How did I get so much done and eat so much in one day?

This picture is from last night's walk back to the hotel. I can say that after only a couple of days that I am truly having a great time ... forgetting the humidity.


Today was the first day of the Experience@Singapore program. We started the day visiting Contact Singapore, the Economic Development Board (EDB) and Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) learning about the program and how they are trying to appeal to potential employees. The office has a really nice view of the overall city. After the informational we walked to Suntec City via the mall for lunch. At the beginning of the day we were all informed of the great eating culture here. Today I got a good glimpse of what they mean. The lunch set up was at this porridge buffet. In addition to the bowl of porridge there is a giant array of sides and condiments to accompany the meal. I have had porridge before, but have never seen it set up in this way.

After lunch, we went to check out the Fountain of Wealth, which is the largest fountain in Asia. There's a story that goes with it, but Adan and I kind of missed it while we were getting pictures of each other in front of the fountain. I'll have to find the story about it later. I remember reading a bit about it before though. I'm hoping that I can come by later in the week to catch the laser light show that happens here in the evening.


We then went to the Urban Redevelopment Authority to check out the development plans for Singapore. There are a lot of great models of the city and country and seeing how everything is growing.

The next stop of the day is a visit to the Media Development Authority (MDA) and Fusionopolis. We got to learn about the development of Mediopolis and saw some interesting stuff. Their presentation was in a room full of touch screen tables (like Microsoft Surface) to show a collection of work. Fusionopolis showed an array of things too including a demo of their augmented reality set up.

The evening ended with a visit to the Marine Barrage followed by an elaborate eight course seafood meal with the main course featuring the chili crab. The barrage has a lot of interesting information and visuals. The site itself has a lot of great views of the city.

The day ends with our huge meal. I was seriously exhausted from the day as well as all the food coming to the table.