Apologies to readers!! Been blogging about past events for the past few posts...blame the earthquake in Taiwan for the inaccessibility to blogger. Guess this will be the last past events post. I'll try to be as current as possible in my postings from now on!
As stated in my title, this post shall be on my cousin, Ping Yee and her boyfriend's visit to our lovely country Singapore. Their 1st day was been entertained by another cousin and my sister.
As for their 2nd day here, I was supposed to bring them to the zoo as many will already know by now...lolx...i was finding companions to accompany me to reduce my 'brightness'! Did all the planning the night before, expected the weather to be cleared but of all times...unexpectedly, some rain clouds decide to drop by Singapore and was pouring from 1am onwards, hence thwarting the plans made for zoo. Called up the zoo in the morning and was told that there is almost no indoor enclosures for viewing...so changed of plans. Decided to bring them to 2 places namely:
1) Singapore Discovery Centre
2) National Museum
Sounds boring right? Guess anyone will go "Oh...boring place" etc...I did too!! I confess but it definitely beats going Vivocity again for a 3rd time ok?! (PS: Anyone suggest going vivo again, please make sure you don't call me along). Somemore these 2 places just finished their renovations and revampment. 1st stop travelling in the rain-->Discovery Centre.
I honestly wonder what has Discovery Centre been doing with their funds. After such a long period of renovation, it still sort of ends up as a National Education centre for recruits. Walking around the place can get quite disappointing, the rain didn't make things any better. The main highlights would be the 3D animation show, the bus-ride into SAFTI MI to view the officer cadet school and last but not least, let my cousin and her bf try out our SAF's SAR21 simulated firing.
As stated in my title, this post shall be on my cousin, Ping Yee and her boyfriend's visit to our lovely country Singapore. Their 1st day was been entertained by another cousin and my sister.
As for their 2nd day here, I was supposed to bring them to the zoo as many will already know by now...lolx...i was finding companions to accompany me to reduce my 'brightness'! Did all the planning the night before, expected the weather to be cleared but of all times...unexpectedly, some rain clouds decide to drop by Singapore and was pouring from 1am onwards, hence thwarting the plans made for zoo. Called up the zoo in the morning and was told that there is almost no indoor enclosures for viewing...so changed of plans. Decided to bring them to 2 places namely:
1) Singapore Discovery Centre
2) National Museum
Sounds boring right? Guess anyone will go "Oh...boring place" etc...I did too!! I confess but it definitely beats going Vivocity again for a 3rd time ok?! (PS: Anyone suggest going vivo again, please make sure you don't call me along). Somemore these 2 places just finished their renovations and revampment. 1st stop travelling in the rain-->Discovery Centre.
I honestly wonder what has Discovery Centre been doing with their funds. After such a long period of renovation, it still sort of ends up as a National Education centre for recruits. Walking around the place can get quite disappointing, the rain didn't make things any better. The main highlights would be the 3D animation show, the bus-ride into SAFTI MI to view the officer cadet school and last but not least, let my cousin and her bf try out our SAF's SAR21 simulated firing.
A picture of older cousin Ah Ping and younger cousin Nicholas 3 years back....when I was still a botak head recruit...lol...
This is the now Ah Ping and her boyfriend, Han Chen...the family says that boyfriend and my cousin Nicholas looks alike, what say you?
This robot used to be walking around the Discovery Centre...now it's just a display item?
A tour of the officer cadet training school, SAFTI MI...this is the tower...people who wore green should know of this tower...
After the Discovery centre trip, took them back to Jurong Point where I treated them to a sumptous lunch at Crystal Jade Restaurant, not the La Mian Xiao Long Bao branch though, I thought the other branch might have better food and dim sum. Cost quite a bit but I think it's money well spent!! The food's fabulous and the ambience and service is great too...never regretted a time I dine at Crystal Jade. Thinking back now makes me drool again...dim sum....
This is no doubt a luxurious meal...but never come fight with me for payment ok! When guests come from afar, i'm the host...so it'll be my treat...just eat happy. And when I get to go over, just play a good host to me next time! lolx...
This is my '港式水饺面' aka Hong Kong style dumpling noodles...real nice....it take skill to make the noodles nice and springy...
This is Han Chen's '牛腩面' aka Cow's belly noodles...the noodle's real crispy...and the sauce is green curry....oishi!!
This is Ah Ping's '牛肉炒饭' aka beef fried rice...smells really nice ok!! Can smell it from afar...!!
The Dim Sum is real nice...especially the Char Siew Puffs and the Char Siew Chee Cheong Fun...simply heavenly...I make make special mention of the Puffs...real soft, you can't get them outside...even the edges where you expect the dough to be hard, they are actually real soft!!
After lunch, it's another long 174 journey down to the National Museum...in fact, was expecting it to be another boring trip...much to my surprise...the newly renovated museum has got some real nice ambience and artistic flair added to it!! I paid $5 for student rate though...that's the only good thing about being a student.
Cousin and boyfriend's picture...I like the dome
I really like the dome....the transparency of the glass ceiling...would be lovely if they have lights on the dome at night...view will be superb
Inside 1 of the Singapore History Galleries...the security guard says no pictures...but who cares? I even got him into the picture!
The only photo of me for this whole trip...behind me is the merlion...looks more like a sea lion to me...
Ok, this is interesting....I never knew photo negatives were the exact size as that of the photos in the past!! They really are huge...
This is a unique christmas tree...made up purely of wooden shavings...and shaped like horns...
This is a super large screen along the hallway...remember those zappy images on TV when you don't get a channel in the past? However there are different images amongst these apparently randomised dots...
I love the ambience of the top level of the museum...blue lighting...just gives everyone there a sense of calm and tranquility...visit it if you have the chance. Anyway, those are some funny comics at the top level...rather interesting
So that about concludes my journey as a tourist...in fact, I must confess that I haven't been to these places in a long time...disgraceful as a local Singaporean right? Don't even know much about our own stuff... 
No comments:
Post a Comment