We Fly Before We Walk

And we did. It took us near to an hour to check-in although we were the first at the counter.

“ Our MAS software engineer says the system is down ”.

Yeah hear it? MAS. Malaysian Airlines. I tell you what, change your engineers.

At the boarding area, we waited again. Our flight was delayed an hour. Perhaps flights are affected by the recent weather changes. It rained near cny and caused floods in South Malaysia.

Seats were colourful, pilot was a scrawny uncle, the rendang with nasi tomato was edible. When my sister asked for a cup of coffee and a set of scrabble, the latter request made the stewardess scrunch her face like a fortune cookie lol

We touched down and headed to MAMA.

MAMA was my nanny, my aunt, my story teller, my cute huggable barney, my solace when I was little. I have not seen her in 3 years and I really do miss her dearly. Rushing inside the house, she called out my name loud and clear and I just couldn’t help giving her squashing huggies and kisses! *love*

My cousin has a newborn and the little girl was all smiles. Daddy was carrying her all around the house. You know how it feels like to be cuddled in your daddy’s secure arms. . . *smiling*

Trying to get a cab for 5 pax wasn’t easy around 9pm. It was dinner time for most cab drivers I guess. My cousin was stopping cabs on the road and my petite ah soh was calling cab companies, and at last, we ended up with. . .

LOL

We had a licking good dinner and MAMA is as bubbly big as usual! Thank you so much Gor Gor and Ah Soh! J

We Come, We See, We Conquer!

Red and blue roller coaster rails, twisted and daunting looking

State of the art theme park with lush greenery

Colourful gift stores with fascinated kids running around

Hanging lollipops from trees

2 litres of Hersheys chocolate

Rabbits made of

roses, carnations and sunflowers

A Globe in the middle of a fountain which bores “Universal Studios”

*Living a dream of a 5year old boy. . .*

The tickets were bought 2 weeks beforehand. It was a long awaited trip and we spent a total of 6 hours in there ;)

*Hollywood City*

Lights, Camera, Action is the main attraction. Not knowing what was installed in the studio, we blindly went in and were welcomed by a chirpy young lady who had us briefed about what to expect when we step into another studio.

Little did we know that we were about to experience a hurricane by the sea, in the building itself! Billowing wind, crashing boats, gas tankers exploding, water splashes. . . ohhh and the 3D tsunami as background! The experience kept us awed and we were anticipating for the next adventure already

*Egyptian City*

Return of the Mummy is THE Roller Coaster ride of this city. Well, for me! Read on to find out! *grinning* At the entrance, we have been warned that it is a high speed ride and loose items must be kept off the ride. Then we started out for the path to THE roller coaster. You know how your adrenaline rushes through your veins, your brains, your feet when you are going to ride on THE roller coaster!!!! I just love the sensation when the coaster JOLTS in front to create enough momentum! It was quite a walk to the coaster, as they have decorated the path with mummies, sphinx, sandy beings and cravings. It was a 5X4 coaster and the ride begannnnnnnnnnnnn. . .

It started off winding and slow, telling you a story about how the Mummy returns to get revenge and we are at his mercy. The drawings and laser cravings are magnificient, with dry ice effects. And then the coaster came to a halt right in front of the wall. We were waiting for it to open and anticipated a thunderous start but, the coaster stop dead and jolted in REVERSE direction, DOWN in the dark, DOWN again then SWERVE at full speed and STOP! The Mummy crackled and continued his taunt, he casted a spell and the ceiling went on fire, hot steaming fire, with blood oozing from the edge and we go DOWN again in any imaginable speed! In the dark! The tunnel is so cold, you grip tight onto the railings, swearing that you don’t wanna die if this coaster ever hit the tunnel in any way because it is super dooooper HIGH SPEED and they aren’t kidding when they say high speed. . .

It was superb! *THUMBS UP ;D*

*Far Far Away Land*

Shrek 3D in a beautiful pinkish castle is the attraction. We were being brought into the cinema with 3D glasses, just like any other cinema, we enjoyed the story till. . . we could feel the donkey sneezes on our faces LOL We practically got wet from so many splurts of water throughout the movie! It felt like Holy Water in Constantine. . . ;P

*Madagascar*

I love the quartlet! I love Alex, I love Marty, I love Merman, I love Gloria! I love their friendship. Four of them have their very own cafes in Madagascar and we went to Marty’s, Casa de Blanca. The food is delicious, surprisingly in a theme park. No, we weren’t hungry when we ate, and when I say it is delicious, mark my words J

Jurassic Park fans will get a chance to dine in their restaurant, something like in the movie. They have their own roller coaster where your feet will be dangling during the ride and they have a water-slide-cum-hydroelectric-plant where you will be drenched!

Oh ya, we saw an enormous Kungfu Panda mascot walking around! His belly is twice the size of a door! Too bad we didn’t have a chance to take pictures with him. We are fans of him! Daddy has Panda’s song as his ringtone by the way! *grinning*

We went home feeling content, and even more satisfied when we had one of the best reunion dinner in Singapore! It was just an ordinary steamboat dinner but it meant more when you dine with people whom you called Relatives, and being loved and appreciate like Relatives. . . Happy Bunny Year everyone! :)

*Shop Till You Drop*

I am in love with this place oh man...

For those who like trendy, cheap, colourful shopping, here is PARADISE!

There is a mall right opposite Bugis Street called Bugis Junction. I was particularly fond of a gift shop, where they have this miniature apple-shaped speakers! They are something like these. . .

The quality is really impressive and it is priced $29.90. There is also a puppy coinbox, where the puppy will paw your coin into the box when you place coins on the tray. And they do have those Japanese scarf where you could wear it as a jacket, a skirt, a dress and any way you like it! It comes with a beautiful box with a complimentary How-To-Wear-It CD, priced at $35 per box. It would be a wonderful gift from me for Mommy but Mommy wouldn’t use it often so she declined J

Next stop, Orchard Road! The lights, the ornaments along the road, the pathways, it is all SopHistiCation! It is all bLing bLiNg! It is what Me like. *love*

Orchard Road is one whole stretch of shopping malls, where you could just hold hands with your special someone and strolled through the glitz and glamour, and stop occasionally to oogle at Gucci heels and Versace dresses HAHA

There is one red haWT building at Orchard bearing ‘Singapore Information Centre’ and we went in there to get a leg massage, for free. Yup it is for real. That place has plushy cushions with brochures of every kind in Singapore. The shopping started at mid day and we retired home near midnight. Taking buses and switching LRTs and then walking several blocks home. The Walk was indeed so different from my life in Penang. Daddy was exceptionally protective of us when taking public transport, Mommy was constantly grabbing us when the bus lurched forward, we were always running to catch the incoming LRT, or dashing across the road and keeping our EzLink card safely in our pockets! It is tiring but the feeling of walking everywhere with your loved ones, going places. . . is awesome. . .

Oh yeah this is my first fortune cookie in Singapore! I'll leave the interpretion to you. *winkies*

The Climbing Einstein

Anyone who has been to Singapore Science Centre would have noticed the cute, dusty Einstein. Anyway, the Little Einsteins in the movie ‘Night In the Museum’ are more adorable hehe!

We took a bus there and I couldn’t help noticing that uniforms impose a respectable authority in Singapore, be it immigration officers or bus drivers, or even LRT conductors. Those in uniforms are strict, at the same time they are polite and very courteous. At SIA, the whole stretch of immigration counter looks majestic! And the uniforms make them look even more formidable. I held out my passport and I got an obligatory smile and nod, and two energetic “THUD THUD” on the documents! In contrary, the Malaysian Customs in uniform show you their buLLDog faces, looking over your passport with near boredom! Why do I even bother smiling that time?

No No...those bulldogs aint as cute as these two adoooooorable creatures *MMWAH* :)

Back to science centre. It is something like PetroScience in KLCC but cheaper. It is only $9 per entrance. As usual, the design of a science centre is children-friendly and you could hear PONG BONG CLANK TING TIANG aHHHH MOMMYYYY at every corner, instead of silent reading and occasional soft clutter of scientific models to satisfy the curious mind and hands. At the other side, there was an on-going CSI Experience where you have to pay another $20 to go in. There were a total of 4 crime scenes mimicked according to real cases and we were required to solve them. The whole experience was more for early teens, but mommy and daddy who are always a good sport tagged along, joining the packed sardine crowd with the DNA strips and touch screens data. This is one of the report that we have to complete at the end of every investigation.

The whole trip in Singapore was an incredible journey, will look forward to more trips down South next time round! ;) Or maybe across the South China Sea, into the wonders of beautiful salt foundations! *grinning*