Singapore Day 1, 20 December 2007

We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year...

Good tidings we bring, to you and your friends,
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year!!!!!!

Yahooooo!!! Off to Singapore again for a wonderful Christmas Holidays!!!!
6 hours of bus trip from Puduraya to Woodlands was a tiring journey. Julia said that she sit in the bus until "siao". Haha..

Finally, we arrived safely at Lavender Bus Terminal around 4pm. Then we went on straight to Bugis MRT to purchase our SINGAPORE TOURIST PASS which costs $8 for unlimited ride.. worth it rite..hehehe.





SWISSOTEL MERCHANT COURT, Singapore..
This shall be our sleeping heaven for 4 days 3 nights.. wonderful hotel which eats up our $290 per night!! Terribly expensive hotel until we have to dirty up their swimming pool every night.. wahaha...

Oh no, upon checking in to the hotel.. look at the baby ah mo girl.. I caught her in action!! Hmmm, perhaps she was tired of long flight. Hahaha... Cute little pinky girl. ehehe...



Ho Ho Ho!! Dinner time....
We went to Orchard Road to taste the real Singaporean food, unfortunately, the incredibly huge crowd in Orchard Road forced us to find any available seats and not available food. Finally, after lots of pushing and sweat contact with the crowd, we managed to reserved 2 tables for six persons.

Food Republic was the place we had our dinner... really a huge crowd and a reminder to everyone, please don't go to Orchard Road during Christmas!!

Yummy Nyonya Sotong..

Sweet and sour fish ...



Grilled Chicken...



Curry Chicken ...



Fried Village tohu with rojak sauce.. seriously delicious as the tofu's texture was real good!!!



After filling our stomachs with lots of Singaporean food, we went for night walk along the Orchard Road. OMG, the crowd was seriously incredibly huge!!! Anyway, I still love the way smart people in Singapore who knows how to decorate the streets with lots of colorful lights.





Guess whether this is a statue or a living being... wahaha.. Man in Gold!!!!



Wonderful Christmas decos.... thumbs up Singapore!!!!



Me and Justin...



Me and the loving doll in a huge ball...



Gigantic starbucks for Orchard Road fans and coffee lovers... :)



M&M is celebrating Christmas too.. thanks for being a chocolate and I love chocolates you know!!! Wahaha...



After long walk along the road, finally, our legs decided to give up!! Time to go home then..

*******First day ended at Orchard Road*********

Singapore Day 2, 21 December 2007

21 December 2007, it was my bro's birthday and too bad, he's now at US that I'm not able to drop him a Birthday wish.

We had our breakfast at Vivocity, Harbour Front before we left to Sentosa Island.



The Christmas decoration at Vivo..



Justin and me at a boneless christmas tree..



Frosty the snowman.. Julia's favorite song and Justin's favorite Christmas character.. haha (=

I just love this deco at Tangs.. For God did not send his Son to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. John 3:17. Indeed Christmas is all about giving as God gave His only begotten Son, Jesus to earth to save us. God started to give, that's why there's lots of presents during Christmas season.

We took cable car to Sentosa Island and look at Julia.. she was shivering??? Hahahaha... She sat so close to her mom and hold her tightly.. wahahaha.

Linda, Me and Justin...

Singapore city's shot from the above...

The going to build Sentosa Theme Park..in future this place shall be very packed.

The first place that we visited was Underwater World in Sentosa Island.



All of us with the underwater creatures..



Hi all, I'm Coconut Crab. I am the world's largest land arthropod (invertebrate animal with segmented body and jointed legs). I have strong claws which can open coconuts to dig the flesh for consumption. For a larger crab, the claw is strong enough to break a finger. That's great of us, Coconut Crab!!!

Distribution : Islands in Western Pacific and Eastern Indian Oceans
Habitat : Rock crevices and sand burrows
Diet : Coconut, fruits, rotting leaves, dead and injured animals



Hey guys, I am a unique crab with spanner-shaped claws moves forward and backward rather than sideways! Call me Spanner Crab!!

Distribution : South Africa to Japan and Hawaii
Habitat : Sandy floor of intertidal waters
Diet : Small molluscs, crustaceans, worms and fishes



And I am a Japanese Spider Crab, largest living arthropod; fully grown it can reach a leg span of almost 4m (13 feet), a body size of up to 37cm (15 inches) and a weight of up to 20 kg (44pounds). Besides, I also have a life expectancy up to 100 years, that's great of me huh??!!

Distribution : Pacific ocean around Japan
Habitat : live in the seabed at depths of 150–800 m, but are found most prominently in depths of 200–300 m.
Diet : Dead animals, shellfish



The Arrow Crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis) is a saltwater invertebrate that resembles a harvestman (daddy long-legs) that may grow up to a length of about 6 inches (15 cm). The arrow crab is territorial. It is very docile towards divers, but very aggressive with other marine animals, including other individuals of its species.

Distribution : Tropical and subtropica Atlantic coasts of the Americas.
Diet : Fireworms, aquarium pests



If you see a rock moving in one of our exhibits, look closer. It might be a decorator crab that’s camouflaged itself with tiny seaweeds and animals like anemones, sponges and bryozoans. The crab selects pieces of seaweed and small animals from its habitat and fastens them to hooked setae (Velcrolike bristles) on the back of its shell. As long as the crab stays in the neighborhood, it blends in and looks at home. Crabs that have grown large enough to defend themselves don’t decorate their backs; however, plants and animals settle there without help, take hold and grow.
Distribution : Indo-Pacific
Habitat : Waters from 10 to 15m deep
Diet : Algae, sponges and small crustaceans



That was all about crab and now let's go to the fish world!!!



Smiley jig-jag shark..



MUST READ!!!!!!!!! Don't just because a bowl of your sharkfin's soup and you are so heartless to let the shark to die in pain...





This is Gracie the Dugong.

Name : Gracie
Date of Birth : Around March 1998
Sex : Female
Diet : Milk, seagrass
Weight : 160 kg (still growing)
Length : 167 m (still growing)

Life Story : In September 1998, baby Gracie was stranded when her mother died in a fishing trap near Pulau Ubin island of Singapore. Staff of Underwater World Singapore had to rescue her because baby dugongs could not survive on their own without milk and mother's care. We gave her a safe home and became her nanny, her playmate and her friend.



Photo taking while waiting for the bus to Cine Blast.. hehehehe.



Be prepared for the ride of your life! Feel the exhilaration of flying to the top of the highest mountain, the stomach-churning thrill of rushing into the deepest valleys, and the gripping excitement of being tossed about by whitewater rapids. That's what you can expect at CineBlast, Singapore's only state-of-the-art cinema simulation ride. With high-definition wide-screen projection and state-of-the-art 6-axis motion system, you'll be transported into parallel worlds of fun and mind-blowing experiences. Though the queue is long, this shall not be missed out when you plan a trip to Sentosa Island!!! Must go!!!!

Sit tight! These Super-Trees that are grown in a 'Super World' will rush down ravines and gush through deep caves, crocodiles and danger awaits you at every turn!



Fuh, the thrilling log ride was incredily amazing! Please make sure you don't go back without having a ride on this log ride! Now it's time for Dolphin Lagoon. You'll get to observe the highly intelligent Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins through a series of interactive, feeding and training sessions specially designed to demonstrate their natural ability of tail-walking synchronization.

Hehehehe.. I caught the ah mo kids in action! Look at the little girl that cares so much for his little brother. Not sure what she was doing? Well, she was actually applying Banana Boat's KIDS sunblock to her little bro's face, hands and legs. A loving little girl and don't say I'm kei poh k.. in fact I was just impressed with both of the little kids. Hehehehe...

Ho Ho Ho! Santa Claus is coming to town. This dolphin show was specially made for this wonderful Christmas. He was giving away sweets for kids.. too bad, I'm no longer a kid :(

Palawan Beach.. well, it is also known as Romantic Beach. Wahaha...

We left Sentosa Island at 6pm and we managed to snap at beautiful sunset from the cable car. Really wonderful!!!

Shot from Vivo City.. :)

Hehe.. me with the santa cap bought from Philippines showing everyone that Christmas is approaching.. hahaha. Siao Siao...

Picnic?? Resting?? :)

All of us ... la la la~~

Me and Justin and his lovely huge snowman!

Longing for Asian's food and thus, we decided to drop by at "The Asian Kitchen" for our dinner. Scroll down and look at the amazing food we have.. hehehe.

David, Julia and Linda with Asian's background..

This is Julia's favorite Prawn Wantan Mian...yummy yummy.

Village tofu with Thai sauce and peanuts toppings...

Linda and Aunty Helen's Beef Brisket Noodle...

Six PK and prawn Dumplings... delicious!!!!

David's Chicken Chop Fried Rice...

My Suanla La Mian.. super yummmy!!!!!

Justin's Mushroom Duck Noodle.. he loves mushroomssssss!!!

Finally, the billlll.......wahaha.

After main dishes, there will always be dessert... and we had our D24 Durian Ice Cream... slurppss!!!

Their special food, sausage coated with french fries.. wanted to have a try, but our stomach do not have any empty space left.

OLD CHANG KEE... the very famous curry puffs shop in Singapore... they offer a very good chicken curry puff with egg.

Supper suppperr!! What shall we eat for supper??? And Julia suggested her MAGGGIII MEEEEE!!!!! So, we went to VIVO CITY's hypermarket called VIVOMART to hunt for MAGGI MEEs...

She always smile widely when she saw maggi mee.. hahaha.. A maggi mee lover!

He smiled widely too.. hahaha.

************Day 2 ended with a bowl of maggi mee**************