Hollywood and Exit

Finally we reached the exit. But before we left, we stopped for tea at one of the cafe there with a big sign saying HALAL up front. Time for some sandwich. And proper meat!

While we were waiting, the park characters started to file in. Marilyn Monroe. Some Elvira-type character - which turned out to be a man in drag. And finally, KUNG FU PANDA!

We got to meet, or at least, I got to meet Kungfu Panda. Awesome!There were plenty of food hereAnd, the drag queen entered the scene.Of course I got my photos taken - with the panda not Marilyn as the queue was too long. We were also entertained by a Beach Boy type sing-a-long at one of the stage.

More shopsAnd, of course, the Walk of FameMore shopping and chilling. Before we knew it, the boys were already tired. We finally made our way to the taxi stand just before 5. Just enough time to avoid the evening traffic ......

Right outside, there was still time for more photos though. A nice day out indeed.

The Lost World

It was no secret that The Lost World was inspired from the Jurassic Park franchise. There were dinosaur aplenty, a wet ride, a high roller-coaster and other exhibits as well as area for wall scaling.

The wet ride looked fun. We quickly put our cameras and bags into the locker, and armed with a plastic poncho, we jumped into the big round floats. Again, the express pass helped a lot as that particular ride was very popular.

The start was tame enough. A pleasant boat ride across smooth water, listening to anecdotes about dinosaurs. But that soon changed.

I wonder how many people we could feed if we scramble those eggs?Makan Time .....There were even dinosaurs in the middle of the cafeThe ride became faster, a lot wetter, until you reached a tunnel. You were then lifted onto an elevator ....... and I would keep what happened next as a secret. Suffice to say that I got myself wet and my socks were soaked. so, consider yourselves warned .....

Nothing scary here ....In fact they were far too cuteAnd here comes the cutest baby dinosaur!We then had lunch at a nearby cafe, which served halal food. Another quick walk to the "Raptor Hatching Area" before moving on.

Next, it was "Far Far Away".

Mid-Life Crisis?

Not only that I managed to compile the Singapore links into one coherent group, I revamped the whole page as well. Instead of dark theme which I favor, everything now becomes much lighter. It may have caused havoc with my previous posts in terms of alignment, but I would be working on that. Otherwise, everything was working perfectly - the beauty of Squarespace I supposed. The chance of theme was just a click away ….

I'll keep this new theme for the next few days and see what comes of it. Some of my photos tended to come up better with a dark background. But maybe some of the other would turn up better instead. Well, why not have a change. The last theme has been up for the last 18 months. My wife must be wondering if I am going through a mid-life crisis!

Anyhow, all the links for Singapore are now up and running. Even the slideshows onto the sister photography blog were also linked up. I still have a few entry on the trips needing to be written, but I am sure I would get them done by the weekend. I'll make do with what I have at the moment.

One Album at A Time

Now, after the dust settled, it was time to start uploading the photos from the Singapore trip. The SmugMug and Flickr migration was already done last week. I had started uploading to Facebook since yesterday, and I preferred to upload them one album at a time, since there were so much interaction.

All together, there would be about 300 photos in all. Five albums, so, it would be 5 days. I would also be updating a segment on the blog about the trip as well, and put it on the drop down menu up top. That would take at least a couple of hours!

At least, I should have some free time after work today …. looking forward to that …..

p/s - by the way, I use Aperture as part of my digital workflow as you can see ....

Titanic!

Within the Marina Bay Sands Complex, there were a casino, a huge shopping mall, theaters, cinemas, an MRT station, as well as a museum. The museum caught my eyes as it was exhibiting artificers recovered from the Titanic. I just couldn't resist it.

As my boys were settled after the trip into town for shopping, I had a couple of hours to sneak out. I forked out the SGD24 for the ticket. And it was money well spent.

The exhibition showcased the big liner from the inception, right through the building, the famous tragedy as well as the aftermath. It introduced those who perished in the sinking, as well as the glory days of Trans-Atlantic traveling. Truly fascinating. And through to the Singaporean efficiency, it was very well presented and I have to admit, the artifacts from the bottom of the sea were the bonus. The exhibition would still be interesting without them.

The venue was also rather understated. It did not looks as big from the outside, but it was actually very roomy. I spent about an hour going around. At the entrance, I was given a boarding pass of a real passenger on the liner, and at the end, I got to learn their fate. My card was on a third-class passenger looking for a job in The States. He perished unfortunately.

At the same time, there was another exhibit on a different floor about time-pieces presented by Cartier. Not interested!