Note:A must watch for guys!
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Complaints Choir
I don't know what "Complaints Choir" are al about until I heard these two choirs... They sing out what everyone wants to compliant or feel like complianting... something which I am sure you will compliant about too...
I prefer the Helsinki Choir slightly more, even though you got to see the subtitles because it is not sung in English... and as for Birmingham Choir, they sung in English and they are good too...
Helsinki Complaints Choir
Complaints Choir of Birmingham
STB plans to develop Southern Islands into tourist attraction
Title : STB plans to develop Southern Islands into tourist attraction
Date : 28 November 2006 1837 hrs (SST)
URL : Channelnewsasia.com
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) plans to develop the six islands off the southern tip of Sentosa into a tourist attraction.
This, as its $12b Sentosa masterplan -- which includes Harbourfront and the Southern Islands -- is expected to be completed ahead of schedule in 2010.
The comment came on the sidelines of an industry conference where STB also revealed that Singapore is set to welcome another record number of visitors this year.
The STB wants to tap on the momentum of the Sentosa integrated resort bid and extend investor interest to the islands nearby.
Exploring the potential of developing land around the Marina Bay and Sentosa areas, the STB concluded that enhancing the lush greenery and natural foliage of the Southern Islands will make them irresistible as a tourist destination.
The Southern Islands include the Sisters' Island, Kusu Island and St John Island.
The agency says the Southern Islands already boast a Chinese temple, natural ecosystems and a resort-like atmosphere.
So it is conceivable to turn some of them into a resort island, a cultural site or an interactive rainforest park.
Designers say there is a trend towards mixing education and entertainment when it comes to creating a tourist destination that leverages on the natural resources of a given place.
They say the Southern Islands have the potential to become such a themed destination.
Citing Hamburg's Regenwald House, Shawn McCoy, Marketing Director of Jack Rouse Associates, said: "There's a great project in Hamburg called the Regenwald House. Basically, it's a rainforest where you walk through and you can interpret some of the flora and fauna that are there. Everything, from audio wands to rain sequence - so it rains on you. It's manufactured, sure it's synthetic but you're actually learning about the natural environment."
STB expects to announce details for the development of the Southern Islands and seek request-for-concepts as early as next March.
Total investment in Sentosa alone reached S$3.1 billion in the fiscal year ending in March.
This is a 68% increase compared to a year ago.
On tourist arrivals, STB says Singapore is expected to receive its 9th million visitor anytime now.
This will set a second consecutive year of record high for tourist numbers.
Singapore welcomed 8.94 million visitors in 2005. - CNA/ir
Date : 28 November 2006 1837 hrs (SST)
URL : Channelnewsasia.com
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) plans to develop the six islands off the southern tip of Sentosa into a tourist attraction.
This, as its $12b Sentosa masterplan -- which includes Harbourfront and the Southern Islands -- is expected to be completed ahead of schedule in 2010.
The comment came on the sidelines of an industry conference where STB also revealed that Singapore is set to welcome another record number of visitors this year.
The STB wants to tap on the momentum of the Sentosa integrated resort bid and extend investor interest to the islands nearby.
Exploring the potential of developing land around the Marina Bay and Sentosa areas, the STB concluded that enhancing the lush greenery and natural foliage of the Southern Islands will make them irresistible as a tourist destination.
The Southern Islands include the Sisters' Island, Kusu Island and St John Island.
The agency says the Southern Islands already boast a Chinese temple, natural ecosystems and a resort-like atmosphere.
So it is conceivable to turn some of them into a resort island, a cultural site or an interactive rainforest park.
Designers say there is a trend towards mixing education and entertainment when it comes to creating a tourist destination that leverages on the natural resources of a given place.
They say the Southern Islands have the potential to become such a themed destination.
Citing Hamburg's Regenwald House, Shawn McCoy, Marketing Director of Jack Rouse Associates, said: "There's a great project in Hamburg called the Regenwald House. Basically, it's a rainforest where you walk through and you can interpret some of the flora and fauna that are there. Everything, from audio wands to rain sequence - so it rains on you. It's manufactured, sure it's synthetic but you're actually learning about the natural environment."
STB expects to announce details for the development of the Southern Islands and seek request-for-concepts as early as next March.
Total investment in Sentosa alone reached S$3.1 billion in the fiscal year ending in March.
This is a 68% increase compared to a year ago.
On tourist arrivals, STB says Singapore is expected to receive its 9th million visitor anytime now.
This will set a second consecutive year of record high for tourist numbers.
Singapore welcomed 8.94 million visitors in 2005. - CNA/ir
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Auto China 2006
I attended Auto China 2006 in Beijing with Tongwei and Zhaoxuan last Sunday. Although there were many new automobiles on exhibition but the amazing part is that the people attending it is more than you can imagine... 200,000 people over the weekend reported by the news... Kaoz… Well, China does indeed live up to its name : “People” Republic of China, Country with Manpower as its main strength... Ha… Ha…
Anyway… we didn’t took many photos as there were too many people in the way and it is really difficult to take photos with so many people squeezing right in front of the automobile looking at it… touching it… or seating inside it… as if they never seen one in their whole life before…
Anyway… we didn’t took many photos as there were too many people in the way and it is really difficult to take photos with so many people squeezing right in front of the automobile looking at it… touching it… or seating inside it… as if they never seen one in their whole life before…
See that… behind me, in front of the racing car, people are squeezing in font to view the car. I just happen to manage to get a lucky shot by the side of the vehicle from far away…
Mmm… Actually Tongwei did took many picture of the automobiles, but it is really only automobiles with many people in the background… there were only a few with us taken with the vehicle…
Tongwei 
Zhaoxuan
And of course, the main purpose of going there other than looking at the automobiles is to look at the babes… and thanks god, I manage to took photos of them…
Hmm… actually it was more of taking photo together with them… Ha… Ha… :)Saturday, November 25, 2006
Naruto News:
Next Spring (2007) for Naruto Anime Part 2 to start... Still have to endure one more season of Naruto fillers...
Monday, November 20, 2006
Am I stress?
My head is spinning after looking at the monitor screen non-stop...
I think it is time to start school… but what to study? Where the $$$
Work??? @#$%^&* Social life has been kind of limited…
Where is my coke??? $$$$ always the problem...
I am suffering from depression again…
I missed home and friends… What is my career path?
I think it is time to start school… but what to study? Where the $$$
Work??? @#$%^&* Social life has been kind of limited…
Where is my coke??? $$$$ always the problem...
I am suffering from depression again…
I missed home and friends… What is my career path?
Where is that dame “Light”… I need enlightenment!!! No I will not be a monk… don’t mis-understand.
This Stupid translation work I am doing has been getting on my nerves. (6000 plus sentences already still thousands of them to come???) Hey I need to plan for next year company budget… but I have no resources??? Should I further studies… I am 24 going 25… Shit I am damn old…
I am running out of time… I cause “lis” to be angry… sorry… why are you still mad at me?
I need a break… I need to diet… no diet + no exercise… can I do it?
I am behind time… Why am I still Single…
Why is it so cold... Stupid winter... althought I like winter
What am I doing here… Playtime over???
I think I need to decide… Plus take action… My bank account is disappearing…
This Stupid translation work I am doing has been getting on my nerves. (6000 plus sentences already still thousands of them to come???) Hey I need to plan for next year company budget… but I have no resources??? Should I further studies… I am 24 going 25… Shit I am damn old…
I am running out of time… I cause “lis” to be angry… sorry… why are you still mad at me?
I need a break… I need to diet… no diet + no exercise… can I do it?
I am behind time… Why am I still Single…
Why is it so cold... Stupid winter... althought I like winter
What am I doing here… Playtime over???
I think I need to decide… Plus take action… My bank account is disappearing…
These things are really flying in my head and driving my nuts… how..??? I am really messed up… I need enlightenment!!!! I am starting to don’t even know what I am talking about??? Damn it!!!
Am I stress???
Thursday, November 16, 2006
How to make China a respected nation ?
One day China can become a well respected nation in the world community of nations, when its government, society and people are gradually transformed from the existing pit of material darkness to one of enlightment. That can happen when the realization occurs:
1. That liberty and freedom are inherent qualities in humans.
2. Human rights and respect for life is real success of civilizations.
3. Money is not the meaning for existence.
4. Greed and avarice only bring a future of darkness.
5. People have souls which is more important than money.
6. Worshipping money is not a civilized thing to do.
7. Enriching the mind with freedom is real happiness.
8. Being humble and accepting shortcomings is not a sign of weakness.
9. There is no need to suffer from any inferiority complex that only promotes negative atttitudes.
10. Tell their char bors to shave their fucking armpits (added by another commenter)
11. Tell their people to stop talking so loudly on their fucking handphones on public transports. (added by another commenter)
I am sure China will change for the better in the future and become a respected member of the world's community of nations. But it will take time, maybe 50 years time, and the rest of the world must show patience and understanding for this to happen.
Posted by Satin888(1-9) and Evilheart(10-11) on Sammyboy.com's Alfresco Coffee Shop
1. That liberty and freedom are inherent qualities in humans.
2. Human rights and respect for life is real success of civilizations.
3. Money is not the meaning for existence.
4. Greed and avarice only bring a future of darkness.
5. People have souls which is more important than money.
6. Worshipping money is not a civilized thing to do.
7. Enriching the mind with freedom is real happiness.
8. Being humble and accepting shortcomings is not a sign of weakness.
9. There is no need to suffer from any inferiority complex that only promotes negative atttitudes.
10. Tell their char bors to shave their fucking armpits (added by another commenter)
11. Tell their people to stop talking so loudly on their fucking handphones on public transports. (added by another commenter)
I am sure China will change for the better in the future and become a respected member of the world's community of nations. But it will take time, maybe 50 years time, and the rest of the world must show patience and understanding for this to happen.
Posted by Satin888(1-9) and Evilheart(10-11) on Sammyboy.com's Alfresco Coffee Shop
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
GST to be raised to 7%: PM Lee
By Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 13 November 2006 1832 hrs
SINGAPORE: The Goods and Services Tax will be increased to 7 percent from 5 percent presently.
This was announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Parliament on Monday.
However, when the rise will be implemented, will be decided later.
Speaking in Malay, Mandarin and English, Mr Lee explained that the hike was necessary to finance the enhanced social safety nets, needed to help the lower income group and he emphasised that the offset package would more than counter the rise in GST.
While Singapore's current model to tackle the widening income gap is sound, Mr Lee said the government would take on two approaches to deal with the new environment - to strengthen the safety nets and tilt the balance in favour of the lower-income groups who do not benefit from the fruits of economic growth.
To do this, government spending will have to go up. The government now spends some 15 percent of its GDP - one of the lowest in the world.
"This is inevitable over the next 5 to 10 years. Infrastructure investments will cost money - R&D is to cost $5b over the next 5 years; as medical technology improves, people age and more will go to hospitals to get more treatment, so spending is bound to go up. As we tilt the playing field across the board, the lower income will be getting another boost, not just once in a while. Therefore its better to start building resources now so that when we spend more, we have the means to do so," said Mr Lee.
To finance this, indirect taxes or the Goods & Services Tax will have to go up.
"It will give us precious extra resources to implement social programmes like Workfare later on. Our aim is to help the lower income groups and the elderly, not to increase their burdens. When we implement the GST increase, it's not just the GST increase, it's the package which will fully offset the impact of the GST increase and begin to strengthen the social safety nets and tilt the balance in favour of the low income groups - we will not just raise the GST but we will have a comprehensive offset package," said Mr Lee.
This package will be weighted more to the middle and the low income groups, especially the elderly, and it will more than offset the GST increase.
"It is not just an offset package to deal with the GST. It is a whole set of measures which we are taking in order to tilt the playing field in favour of the lower income group, which is what we have to add and tally in the balance, and my purpose is to help the lower income group. For the middle income, it will be generally about ok; for the higher income, I think the higher income should end up paying more overall. It's part of being one society. I'm not going to tax 15% on income tax, I'm not going to tax 25% from GST the way the Scandanavians do, but I have to make the adjustments of 2% which I think is fair and I think Singaporeans will support," added Mr Lee.
He explained that it is better to do the increase now when the economy is doing well, rather than wait till later. This will give the government time to see how this adjustment can be managed, and to cope better with the unknown forces of globalisation over the next 5 to 7 years.
More details of the GST increase will be announced on 15 February 2007, which is Budget Day. Mr Lee added that Second Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam would deliver the Budget speech.
Another change will be the amending of the Constitution to allow the government to tap the capital gains received from investing the national reserves. - CNA /dt
SINGAPORE: The Goods and Services Tax will be increased to 7 percent from 5 percent presently.
This was announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Parliament on Monday.
However, when the rise will be implemented, will be decided later.
Speaking in Malay, Mandarin and English, Mr Lee explained that the hike was necessary to finance the enhanced social safety nets, needed to help the lower income group and he emphasised that the offset package would more than counter the rise in GST.
While Singapore's current model to tackle the widening income gap is sound, Mr Lee said the government would take on two approaches to deal with the new environment - to strengthen the safety nets and tilt the balance in favour of the lower-income groups who do not benefit from the fruits of economic growth.
To do this, government spending will have to go up. The government now spends some 15 percent of its GDP - one of the lowest in the world.
"This is inevitable over the next 5 to 10 years. Infrastructure investments will cost money - R&D is to cost $5b over the next 5 years; as medical technology improves, people age and more will go to hospitals to get more treatment, so spending is bound to go up. As we tilt the playing field across the board, the lower income will be getting another boost, not just once in a while. Therefore its better to start building resources now so that when we spend more, we have the means to do so," said Mr Lee.
To finance this, indirect taxes or the Goods & Services Tax will have to go up.
"It will give us precious extra resources to implement social programmes like Workfare later on. Our aim is to help the lower income groups and the elderly, not to increase their burdens. When we implement the GST increase, it's not just the GST increase, it's the package which will fully offset the impact of the GST increase and begin to strengthen the social safety nets and tilt the balance in favour of the low income groups - we will not just raise the GST but we will have a comprehensive offset package," said Mr Lee.
This package will be weighted more to the middle and the low income groups, especially the elderly, and it will more than offset the GST increase.
"It is not just an offset package to deal with the GST. It is a whole set of measures which we are taking in order to tilt the playing field in favour of the lower income group, which is what we have to add and tally in the balance, and my purpose is to help the lower income group. For the middle income, it will be generally about ok; for the higher income, I think the higher income should end up paying more overall. It's part of being one society. I'm not going to tax 15% on income tax, I'm not going to tax 25% from GST the way the Scandanavians do, but I have to make the adjustments of 2% which I think is fair and I think Singaporeans will support," added Mr Lee.
He explained that it is better to do the increase now when the economy is doing well, rather than wait till later. This will give the government time to see how this adjustment can be managed, and to cope better with the unknown forces of globalisation over the next 5 to 7 years.
More details of the GST increase will be announced on 15 February 2007, which is Budget Day. Mr Lee added that Second Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam would deliver the Budget speech.
Another change will be the amending of the Constitution to allow the government to tap the capital gains received from investing the national reserves. - CNA /dt
Friday, November 10, 2006
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Voices in My Head
We often see scenes in cartoons or even in comic books whereby an angel and devil appears out of no where and try to convince the main character to do what or not to do what…
In real life situation, there isn’t really mini devil and angel flowing by our side or sitting on our shoulder… but it appeared like voices inside our head. I have encountered such situations many times in my life… well… it goes like one voice saying… “It’s alright…” the other will say “No…no…no… it’s definitely not alright!” and then for the whole night... These voices will debate until they tired themselves out and then finally allow me to sleep peacefully…
Because of them debating, I get to see things from different view points and really benefited me sometimes… But most of the times they get on my nerves because they don’t know when to stop… When no matter how much they talk and argue… even nothing will change the fact… and they will still continue to argue all night long…
Yesterday night, it happened again…
I was on my way home from work while two ladies approached me and ask for help… They said that they are kind of lost… and they have not eaten for the whole day… most importantly, they have no money with them and hope that I can buy food for them…
Anyway… whatever the story is… I have heard a dozen of times of the same story… First they will ask for food… then ask for some money for transport… same old trick… and the best part is that… a few days or weeks later... they will appear there and ask from you again with a same old story with a look that as if they never meet you before…
As this thoughts run through my head as the lady ask… my devil smiled and happily thinking how I will reject them and move on to find a good nice warm place for dinner… But… Little did he expected that the next thing I did was to bring the two ladies to a shop nearby… bought them food and drinks… and gave them another 5 bucks for transport…
The debate then started from that very point…
Devil: Hey!!! What are you doing??? What is that all about??? Wasn’t it all set that you should just reject them and walked off…
Angel: Nope… it is good that you should help…
Devil: Hello??? Wake up, will you… this is not the first time… and the previous few times… didn’t you see them appeared again and again after a few weeks, coming with the same old stories and lies… No doubt that they are confirmed con-man this time too…
Angel: But this time it might be real… Who knows??? Some more how can you bear to see people who need help and don’t help them and leave them in this cold weather…
Devil: Come on… Don’t be stupid… even if it is not a lot of money… how many times have you given that money already??? and the worse part is… falling for the same trick again and again… Kaoz!!! It is not charity… it is that you are being conned…
Angel: Hey… at least they make this story sound better then the previous few encounters… anyway… if with only this small amount of money, it can help two people why not…
Devil: Stupid fool… Think you better go straight home… you have just give away your dinner money… you can go back and enjoy your wonderful instant noodles instead…
And they two go on and on… and on… till I reach home… till I finished dinner… until I was about to sleep… then they finally stopped…
Wow… those two really can talk... Seriously… I really hate it when it happens too often… as it will affect my mood, work and life… but last night… it seems really kind of fun…
eeeiiii…anyway… although it might seems too creepy… I believe that many other people encounter such situation too… Initially… they only appeared as an inner self or some thoughts… but soon it will be like voices in your head… and I think…hopefully soon I might even really see a devil and angel popping out and flowing around me and start chatting not stop… Ha… Ha…
In real life situation, there isn’t really mini devil and angel flowing by our side or sitting on our shoulder… but it appeared like voices inside our head. I have encountered such situations many times in my life… well… it goes like one voice saying… “It’s alright…” the other will say “No…no…no… it’s definitely not alright!” and then for the whole night... These voices will debate until they tired themselves out and then finally allow me to sleep peacefully…
Because of them debating, I get to see things from different view points and really benefited me sometimes… But most of the times they get on my nerves because they don’t know when to stop… When no matter how much they talk and argue… even nothing will change the fact… and they will still continue to argue all night long…
Yesterday night, it happened again…
I was on my way home from work while two ladies approached me and ask for help… They said that they are kind of lost… and they have not eaten for the whole day… most importantly, they have no money with them and hope that I can buy food for them…
Anyway… whatever the story is… I have heard a dozen of times of the same story… First they will ask for food… then ask for some money for transport… same old trick… and the best part is that… a few days or weeks later... they will appear there and ask from you again with a same old story with a look that as if they never meet you before…
As this thoughts run through my head as the lady ask… my devil smiled and happily thinking how I will reject them and move on to find a good nice warm place for dinner… But… Little did he expected that the next thing I did was to bring the two ladies to a shop nearby… bought them food and drinks… and gave them another 5 bucks for transport…
The debate then started from that very point…
Devil: Hey!!! What are you doing??? What is that all about??? Wasn’t it all set that you should just reject them and walked off…
Angel: Nope… it is good that you should help…
Devil: Hello??? Wake up, will you… this is not the first time… and the previous few times… didn’t you see them appeared again and again after a few weeks, coming with the same old stories and lies… No doubt that they are confirmed con-man this time too…
Angel: But this time it might be real… Who knows??? Some more how can you bear to see people who need help and don’t help them and leave them in this cold weather…
Devil: Come on… Don’t be stupid… even if it is not a lot of money… how many times have you given that money already??? and the worse part is… falling for the same trick again and again… Kaoz!!! It is not charity… it is that you are being conned…
Angel: Hey… at least they make this story sound better then the previous few encounters… anyway… if with only this small amount of money, it can help two people why not…
Devil: Stupid fool… Think you better go straight home… you have just give away your dinner money… you can go back and enjoy your wonderful instant noodles instead…
And they two go on and on… and on… till I reach home… till I finished dinner… until I was about to sleep… then they finally stopped…
Wow… those two really can talk... Seriously… I really hate it when it happens too often… as it will affect my mood, work and life… but last night… it seems really kind of fun…
eeeiiii…anyway… although it might seems too creepy… I believe that many other people encounter such situation too… Initially… they only appeared as an inner self or some thoughts… but soon it will be like voices in your head… and I think…hopefully soon I might even really see a devil and angel popping out and flowing around me and start chatting not stop… Ha… Ha…
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Dates
What does those things in the picture looked like to you??? My friends Zhaoxun and Tongwei bought it and gave to me, since I don’t really get to eat fresh dates in Singapore before…Usually in Singapore, we buy and eat the dried ones more often, and it is mostly used for cooking soup, medicine and etc… Those in the picture are actually fresh dates… and it is sold everywhere in Beijing and even on the roads… It is about slightly bigger then cherry, you eat it just like that, tasted a bit crunchy like an apple and the flesh look a bit like an apple too… compared to those dried ones we usually eat, the fresh one are not wrinkled… pumped up... a bit harder... taste better... more nutrients... and
more Yummy…
Seriously I think there should be fresh dates available in Singapore, just that we don’t buy and eat them that often, do we?
Do you know Harry's Island = ???'s Island
Please read the following article... this is so funny... does Harry's Island ring a bell?
Eighth Wonder submits $5.5b bid for Sentosa Integrated ResortBy S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia
Posted: 31 October 2006 1550 hrs
SINGAPORE: The final bidder for Sentosa's Integrated Resort project, Las Vegas-based Eighth Wonder, revealed its S$5.5 billion plans to develop what it calls "Harry's Island" on Tuesday.
Eighth Wonder's Chairman Mark Advent intends for Harry's Island to be iconic, creative and one-of-a-kind.
He has lined up an international star-studded cast to work with him in developing the Sentosa project.
"There is a spirit that is special about Sentosa regardless. It is an amazing place. It is a lush tropical serene paradise, and now it is evolving as a place for commerce, hospitality, residential and, ultimately in the future, an integrated resort," Advent says.
"So it's a very fine balance to figure out that place where all of these different elements could co-exist in a manner that is sensitive to all. Ultimately, when you isolate it into an integrated resort directive, there is a huge opportunity to create world-class excitement, entertainment, must-see appeal just by the type of project we are proposing," he adds.
When completed, Harry's Island will have 10 world-class, luxury and family-oriented hotels.
Among the new features is a tree house with family suites and a 7,500-seat Caldera Theatre with nightly spectacular shows.
Louis Parenteau, President of Dragone Entertainment, says: "Our main concern of this venture would be to create a show which will be done for the Asian people, that people recognise themselves in this show and, at the same time, we want it to be an attraction to a worldwide public.
"People in Singapore have already seen the touring show which Franco Dragone has created. The permanent shows of the nature that we are talking here is of a totally different, totally different world. The theatre itself and all the mechanics and technical are done so that you create a universe which is totally peculiar to the show.
"Our shows are not using any language exactly for that purpose because we want the show to be accessible to a larger public. But we want people here in Singapore, China and Malaysia to feel this is going to be something which belongs to this market and will grow as our shows are always work-in-progress."
Harry's Island will create nearly 15,000 jobs, including 5,000 in the food and beverage business.
For the health-conscious, there will be a wellness centre and spa retreat run by doctor and writer Deepak Chopra.
Soccer fans will benefit from a football academy and stadium with Brazilian soccer star Pele giving his inputs.
Eighth Wonder says it wants to turn Harry's Island into a global, world class, must-visit destination.
If it wins the bid to construct the Sentosa Integrated Resort, it hopes to achieve the vision of attracting at least 15 million tourists annually by 2014.
The company believes it can recover its investments by 2015, by generating S$5.6 billion in visitor-spending in five years.
The Singapore government has indicated that the winning bid for the Sentosa IR would be known in December. - CNA/so
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Eighth Wonder submits $5.5b bid for Sentosa Integrated ResortBy S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia
Posted: 31 October 2006 1550 hrs
SINGAPORE: The final bidder for Sentosa's Integrated Resort project, Las Vegas-based Eighth Wonder, revealed its S$5.5 billion plans to develop what it calls "Harry's Island" on Tuesday.
Eighth Wonder's Chairman Mark Advent intends for Harry's Island to be iconic, creative and one-of-a-kind.
He has lined up an international star-studded cast to work with him in developing the Sentosa project.
"There is a spirit that is special about Sentosa regardless. It is an amazing place. It is a lush tropical serene paradise, and now it is evolving as a place for commerce, hospitality, residential and, ultimately in the future, an integrated resort," Advent says.
"So it's a very fine balance to figure out that place where all of these different elements could co-exist in a manner that is sensitive to all. Ultimately, when you isolate it into an integrated resort directive, there is a huge opportunity to create world-class excitement, entertainment, must-see appeal just by the type of project we are proposing," he adds.
When completed, Harry's Island will have 10 world-class, luxury and family-oriented hotels.
Among the new features is a tree house with family suites and a 7,500-seat Caldera Theatre with nightly spectacular shows.
Louis Parenteau, President of Dragone Entertainment, says: "Our main concern of this venture would be to create a show which will be done for the Asian people, that people recognise themselves in this show and, at the same time, we want it to be an attraction to a worldwide public.
"People in Singapore have already seen the touring show which Franco Dragone has created. The permanent shows of the nature that we are talking here is of a totally different, totally different world. The theatre itself and all the mechanics and technical are done so that you create a universe which is totally peculiar to the show.
"Our shows are not using any language exactly for that purpose because we want the show to be accessible to a larger public. But we want people here in Singapore, China and Malaysia to feel this is going to be something which belongs to this market and will grow as our shows are always work-in-progress."
Harry's Island will create nearly 15,000 jobs, including 5,000 in the food and beverage business.
For the health-conscious, there will be a wellness centre and spa retreat run by doctor and writer Deepak Chopra.
Soccer fans will benefit from a football academy and stadium with Brazilian soccer star Pele giving his inputs.
Eighth Wonder says it wants to turn Harry's Island into a global, world class, must-visit destination.
If it wins the bid to construct the Sentosa Integrated Resort, it hopes to achieve the vision of attracting at least 15 million tourists annually by 2014.
The company believes it can recover its investments by 2015, by generating S$5.6 billion in visitor-spending in five years.
The Singapore government has indicated that the winning bid for the Sentosa IR would be known in December. - CNA/so
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