NEW YEAR'S EVE BY THE SINGAPORE RIVER

Yea, let's celebrate as
2025 closes and 2026 opens.

It's New Year's Eve, and it's a few more hours before 2025 becomes 2026. A leisurely stroll along the north side of Singapore River can only be described as one of the most pleasant experiences that one could have before attending a concert. That would be The Philharmonic Orchestra's annual New Year's Eve Concert, a Singapore institution that is our solution to Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Day Concert. Granted it's not as glamourous (nor as expensive) but it is still proudly ours. And so are the views of our Singapore River, the lifeblood of our nation, a Thames, Seine, Danube or Moldau which we could call our own. 

The walk starts at the Elgin Bridge,
named after the Brit who stole the Greeks' marbles.

What a view of the river.

On the north side are Parliament House
and Asian Civilisations Museum.

Two of Singapore's former tallest buildings,
United Overseas Bank (UOB) and
Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC).

The restaurants and watering holes
of Boat Quay.

Thomas Woolner's statue of 
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles 
overlooks Victoria Theatre and ACM.

Raffles seems to say to his haters,
"I told you so about that little red dot".

Fullerton Hotel used to be the General Post Office.

View of the Singapore Flyer
across the Cavenagh Bridge.

Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall.

National Gallery,
formerly Supreme Court building.

The Old Parliament House precinct.

It's 12 midnight,
and here come the fireworks!

WISHING ONE AND ALL

A HAPPY AND FULFILLING 2026 AHEAD!