Chinese New Year in Singapore

After a few days in Hanoi, we flew to Singapore to spend Chinese New Year (CNY) with family and friends. I have not been back to celebrate CNY for almost 40 years so this is definitely a nice treat.
CNY is typically a time for families to get together, so called reunions. It's almost like Thanksgiving or Christmas in the US. It's a major holiday in Asia.
Through the generosity of one of my close friends, we stayed at the 2500-room Marina Bay Sands (MBS) Hotel for 3 nights. This was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. The MBS Hotel is Singapore's latest hotel and landmark. It's architecture is unique. It has 3 towers; on top of which sits a Skypark. The Skypark has an "infinity swimming pool." It looks like water is flowing over the edge of the pool down the side of the hotel. The view from the room is simply gorgeous. Here is a link with more information on the Skypark:
http://www.marinabaysands.com/SandsSkypark/Sands_Sky_Park.aspx
We also spent some time at Sentosa Island, a small island south of Singapore. This island was originally a British military base. The Singapore government recently has developed it into a tourist island, with a golf course, hotels, Universal Studios, museums, another casino, etc. We took the cable car there, although you can drive there or take a short train ride there.
Between all these interesting things to do, we did a lot of eating. Since this is Candy's first visit to Singapore, my relatives made sure she tries all the popular local delicacies. We also walked a lot so that makes up for all the eating.
I also had a small reunion of sort with some of my close high-school friends. We have known each other since we were 13 or 14 and amazingly, we still keep in touch and see each other occassionally.

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