Singapore 2008 - Sentosa with the Stewarts

We spent the day with Andre, Hui Ping and their children, Julian, Megan and my god-daughter Nadine. Tim & Erica enjoyed swimming in the warm sea as it's always too cold to swim in the sea in Auckland, even when the sun is real hot in summer. Mervin and Andre went looking for fish but found a pair of mating crayfish instead.

Singapore 2009 - Titanic poses

You can't go for a cruise and not do the titanic pose so off we went one afternoon looking for the tip of the ship but were told we could not get up there until the ship was anchored. So these are the best shots we got - back in Singapore with Sentosa in the background. Sigh! Would have been so much nicer in the open sea.

Singapore 2009 - Cruise - Thant

Thant was our Myanmese room attendant. He was attentive, friendly and made us smile (and the kids shriek with delight) when we came back to the room one evening and saw these lovely towel animals made up for us. Such talent!

Sinagapore 2009 - Cruise - Room with a view

Mervin took these lovely shots of Penang as we were departing that evening. I love the ones of the Penang Bridge.

Singapore 2009 - Cruise - Penang

In the lantern above me, the upper Chinese character is pronounced

Qiu. That's my surname Khoo

One of the stops we made in Penang was the Khoo Kongsi, the Khoo clan ancestral home. As far as I know, we are not related to this clan but hey, we do share the same surname and are probably linked further back in time. I remember studying about the Khoo Kongsi when studying Penang history in secondary school but though I have visited Penang several times, this is the first time I'm visiting this place. Quite educational I must say!

Singapore 2009 - Cruise

Mum kindly booked us on the Super Star Virgo Cruise that took us to Penang and Phuket. For me the best part of the cruise was the Live Entertainment. There were live musicals and shows with amazing acrobatic performances every night. The cast and the quality of the shows were just outstanding. Food was plentiful, a bit too much actually but the shopping in Penang and Phuket was gooood. More fun than shopping in Singapore anyway.

Singapore 2008 - Wild Wild Wet

This won't be repeated in our bathroom girl!

Don't worry Auntie Priscilla, we're almost there.

Gaby's new garb

The children remembered Wild Wild Wet from the previous Singapore visit and couldn't wait to go. The first time round, we went with Priscilla & Catherine who were also in town. It felt that one of our regular Auckand outings. We made a second trip after Mervin arrived with Andy and gang . The hot favourite was the U lah lah!, where 4 or 5 persons sit in a giant inflatable float and get washed down a giant water slide. The foam machine a la Siloso Beach Foam Party, a new feature at the water park, was also heaps of fluffy fun. It's a great place to spend the day and get the children all tired out.