Sunday, November 26, 2006
Cable Car!
Last Sunday, we decided to bring Matthew for a ride in the sky, so we made our way to Sentosa early in the morning. From our trips to Caribbean and HarbourFront Centre, Matthew already knew what the cable car was. He had always enjoyed watching the little cabins moving in the sky. This was going to be his first time riding in one.
Mike and I signed up the Individual Islander memberships which would allow us to enjoy free entries into the island; we only needed to pay for the car entry as Matthew is under 3, so his entries into the island and the various attractions would be FOC. With the trains from Vivocity coming into service next January, it might be worthwhile to leave the car at Vivocity or HarbourFront Centre and take the train in (which is FOC too for Islander members).
First stop - Cable Car Plaza at Imbiah Lookout
We bought tickets for a round trip to Mt Faber Jewel Box. Would I need to say more? Matthew absolutely definitely enjoyed himself! He watched the cable car cabins that were coming and passing us, exclaiming the colour of the lan3 che1 (cable car in Mandarin). He also told us to be careful and to sit properly and not to stand up! Mike tried to get him to stand up for a better view, but our little friend quickly sat down and said, "bu4 ke2 yi zhan4 qi3 lai2!" (cannot stand up in Mandarin).
>> Matthew and Mama on the way to Mt Faber
>> A stop at Mt Faber to take a break and enjoy the view
>> Cheeky Matthew on our way back to Sentosa
Second stop - Carlsberg Sky Tower
We were back at Imbiah Lookout. Our next adventure was the Carlsberg Sky Tower. All I could really remember of Matthew's excitement in the rotating and ascending cabin was "lan3 che1"!!! Hahaha!
>> Mike and Matthew before going into the cabin
Imbiah Lookout was a new name for an old attraction; newly upgraded with quite a few F&B outlets, such as Subway and CBTL, one of my fav coffee chains. We enjoyed a Chai Latte al fresco and had egg-cheese sandwiches which we had brought along for our lunch. Matthew had an egg-cheese sandwich and a glass of milk for lunch.
After lunch, we made our way to the bus-stop to take a bus to the Underwater World.
Third Stop - Underwater World
Matthew settled down for his nap while we were waiting for our bus to the Underwater World. We were lucky. A school holiday promotion of 30% discount was ongoing. Mike bought the tickets and we made our way in and found a quiet spot for our napping toddler. Although it was a short nap, Matthew was happy when he woke up to find himself "surrounded" by water! He watched the stingrays in their new ray pool near the entrance and was quite fascinated with the crabs in the new crab section.
>> The new ray pool
>> What were Matthew and Mike looking at?
>> Rainbow crabs
>> Giant Spider Crab from Japan - I was totally fascinated by these crabs. There were about 8 of them and they were really active, despite their size. They were simply HUGE!
>> Mike and Matthew in the underwater tunnel - Matthew wasn't too keen on this tunnel or the fishes that were swimming above. He was more interested in the moving travellator, kept stepping on and off.
>> Here's the section that had his attention most - Jelly section - showcasing different jellyfish species. He had a great memory. When we were watching an Animal Planet show 2 nights ago, he could recognise the jellyfish that was being featured.
We finally managed to pry him away from the jelly section. We had to pass through the shop before the exit. Matthew loved fridge magnets, so we got him to choose one. He chose the octopus magnet, but instead of taking one, one by one he removed all the similar pieces on display (abt 10 of them) and gave them to me to pay at the cashier! Of course, we bought only one. :p
The dark rain clouds threatened to open and pour out its watery content. We abandoned our plans to go to Siloso beach, so we took a bus back to Imbiah Lookout where we had parked our car to make our way home... BUT....
This was not before Matthew kicked a big fuss outside the car. This was what he told us, "Bu4 yao4 chou4 Toyota hui2 jia1, yao4 chou4 lan3 che1 hui2 jia1" (don't want to go home in the Toyota (our car make), want to go home in the cable car).... What more can we say to that!?!?!
Mike and I signed up the Individual Islander memberships which would allow us to enjoy free entries into the island; we only needed to pay for the car entry as Matthew is under 3, so his entries into the island and the various attractions would be FOC. With the trains from Vivocity coming into service next January, it might be worthwhile to leave the car at Vivocity or HarbourFront Centre and take the train in (which is FOC too for Islander members).
First stop - Cable Car Plaza at Imbiah Lookout
We bought tickets for a round trip to Mt Faber Jewel Box. Would I need to say more? Matthew absolutely definitely enjoyed himself! He watched the cable car cabins that were coming and passing us, exclaiming the colour of the lan3 che1 (cable car in Mandarin). He also told us to be careful and to sit properly and not to stand up! Mike tried to get him to stand up for a better view, but our little friend quickly sat down and said, "bu4 ke2 yi zhan4 qi3 lai2!" (cannot stand up in Mandarin).
>> Matthew and Mama on the way to Mt Faber
>> A stop at Mt Faber to take a break and enjoy the view
>> Cheeky Matthew on our way back to Sentosa
Second stop - Carlsberg Sky Tower
We were back at Imbiah Lookout. Our next adventure was the Carlsberg Sky Tower. All I could really remember of Matthew's excitement in the rotating and ascending cabin was "lan3 che1"!!! Hahaha!
>> Mike and Matthew before going into the cabin
Imbiah Lookout was a new name for an old attraction; newly upgraded with quite a few F&B outlets, such as Subway and CBTL, one of my fav coffee chains. We enjoyed a Chai Latte al fresco and had egg-cheese sandwiches which we had brought along for our lunch. Matthew had an egg-cheese sandwich and a glass of milk for lunch.
After lunch, we made our way to the bus-stop to take a bus to the Underwater World.
Third Stop - Underwater World
Matthew settled down for his nap while we were waiting for our bus to the Underwater World. We were lucky. A school holiday promotion of 30% discount was ongoing. Mike bought the tickets and we made our way in and found a quiet spot for our napping toddler. Although it was a short nap, Matthew was happy when he woke up to find himself "surrounded" by water! He watched the stingrays in their new ray pool near the entrance and was quite fascinated with the crabs in the new crab section.
>> The new ray pool
>> What were Matthew and Mike looking at?
>> Rainbow crabs
>> Giant Spider Crab from Japan - I was totally fascinated by these crabs. There were about 8 of them and they were really active, despite their size. They were simply HUGE!
>> Mike and Matthew in the underwater tunnel - Matthew wasn't too keen on this tunnel or the fishes that were swimming above. He was more interested in the moving travellator, kept stepping on and off.
>> Here's the section that had his attention most - Jelly section - showcasing different jellyfish species. He had a great memory. When we were watching an Animal Planet show 2 nights ago, he could recognise the jellyfish that was being featured.
We finally managed to pry him away from the jelly section. We had to pass through the shop before the exit. Matthew loved fridge magnets, so we got him to choose one. He chose the octopus magnet, but instead of taking one, one by one he removed all the similar pieces on display (abt 10 of them) and gave them to me to pay at the cashier! Of course, we bought only one. :p
The dark rain clouds threatened to open and pour out its watery content. We abandoned our plans to go to Siloso beach, so we took a bus back to Imbiah Lookout where we had parked our car to make our way home... BUT....
This was not before Matthew kicked a big fuss outside the car. This was what he told us, "Bu4 yao4 chou4 Toyota hui2 jia1, yao4 chou4 lan3 che1 hui2 jia1" (don't want to go home in the Toyota (our car make), want to go home in the cable car).... What more can we say to that!?!?!
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