Mexind's in Singapore!
We're missing Angeline; she was held up by other commitments. Mexind was our Indonesian youth ambassador when we went for the ASEAN Youth Wallacea Expedition last June. Now he's in Singapore to attend the World Model United Nations Conference 2011. We brought him around Sentosa for some fun on Sunday afternoon!


Very ironically, Yasmin's the only one who has tried the Skyline Luge (first time for James and I). I suppose people don't usually bother to visit their own country's tourist attractions. The ride up on the gondola is a short one. It was good we came in the evening. The weather was not too hot and it was breezy.

Going downhill on the Luge was awesome! Those go-cart/toboggan car systems were fun to zoom around on. As Yasmin puts it, "If only driving was as easy." The temptation to speed is there, but it would mean ending the ride in no time and having lesser time to take in the scenery.



Had plenty of time left so we decided to go for the MegaZip. It is somewhat costly at S$29 for a flying fox. But you know what? Go at sunset. The view justified the price for me.

We had to pay an additional S$2 for a buggy ride up to the site. I was sitting in the middle of the backseat of the buggy. Nearly flew out of my seat each time the buggy went bump or sped up! Had to be fitted with all the gears before climbing up a four-storey tower for take-off.


Hm, I'm in the extreme left of the photo. Was being suspended then, just waiting for the guides to release me. I love flying fox ever since the first time I tried it years ago in camps.

The sunset view was gorgeous and the cool air rushing past felt wonderful. It was an adrenaline rush and state of calmness simultaneously. First, there was the lush greenery of the trees, which then revealed the white sand and sparkling blue waters. Some of the beach-goers below called out to me and waved, and I gave them a huge grin and waved back. It was fun!

Landed at the tower on this small island just a distance away and made our way back to the main island.


Took the monorail back to Vivocity for dinner. Mexind was really interested to try our local specialties, and he has already tried a few since he arrived on Saturday! Dinner conversation was really interesting too. I think we were awed by his story of his school trip where his group stayed with a village house and two of the girls got possessed. That one was a riot.

James and Mexind left after that. I accompanied Yasmin as she needed to find a wedding gift for her friend. Couldn't find any decently-priced yet suitable gift. Gift shops are freaking overpriced. We tried finding handbags but couldn't find a good one either. Finally I suggested Tangs because the Vivocity outlet sells "lifestyle-concept" merchandises. And thank goodness we did. There was a wide variety of smart photo frames, with prices lower than in "some" gift shops. It's all about knowing where to look.

It was really late by then. Most of the shops were closed. Squeezed onto the train (so damn packed and it's Sunday, 10PM!) and finally reached home at 11PM.

CHARMAINE CHEONG.

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I like my things categorized by types and chronologically. I like taking photos to preserve the moments of my life. I like dystopian literature. I like reading Wikipedia articles at random. I like travelling to foreign lands and seeing the world. I like long conversations over good food. I like pop and classical music. I like guitars. I like cats. I like writing random, mushy letters and notes to the people important to me. I have a whole long list of things that I like, but you’ve got to get to know me better to know them all.