Singapore 2012: Resorts World Sentosa (Part 1)

One of the places we kept coming back to while in Singapore was Resorts World Sentosa for the obvious fact that one cannot simply go around the whole place within a single day.

On our first trip there, we went sweets shopping at Hershey's and Candylicious. I wanted to just grab all the candy and chocolates and live happily ever after! Haha!

Then we took photos in front of the Universal Studios globe! (Our actual USS trip was scheduled for another day)

We also headed to the Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium (MEMA)!

The MEMA houses a variety of exhibits like the Jewel of Muscat, a full-sized replica of a 9th-century dhow, which was a state gift from the Omani Government to Singapore.

There's also The Souk, which features different Asian cultures focusing on maritime trading. What's so fun about this museum was that there were a lot of interactive games to keep you interested!

Exhibit A: An interactive trading game

Exhibit B: An interactive game where you must take your ship to the finish line
but then a typhoon comes! :O

I was even able to make my own pottery! So cool! Obviously, we spent a large amount of time inside the MEMA. We didn't even notice the time passing by.

My own "Goblet of Fire"

Finally, there's this really cool attraction called the Typhoon Theatre!

Experience the wrath of the sea in the Typhoon Theatre, a 360-degree multimedia theatre that takes visitors on a perilous voyage on board a 9th-century Chinese junk.  Laden with cargo, the ship runs into a storm. The sea roars, the skies darken and the ship rolls, pitches, turns and finally sinks. At the end, the ship’s passengers find themselves in the depths of the ocean, up close with the shipwreck.

Not only was it a 360-degree experience, but it was also in 4D, so when the typhoon came, we felt the rain and the cold breeze! And by the time the ship has sunk, we didn't realize that we went down with it until my friend pointed out that the door in which we came in was already above us then (our marker was the exit sign on the door). It was really fun so if you decide to visit, I suggest that you buy a ticket inclusive of the Typhoon Theatre show!

Singapore 2012: Day 1

I'm still so glad I chose a Singapore trip as a graduation present from my brothers. I had a really fun time during my 9-day stay and it was a very nice use of what would be my last vacation time before I surrendered myself to the corporate world. Hahaha!

The very first day of my touring Singapore was probably the most tiring! We went to Sands SkyPark at Marina Bay Sands hotel, but before that, we had lunch at the Singapore Food Trail and took pictures in front of the Singapore Flyer.

To our surprise, while walking around MBS, we saw a preview of the Harry Potter Exhibition! (My trip ended on May 27 so I wasn't able to catch the opening of the exhibit, which was June 2nd)

In front of the Singapore Flyer :)

My friends and I at Sands SkyPark at the peak of noon! The sun was too bright hence the squinting + awkward smile

View of the ArtScience Museum (which we later visited for the Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal exhibit!) from SkyPark

The Giant Knight which Ron rode from the giant Wizard Chess from Book 1! (Sadly, this & Umbridge's clothes and sample proclamation were the only previews there were. But I'm glad we got to take pictures!)

Inside the huge Louis Vuitton store/islet at Marina Bay!

Marina Bay Sands Hotel behind us :)

After spending time at the ArtScience Museum and marveling at the Andy Warhol exhibit (which hopefully I can blog about separately because it was really amazing!), we walked some more as we crossed the Helix Bridge.

Next up: Resorts World Sentosa!