We re-visited Sentosa to see what has changed, after a lapse of twenty years -- and we were surprised! The whole place has been transformed, and now looks like a beautiful tourist island resort, right at our doorsteps!
We made a point to look out for the army barracks that served as the basecamp for our batch of army engineers, and there it was:
Now operated as a resort hotel, the above building is probably the only remaining structure of the army barracks that once stood on Blakang Mati -- the old name before it was changed to Sentosa.
Sentosa would be even more enchanting if the whole island is fully planted with the flora and fauna of the region, including giant ferns that once flourished there.
After a tiring but wonderful day at Sentosa, we hop onto the monorail to head back to HarborFront, just in time to join the dinner crowd at the Republic Food Court at the top floor of Vivocity.
Although it was barely 8 pm, most of the stalls were already bereft of food and had closed for the day.
In the end we settled for a spread of bbq'ed chicken wings (crispy & yummy!), steamed pork ribs soup (equally tasty), fried kai lan with mushrooms, and steaming hot rice.
