Urban jungle?

The endless rows of shopping malls, eateries, boutiques that flank the large central artery that is Orchard Road with its constant traffic would be too aseptic and cold if it weren't for Nature that entwines with these man made structures. Various types of palms, cycads, ferns and frangipani grow everywhere, in every available corner and tall trees that I believe look like jacaranda trees, though I am not an expert, line Orchard Road and add grace and shelter from the sun and help conceal the giant billboards. During the day the sound of chirping starlings is everywhere and drowns the noise that comes from the traffic but late afternoon they congregate outside one shopping mall in particular, the 313@Somerset, and get into a chirping frenzy that covers everything in sound, like a blanket. At the same time the hooting of a different bird transports you to some mystical land and you almost expect to see orangutans hopping out of the trees around you. At night geckos ride the lighted billboards in search of suicidal insects and if you look carefully at what looks like a very long runner bean you might discover that is it in fact a green snake with a triangular head deciding if he should try and out stare you or slither for his life.
This contrast between modern city and nature is incredible and it's a joy to be able to witness it