Universal Studio @ Singapore

Our final stop for the 3 days activities in Singapore was to visit Universal Studio @ Sentosa.  We reached there around 11am.  However when we reached the ticket counter, we were told that all tickets for the day were sold out! We remembered that we saw a ticket booth near the car park area while we were parking our car.  Immediately, David went down to purchase the tickets and we were able to use these tickets. Hooray, we finally got in the theme park without disappointing the girls. In fact these tickets were valid for 3 months.

The park was divided into 7 different themes - Hollywood, Madagascar, FAr Far Away, The Lost World, Ancient Egypt, Sci-Fi City and New York.  Although we went on a Monday morning, the park was packed with people.  We needed to wait about 45 minutes for 1 ride.  We thought that it was too much time to waste especially with the impatient kids.  Thus we bought the Universal Express pass. We walked in to all rides without much waiting, just like a VIP while the people in the queue were looking with envy.  However, the express ticket only entitled us to 1 time privilege per ride.  But it was all worth it especially under the hot scorching sun.

We took all the rides except "Revenge of the Mummy" which is an indoor roller coaster. Alyssa was not tall enough to take.  The kids enjoyed all the rides and they seemed to be braver than me as I was screaming away while taking the junior roller coaster.

Both David and I were soaked through while taking the river raft ride.  The girls laughed at us since we were the only ones who got wet in our raft.

Overall, it was a fun day and we enjoyed ourself thoroughly. But it was expensive as well, the entrance ticket was @ $68 for adult and @ $48 for child plus the $48 per pax for the Universal Express ticket. In total, we spent $424 for 1 day Universal Studio plus another $20 for the parking fee.

The Bottle Tree Park

Next, we visit the Bottle Tree Park @ Yishun as recommended by one of my colleague. It was packed with people either catching Longkang fishes or having prawn fishing.

We paid $10 each for unlimited time catching the longkang fish.  We got a small fish tank to keep as well as a fish net for catching.  The owners will add in fishes at every half hourly interval.

We managed to catch quite a number of fishes.  However, the girls were allowed to bring home around 5 fishes each.

We ended up bought a fish tank for these fishes at home.  This became the new hobby of our family now.

Animal Resort

The activities for the 2nd day was to visit the Animal Resort @ Jalan Kayu.  It is free admission.  We were there with 四姨 and cousin Jinwen. The place was quite run down and the animals were not being well taken of.

We purchased 3 packets of animal food @ $2 to feed different animals.  The girls enjoyed feeding the smaller animals such as rabbits and guinea pig.  Whereas David chose to feed the geese and the one and only horse.

The geese family was very interesting as they moved in groups and they will approach visitors to look for food.  There were also other animals such as Peacocks, crane, chickens and goats as well.

Nigh Safari

Before we go for our next destination, we had seafood dinner at Longbeach @ Dempsey Road. The crab was not cleaned properly and it had a stinky smell. So in the end, they waived off the charges for the crab. The restaurant was crowded and it seems popular. But I doubt we will go back again.

Our final stop for the day is Night Safari. We saw a group of bats resting on the ceiling just outside the entrance.

We took the tram ride which lasted for about half an hour. We watched the animal show and get to see the animals in short distance. After that, we had a short walk to see the tiger. It was quite dark and hardly see any people along the way. We felt quite scary and did not dare to walk too far.

After that, we went home and reached home almost midnight. We had a really fun and eventful day. It was such a long day and the girls were tired.

Kite flying @ Marina Barrage Again

3rd stop for the day was to go kite flying @ Marina Barrage. Breanna got to fly the big goldfish up to the sky with Daddy's guidance. It was a windy day but crowded as well. People were there having picnic or flying kite.

Alyssa was bored as she did not know how to fly kite. Instead she was enjoying blowing bubbles.

Singapore Crocodile farm

Our 2nd stop was to visit Singapore Crocodile Farm located at Upper Serangoon Road. Admission is free. It was very quiet when we were there. We were the only visitors. The place is a bit run down. There is also a souvenir shop selling reptile skin products such as handbags and belts. The owner's bungalow house is just next to the farm and it is linked via a side gate.

There are around 10 pools in which each one contains about 1 - 5 crocodiles. They were just sleeping or lazing around.

This one was really huge! We dare not stand too close to its cage.














It was quite an experience to see the crocodile so near since we were looking down just around 2 meter deep.

Jacob Ballas Children's Playground

During June school holidays, as we did not plan for any overseas trip, we had decided instead to bring the girls to enjoy the fun activities in Singapore. Jacob Ballas Children's Playground was our first stop. Admission is free. There is a kids cafe with mini chairs and mini tables located just outside the entrance of the garden.

The girls were walking through the suspension bridge.

There is a treehouse with 2 slides in the playground. One longer slide for the older children and another shorter one for the younger kids.

The mini maze which the girls enjoyed very much. They had a great time trying to find their way out.

Finally, this was what they enjoyed most, the waterplay. They were having great fun and were soaked inside out. Fortunately, we were prepared and brought extra clothing.