A dream

I wonder also about the symbolism of the hotel being in Singapore.  This city is one of those places that never does things by half measures and I think the hotel is a symbol of that.  Apparently Singapore decided that they wanted to make more money from tourism and to double the number of tourists.  Marine Sands was built in response to that and it is a typical Singaporean response – the hotel consists of three towers with a huge roof garden over them that links them together.  In the roof garden they have the largest infinity pool in the world.  To keep the garden and the pool level there is a system of jacks that adjust the roof garden according to climate conditions.  Where else would you see something like that????

In Buddha Garden we aren’t creating another Marine Sands hotel but I think we are creating something very special.  I wonder if my fears about loss are more about losing the dream/aspiration or even the soul of Buddha Garden.