Couple Getaway

We finally get the chance to explore Sentosa and it's thrills without needing to lug the kids along with us. Yeah! Joshua took the rare day off before he would be swarmed with exam marking while I decided not to cook for the day and woke up early to finish my chores before we left. After we sent the children along to school, Joshua and I first went for a nice leisurely breakfast at West Mall's Kopi-Toast (new name for an old stall).

Enjoying our soft-boiled eggs.

After which, we took the MRT to Vivocity and for our first time, took the Sentosa Express to our destination. Joash loves to watch these colorful trains go by whenever we visit Vivocity. We'll definitely find an occasion to bring him and Jayna on a ride to the Universal Studios... :)

On the Sentosa Express

Pictures taken from the Express train

The inside of the train

We arrived at our destination!

The first thing we did was to try out the Segway which we saw the drinks sellers use at 313's Food Republic. It was kinda scary at first cos it felt like we might just lose our balance at any moment and the route was rather rocky and bumpy. But once we got used to it, it became really fun. The best thing about going on a weekday was that there was no queue at all!

Taking our turns at the novel machine

Here's a fast-forwarded clip of how it was like. :)

Then, we went on the nearby Skyline and Luge. We went up the slope in the Skyline and felt that it was even better than a cable car since the seat was completely exposed to the elements, not unlike the ones you find at ski resorts. It was followed by going downhill via go-cart which gave me a small abrasion near my tailbone due to the lack of suspension in the small vehicle. It was fun on the first ride but it became tiresome by the third.

We're going up!

Lovely scenery and pleasant breeze along the way...
The Skyline
Looking down was pretty exhilarating.
The stamp we got on our way down.
(We were not allowed to take pictures while in the go-carts.)

It was lunchtime and we grabbed a bite

at a Jap snack bar Kuroya at the Beach Station.
(The food was surprisingly nice, I must say.)

Pork Sausage

Tofu Fish Cake

We made our way after lunch by the blue-line bus to our next attraction. We stopped by to enjoy some ice-cream before we eventually reached our targeted place.

Mango Sorbet and Forest Berry Yogurt

Rum and Raisins

And here we are, the interactive shooting game, Desperado. It was hilarious at first but because they repeated the exact same thing a second time round to lengthen the duration (once was probably too short to charge 12 bucks for it), the game lost it's attractiveness during the second half due to the predictability. Plus, the revolver was heavy enough to tire me out at the end. I was the top scorer at first but my aim started going haywire towards the end. It were the young ones who got the better of me as a result of their stamina.


The final thrill that we wanted to conquer was the MegaZip. It was something of a flying fox thingy. We really could feel our age when we were exhausted by the short hike up to the entrance. Also, we had to go through quite a lot to experience that 1 minute of excitement; the accounting for our belongings, the suiting up with the harness, the long flights of stairs to climb to reach the tower and the trek across the bridge to retreive our stuff. Yet, we decided that it was still worth it. We're glad we tried this before we got too "old" to bother with all the hassle for just that little bit of fun.

Zipping down together. Weeeeeee!!!

At the end of the happening afternoon, we took the beach tram to return to the beach station instead of walking. We had the top deck to ourselves for a while. *grin* This trip reminded me of our honeymoon in Melbourne and it was truly wonderful to re-capture those memories. I wonder when we'll have a chance like this again...