Birthday on Sentosa

A few decades ago someone tried to make Sentosa into a resort. Sentosa is a little island just south of Singapore. Rohaizad and I went there to relax and celebrate my birthday today. While we were hiking around, we saw the remnants of someone's attempt to build Sentosa into a tourist destination.

First, a wacky bug sculpture that's been sitting in the sun for a couple of dozen years.

They only hired the best sculptor when it came to creating a giant peacock. Alas, the sculptor and the sculpture are now virtually forgotten.

An old tourist bus, sinking into the ground.

We waded through leaves up to our ankles as we trekked down this nature trail. It was littered with broken folding chairs, trash and this ancient wheelbarrow.

You can see the base of an ornate wrought-iron arch that still stands in front of the abandoned entrance to the Scented Garden.

There used to be a monorail that ran along these tracks. Now they are all overgrown by trees. The funny thing is, I remember riding on this monorail with Rohaizad when we visited Singapore ten or eleven years ago!

It is like the ruins of a once-mighty civilization, now melting in the tropic sun or being overrun by the jungle. Excellent!