Kids' Day Out: Singapore Biennale Treasure Hunt For White Rabbits

Kids’ Day Out: Singapore Biennale Treasure Hunt for White Rabbits

Photo: Treasure hunt clues may be found in South Beach Development exhibits like this one on Kids Day Out.

Parents may be wary of bringing young children to the Singapore Biennale 2008, the nation’s largest contemporary visual art exhibition. With a wide range of provocative art works by renowned visual artists from all over the world on show, parents may rightly believe that the Singapore Biennale’s art pieces are too esoteric or abstract for children to appreciate.

To handle this concern, the Singapore Biennale has rolled out a Kids’ Day Out programme just for these parents and their children. This excellent opportunity will offer families with kids to appreciate new art forms, enjoy fun games and learn about the trendiest global talents in the field of visual art. Hopefully at the end of this Kids' Day Out programme, parents' misconceptions about the Singapore Biennale may be corrected.

On 4 October 2008 from 11am to 4pm, a family-friendly Treasure Hunt for white rabbits with a host of Kids’ Day Out activities have been planned at South Beach Development, one of three venues for the Singapore Biennale 2008.

Kids get free entry on Kids’ Day Out into the Singapore Biennale exhibition site while the $10 admission fees apply for accompanying adults. There will be free lessons on windmill making and balloon sculpting for all kids. Popcorn, candy floss and Anderson’s ice-cream will be handled out free to kids only on Kids’ Day Out.

In the Singapore Biennale treasure hunt for white rabbits, happy families on a day out with their kids will explore the buildings and spaces at South Beach Development looking for clues to solve an on-the-spot puzzle game.

Once done, drop your answer sheets into the ballot box, leave the Kids Day Out programme and unwind at home or proceed to the other two venues of the Singapore Biennale. Winners of the treasure hunt will be drawn from correctly answered entries and announced later on the Singapore Biennale website.

For a special Kids Day Out for parents and their children, this Singapore Biennale event is certainly worth considering.

See more places. Live more life.

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1. Singapore Biennale Kids’ Day Out Treasure Hunt
2. South Beach Development

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Fernando Alonso Wins First F1 Night Race

Fernando Alonso Wins First F1 Night Race

Two-time Formula One (F1) champion Fernando Alonso raced to victory in the world's first F1 Night Race in Singapore's Marina Bay Street Circuit on 28 September 2008.

Picture from The Straits Times: Fernando Alonso is the winner of First F1 Night Race

Despite a disastrous earlier qualifying round that placed him at Number 15 on the first F1 Night Race starting line-up, Fernando Alonso in his Renault race car used the right tactics, injected with a dose of good fortune, to win the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix.

The two-hour battle for F1 Night Race victory saw three F1 race car crashes, plenty of tight twists and turns on Singapore roads, with a disastrous self-inflicted drama in the Ferrari pit lane when early leader Felipe Massa sped off with a fuel hose attached to his F1 car.

With Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton on his tail, Fernando Alonso put his winner's instinct to good use and never gave the second-place and third-place finishers any chance to overtake him in the final laps.

It was a great Formula 1 Night Race with plenty of unforgettable drama that will surely whet viewers' appetite for more F1 action.

Read more in Seen This Scene That:
1. First F1 Night Race In Singapore
2. Photographs of F1 Night Race
3. Best F1 Night Race Seats

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Masriadi Exhibition At Singapore Art Museum

Masriadi Exhibition At Singapore Art Museum:

This post was created because of Yesterday.sg, the brainchild of the National Heritage Board. I recently read several posts there that had great impact on me.

Visitors to Yesterday.sg would not have missed NHB’s prominent post on the first-ever Heritage Starbloggers Contest. To qualify for this Starblogger contest and perhaps win attractive prizes, I had to search for an NHB museum or heritage idea to blog about. Again yesterday.sg’s voluminous and insightful articles came to the rescue.

The exhibition “Masriadi: Black is My Last Weapon”, a first solo exhibition of the renowned contemporary Indonesian artist I Nyoman Masriadi featuring works from 1998 to 2008, caught my attention. Held at the 8Q SAM, the newest baby of the Singapore Art Museum, two yesterday.sg members wrote enough about it to trigger further action.

In “The Power of Black” at Yesterday.sg, I found the painted comic version of Batman from DC Comics in Masriadi’s “Neon Hero” intriguing. In another yesterday.sg post, ‘What’s Your Speech Bubble", the mention that his paintings "command the highest prices in the field of contemporary Indonesian art” raised my temperature even more.

I googled “Masriadi” and discovered that one of his painting "Sudah Biasa di Telanjangi" ("Used to Being Stripped") was recently sold for $540,000 at a Christie’s auction house according to Newsweek.com. Immediately a lighted bulb appeared in my thought bubble. I was sold on the idea of a visit to 8Q Singapore Art Museum to inspect these costly paintings.

Next, I had to convince my kids. As a parent with young children, it can be difficult most times to raise kids’ enthusiasm for a visit to an art museum, especially when they have little flair for art and craft. Lame excuses about art pieces and paintings – boring, ugly, “too cheem” and other unflattering remarks seemed to surface, again. (Eh... these comments are not directed specifically at SAM, ok?)

So what did I do? Let them play computer games! While surfing SAM’s website, I discovered an online computer game based on Masriadi’s exhibition themes.


This slash-and-shoot arcade game may not look as fun as playing Formula 1 racing but it became addictive once we mastered the controls. Unfortunately the software programming seemed to favour the baddies and in the end we could only battle our way to the fifth and final level before succumbing to an invincible green-blob monster.

As exams were nearing and our kids not impressed by snippets of these paintings on-line, only wife and I eventually made the trip.

First glance inside level 4 of 8Q Singapore Art Museum gallery revealed large blackish paintings bearing down on us. So threatening! Especially the warrior with a sword (no, not the museum guard with walkie talkie) that hung on an air-conditioned wall did not appear too friendly upon our approach.

Yet as I warmed up to the presence of these paintings, I found myself drawing closer to the art pieces. Larger than life, these plump-looking figures with oversized features reminded me of similar work by Fernando Botero that were once exhibited in Singapore. Except that in Masriadi's paintings, the figures seemed to have more muscular profiles splashed with prominent shades of grey and black. Even squiggles and bubble writing were bold statements done in black marker ink. Such a gloomy colour would have easily doomed lesser paintings but in Masriadi’s hands, black really rocked.

Of the 30-odd masterpieces, I liked the painting entitled “Geli-Geli” (Ticklish) best. You can see it here at the row of thumbnails located at the bottom of 8Q SAM webpage. It featured two wrestlers (an artist and an art-dealer) where one was busy cleaning his ear while the other struggled in the contest. His sarcastic visual commentary on the state of the art market is evidently clear. This cheeky sense of humour is also expressed in the many strategic scribbles placed like graffitti on his paintings.

Regarding that half-million-dollar painting “Used to Being Stripped”, let’s just say that if the market rate for it remained unaffected by the current US credit turmoil, then I would presume that some of the other more aesthetically pleasing pieces could easily command higher bids at auctions.

As I left the exhibition satisfied with the outing, a lingering thought still remained. What would my speech bubble say? In reply to this question posed by a member of yesterday.sg, mine would look something like this:

Masriadi paintings sat on a wall.
Seen this scene that’s black and more.
All the flashy cybergame
And all of comic Batman fame
Could not bring my children
And Singapore Art Museum
Together again.
{Scribble}: I no shame,
only playing Starblogger game.

What would you like to do next?

1. Visit Singapore Art Museum

2. Visit 8Q SAM

3. Visit Yesterday.sg

4. Join Starbloggers contest

5. All the above!

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Singapore Motor Show 2008

Singapore Motor Show 2008

What is the Singapore Motor Show 2008:
According to the Singapore Motor Show website: http://www.motorshow.com.sg/

“It is the largest automotive display of revolutionary technology for cars and motorcycles in Singapore and will feature exciting new automotive launches and groundbreaking technology. The Singapore Motorshow 2008 is proudly presented by the Motor Traders Association (MTA) and supported by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA), and the Singapore Motor Cycle Trade Association (SMCTA).”

When and where is the Singapore Motor Show 2008:
The Singapore Motor Show 2008 will be held from 26 September 2008 to 5 October 2008 at Suntect City Convention Centre. First organised in 1992, this motoring event appears every two years.

Who can attend the Singapore Motor Show 2008:
You do not need to be an F1 motorsport fan to come to this exhibition. All members of the public, including the young and the old, can attend.

What are the fees at the Singapore Motor Show 2008:
27 & 28 Sep (F1 Weekend) – Adult S$6 Child S$429 Sep to 5 Oct 08 – Adult S$8 Child S$4Children under the age of 3 years, may enter free of charge

What are the highlights of the Singapore Motor Show 2008:
World's First Real Underwater Open Top Car “sQuba”.

photo: World's first underwater car at Singapore Motor Show 2008

This is the must-see exhibit at the Singapore Motor Show 2008. This open-top convertible, produced by Swiss automobile specialist, Rinspeed, can travel on land and “swim” on water and “swim” underwater.

This underwater car uses three electric engines that uses rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. It is environmentally friendly as it produces no exhaust emissions and stores hydropower. The eye-catching vehicle uses state-of-the-art waterproof fabrics and elegant materials to produce a functional yet sexy design.

My main apprehension? How to keep myself dry if I were to steer it into the depths of Marina Bay with such a topless car.

Other highlights:

• Launch of Honda CB1000R and DN-01


• Artworks of Darren Argaet, Australian Artist


• Car Driving Stunts ( reverse spin, hand brake parking, parallel parking, synchronised car dance routine, autotest competition, cars on two wheels and drifting / do-nuts using 2 STi Subarus.)


• South East Asia Bike Design Competiton


• Trade Exhibitions

After the F1 buzz is over, race down Marina Bay to catch more motoring action at the Singapore Motorshow 2008 in Suntec City Convention Centre.

Read more:

1. Best F1 motor sports seats in Singapore
2. First ever Singapore Grand Prix Night Race in Singapore
3. Winner of Formula 1 Night Race

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South Beach Development

South Beach Development

South Beach Development is one of the venues for the Singapore Biennale 2008, scheduled from 11 September 2008 to 16 November 2008. This Singapore Biennale presented an opportunity for me to visit and write about the South Beach Development located along Beach Road.

photograph: South Beach Development

The History
According to the Singapore Biennale website, South Beach Development (previously known as Beach Road Camp) comprises the Former Beach Road Camp, the NCO Club Building and the Former Beach Road Police Station building. The Singapore Volunteers Corps (SVC) was a big part of its history where the first NS enlistment was held in 1967.

Three Art Deco Style blocks built in the 1930s and a NCO Club building built in 1953-53, which is a hybrid of Art Deco and the Modern Style, are present within the compound. In February 2000, Beach Road Camp on this site was closed. It was conserved on 9 October 2002.

South Beach Development is scheduled to reopen by 2012 as the revolutionary New Eco-Quarter in Singapore. It will feature two striking towers of up to 45 storeys, including the four revitalised historic buildings and will house premium office space, two luxury hotels, exquisite retail space and exclusive city residences. City Developments Limited and its partners Istithmar (part of the Dubai World Group) and US-based Elad Group are currently working on this project known as South Beach.

My Visit
From the multi-storey carpark of Shaw Towers, a bird’s-eyed view of South Beach Development can be captured on camera across Middle Road. As you approach the South Beach entrance, the perimeter fence gives way to a small swing gate. A three-storey South Beach building stands before you with a label of the previous occupants clearly visible on its whitewashed facade.

Photograph: Corridor in building of South Beach Development

Inside one of the South Beach building along a dim window-less corridor lit with tungsten, there is an eerie sense of being lost in time. Like in an Alfred Hitchcock horror movie, one could literally expect to see a shadow jump out of a door waving a threatening knife in a moment of madness. The hair on my skin would curl and crawl up both arms to reach the neck in such morbid anticipation. I have not heard any ghost stories surrounding this South Beach Development. If any such ghost stories should appear, genuine disbelief will not be one of my reactions.

Photograph: Old Kitchen inside South Beach Development

This collection of historical buildings in South Beach Development shows its age well. In contrast to the spick and span of modern-day skyscrapers nearby, old-world charm oozes from every crack and pore of this South Beach Development. Such authentic preservation of the past at South Beach is a great reminder of our historical roots.


Source: Singapore Biennale 2008 website

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Winner Of Singapore GP 2008 Is ...

Winner Of Singapore GP 2008 Is …

The winner of Singapore GP 2008 is the racer who is the first to cross the finishing line of the world’s inaugural Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix (GP) night race on 28 September 2008 AND does not receive any penalty for GP infringements during the Singapore GP race.

In the last race before the Singapore GP at the Belgium Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton crossed the end point first in classy winner mode, ahead of other GP racers. However the race steward penalized him with a 25-second time penalty.

This GP turn-around pulled his winner’s placing down to third, thereby losing his winner tag. Official appeals by the ex-winner are on-going to re-instate his win (which did not succeed). I am sure multiple GP race-winner Hamilton will be able to put aside these distractions as he undergoes final preparations and aims to become the 2008 Singapore GP night race winner.

I have no preference on who would make a great winner at the first Singapore GP night race. Whoever wants to win the Singapore GP must attempt to be the winner during the qualifying test rounds. He must also be a winner at navigating the street circuit of Singapore GP throughout the street circuit to stand a good chance to be the winner. Other races on F1 street circuits like Monaco have shown that it is difficult to be the winner if they are not in pole position right from the start.

Due to the nature of street circuits elsewhere, over-taking was not possible because of the narrow width of the street tracks. Perhaps Singapore GP’s street circuit may be a different proposition, as some GP experts believe that a winner may emerge from among racers that start behind pole position if overtaking can be done safely in the Singapore street circuit.

I shall watch the show on local “live” TV to assess who see who will emerge as winner of Singapore GP. Past results have demonstrated that only a few teams have the engine pedigree that can win races without an excellent driver. In reality, outstanding F1 driving skills are required to ensure that an F1 team can pick up a winner’s title.

Who will win the inaugural Singapore GP 2008, pop the champagne on the winner’s podium and be crowned Night Race King of Singapore GP’s street circuit? Go on; guess who will be the winner of Singapore GP 2008…

I shall update you on the winner of Singapore GP 2008 when the result is known.

You can also check out the official Formula One website here for the name of the Singapore GP 2008 winner after the race is completed.

Read more:

1. Photograph of Singapore GP 2008, St Andrew's Rd

2. Best Singapore GP 2008 Seats

3. First Singapore GP 2008 Night Race

4. Singapore Motor Show 2008

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Photographs of Formula 1 Night Race Singapore: St Andrew's Road

Photographs of Formula 1 Night Race Street Circuit: St. Andrew's Road

Photograph 1: Picture taken of Formula 1 night pre-race street circuit at St Andrew's Road

These are some of the photographs of the Formula 1 Night Race street circuit taken along St. Andrew's Road nine nights before the world's first-ever night race is held in Singapore on 28 September 2008. The photographs show some of the on-going pre-race work to prepare the street circuit fit for Formula 1 night racing in Singapore.

Photograph 2: Work in progress at Formula 1 night race street circuit along St Andrew's Road

This picture shows workers transporting materials to fix the spectator stands beside the Formula 1 street circuit. Throughout the time leading to the final days of the Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix street circuit, night scenes like these will be noted. After completion of the F1 CBD circuit night race, the streets of Singapore along this area will be cleared of these temporary structures.

Photograph 3: Street circuit scene, days before Formula 1 night race

Photograph shows a view of St Andrew's Road in Singapore's Civic District, with the Central Business District (CBD) buildings in the background, through a slit in the metal fencing bordering the road. Note that the Singapore Grand Prix (GP) seats at the padang area have not been installed yet.

Photograph 4: View of what's at the side of F1 race street circuit at night

The photograph above shows part of the narrow passage by the Formula 1 night race street circuit. A two-man wide space between the metal fence along St Andrew's Road on the right and another fence near to the perimeter of St Andrew's Cathedral on the left is obvious.

Photograph 5: Blockers to be used for Formula 1 night race street circuit

Above photograph shows the heavy-duty steel-and-concrete blocks used to line the street circuit for ingapore's very first night race. Imagine how much damage the F1 racing vehicles may cause to these street-side walls or the damage these street-side walls may inflict on F1 vehicles and their mega-star drivers.

There will be many other preparatory Formula 1 night race street circuit works to be completed like road surfacing, street lighting, etc through out the day and night which I will not be able to photograph and capture on digital camera.

To facilitate these F1 night racing related activities, many roads around the street circuit at Marina Bay will be closed to the public, from 20 September onwards. F1 spectators will have to plan their approach carefully to get to their street side seats before the day turns into night.

Details of St Andrew's Road and other road closures during F1 season in Singapore can be found at the Traffic Police website. Check site here on road closure for street circuit (with date and time) from Singapore Traffic Police.

Other posts in Seen This Scene That on Formula 1:
1. First Formula 1 Night Street Circuit Race in Singapore
2. 2008 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix official site
3. Winner of Formula 1 Night Race
4. Singapore Motor Show 2008

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Best F1 Seats: Singapore Grand Prix (GP)

Picture: Are these the best F1 seats in the Singapore Grand Prix?

Best F1 Seats: Singapore Grand Prix (GP)

Are these the best F1 seats to watch the Singapore Grand Prix (GP) in the world’s first, and hopefully the best ever, Formula 1 (F1) night race? My best guess is that those who manage to reserve F1 seats at the Padang in Singapore will enjoy one of the best F1 racing action in the Singapore Grand Prix (GP). If and when a Singapore Grand Prix driver overtakes another, F1 GP spectators will surely be on the edge of their seats. At the same time, they would receive a visual treat of one of the best-looking buildings in the F1 Singapore Grand Prix (GP) street circuit – City Hall.

The majestic City Hall with its steps leading up to the imposing columns, lighted for the best mood effects, will best be seen from these Grand Prix (GP) seats. The City Hall steps may be used as seats for one of the best F1 vantage points in the Singapore Grand Prix (GP) grand scheme of things.

Picture: Padang F1 seats get best views of City Hall

No true-blue F1 racing enthusiast can resist some of the best close-up actions of the Grand Prix (GP) racing track as the world’s best Formula 1 racing drivers, glued to the seats of their best GP racing cars, do their utmost F1 best to burn rubber as they speed around the night streets of Singapore in a dizzy circuit around our Central Business District (CBD).

Between the F1 racers driving in the Singapore Grand Prix street circuit and your eyes from these seats is actually a mesh of steel net. This may be further blocked if F1 spectators stand up in front of your seat during the excitement of the night race. To reduce your visibility even further, these F1 racing cars will flash from one corner of your eye to the other, faster than you can say “2008 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix”.

F1 drivers in the Singapore Grand Prix (GP) will get several opportunities to race past these seats at the padang during practice, qualifying round and the actual night race on 28 September 2008. So if you have F1 tickets for seats to attend all three days of the Singapore Grand Prix race, you can learn to exercise the best muscles for neck turns and eyeball twists.

I believe these colourful F1 seats at the Padang receive the best of both worlds – the Singapore Grand Prix (GP) racing action along St Andrew’s Road and the best Singapore skyline as a grand backdrop. Whether or not these are the best F1 seats to watch the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix and the world’s first night race will be known on the night of the race.

To Singapore Grand Prix (GP) and Formula 1 (F1) racing enthusiasts, the best seats are the ones that can let them view ‘live’ F1 night racing history in the making while enjoying the best views in between racing cars during the first-ever Formula 1 Night Race at the Singapore Grand Prix (GP).

Where do you think are the best F1 seats to watch the inaugural Formula 1 (F1) Singtel Singapore Grand Prix (GP)? From the best F1 seats where you are sitting now, share your thoughts in the comments below.



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2. Winner of Formula 1 Night Race
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Restaurants In Singapore Parks

Restaurants In Singapore Parks
Restaurants are available in the larger parks, beaches and gardens of Singapore. Restaurants serve multiple functions in such parks and attract park visitors for multiple reasons.



Most restaurants serve great food and the best drinks in the parks. They do so in pleasant green surroundings in our parks.

Restaurants provide chairs and benches for tired legs to rest. Most park visitors gravitate to restaurants near meal times or at the end of a long day spent at the parks.

Restaurants in Singapore parks with washroom facilities allow visitors to freshen up and to serve as one-stop centres for urgent relief of bodily fluids.

Restaurants can provide shade and shelter from sun and rain. They allow visitors to park themselves for temporary relief from the elements (with purchase of food or drinks) during walks inthe parks.

Restaurants in parks may also serve as meeting points, for groups of friends, families and others to identify the correct location in large parks.

Restaurants sometimes serve as venues for social receptions like weddings or parties. These may be pretty elaborate or as simple as the hosts permits in the natural setting of parks.

Too many restaurants, however, may tarnish the image and spoil the ambience of our parks. Instead of focussing on the natural greenery, large spaces and open skies, a park that is littered with restaurants would turn into unbecoming mall-like eating zones.

Should overwhelming groups of restaurants stay in our parks or the halls of shopping malls? Perhaps the next time you go to the park for a walk, beware of your next step - "foot paths" or "food paths".

Do you prefer to have more restaurants and eating places in our parks?

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Team Singapore: First Paralympic Swimming Gold Medal

Photo: Straits Times Ad (18 Sep 2008)

Congratulating Team Singapore Paralympic Achievement

Team Singapore: First Paralympic Swimming Gold Medal

Yip Pin Xiu of Team Singapore has won the nation’s first ever Paralympic gold medal in swimming on 15 September at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. This outstanding performance by swimmer Yip Pin Xiu was achieved in the finals of the 50-metre women’s backstroke event in a time of 58.75 seconds. Her amazing Paralympic gold medal-winning feat ensured that Singapore heard the Majullah Singapura for the very first time at a Paralympic and Olympic event.

Earlier in the day, 16-year-old Yip Pin Xiu had broken the world record for the Paralympic Games 50-metre women’s backstroke with a world-record time of 57.92 seconds when she came in first in her heats. Although Yip Pin Xiu did not break her world mark in the swimming finals, she did what no other Singaporean athlete had done – win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games.

This is Team Singapore’s best ever showing at the Paralympic Games. It is also the first gold medal win for Team Singapore at the Paralympic Games. Yip Pin Xiu will have her name carved into Singapore sports history with this record-breaking achievement in swimming at the Paralympic Games.

Well done, young Olympian Yip Pin Xiu from Team Singapore Women’s Swimming on your first Paralympic gold medal win!

More reading on Paralympic Games:
1. Yip Pin Xiu Wins Gold Medal in Singapore Youth Olympic Games blog

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Tranquil Singapore Sights: Kent Ridge Park

Tranquil Singapore Sights: Kent Ridge Park

On cool weekday afternoons, seek out Kent Ridge Park in Singapore for its tranquil sights to relax in a peaceful scenic hilltop locale. Relax in this haven of trees, shrubs and a pond that are tranquil sights, away from the hustle and bustle of daily living.

Photo: One of the tranquil sights at Kent Ridge Park

How do you tell if sights in Kent Ridge Park are tranquil enough for seekers of inner calm? The clues are obvious. A sea-facing bench is an inviting hint. A gazebo on top of a small hill is another thing. Tables with chairs beside long paths flanked by hedges of flowers are more sights where one can be a part of, to blend into the fringe.

Want more clues on the tranquil sights at Kent Ridge Park? How about the hilltop views of the distant port and sea? Or how about the sight of greenery in Kent Ridge Park, beneath the steps from the car park? Here, around a pond, where you can witness how clean the air can be. Watch birds sing between trees along the Southern Ridges trails to unwind the tight knot between your ears.

Hey look; an AMX-13 tank is one of the uncommon tranquil sights in a park in Singapore. But its presence is symbolic! Who would dare break the peace and quiet at Kent Ridge Park, with the threat of a gun pointing at you? Not to mention an artillery piece, standing guard at the entrance to Kent Ridge Park…

Did I mention other tranquil sights like the sunsets or the rainbow? If you wonder how great the day could develop for visitors to Singapore's Kent Ridge Park, only those who share similar ideas and are inclined to visit regularly will know.

Do you have more parks to recommend?

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Sengkang Sculpture Park

Sengkang Sculpture Park

If you are looking for more art pieces other than those in the Singapore Art Museum, look no further than Sengkang Sculpture Park. This neighbourhood park, planted in the middle of Compassvale North in Sengkang at Compassvale Street, has a unique collection of sculptures that are free for visitors to see.

Photo: Coloured balls at Sengkang Sculpture Park

Sengkang Sculpture Park is divided into two parts, with the larger area nearer to the Sengkang MRT station (NE16) while the smaller part lies across Compassvale Street. At first glance, the sweeping overhead LRT viaducts distract visitors from the park. If you follow walk along the paths and follow the LRT viaducts, you may walk out of Sengkang Sculpture Park without realizing it.

This park has designs that bring arts to the visitors of Sengkang Sculpture Park. The theme of the sculptural pieces is centered on marine life and fishing activities.

Coloured balls litter Sengkang Sculpture Park. You can sit on or lean against them but try not to break your spine, as they don’t budge.

Photo: Dancing figurines at Sengkang Sculpture Park

Seven figurine sculptures stand in a row, ready to dance with outstretched arms. The orange coloured blades, looking like their fingers, appear ready to spin in the wind. They also look like catwalk models - those thin-boned anorexic-types in fashion shows.

Photo: Rotating Panel at Sengkang Sculpture Park

Park visitors who accidentally walk into this rotating panel can turn it around to take a closer look at the fish motif. This panel is also useful to block off sunrays, or to shield your eyes from visitors who make a lot of noise.

Photo: Children's playground. fitness station, Sengkang Sculpture Park

A children’s playground and fitness station is on hand to raise temperatures for kids and adults alike. The buzz is more often located at the playground, which seems to be the hangout for kids and their minders at Sengkang Sculpture Park.

Photo: Whale at Sengkang Sculpture Park

If you are curious to know what the inside of a whale looks like, walk right into the bowels of this whale sculpture to experience how it feels to be swallowed alive. This also looks like the 'skeleton' of a plus-sized fish, left in Sengkang Sculpture Park after a delicious dinner.

Want to practice a bit of psychoanalysis? What does this sculpture I found in Sengkang Sculpture Park remind you of? Put your thoughts in the comments below.

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Tampines Central Town Park

Tampines Central Town Park

Tampines Central Town Park occupies a linear strip of parkland at Tampines Street 82 from Block 858B to Block 857A on one side and Blocks 855 and 856 on the other. If you enter the park near Tampines Sports Hall and Tampines Swimming Pool Complex, your narrow field of vision may deceive you into thinking that this park is another plain vanilla neighbourhood park. However upon closer inspection, its extensive range of amenities would impress you.

Residents living around Tampines Central Town Park are spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding which park amenity to use in their spare time. The features that are available at Tampines Central Town Park consist of an eclectic mix. Common facilities like a playground for children, park benches, fitness station, basketball court, pavilion shelters and walking paths will not surprise visitors. Other less common features at Tampines Central Town Park may raise eyebrows though.

Photo: Skating ring spectator seating at Tampines Central Town Park.

For instance, a roller skating ring with spectator seating at Tampines Central Town Park is an unusual feature for a neighbourhood park. This roller skating ring serves as a focal point for youths to indulge in their favourite pastime. The Tampines Central Millennium Court is the name of this skating ring with its own spectator stands.

Another amenity that is protected by a fence is a grass field used by the Tampines Central Gateball Club. In this game for all ages, two teams battle it out on the court to score points by hitting balls with a mallet-like stick through three gates and at a goal pole.

Photo: "Pineapples" at Tampines Central Town Park playground.

The children’s playground has an unusual fruit theme. Look out for the “water melons” and “pineapples” at Tampines Central Town Park. These fruits differ from the free edible type like those in another Singapore park that I wrote about.

Photo: Clock Tower (background) in Tampines Central Town Park

Park users who engage in their favourite activities will not lose track of time, as there is a clock tower at one end of Tampines Central Town Park. This timepiece is a useful functionality that families can depend on whenever their kids have exceeded their playtime.

Although named as Tampines Central Town Park, its location is not as central as the name suggests. Nonetheless, it is still within walking distance to the Tampines MRT station, Tampines Bus Interchange, mega shopping centers like Tampines Mall and Century Square, the Tampines Regional Library and Tampines Community Centre.

Inside Seen This Scene That, read more about places around Tampines Regional Centre:
1. Sun Plaza Park, Tampines

2. Tampines Newater Service Reservoir

3. Tabebuia rosea in Tampines


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Singapore River Festival

Photo: Clarke Quay Night Scene, Singapore River Festival Site

Singapore River Festival

The inaugural Singapore River Festival (19 September to 28 September) will be launched with a ten-day-long series of music, dance and entertainment parties to be held at the Singapore River. In celebration of three key elements (water, heritage and entertainment) of the iconic Singapore River landmark, the Singapore River Festival is planned to be a signature tourism event for years to come.

I understand that this music, dance and entertainment festival will be put up by organizations along the Singapore River to make it a more hip and happening place. This Singapore River Festival event is to be held for the first time in conjunction with the Singapore Grand Prix (GP) season.

From 8pm on 19 September, visitors to the Singapore River Festival at Clarke Quay jetty can be entertained at the Solid Groove Party where performers like Wicked Aura Batucada, Jive Talking from the Pumping Room, Bushmen, Najip Ali with DJ Aldrin and DJ Josh. This will be followed up with more Singapore River Festival acts in the Urban Jazz Crossover performance the next evening featuring Quasimode Live (from Japan), Cosa Bostra Live, Cubania from Azzucar and Don (all from Singapore).

At the Clarke Quay atrium, you can catch many dance performances for free in the Singapore River Festival. In Electrik Boogaloo event, to be held on 26 September from 10pm, DJ Aldrein from One will spin the discs with live dance party performance acts by Lapsap from KL and Inquisitive from Singapore.

Celebrating Hip Hop of Asia will take centrestage on 27 September from 10pm at the Singapore River Festival. MC Vandal from California will lead the crowd with more performances by Arabyrd (from KL), Inquisitive, Freaky Z, aided by DJ Titus from Attica.

The ‘live’ broadcast of Singapore’s first Formula One race will take place at Clarke Quay during the Singapore River Festival on 28 September 2008 from 8pm to 10pm.

A final big bash will be performed on the penultimate day of the Singapore River Festival celebration. Wicked Aura Batucada, Sri Warisan, Kohinoor Bhangra, Zingo Festival Drum, Stassh and Vinnie Q (from Hong Kong) will wow visitors who enjoy music and dance. Note however that all these line-ups at the Singapore River Festival are subject to change.

More Singapore River Festival Highlights
19 Sep - Late Night Shopping @ Central19 & 20 - Clarke Quay River Party
19-21 & 26-28 Sep - Legenda Singapura and a colourful bumboat float parade
19-28 Sep - Timbre MusicFest 2008
19-28 Sept - Tiger Translate Museum @ the Riverfront
20 & 27 Sep - Of Dali, Bali & Hadhramis - A Clarke Quay Historical Pub Walk
24 Sep - "The Impossible Journey" - A Mega Illusion presented by CENTRAL
25 Sep - The Tipple Exchange - A Boat Quay Historical Pub Walk
26 Sep - Chivas Live at RVP

Ticketing of Singapore River Festival:
Free Admission unless otherwise stated

How To Get There:
Raffles Place MRT Station (EW14/NS26) or Clarke Quay MRT Station (NE5)

Website:Singapore River Festival

In my search for more places of interest to visit, the Singapore River has often appeared on my radar. With a focus like the Singapore River Festival, I might just make another family trip to the Singapore River a reality.

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3. Esplanade Park

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Geylang Serai Singapore: Ramadan, Hari Raya Puasa

Photo: A Stall at Geylang Serai Bazaar, Ready for Hari Raya Puasa sales

Geylang Serai Singapore: Ramadan, Hari Raya Puasa

Geylang Serai in Singapore was the object of my desire for a visit last week, but please do not be alarmed. Do not mistake the family-friendly Geylang Serai with its Ramadan and Hari Raya Puasa festivities as another dubious lane for the R-rated Lorongs of Geylang.

I was there with my wife by my side (naturally) for a walkabout during Ramadan, the one-month-long period of fasting for Muslims. With the impending Hari Raya Puasa (the day of celebration at the end of Ramadan), there was a distinctive festive ambience in Geylang Serai.

Photo: Geylang Serai Hari Raya Puasa Light Up, During Ramadan

Special decorative lights strung across Sims Avenue and Geylang Road, plus the bazaars around the Malay Village and Tanjong Katong Complex during this Hari Raya Puasa Festival offered an insightful walk at Geylang Serai and beyond.

In preparation for Hari Raya Puasa, organizers erected large white tents filled with street-side stalls to attract visitors to Geylang Serai during Ramadan. The high-roofed tents with spacious neat aisles between stalls provided a pleasant evening walk for my wife and I.

Unlike those pasar malam stalls that lined HDB streets of other estates, white-curtain tents had flaps that extended from roof to floor to shield visitors from noise and pollution of the Geylang Serai vehicular traffic.

Photo: Crowds throng Geylang Serai, Hari Raya Puasa Bazaar

The hundreds of bazaar stalls around Geylang Serai exhibited a wide range of items that curious visitors who have the time to linger will fully appreciate. Of note were the many carpet, curtain and clothing retail stalls that displayed fabrics in a buffet of colours. Other areas dealing in Malay cuisines, cooked food and other foodstuff appeared to be perennial crowd favourites. Car showrooms seemed to mushroom around the bazaar with the latest beautiful (car) models prominently on show. Traditional crafts, handiworks, CDs of music, VCD titles and household items also lined the interior of many stalls.

Of special interest was the contrast in pedestrian traffic before and after the break of fast. Come early in the evening to the Geylang Serai bazaars if you wish to enjoy more elbow space. But to experience the festive flavour, mingle with the crowd around the Geylang Serai bazaar stalls after hours to soak in the spirit of the Hari Raya Puasa festival.

Along the streets around Geyland Serai, banners welcomed visitors with attractive Hari Raya Puasa festive lights. While the decorations may pale in comparison to those over-the-top Orchard Road light-ups, their modesty was a unique feature of the Hari Raya Puasa spirit of self-control.

I had thought about taking a train to Paya Lebar MRT (EW8) station to get there for fear of sardine-packed vehicular traffic. Fortunately with Cisco guards directing human and vehicular traffic, driving into and out of Geylang Serai did not seem to pose many bottlenecks.

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Results Of Poll On Hort Park, August 2008

Results of Poll On Hort Park, August 2008


Here are the results of my poll conducted in August 2008. Readers of SeenThisSceneThat were asked this question: “Have you visited Hort Park?” Four choices of reply were provided.

49 valid clicks were accepted by the blogger poll provided by Google. The breakdown of this small sample is given in the table below. 25 readers had visited Hort Park while 24 readers had not. Of those who had not visited Hort Park, many were keen to see the place.

Interestingly, 5 out of 25 readers had a negative experience when they were at Hort Park. What could be the reason(s)? Was the new park over-hyped? Were the visitors expecting too much? Were there other reasons that readers might want to share with other readers of SeenThisSceneThat? It would be great if we can hear from readers in the comments below.

This poll has a very small sample size to draw any firm conclusions. I am also not convinced that most visitors to the website are passers-by, although the blog statistics appear to bear this out. In any case, I sincerely like to thank all my poll participants (and fantastic supporters) who took the time and effort to join in my poll.

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First Formula 1 (F1) Night Race In Singapore

First Formula 1 (F1) Night Race In Singapore

There are not many days left to the first Formula 1 (F1) Night Race in Singapore. The inaugural Grand Prix Formula 1 (F1) night race to be held on 28 September will herald many firsts for the racing scene in Singapore.

It will be the first ever Formula 1 (F1) race in Singapore. It will be the first racing event to race down our City area. It will also be the first Formula 1 (F1) race in the world to be held at night. And ultimately the first of many questions without any answers as yet that will race through people’s head is, “Who will be the first winner in this leg of Formula 1 (F1) Grand Prix Night Race in Singapore?”

Despite its pedigree as an international world-class motor-racing event, not many individuals I know are as excited about the Formula 1 (F1) Night Race in Singapore as the media frenzy surrounding it. The Sunday Times of 7 September 2008 certainly pointed out the obvious lack of Formula 1 (F1) race buzz among Singaporeans.

Certainly fewer would be fond of paying top dollars for the cheapest seats just to walk around the spectator stands. If you wish to rub shoulders with Bernie Ecclestone (boss of Formula 1 (F1) race series), Michelle Yeoh (Hollywood actress from Malaysia), Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen or any of the other Formula 1 (F1) superstars, be prepared to loose several digits from your bank account. Commoners like me with thin bank savings accounts and mild interest in Formula 1 (F1) may just have to settle for home TV broadcast of the world’s first Formula 1 (F1) Night Race in Singapore.

What’s Formula 1 (F1)?
No, Formula 1 (F1) is not a breakaway singer from the boy band called F4. I have no idea why the originator of this racing event named it F1 other than to mean “Formula One”. Like a complex mathematics equation, I guess they had to discover who could decipher the mystery and come up with a formula in order to become number one in motor racing.

The official name of this night race in Singapore is quite a mouthful. Its name is the 2008 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix. According to its website, in the Formula (F1) Singapore Grand Prix race, contestants in their souped-up cars must complete 61 laps (I think) around Singapore’s central business district in a street circuit. Each lap of about 5.067 km long street circuit will see F1 drivers make 14 left hand turns and 10 right hand turns. How fast an F1 driver can complete one circuit will be known by 28 September 2008 as each F1 driver will try to push his vehicle at speeds in excess of 300 km per hour. An F1 car can hit 100 km/hour in 2 seconds compared to the 10 seconds that cars on our ordinary expressways can achieve.

The prize for the winner who finishes first in this race? Bragging rights, multi-million dollar endorsements, international media exposure, and endless high-maintenance celebrations and parties. Whoever wins the first 2008 Formula 1 (F1) night race in Singapore will celebrate like no other.

Singapore Inc will certainly join in the celebration as well. For turning out to be the ultimate race winner as the host to the world’s inaugural Formula 1 (F1) night race on a street circuit. Plus the bonus of basking in global media attention; and attracting high net worth individuals and companies to contribute to the nation’s treasury.

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Lantern Festival: Where To Play In Singapore

Lantern Festival: Where To Play In Singapore

The Lantern Festival, also known as Mid-Autumn Festival or Mooncake Festival, will be upon us soon and I am wondering where to bring the kids to play in Singapore. For families with children who like lanterns to play, this is the time of the year to dig out old dusty lantern (or lanterns, depending on how many kids you have), if these lantern or lanterns weren’t destroyed during earlier play by candle fire.

Photo: Lantern For Lantern Festival

I have also wondered why we call it the Mid-Autumn Festival, other than for cultural reasons. If we do not follow the Lunar calendar, how can we tell by looking at our weather that Autumn is approaching and that it is time to get a lantern for each kid to play in Singapore?

Unlike temperate countries, Singapore does not have four distinct seasons. Everyday feels like it is getting hotter, except when occasional showers keep temperatures cool. Our four ‘seasons’ to substitute for Spring, Autumn, Winter and Summer that we experience in Singapore, according to my colleague, are in March, June, September and December when they coincide with the school holidays.

This year’s Lantern Festival falls on a Sunday, the 14th of September 2008. I will be thinking of where to play in Singapore this Lantern Festival. We will be making preparations where we can play in an open area that is dark enough to let lantern shine lead the way. No doubt those with kids who like to play with a lantern or two will also ponder on where to play this Lantern Festival. Others who prefer to play without any lantern can also celebrate the Lantern Festival with mooncake feasting, tea consumption and gatherings with family or friends.

New technology has seen the rise of electronic lanterns with musical light bulbs that mimic the traditional lanterns made of cellophane and wires, thereby reducing risk of mishaps with fire and lanterns turned to ash. I still prefer the traditional old-fashioned lanterns. Somehow, the idea of toying with fire and candlesticks appears more thrilling and seductive. Just remember to be safe and not to burn public property or the house down.

Do you have a favourite place on where to play with lanterns this Lantern Festival?

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Boardwalk Places To See Sunsets In Singapore

Photo: Sunset At Kelong Walk In Changi Point Boardwalk

Boardwalk Places To See Sunsets In Singapore

Changi Point Boardwalk: Sunset Walk, Kelong Walk, Cliff Walk, Sailing Point Walk

The Changi Point Boardwalk along the eastern coastal end of Changi comprises a series of connected boardwalks that have names that reflect scenes around the area. The four segments of Changi Point Boardwalk are labeled Sunset Walk, Kelong Walk, Cliff Walk and Sailing Point Walk. You can access the Changi Point Boardwalk in two ways: by Cranwell Road and by Netheravon Road after Changi Village Road.

If you enter the Changi Point Boardwalk from Cranwell Road, a map of the area awaits your arrival. Walk past the Changi Beach Club to get to the junction of the Kelong Walk and Cliff Walk.

My favourite part of the Changi Point Boardwalk is the curved stretch at the Kelong Walk. While this part of the boardwalk is named the “Kelong Walk” because of the stilts and poles rising out of the water, I feel it should be renamed the Sunset Walk as it is the best place to watch a sunset, rather than further along the bend at Sunset Walk.

The walking path along the Kelong Walk allows visitors to “stand” above seawater without getting your toes wet. If you time your arrival well, you may catch a breathtaking sunset as the orange bob in the horizon dips gently into the glistening sea. Listen to the seawater splash against the wooden poles while birds sit atop these skinny poles unperturbed. On the landward view, be mesmerized by the reflection of sun off the windows and beaches of the Changi Beach Club.

Stroll across the Kelong Walk to the end of the bend and you will reach the Sunset Walk where large boulders line up at the terminal end. A staircase near the Changi Beach Club provides access to a walk along the beaches of Changi during low tide. Stones and rocks populate the beach beneath the Sunset Walk boardwalk, so proper footwear should be worn at all times.

Re-trace steps back to the Kelong Walk and enter the Cliff Walk. While the word “cliff” may conjure images of steep slopes, be assured that the boardwalk along the “cliff” is rather tame. There are no dramatic “cliff hangers” and much of the view at the Cliff Walk has been blocked by the trees and foliage. Perhaps the only dramatic part would be a series of turns in the boardwalk staircase that allows a view of the sea. I chanced upon a couple in wedding gown and suit as they posed for photographs at this “cliff hanger”.

Photo: Changi Point Boardwalk at Sailing Point Walk

Beyond the Cliff Walk is an open stretch along the Sailing Point Walk. There are breaks in the boardwalk where visitors may walk right into the sea if you pay too much attention on the sea view instead of the boardwalk. The Changi Sailing Club sits next to this stretch of boardwalk where you can see the Changi Sailing Club members swimming in their private outdoor pool.

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Black Knights: Paya Lebar Airbase Open House

Photo: Black Knights Aircraft, Pilot and Admirers

Black Knights: Paya Lebar Airbase Open House

The darlings of the RSAF Open House held in August 2008 were undoubtedly the Black Knights, for both the men and women who visited Paya Lebar Airbase.

Even though the Black Knights were the object of their desires at the Paya Lebar Airbase, both sexes had very different ideas on what attracted them. The male visitors were seen ogling at the photogenic curves of the Black Knights – the F-16 aircraft. The ladies who braved the sun and hot weather were seen posing with the photogenic Black Knights – the pilots. So although there was a perpetual crowd at the Black Knights display, these two groups of visitors had diverse agendas.

If you observe carefully, there’s actually another group of visitors who were attracted to the Black Knights. These sweaty fellows were really hot under the collar. They could be of either sex. They could be of different age groups.

Image: Black Knights 'Umbrella'

They were the ones who sought shelter from the scorching hot sun under the belly and wings of the Black Knights aircraft.

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F-16 Fighting Falcons For Sale In Singapore

F-16 Fighting Falcons For Sale In Singapore

Did you know that there are F-16 Fighting Falcons for sale in Singapore? You can buy an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter plane at a bazaar sale at Paya Lebar Airbase in Singapore. The price of each F-16 Fighting Falcon starts from S$125 per aircraft. Every one of the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft sold in Singapore is brand new and in mint condition. You can bring one F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter plane back home after your purchase and park it in your bedroom without any worry about getting a pilot’s license, military clearance, legal papers or hangar rental fees.




Yes, the F16 Fighting Falcons for sale in Singapore that I am referring to are miniature model aircrafts sold by the SAF Officers’ Wives Club. These plastic F-16 plastic models and many other types of military models were on sale during the two days of the Singapore Air Force Open House 2008 that were open to the public at the end of August 2008.

At my last visit to the Open House, crowds could be seen hanging around the booth where these F-16s were displayed after an impressive live aerial display by the F-16 Fighting Falcons during the Open House.

Part of the proceeds from the sales of F-16 and other aircraft models were in aid of charitable communities and organizations in Singapore like the SAF Benevolent Fund, ST Pocket Money Fund and Food From the Heart.

If you are interested, follow this link to read about the charity arm of the SAF Officers’ Wives Club, the women behind the military men.

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Hot Air Balloon Ride In Singapore

Hot Air Balloon Ride In Singapore

I had missed an earlier opportunity for a hot air balloon ride some years back in Gold Coast, Australia. Wife and I had booked us on a hot air balloon ride but due to poor weather, the flight was cancelled at the last moment. I remember that point in time clearly as I was woken up to receive the news at 5.02am.

When another opportunity presented itself for a chance to win a hot air balloon ride during the Singapore Air Force Open House, I was elated. Much as I would have liked, my family did not manage to get on board the hot air balloon at Paya Lebar Airbase this time.

Photograph: Aviation Carnival

We arrived late to cast our tickets for the first Hot Air Balloon Ride lucky draw in the Singapore Air Force Open House. With the delay in the launch of the hot air balloon ride on the morning of 30th August 2008, coupled with our family schedule to leave the Air Force Open House 2008 early, the opportunity to ride the hot air balloon was lost.

The closest we could get to a hot air balloon ride was at the Aviation Carnival at Paya Lebar Airbase. This was located at the stadium in the Airbase where an un-inflated hot air balloon sat next to an empty basket in the center of a field. It was also a pity we could not witness any hot air balloon ride high up in the sky of Singapore as we had to leave early.

Photo: Empty Basket For A Deflated Hot Air Balloon Ride

The odds of winning a free ticket to get onboard a hot air balloon were extremely slim. Many visitors were ahead of us and more were streaming into the carnival zone to add their tickets into the luck draw box. The single hot air balloon did not look like it could accommodate more than 5 or 6 ‘high flyers’ at a time.

Picture: Promo Illustration of Hot Air Balloon Ride

I noticed the name “Wanderlust” printed on the hot air balloon of the Air Force News magazine’s promotional picture of this ride. A check on the web revealed that there was such a company providing hot air balloon ride. One of their hot air balloons called ‘Timepeace’ has the same colours and stripes as the balloon ride in the promotional picture.

According to Wanderlust's hot air balloon ride website, only four passengers can get on the hot air balloon at any one time. Their one-hour sunrise hot air balloon ride will cost US$185 per person. Unlike the DHL Balloon Ride that is anchored by wires, riders of Wanderlust’s hot air balloon will get to float across the sky with the pilot having no idea where the hot air balloon will land at the time they lift off from the ground. As hot air balloons move according to the wind, the weather condition and wind speed have major influences on the decision to take off or to wait.

Hopefully next year’s Open House will offer another opportunity for a hot air balloon ride.

You can click here to read about yg's hot air balloon ride in Cairns.

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