The opening of TAMPINES 1 yesterday, coinciding with public holi Good Friday, an ingenious way to draw in the crowd! Alighting from tampines mrt, I’m greeted by a performance by ladies in green at the entrance… What an atmosphere!?



Noticed something? The sheltered area from the MRT isn’t extended all the way to the mall, if it rains – ahem ahem… (first pic - T1 mall's on the left, mrt station on the right). Also, the design of the mall entrance is such that its’ below ground level, I wonder if flooding may occur under heavy downpour.

Worries apart - Yes, the place is super crowded though not all shops in the mall started biz yet. Despite the financial turndown rippling through singapore, it is assuring that there are still people willing to visit shopping malls and spend. Or are they just window shopping, who knows? Nonetheless, it's typical of singaporeans to join the crowd on anything new.







The food court ‘Kapitans’ on the 5th floor has a spectacular view. Can see the entire landscape with the other two malls! I’m surprise that the mall management didn’t exploit the view and rent it out to restaurants or those-who-r-willing-to-pay-more…