Cable car

With two young kids, one of the things we see ourselves doing a lot is....  visiting touristy places. And I've come to realize it's really expensive! But.... what else to do in Singapore, right? We want to let the kids experience new things each week, and what better place than exploring the tourists attractions - the zoo, the aquariums, parks.. and today, the cable car. =)  Which turned out to be a rather pleasant experience, certainly more fun than I thought it would be! I attribute it to the company, the four of us were simply in the best of moods that morning. =) Wayne especially loved the ride, which made us happy. And with Amanda growing up so quickly, these outings are proving increasingly enjoyable!

The ride was just a short ten to fifteen minutes each way, and with us perched high up, we enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the harbour and Sentosa Island. Though I would have loved to have some air conditioning in the cable car, the view made up for it. Wayne in particular enjoyed screaming 'whoa' each time the cable car went through a bumpy ride, and happily waved to the passengers going in the other direction (though no one bothered to wave back! *snorts* haha). It was fun just watching Wayne laugh and enjoy this new experience. 

We took a short break for lunch at Imbiah Point, Sentosa, and had a good view of the Merlion, before heading back. It was a fun packed day, we only had the morning for this outing, having to attend a birthday party in the afternoon, but it was sufficient.  

P/s This brought back much memories of our honeymoon in Canada, where we took the Banff Gondola up to Sulphur Mountain to this awesome sight.

Amazing view, right? We really felt like we were on top of the world. Five years back, but the memories are still so vivid. It was really an out of the world holiday - how I yearn to be back!!!!

Hello Kitty & Friends

240ml + one slice

This morning I was preparing Amanda's breakfast of 240ml of milk and a slice of bread. Fifteen minutes later, when Wayne woke up too, I found myself preparing the same 240ml of milk and a slice of bread for him.

I was amused by this simple realisation. 3 years apart but they were taking the same amount for breakfast. Explains their sizes.

Longkang fishing

In our bid to fill our weekends with doses of new, never-tried-before activities, here we are at Big Splash trying our hands at Longkang Fishing together with nainai, yeye and ah por! 'Longkang fishing' - I like the name of it! 

Wayne was given a small net and we headed straight to the children 'longkang' area which was really more a small pond and not a longkang, if you are wondering. For an hour, he tried his best to scoop the tiny fishes into his net! Ok correction, most of the time one of us adults were the one with the small net scurrying after the fishes. Wayne just enjoyed going "wowwww" as more and more fishes ended up in our container. Not much patience this boy has, pretty much giving up after his initial few attempts and realizing this wasn't going to be that easy.

Amanda on the other hand, was having her own fun at the playground just beside the children fishing area. Quite a child friendly place isn't it! Her first few times on the slides, and Amanda is definitely not the timid baby Wayne was. She loved the slide! Once we put her seated at the top of the slide, she'd impatiently wriggle her bum to quickly have a ride down smiling as she had her own mini adrenaline rush.