Hmmm.. The last time I went to Sentosa for FUN, was almost a year ago, when I brought a Holland friend there to the Underwater world. You can find the photos under the title '2 photos' 21st Sept 2005 or 'Meeting again after 10 over years' 22nd Aug 2005.
Anyway, today is a day of enjoyment, fun at Sentosa. And getting paid for it!! Well, its actually part of our orientation programme. Where we go to different attractions, become tourists for the day to gain better knowledge of them and to see how great our front line colleagues' services are!
Only been to a few attractions prior to joining Sentosa. I been to Underwater World, Dolphin Lagoon, Fort Silso, Musical Fountain and the Beaches.
Today, I'm exposed to many other new attractions. I'll just give a short summary about the place.
Fort Siloso - For those who haven't been there in years, you should go again. Now we have tram service to bring guests up the slope, which would take bout 10 min to walk up. There are 3 tunnels for you to explore, but due to time constraint we only went to 1. The theme store, 'The QuarterMaster Store' sells anything related to world war and even have model planes!
4D Magix - My fave attraction! We all know about 3D movies, how the chair will move and stuffs. Well, this is even more interactive! Currently the movie being shown is about pirates, and throughout the show, at appropriate moments, the chair will shake or move up and down, eg. when the captain hit someone, you'll feel like you're being hit as the chair moved, then as the story goes, you can feel like your legs are being attacked, when the scene shows crabs attacking a poor pirate; and images will seem to appear right in front of you, that you want to push it away. My fave part, getting splashed by water when one of the guy falls into a puddle of water. LOL.. happened about 3 times! How interactive can a movie get!!
Images of Singapore - Before your own tour, you'll be brought to a place to watch a short clip bout Singapore in the past. Pretty nice effects, and towards the end, a cannon will fire some rings of smokes at the audience. If you can, reach out and touch it. Then, you can just walk through the exhibits, and take pictures. There's even a riskshaw puller there to take photo with you.
Merlion - Upon entering, you'll be handed a coin. Walk through a short passageway, go in and watch a short intro about how Merlion comes about, goes through a door and you'll see many mini merlions. Here, you'll slot in the coin given to you at the entrance and a ticket will be dispensed. It'll state if you've received mystery gift A, B or C. Then you can take a lift up and see the scenery. Go down to the gift shop and exchange the ticket for your mystery gift.
Hmm... I got a merlion fan. Shan't tell you what A, B and C offers. Hehehe...
Carlsberg Sky Tower - Its just a rotating tower where you can sit and enjoy the scenery. It stand at 110m tall. Though it rotates pretty slowly, I still got a bit dizzy from it.
Butterfly Park - See butterflies flying around you, and displays about 3000 species of some of the world's most beautiful and rare insects.
Underwater World - Showcasing more than 2,500 fishes from more than 250 species of marine life to be found around the region. Latest exhibits are the Tiger Sharks. I still love the Sea Angels.
Dolphin Lagoon - Pink dolphins showing off their acrobatic skills, and guests can get upclose with them. 3 guests were kissed by the 3 dolphins, of course, they are wet to the neck.
Its a wonderful, wonderful experience. Sentosa has really changed a lot. The most latest attraction is the Luge. Go find out what it is!
Its PHOTO TIME!!
Newbies on tour. Taken at Sentosa Cove.
Me and Theresa, colleague from Property dept. on old lorry near Images of Singapore
Qiuli, Theresa, Me and Siti. My group members!
