Singapore: Santosa Oct 31, 2010

On all my previous trips to Singapore, not once had I been to Santosa Island and Resorts, unarguably the most popular tourist destination in Singapore, thus I had made it a point this time to devote an entire day for this playground.


It didn't disappoint me in the sense that it proved to be what I had been expecting - an entertainment hub for all - having said that it DID fail to surprise me (or may be I was expecting too much, depending which way u wanna look at it).

So, amidst all the excitement here I was, late in the morning, at the Santosa World.

Tons of places to roam around - and I am naming only the ones which I checked out myself, such as the path to nature discovery, a beautiful (as well as creepy) tour of the butterfly park and the insect kingdom, a walk-through about Singapore's history and culture and some 4D movie magic.



As I have said earlier, it did keep me entertained, but it wasn't like, nature at it's exotic best or culture in its unique singularity.



Apart from that, Santosa does provide it's share of thrills, whether it be MegaZip, the flying trapeze, ParaZump or the luge ride (I tried all of them btw). 
But again, if you have done sky diving, bungy jumping, mountain climbing etc. this might be not be enough to lift your spirits :)

The trainer did ask me, whether or not it was my first time on MegaZip - I told him it was. Then he asked me how I was feeling - I told him I had done Sky diving and bungy before so it should be OK. He agreed.


It was here, I met one Columbian guy, Zack, and we decided to exchange our cameras - my idea of-course.

IT WAS FUN NEVERTHELESS

This ride took me to Siloso beach & it was almost evening by now & so I decided to watch the glorious sunset, which undoubtedly proved to be one of the most memorable parts of the trip.

Having gulped a few beers - while lying alongside the beach - with some rocking beats in the background - and watching the sunset in all its glory does put you in a different mood altogether, trust me on that.
Later in the night, I joined one of the star attractions of Santosa (or so I have been told) "Songs of the Sea". It was a really entertaining show with a live cast, full of special effects and pyrotechnics.

Add to that synchronized fireworks (and lots of it), laser shows and scintillating music and it was definitely a night which won't be easy to forget.

It was almost 10 pm by the time it was curtains and my "planned" activities for the day had all been completed. YAY. I knew I hadn't touched certain aspects of Santosa, Underwater World and Universal Studios to name a few. 
I always knew I won't be able to cover all of it, Santosa was always going to be too big for a day, but by the end, I was really content and satisfied - Alas, I had been to Santosa and it had been entertaining all along. PERIOD.


All that was left, was for me to say good-bye to Zack, find a cab and then my bed.