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  1. Breakfast with Sesame Street @ USS!

    Thursday, 7 August 2014

    We have been busy with life and such, transiting into work etc. Thus we found hard to fix up a schedule to maintain this blog but we'll still try our very best!. Checking our gmail account suddenly made me feel that this was one way we could document our memories properly, and considering many big plans are coming up, it would be good for us to clear some backlog!

    First of all, we will need to travel back in time to July 2013, when we had a breakfast date with my favourite Sesame Street characters! Amazingly, this event is still going on at Resorts World Sentosa! Details can be found here. Available only on Saturdays, it will set you back $113 per pax to get the special breakfast buffet (Lots of photos) and a full day park entrance! Wouldn't hurt if you are planning to spend a day at USS right?
     Posing with our special tickets!
     What trip to USS would be complete without the iconic globe?
    Because it was early in the morning (9am!) the streets were empty, and really windy!

    Mimicking Cookie Monster to make the lady happy...

     My dream shop!
     After a little short walk with guided signs we finally reached the restaurant. As you can see it's been converted from a restaurant which operates normally during other hours, so it may seem familiar to a lot of you who frequent USS. After registration, they provide you with a goody bag and it contains...
     An Elmo plate which you can bring home!
     Awesome cake (inedible though...)
    Cookie monster imprinted on french toasts and really cute cutlery to keep little ones, and the children in us entertained!

     Helping myself to the spread...

     More food!

    Perhaps halfway through your meal you might hear some screaming from the kids. It just signals the entrance of the Sesame Street characters for a photo taking session! The downside is that it's not THAT organized and children tend to get their way, I mean, we do feel bad to insist on our turn. So an option would be to quietly wait for the commotion to die down, or for new characters to come in for the kids to swarm them.. All in all just make sure you take photos! Because that's probably what you came for..
    Elmo and Oscar!
     Abby Caddaby! And here's us with our Cookie Monster cups! Told you their cutlery was cute.. and in fact, we actually purchased the cups (new ones at the gift shop) and are still using it today!

     COOKIE MONSTER! 

    As you can probably tell by now we are great fans of Cookie Monster! Well because I love cookies and I think he's just awesome! In any case we managed to snap a photo with him before he engulfed another kid in a hairy hug. We also teased CM with cookies we got from the breakfast spread and he was like AWWWWW..... Gave us a thumbs up too when he saw our shirts and that we were avid fans! It was great fun!

    On a side note now regarding the food, don't expect high standards. Well the presentation is one thing, but because overall if you're in for a gastronomic time, this isn't exactly the best breakfast you'll have. But if you're just in for the fun and experience, go for it!

    After the breakfast, it was time to explore USS once again! As we walked along the streets, we were...

     Ambushed by Grover...

     Got a picture with Ernie...
     Watched a short musical performance of the Sesame Street characters...
     And, although a little out of point, found Betty Boop!
    Although we did go for all the rides in USS, the reviews aren't being done here since the post isn't on USS itself per se, but I just cannot complete this post without a picture with my favourite Kung Fu Panda PO!

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  2. It's our 50th month together! For the past 2 years we've been dropping by to see what has the Singapore Night Festival got to offer. We were pleasantly surprised with the exhibits which were very vibrant in colour, making it easy for even non-artsy people like us to appreciate.

     It also allows free entry into the museums like Singapore Arts Museum unlike normal fees of $10. Small wonder such an event attracts sooo many Singaporeans!
     Light projections onto the walls of Singapore Arts Museum
    We watched a 9 pm performance Night Lights - The Magic Melody, combining audio and visual treats to engage the viewers.
    Courtyard of SAM isn't decorated this time around...

    Lasting from 7 pm to 2 am, the event stretches from Singapore Arts Museum to National Museum and all the way to Plaza Singapura. The map of the grounds can be found here. 

    To get to the Singapore Night Festival, public transport options are widely available since it is right smack in the middle of town. For those who would rather drive, parking options are available at SMU Admin building which is open till 12 am, or NTUC Union House which is open till 2 am for Switch customers. Expect the crowds to think so too and parking to be scarce also. So be there early or be prepared to wait!
     Nice light sculptures lighting up the whole of the SMU campus!
     Live performance of HOMEMADE band
     This year seems to be focusing on a lot of facades, so at the National Museum you get to see wonderful projections again!
     Vertical Extraction, another performance which makes use of the facade of the museum but in a different way. 
     Professional and coordinated, the artists use shadows, light and their own movement to create a piece of their own.
     Meanwhile, another performance Pyramid of Void
     After watching, we felt thirsty despite the occasional breeze. So we walked towards the Cathay to grab a drink. On the way, we spotted some lighted up airplanes outside SOTA. Being an aerospace engineer, a photo couldn't be missed!
    Cute piece which blinks rapidly and only shows up as SG on a camera!
    Finishing off the day at Starbucks with our favourite dark mocha frap. Hopefully next year's Night Festival will be even more exciting! And that also concludes our 50th monthsary date. More plans coming right up!

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  3. We're still working on our post about our Europe travel, so meanwhile, here's an update on our recent trip to Adventure Cove and S.E.A. Aquarium!
    Acting cool at Harbourfront MRT! With our new Lacoste shades!

    We have been wanting to visit the Adventure Cove ever since its opening last year, but due to our busy schedule, we have been postponing it! ): BUT... the time has finally came for us to visit it because Kerwyn's cousin was planning a family outing to the Adventure Cove! ^^ As Kerwyn is having his internship, we had to go on a weekend. His family accommodated even though they knew there would be a crowd! Happy family~!! :D
    No family photo, sadly, because we were rushing to get a cabana. There's only 5 cabanas available for rent ($128) and its on a first come first serve basis. We didn't manage to get 1 because it was really crowded, but we managed to get a cabana that was for free. The difference between the rented one and the free one is that, it includes a personal standing shower, ceiling fan, water bottles, towels and food vouchers. We thought that the free one was good enough since we won't be staying there most of the time. If you're worrying about queuing for the toilet to get a shower, it was quite a short wait, at most 10 minutes for both men and women.
     Kerwyn taking the floats for his younger cousins!
    Got told off by an ang moh that the floats were not supposed to be hogged. Thought about it for awhile and then agreed. Anyways there were no lack of floats so no worries!
     Taking some shade before we're out to play!

    We do not own a waterproof camera, so there wont be any photos about the rides we took. There is an area for you to place your goggles and it isn safe to place your camera there. Goggles aren't necessary because you won't be able to bring it with you through the rides. Here's a quick review on some of the rides we took.
    Dueling Racer - Very safe for children. My 5 year old cousin took it without a single scream when my dearest girlfriend screamed her way down. As for me, I never liked taking such rides, I didn't take it when we went Sunway Lagoon. Unlike Sunway Lagoon, the mat provided by Adventure Cove has handles so I can grip on tight to it without worrying... So... I agreed on taking the ride! :D My aunt took a video of us down the ride!


    Some of the rides are side by side, e.g. Pipeline Plunge & Tidal Twister, so there's 2 queues on the same stairway which is a lil confusing because we do not know which is more fun? No worries about odd numbers because you can take the rides alone. For us, the best ride was the Riptide Rocket! Longest waiting time! We queued for a good one hour! The ride lasts about 30s which brings you into tunnel and out with a sudden plunge and climbs. 
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    If you're really small sized like Sheena is, make sure to be in a firm position, else your neck would take a brunt of the shocks! She came out a bit stiff necked which hurt for a day or two...
    Marine life at the Rainbow Reef

    I love the Rainbow Reef - best snorkelling experience I ever had! Haha. Sounds stupid, but yeah, because I have really bad motion sickness, the currents in the sea would always get me seasick when I'm snorkelling. Rainbow Reef provides you with the snorkelling mask and life jacket which allows you to enjoy the snorkelling experience in peace. 
    We started at 10am, and left the place at around 4+pm. Had lunch inside Adventure Cove which costs us less than $10 per pax. They have vegetarian briyani, so no issues for the vegetarians! :D
    We could have stayed longer, but because we bought the tickets to the S.E.A Aquarium which closes at 7pm. There was a queue to enter the aquarium... Thankfully the queue moved faster than the queues at Adventure Cove (:
     Lots of interesting marine life!
    It's sort of like underwater world, but with more stuff and fish. Sheena points at some sharks swimming overhead while we squeeze past the crowd to the main exhibits.


     I didn't dare to touch the starfish!

    They've got a huge selection of tanks. Seahorses, sea jellies, even shark egg sacs were being showcased! It's really quite a collection, and an eye opener for those who are keen to know more about marine life.


    Watch the dolphins!
    As most of you probably know by now, the aquarium is housing some dolphins. While the stories we hear in the media did make my heart wrench a little when I saw these beautiful creatures swim around in captivity, it was still something that we both appreciated a lot.

     In fact, the dolphins are really pretty friendly and they kept swimming up to the swimming glass for photo opportunities! You can see one almost smiling in the lower pic!

     We love to imitate the marine life! Who looks more like it? Hee...
    The huge huge viewing tank! It might be the largest one in the world if my memory serves me correctly. There's no harm just taking a seat, and just watch the fishes school and swim past. They've got manta rays and an awesome habitat just set out for one to admire!

    Random tank where the fish was clustered in a fish "ball", weird behaviour!
    Colourful corals!
    Seeing all these marine tanks makes a former tank owner like me a bit "gian", but I guess I'll still stick to freshwater!
     During our first year anniversary, we took a picture with a shark at Underwater World! 3 years later...
     We're doing it with the real one! On a side note, I think we look better now! Hurhur...
    Looks like a nurse shark, but there wasn't any writeup anywhere near except about lemon sharks.. but I don't remember lemon sharks looking like that... ANYWAYS the shark was resting at the bottom with a couple of its friends. It seemed to be sleeping soundly so I decided to snap a picture with it! This qualifies as my favourite shark due to its default "sleepalike" position. 

    And that brings us to the end of S.E.A aquarium and our adventure cove tour! Tickets to both these attractions are priced at $59 for a one day pass to both. For just S.E.A it would be $33 for both peak and non peak, while Adventure Cove costs $29 for non peak and $33 for peak. If you have a good idea how to spend your day, go for the package! Even though the aquarium closes at 7 pm, we stayed well after 7, almost until 730, although there was a growing stress to quickly finish the attractions. So do come down to S.E.A and Adventure Cove for a great day of activities!

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