, the SEA Aquarium comprises of 10 different zones with 49 habitats, allowing encounters with manta rays, hammerhead sharks, bottlenose dolphins and other marine creatures. Besides the sight of the schools of various fishes, the visitors can expect to see stingrays, zebra sharks and even the Queensland groupers. And over the course of time, more exotic new species will be added to the aquarium.

For those who want to get wet and wild, the challenge lies at the Adventure Cove Waterpark, which has the region's first hydro-magnetic coaster and a 620 metre Adventure River. Visitors will also have the opportunity to snorkel with thousands of fishes at the Rainbow Reef.

Tickets to the SEA Aquarium are priced at $29 for the adults and $20 for the children as well as the senior citizens. A one-day admission fee to the Adventure Cove Waterpark is priced similarly. As not all the attractions are ready for viewing yet, the ticket prices will be partially rebated by a $5 meal voucher.

The opening hours for both the attractions are 1000 hrs to -1800 hrs from now until 7th December; however from 8^th December onwards, the SEA Aquarium will close at 1900 hrs.

The Resorts World will also launch 11 sea view suites for the visitors, each suite can cost up to $3,000 a night. The guest will have the special experience of the "undersea accommodation" to see the deep sea scenic view through the room glass windows. These special suites will only be available for reservation at the end of this year.（■Singapore360°）

Singapore Orchard Road – 2012 Christmas Light-Up

Themed “Christmas on a Great Street”, the annual Christmas light-up ceremony will be held at the ION Square along Orchard Road on this Saturday 17 November 2012. Among the invited guests will be Dr. Tony Tan, the President of Singapore. The light-up is estimated to start from 7:30pm and the Christmas festivities will continue until 6 January 2013.

Into its 29th year, there will be four light-up stations this year; they are the Paragon, the Mandarin Gallery, the Wisma Atria and the Wheelock Square. There will be hundreds of student volunteers from Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic being deployed at all these four light-up stations and to line up the street with candle torchlights.

When President Dr. Tony Tan launches the Christmas light-up, thousands of candle lights will flood the streets, symbolizing love, peace, joy and hope for many. The Orchard Road Business Association has pledged to donate $1 for every candle lit, to the Community Chest. After the light-up ceremony, the organizers will hold a Christmas concert at the People's Square.

It is going to be a magical stroll along Orchard Road. Let Yuletide folklores and traditions bring out the nostalgic charms of Christmas along Orchard Road. There will be plenty of tall and beautifully decorated Christmas trees outside the hotels and shopping centres. There is this 14 metres tall Main Arch to welcome you as you drive through Scotts/Paterson/Orchard roads (between Tangs Orchard and ION Orchard). There is this Walk-in Kaleidoscope between Wisma Atria and Ngee Ann City. There is this Tree Tunnel in front of Forum The Shoping Mall. And there are seasonal festive flowers, traditional handicrafts as well as a parade of classic toys such as trains and nutcracker soldiers which will bring out the magical feeling of a charmed wonderland.

Above all, this will be a Christmas where we rediscover the special meaning of Love, Peace, and Joy; beginning with Orchard Road – Christmas on a Great Street. （■Singapore360°）

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The 16th German Film Festival opens in Singapore

The 16th German Film Festival is held at the Cathay Cineplex and at the Cathay Cineplex AMK Hub. There are thirty one movies of different themes including documentaries, which will be introduced from the 8th to the 18th November.

The opening film is the award-winning film ‘Hotel Lux’, starring the German actor Jurgen Vogel. It is a movie spoof of World War II history produced in a comical way and it was received with an unexpected effect.

During this year German Film Festival, the audience can watch a lot of award-winning movies. For example the “Exodus for love "(Barabara); it touches the wounds of history and it picked up the best director award at the Berlin Film Festival. Against the background of the oppressive rule of the communist East Germany, the movie described a female doctor’s intention to flee to West Germany to meet her lover but things got complicated as she was under the strict surveillance of the secret police. The movie won the German Film Award, an award during the Berlin Film Festival and quite a number of other awards. This movie will represent Germany for next year's Oscar Award Presentation for the Best Foreign Language Film Award.

This year German Film Festival also features the famous German director Faith Akin’s documentary “Eden luggage "(Polluting Paradise). The documentary won the best screenplay award at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Another famous director, Werner Herzog, will also bring his winning documentary "Staring into the Abyss" (Into the Abyss).（■Singapore360°）

Gardens by the Bay

Gardens by the Bay was officially launched in Singapore on the 29th June, 2012. Besides being a brand new landmark emerging from the heart of this island city which also earned Singapore to be called a “City in a garden”, it also aim to raise environmental awareness among the cosmopolitan population on this sunny island city.

Mr. Wilkinson Eyre has won the international master plan design competition in which 170 firms participated. He is in charge of the overall planning and design of this project which has cost more than S$1 billion, spanning an area of 101 hectares and has a showcase of more than 220,000 rare plants from the regions of South America, Africa and parts of Europe. It has become the newest tourist attraction on this island city. There are several projects already in the pipeline which will further boost the current size and shape of the mega garden.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong praised the Gardens by the Bay as “a place that Singaporeans can be proud of, identify with, and think of when we talk about Singapore". It was projected that the mega garden park will attract as many as 5 million visitors a year, and it seeks to boost visitor arrivals by as much as 10 percent annually.

The entire garden park comprises of three waterfront gardens; Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central in which the latter also connects to the above two parts. Bay South, which is the largest one of the three, features 18 soaring vertical man-made “super trees” measuring up to 50 metres tall. Their steel trunks are full of ferns, orchids and various types of tropical climbers. Visitors can stroll on the aerial walkway that connects these trees and can enjoy a majestic overview of the Gardens. These "super tress" are rainwater collectors, coupled by the solar power generator and exhaust tubes for the conservatories have added usefulness to them.

(Photo from mygreenspace.nparks.gov.sg)

(Photo from www.tripadvisor.com.sg)

The other highlights of the Gardens by the Bay include the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest conservatories, the Heritage Gardens, The World of Plants and the Dragonfly Lake. Gardens by the Bay is open daily from 5am to 2am. Entry to the park is free, but entry into the cooled conservatories and 128m-long aerial walkway are ticketed. For more information, please visit www.gardensbythebay.org.sg . （■Singapore360°）

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Singapore Arts Festival 2012: Our Lost Poems

The 2012 Festival will be held from 18 May – 2 June 2012. This edition of the Festival completes the trilogy of themes set out two editions ago – Between You and Me (2010),I Want to Remember (2011) and Our Lost Poems (2012). Over these 16 days, the city comes alive with an infusion of performances at the Festival's hub - the Festival Village @ Esplanade Park and other key venues. There is something for everyone this year, from ages 1 to 100.

The Singapore Arts Festival began in 1977 as a national showcase celebrating the local arts of Singapore’s diverse communities. Over the last three decades, the Festival organised by the National Arts Council, has played a symbiotic and catalytic role in the development of the artistic and cultural life of Singapore. It has influenced the work of artists and generated a growing public demand for the arts, spawning new capital platforms, events and movements that help underpin the lively cultural scene in Singapore.

By 2010, the Arts Festival saw key changes and initiatives including the transformation of this international arts platform into a Creation and People’s Festival which comprises of a year long participation programme, aiming to sustain the Festival’s engagement with the public beyond individual shows staged during the Festival period. The events and activities are tailored into four groups: new audiences — people who may not have encountered the arts; arts lovers — people who buy tickets to performances; arts makers — artists and teachers who inspire their students through the arts; and the arts volunteers — people who have the heart to make a difference.

The Singapore Arts Festival has now become an international showcase of ideas, art and discourse with a distinctive Asian flavour, known for its bold and innovative discussions between vernacular and contemporary art.（■Singapore360°）

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Resort World Sentosa (RWS) opens final attraction The Marine Life Park

Singapore Orchard Road – 2012 Christmas Light-Up

The 16th German Film Festival opens in Singapore

Gardens by the Bay

Singapore Arts Festival 2012: Our Lost Poems

Resort World Sentosa (RWS) opens final attraction
The Marine Life Park