Resort World Sentosa
Here are the overdue photos from my visit to Resort World Sentosa three weeks back.
The highlight of the trip was to visit Genting Group's newborn (the casino) in Singapore.
Before entering the casino, I bumped upon Singapore's comedy juggling duo, Kit and Kai. Their street performances brought lots of laughter to the big crowd at RWS.
In front of Universal Studio. It was still under construction when we were there. It opened its door to the public 2 weeks ago.
Kit and Kai
Us and the clowns. I trembled a little when I felt something was on my shoulder and hoped that the photographer would quickly press the shutter.
Forgotten which building was this in RWS
Quest to Egypt!
Flight tickets to Egypt!
Umm.. not quite, but close :-)
It was the Quest for Immortality - The World of Ancient Egypt exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore. The exhibition began in December 2009 and will last until 4th April, 2010. It features 230 artifacts from 4000 BCE to 950 CE. In general, this exhibition was an eye-opener and thanks to the tour guide, we learned something about the Egyptian culture particularly, the mummification process.
At the museum entrance
Grabbing some postcards at the entrance
The guided tour was to begin at 2:30PM but we entered the gallery slightly earlier. At the first chamber, we found a game or two. These were the "starters".
Make an origami pyramid
The Egyptian writing system. They prepared paper and rubber stamps for all the alphabets in the writing system. We got to stamp our initials! Apparently, they do not have the letter 'C' in their writing system, hence, I had to go with 'SZ' 'H' 'M'.
Some Mathematical/IQ games
At 2:30PM sharp, our tour guide came. She's a sweet looking, petite lady :-)
I forgot what was her name but she's extremely fluent and could remember every single bit of information pretty well! We really enjoyed her lessons.
Here comes the real mummy! This mummy had of course undergone a face-lift before being put as an exhibit here. We were told that various parts (organs) of the body were dug out and kept in jars (one jar for each organ) before the mummification process. This was to prevent the body from decaying. Those jars were very important for the mummy as they could help them to resurrect later (The Mummy Returns!).
An excerpt from the Book of the Dead. According to our tour guide, one or more sentences from the Book of the Dead will be chosen and inscribed on papyrus. The inscription will then be placed onto the mummy. It served as a guide for the mummy in the Underworld.
We spent an hour plus in the gallery. Besides the interesting Egyptian culture, one thing that fascinated me the most was in fact the intelligence of these Egyptians. Pyramids existed since 2750 B.C. and it is amazing how people at that time with limited resources and knowledge could construct such great architecture that still stand tall to-date.
Outside the gallery
Outside the gallery
Next, we realised that Fort Canning Hill was just behind the National Museum and it had a public artwork! And so, we dashed to Fort Canning Hill.
At Fort Canning Hill
The mentioned iconic artwork - ASEAN Sculpture Garden (8/52 icons checked!)
While I was busy photographing the sculpture, KC turned around and spotted another iconic artwork, hiding behind the National Museum :o
Pedas Pedas (9/52 icons checked!)
When the night falls.. we were at Chinatown to get a glimpse of the Chinese New Year decos in Singapore. It wasn't too exciting and we managed to get only a few bad shots :D
There were too many people and the traffic was really bad that night. Hence, the ugly trails.
An enjoyable day nonetheless.
Hope I'll be able to make it to the real Egypt one day!
Family’s Annual Trip – Day 3
The family at Chinatown and Bugis.. without me :(
CK looks so impatient :p
Bit: Keller Homemade's scarfs nicer la! :p
And more CDs shopping..
Oh, the usual ice-cream meal :p
And, on the left, CK's and Mom's shopping outcome.
Mom and Pei Ling came over to Yishun for dinner with me in the evening. After dinner, we made our way to Clarke Quay so that Mom could enjoy the night view there.
Me and my Ma cha at Dhoby Ghaut station.
That was the end of my family's stay in Singapore. I hope I could bring them over again next year when the Singapore version's Universal Studio opens to the public.
Family’s Annual Trip – Day 2
On Day #2, the itinerary was supposed to be Jurong Bird Park in the morning, Chinatown and Bugis in the afternoon. However, we ended up spending more time in the Bird Park, shopping at Jurong Point and Harbour Front.
Instead of opting for the MRT or cab, I decided that we should try the SAEx bus service. SAEx stands for Singapore Attractions Express. It chauffeurs you to the major attractions in Singapore and has several pick-up points around the city. It is also inexpensive - $4 per adult to the Jurong Bird Park/Night Safari/Singapore Zoo.
Mom and ling cha with their entrance tickets.
Penguins! The room was super cold!
Beautiful flamingos
Spot the focus point! :p
Omg, a bird on the loose!
A very entertaining fowl show
Teatime at Prata Wala in Jurong Point. The prata tasted quite good. It was recommended by my landlady! According to her, this is the best in Singapore :p
After a one or two hour shopping at Jurong Point, we departed to Harbour Front, where Mom and CK shopped for CDs like crazy! We arrived at our hotel room at about 5PM and rested before departing for dinner.
On our way to Raffles City for dinner
Dinner time
That was the end of Day 2 and I had to return to my flat after that :(
Family’s Annual Trip – Day 1
This post is long overdue. It was a busy weekend, in which I had spent quality time with my family over here in Singapore.
Our family would usually plan for an annual trip during year-end. In the past years, we had travelled to Penang, Penang and Penang. I could not recall how many times we have chosen Penang as our annual vacation destination :p This time, I did not have to travel along with the family. I was to expect them at the Changi Airport!
At the arrival hall.. waited for at least one hour for the arrival of The Cha's and Mr. Low TH and family
At the lobby in YMCA
Dinner at Dhoby Ghaut's Kopitiam before departing to Orchard. Ling cha is nowhere to be seen as she was sitting next to me on the dining table :p
On the way to Orchard.. We need some introduction here! From the left: My cute brother, CK; Mom; Mr. Low and sister, Pei Yee; Mr. Low's sister, Siaw Chek and.. and.. and.. Ah Jie? Haha.
Orchard Central
And, we're done with Day 1 - Orchard Road walkabout!
I stayed at YMCA with my family for the night :-)
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