Underwater World and Sentosa

The date for this was changed several times due to unforeseen circumstances, but luckily it did not dampen the mood. We went out later than planned as I had to stay home to help supervise the construction workers, but in the end, it turned out that they did not come for that day. Thus, we quickly set off for our journey.

There were some disappointments at the start. We did not manage to eat the prata at the food centre opposite Vivocity, but the substitutes in the form of char siew and roast pork rice compensated for the prata's absence. We also saw some pretty decals in the catalogue but the shop did not have the stock. We then took the shuttle train into Sentosa, where we cluelessly searched for the shuttle bus to bring us to Underwater World (one of the many times that I am not 100% sure how to go but still act like I know how to go).

Of course, our search was not disappointing and nowadays the bus stops come with the bus information so it was quite hard to not know how to go. I would not say it is idiot-proof as for every idiot-proof stuff made, there will always be an idiot born. Anyway, we reached our destination rather quickly and after buying our discounted tickets, by courtesy of Passion card, we scrambled to the dolphin lagoon to catch its 4pm show. It was entertaining but very difficult to take photos as the sea lions and dolphins moved pretty fast. In fact too fast for the trusty old camera to take a clear image.

We then proceeded back to the aquarium and it is quite nostalgic to know that nothing much had changed since my last visit, probably at least 10 years back. I guess the only difference was the expansion at the ground level, which includes the dolphin lagoon. However, it was my dear's first visit and it was very fascinating to her (me as well) indeed, though she expected the place to be very much bigger, just like how I expected of Snow City. I think Underwater World beats Snow City hands down, in terms of its size and variation.

After our little tour around the aquarium, we walked along the beach and somehow saw my dear's students there. Coincidentally, I also saw my students some distance later. Guess Singapore is just too small. We also took a peek at the iFly attraction that opened recently. Warning: not suitable for the faint hearted and shallow pockets. I guess it was simply a rich man's game, though I do not mind trying it once for the experience.

Our walk soon saw us at Resort World and we discovered that there will be a Crane show at 9 pm. As a result, we backtracked to get ourselves dinner at the cheaper places like KFC and then, walking the same path for the third time, back to the seats. Sometimes, unplanned walks like this turned out to be quite fun and fulfilling, though some knowledge and planning would save us the triple walking.

Our day ended with a slow stroll out to Vivocity (plus several phototaking) and a comfortable bus ride home. I guess after a long day of activities, we were simply exhausted but happy. =)