Defying Gravity: Indoor Skydiving in Singapore
In terms of how it would scale in the adrenaline rush meter, I'd say indoor skydiving is between flying in an ultralight aircraft and cliff diving . It's one of the things that I wanted to do in Singapore, and I was able to finally do it during my business trip there. The sport is to be done in a facility called iFly Singapore, whose motto is similar to that of Chef Gusteau of Ratatouille - anyone can fly. It's a challenge that I don't like to pass up, is it? It's a bird, it's a plane, it's.... iFly is located in the resort island of Sentosa, which already counts Resorts World, Universal Studios, three artificial beaches, and of course, flowboarding, among its attractions. I visited the island on several occasions, but this was the only time I got the chance to try this. I invited my officemate, Darlene, to accompany me, and after having lunch at a bar in Siloso Beach, we set out for the iFly facility. The i...