There was this wedding lunch on Sunday and then the much awaited Singapore Flyer trip!!! Woohoo~~~
I must admit, before going there, like many people, I had this thought, "Singapore Flyer? Sure not, what's there to see, Singapore is only this big. Plus with the IR projects going on now, all you can see are tower cranes, construction sites and many many holes." But trust me, after taking a ride up there, you'll realise how naive you have been.
So small, but yet...
so BIG!!!
I was kinda shocked when I saw the real size of the capsule. It's really really big. Then before you get to the boarding area, there's this place where they'll help capture a photo for you, photo of you in the capsule. And everything is done automatically! Super cool!
I think the settings are quite similar to the airport. There's this stretch of path that really looks like the connector to the entrance of a plane (dunno if that's the correct term, but around there lah. heex..). Then it'll lead you to the capsule, of course. The thing I don't really like about it is there after exiting from the stretch, there's this "road" that is not sealed or barricaded or anything, just a safety net beneath. So you really have to take good care of the kids else they'll just fall over and end up at the net which I have doubts about its strength.
I think the settings are quite similar to the airport. There's this stretch of path that really looks like the connector to the entrance of a plane (dunno if that's the correct term, but around there lah. heex..). Then it'll lead you to the capsule, of course. The thing I don't really like about it is there after exiting from the stretch, there's this "road" that is not sealed or barricaded or anything, just a safety net beneath. So you really have to take good care of the kids else they'll just fall over and end up at the net which I have doubts about its strength.
Part of the "road" to boarding the capsule...the net is just above the trees..
Upon boarding the capsule, there'll be this "tour guide" who will guide you through the 30-minutes ride and introduce you to the many sights that you'll see. Ours was a malay guy and I think he's quite funny. Heex..You'll get to see many many many many landscapes, such as Changi Airport, and even other countries like Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia etc etc, that you'll never to see and realise when you are as a normal person on land. We were so super duper excited even before boarding the capsule and you can imagine the state of excitement we were in throughout the whole journey. And you'll realise that 30 minutes is really too short!!! Heex..
The F1 pit stop..
The Marina Barrage, to be opened on 1Nov..
The Marina Golf Course...
The floating platform, now transformed into a soccer field, on which, according to bro, a match will be played at a later date..
The Stratis of Malacca...
The legendary Hotel 13 (Hotel Copthorne)...
The future IR..Poor workers hafta work 24/7 in order to complete the project by 2010 else the contractors would have to be fined 20million per day. Gosh..
At the peak of our dear Singapore Flyer, 165m off ground, 42 storeys high...splendid view..
My look-fierce-but-very-kind father, sweet-but-scared-of-height mummy and trying-to-act-cool bro and not forgetting the trying-to-act-cute me =P
Fun time with cousins' family in the capsule...
Our family and Xiao Gu's family...I like this picture alot alot alot!!!
