Singapore was super cool!
I'd love to get into full detail, but since that would take too much of my time and energy, I'll just do like numbered lists or whatever...
COOLEST THINGS I DID:
1. REVERSE BUNGY!! - Clarke Quay
Shit. G-Max rocks!! I love it to death! I wanna ride it over and over and over again. It fuckin rocks. When we were walking up to where the bungy thing was, we saw this group being flung to the air and the first thing I heard was "Ayoko naaaa!!!" It was hilarious. How many Filipinos are in Singapore??
They actually don't countdown so you'll get so surprised when one second you're just sitting there and the next you're being flung at 200 kph. I didn't even feel it until we were halfway up. Then we got flipped over and went down even faster. It was petrifying!! I was gripping my seat so hard I thought it would rip from the bungy. Then we went up again, then the scariest part was the backward 360 followed by another huge drop. It was the scariest, coolest and best thing I've ever done. I remember we were laughing like maniacs after the ride ended. I wanna go again!!
We watched the video just a couple of hours ago, and it's sooo funny. My sister's face is hilarious!! I wanna show it to everyone!
**I know the others would pale in comparison, but let's continue, shall we?
2. CHAIRLIFT RIDE/LUGE - Sentosa
I've never been on a ski lift...so it was cool. The luge was so fun. I actually thought the luge was like a toboggan or whatever...but it turns out it was this sort of go-kart without a steering wheel, just a sort of lever to stop, go and steer. We rode it twice...but nothing beats the first time.
3. 4D MAGIX - Sentosa
Like the 4D Discovery thing in EK...but I haven't been on that particular ride, so this was a first for me. It was fun...the film was "Pirates," and we were so surprised when they started spraying us with water. I was laughing the whole time. The bees sort of freaked me out though.
4. IMAGES OF SINGAPORE - Sentosa
I used to hate museums because they were always boring...but this one was so fun and interesting. They had this super cool show at the start and a wax museum inside. My favorite part was in the WWII part...they had this big newspaper on the wall and the picture was moving. Very Harry Potter. Then there were radios and TVs from the 40s that played whatever news was on at that time...it was super cool. Sorry, I suck at describing.
5. NIGHT SAFARI - Singapore Zoo
This was the first thing we did and it was real cool. Getting there though was so annoying because we bickered like crazy during the subway and bus rides (we had no clue about anything). The animal tour was cool...but I really wanted to see owls out in the wild. I got to see giraffes, elephants, lions, hyenas, rhinos, tigers and some others though. I actually didn't know they were nocturnal.
Then the most embarassing thing happened to me in the animal show in the ampitheater...there was this guy in our row who stood up and was saying "Maggie, Maggie." I actually thought he was looking for his kid...but when his voice started to become amplified, I knew it was part of the show. So he said it was big like ten feet long so we knew it was a snake. Then he started "looking" for it then pointed below where I was sitting. And I and everyone near me screamed , then he said "Nice shoes." So I just laughed a bit...went with the flow. Then he "found" it in this trapdoor someplace else and it turned out it was this huge python. He went down and the host started asking who wanted to hold the snake. THen the guy said "The girl with the nice shoes," then I felt this huge spotlight turn to me, illuminating my face as well as my embarassment. Then the host said no, they needed a "macho" guy to suit this "macho" snake. So I sighed in relief. But quite frankly, I wanted to hold the snake...'cause snakes are cool...and harmless pythons are even better. But the thought of standing up there in front of about 300 people saying "Joan...from the Philippines" was really scary. And I might fall to the ground once the snake started coiling around me because of how heavy it is...and it looks real heavy.
6. SUBWAY - all over Singapore
Our first time sucked...'cause we were arguing about how to get tickets, 'cause they have this automated ticketing machine, and we didn't know what the hell we were supposed to do. But we rode the subway close to about ten different times, and I feel like I'm an expert already. The most fun was when we were in Dhoby Ghaut interchange...and we stepped out onto the platform and the other train was already there so all the people were running like crazy to the other side. It was soo funny. Funniest phrase I saw: "No durians allowed."
7. WINDOW SHOPPING IN HMV/TOWER RECORDS
HMV is huge!! I know I swore off buying CDs, but I couldn't help it. The record stores there had such a vast collection, I actually didn't want to buy anything because I wanted all of them, and they cost $25 each, and that sucked. So I listened to a couple of CDs and Stellastarr*'s Harmonies for the Haunted was the one I liked best. I wanted to buy the Sex Pistols, because back then I tried in vain to find that...but I already have the album on my iPod so I sort of discouraged myself.
8. SENTOSA'S GARDENS/FOUNTAINS
It was picturesque. We couldn't help but take lots and lots of pictures. My siblings and I toyed with the camera. I don't know why so few people were there, but my dad says the bus system there's messed up, and that place should've been the first stop (it used to be 'cause that place was the ferry terminal). I mean, the musical fountain was there and it was gorgeous! We didn't get to see the lights and sounds show though.
9. FOUNTAIN OF WEALTH
In Sun-tec city they have this fountain of wealth where you go extend your palm and touch the water and then go around it three times counterclockwise. There was supposed to be a fountain show but we decided to miss it (and for no reason).
10. BOATING IN SINGAPORE RIVER
This was part of the tour, and it was really nice. We saw the places around Singapore River and got to see the Merlion with the water shooting out of its mouth. Real nice. Also, the restaurants in Boat Quay (as well as in Clarke Quay) looked a lot like what you see of Amsterdam in pictures. It was quite cool actually.
NOT SO COOL ABOUT SINGAPORE:
1. The people there don't care who's staring at them. They're PDA-ing like crazy. PDA as in public display of affection. I remember we were on the escalators and it was night time and then this teenaged couple were hugging. Then they started kissing (with tongues, I bet) like crazy...and the guy even wiped the girl's lips. I regret why I looked...but we were going down and they were in front of us and in plain view. It was disgusting.
2. We walked all the time. My dad's crazy...he walks so fast and we get left behind. And we walk about a kilometer to the City Hall station or to wherever...and my ankle started swelling again. Haha. Also, what I hated about going with my family is that we argue and bicker a lot and they annoyed the hell out of me most of the time.
3. There were freaking monitor lizards in Sentosa. The lizards they have there crawling up the wall were huge. Super disgusting.