News Article 4

Title: Gardens by the bay gets spruced up for big day

Summary

‘Gardens by the bay’ is a $1 billion superpark which houses over a quarter of a million rare plants. The park comprises of 3 gardens; Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central. There will be free daily shuttles from the Marina Bay train station to the Gardens by the bay. The shuttles operate from 9am to 9pm at 10-minute intervals. Most of the attractions will be free. Ticketed areas include the aerial walkway and two cooled conservatories. On a leisurely stroll, you will encounter birds, and bears - in the form of plant sculptures. And there are mini heritage gardens to reflect on Singapore's multi-racial composition with hints of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian influences. If you are tired of walking, you can always hop on a garden cruiser to get around, which will cost between S$3 to S$5.

Why did this article appeal to me?

It was because there had been news about the Gardens of the bay very frequently. Hence I was really interested to know more about it. Apart from it, the pictures that were posted online were so spectacular. Therefore I was attracted to this article by its title.

Question for the writer

The economy is not at its high end now, but why is the government willing to send such a large sum of money building this gardens by the bay?

If I were in charge

I would really reconsider about building the gardens by the bay as the economy is still not very stable now. $1 billion isn’t a small sum of money there must be a thorough plan before everything can be carry out.

By: Koh Yi Xin (11)