[MARINA BAY/SINGAPORE] Not long ago, you could smell the Singapore River before you see it. These days, it much better although it could still reek at times. The colour of the waters has changed since the damming of the bay as silt washed from the land gets to stay in the water for longer, especially so after a heavy thunderstorm. But give it a week when it all settles to the bottom, the water is surprisingly clear on blue sky days.
One would have thought all the fish would be gone too. Surprisingly, they are still there, according to a guy whose been fishing there since young. Without agitation from sea waves, one could spot fish near the surface, flapping its gill occasionally. But don’t ask me what fish they are. Some sea birds, probably migratory have cornered a spot for their lunch. No one thought you could see such wild instincts happen right in the urban centre. I got my video camera and filmed the entire bait and switch, these smart birds stand really close to the water with some bread an old man was throwing to the pigeons. All the fish that are swimming around seem to know that its food and come really close to the surface. Then BAM!!!. That smart bird plunges his beak in and pinches out one small fish. And by carefully not letting it slip away, the bird swallows the flinching fish in one gulp, you could see the fish still moving all the way down his neck – SCOOP
