So, it's Good Friday today, national holiday in Singapore. J had stayed out late, so we were having a very relaxing morning while he slept. Kinda nice to not feel the need to rush out. I made fruit salad for breakfast, I never get enough fruit on vacation.
We planned to head to Sentosa Island. It's a resort style playground with beaches made of imported sand and lots of attractions, including activities and tourist stuff. We had to go to Vivocity, the mall where we catch the monorail, Sentosa express.
Since it was about lunchtime, we decided to eat before getting on the island. Food Republic is a huge food fair with lots of hawker food. I really wanted to try laksa. Pretty good, but just about the same as home. It was so busy, that we couldn't even find a place to sit, so we got take out and ate on a bench outside. The laksa was so hot, that I couldn't hold it and sit and eat, I had to eat sitting on the floor, so Asian!
We headed for the island and all of went on the luge. These little cars that go on the road have a pull handle brake system which was hard to operate if you have a camera in one hand! I really wanted to take in all the action, but my video is really shaking going down the strip. I took a few pics of my friends, but M was laughing so hard because I looked like a local vendor with my backpack on my back, ready to sell at any time.
If you leave the handle unattended, you come to a screeching halt. The cart sits on the floor, whereas you normally have to pull up a little to raise the car so that the wheels touch the ground. Steering is left or right, but I kept going left because I was taking photos with my right hand. I'm sure this is a safety hazard. You really have to pull back really hard to actually engage the brakes. Not good for kids, as I don't see them being that strong. That was pretty fun for $12. It's better than the one at the Blackcomb adventure park though.
We walked along Siloso beach, one of the 3 on the island. Lots of people playing volleyball, soccer and Frisbee, sunbathing, and there are wave pools for surfing and bars too. Even a Cafe del Mar with music I like.
We found the flying trapeze. I've been wanting to do another catch since I went in Whistler almost 15 years ago. I love acrobatic circus and only wished I was part of Cirque du Soleil. I paid $20 for 3 swings, and then realized that I was flying solo. Even with all the classes I took, I had a hard time getting my knees tucked under the bar on the first swing. There was no catch on the other side. The photo in the brochure was misleading. They only do catches on Sundays! Well, I could at least do a knee hang and back flip exit. My friends took all the pics and video for me and I was just smiling so big when I finished.
We headed to Fort Siloso, and also past the Underwater World. My friends went to learn about history while I hung out. I saw men with snakes trying to get people to pay for photos with them wrapped around your body, large turtles in a small pool where you can even go in and wade amongst them or feed them, and peacocks.
We then went and took the skyride (basically a ski lift, and probably the same company too, doppelmayr?) There was a photo op at tower 2 and we were totally not paying attention! We saw the photo afterwards ($12 each) and J was looking, M wasn't and I was taking a picture. It was high up, so got a view of Indonesia where there were large refinery stacks and the view of the island. not bad if it was sunset.
By the end of this year, Universal studios will be here, we saw some roller coasters and a casino. So much construction in Singapore! The monorail was only $3 return, so I'm sure many families come here for cheap, as you don't have to pay for anything else if you bring stuff with you.
We headed back to Central mall at Clarke Quay to pick up a tourist freebie that I got a coupon for yesterday. It's coconut jam, 2 little bottles. Pretty cool gift for someone as I don't like coconut.
We were getting pretty weary and hungry, so we headed to Lau Pa Sat. We had satay from Satay stall #8. It's a large hawker centre with so many different varieties of food. The tables are a free for all, and some hawkers will come over trying to get you to order from them, but some hawkers only sell from their designated restaurant. The satay was tasty, better than home, well marinated chicken, beef and mutton. 30 skewers for $18. We also ordered Hainanese chicken and rice. I liked the rice better than the chicken. It was boneless, but tasted like oil, and I didn't really care for the spicy sauce. W e also had some greens and then fruit for dessert.
I wanted fresh fruit juice, but something more exotic than apple, orange or pineapple. They didn't have mango, nor guava, so I ended up buying soy milk to drink. I really want some non dairy dessert too, but it's so hard to find...even in Asia.
We headed home to rest so that we could go out later.
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