Bucket List: S.E.A. Life

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Singapore, Sentosa, S.E.A. Life

Sometimes, we travel far and wide in search of new experiences and new sights. But, right in our backyard, literally, are new experiences and sights that we had totally overlooked. Before I get mistaken, I am a huge proponent of international travel. I am a firm believer of the benefits of travel to far and distant lands. But, I am also an advocate in discovering experiences and sights unknown to ourselves in our own country, city, town and so on.

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when international travel was more or less near impossible, I took to visiting local sites that I had never been to before. Visiting the S.E.A. Aquarium at Singapore's Sentosa resort island was one such experience. The visit left me both amazed and bewildered at the amount of sea life on display. What impressed me most were the efforts of the Aquarium to (as close as possible) present the animals in their natural environments and their efforts at encouraging conservation of our global marine life and environments.

School of fish, S.E.A. Aquarium, Sentosa, Singapore (2022)

That was my first visit to the aquarium and it was time and effort well spent. I got to observe marine life in their natural aquatic environments in a way that no video or photographs could ever replicate. Unless one scuba dives, this experience was exceptional. 

Marine life from different environments, different parts of the world and oceans; presented in near likeness to their natural environment. And the message that all these natural heritages are worth preserving for the ages. Do our part, stop pollution, reduce usages, reuse, recycle and more. Not only was my visit an amazing visual spectacle of sea life, it was also one filled with education on how we all can do our own small part in preserving the natural environments.

Is this a bucket list trip? For many, it may not be. But for me, it certainly is.......

Reef fish, S.E.A. Aquarium, Sentosa, Singapore (2022)

More reef fishes, S.E.A. Aquarium, Sentosa, Singapore (2022)

Jellyfish, S.E.A. Aquarium, Sentosa, Singapore (2022)

Huge wall of ocean, S.E.A. Aquarium, Sentosa, Singapore (2022)

Poison arrow frog, S.E.A. Aquarium, Sentosa, Singapore (2022)

Another species of poison arrow frog, S.E.A. Aquarium, Sentosa, Singapore (2022)

A selfie to remember my visit, S.E.A. Aquarium, Sentosa, Singapore (2022)


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