Suntec City - The Fountain of Wealth

Since I arrived in Singapore more than a year ago, Pris and I have made several trips to the Fountain of Wealth at Suntec City and to be honest have had pretty good luck following each trip. Neither of us are terribly superstitious, but a little luck put into getting better fortune never hurt anyone, plus the fountain is pretty cool looking.

 (making an impression the Singapore way)

The Fountain of Wealth has a pretty imposing reputation to live up to, being the largest fountain in the world and all. And it's held onto its spot for quite a while, considering it was built in 1995, 16 years ago. The idea of the fountain helping one's fortune didn't come out of thin air either:

"Five surrounding towers representing the fingers and thumb of a left hand, with the Fountain Plaza as the palm of the hand, and the Fountain of Wealth forming a ring inside the palm. The ring is a symbolic guarantee of the retention of wealth. The design is based on the Hindu mandala, or universe, and is a symbolic representation of oneness in spirit, unity, and harmony among the four races inhabiting Singapore (which are considered to be the Chinese, Malay, Indian, and British)." While it's interesting to describe, you'll find better info and a description here for all your fountain visiting needs.

You have two options for fountain visiting, although if you've got the time it really is worth it to take advantage of both of them. During the day you have the opportunity to actually increase your fortune (more about that later) and at night you can watch the fountain turn beautiful colors and check out a light show. If you HAVE to pick between one and the other, I'd pick the day trip, because though the lights are cool, the laser show is somewhat lacking and the trip around the waters is a much more fun experience. 

Day time:

(look at that, you've even got instructions to getting lucky)

Maybe it's just good luck, but the last time Pris and I visited the fountain we both found new (higher paying) jobs within a week. Now that we have a new wish we're hoping on, we decided to pay another visit today. Increasing your fortune is much easier than you'd think, just walk up the boards to the smaller center fountain, circle around three times going clockwise with your hand in the water and think up a good wish. 

(you can actually feel the fortune shooting up your veins)

Simple as that, who knew a giant fountain was the key all along?

Night time:

Although you won't have much of a chance to walk around the fountain at night, it's infinitely more beautiful lit up by multi colored lights. And if you arrive at 8pm on the dot you'll be treated to a short laser light show, which admittedly isn't as nice as it sounds. But hey, it's free, and in Singapore you take everything that's free, whether you want it or not. 

(this is about as cool as it gets)

Another nice touch, you can elect to have a name or short message written in the show for all to see (for a small fee, of course) or even get a song dedication.

(or be cheap like us and just take the photo opp)

Even if you don't have any specific wishes or don't see your own luck increase after the trip, it's definitely worth the side trip for the cool photos you can bring back.

(pris really likes the fountain)