Wrong side of the road

It was a long time since I have used my Fuji Finepix6900Z. There seems to be some fireworks show going on this evening, so I was thinking: why not take a walk to the Sheares Bridge, snap a couple of shots of the pretty fireworks exploding over the Shenton Way skyline? Shooting fireworks from high ground - it's a new angle for me and sounds fun.

I took the train to Marina Bay, skirted around the crowd@Celebrations hoohah carnival, climbed up the Sheares bridge and chose my sweet spot - overlooking the Durians, Fullerton and the bay. Time check - 6:40pm. Sweet. Plenty of time. I don't know what time the first shots will be fired but experience told me it won't be this early.

20 minutes passed. Crowds were gathering. A few drivers on the ECP stopped by to ask where would the fireworks be. No one seemed to have a definite answer. Everybody 'supposed' that it's gonna be over the bay by the Durians.

A small Indian community was chatting loudly while perching themselves percariously over the side walk divider, drawing the occasional angry horns from the motorists. A member from the group was yak-ing non-stop over his handphone while pacing up and down the side walk. Funny that he was wearing a polo shirt proclaiming "南大华乐" (NTU Chinese Orchestra).

2 photographers on my flanks had their camera & tripod all set - both were using DSLRs (Nikons I think). Had a conversation with the guy on my right. He was also wondering, like everyone else, where were the fireworks going to appear tonight. He was on the bridge last week when the NDP rehersals were happening. He said that the fireworks came from the bay below us but there were the Marine Police patrolling the area. He didn't notice any today.

Uh-oh. Don't tell me there's no fireworks today? Cannot be. The Singapore Fireworks Festival website say so. Hmmm, but there's no mention of the exact place... More uh-ohs...

Time check - 8:00pm. No sight nor sound of color explosions. The daughter of the PRC family on my left had long finished her dinner of sweet sour pork and stir-fried long beans over rice. When are those darn fireworks gonna start.

The answer came in the next instant - from behind. Yeah, 30minutes of walking, 1.5 hours of waiting. Only to find you were on the wrong side of the road.

虽然万事具备, 不过在东风还没有吹起时, 最好看看位置方向对不对, 不然就像今晚这样, 吹了一鼻子灰...