What's Up Al ? 遊記隨筆 生活點滴

Sentosa Island located in the southern parts of Singapore contained all manners of entertainment and activities to keep kids and adults of all levels of energy happy - long stretch of beaches, bungee jumping, jungle walks, the Universal Studio, Seaworld, casino, historical forts, a wax museum and oodles of eateries to satisfy all tastes. We spent an entire day exploring our way around the island passing waterfalls, tropical forests and heard joyful screams from hand gliders as well as satisfying sighs from beach goers nursing over their beer. Especially worth a mention was Fort Siloso located on the western edge of Sentosa Island. The fort was built in late 19th Century and contained a number of tunnel complexes for the soldiers to duck the incoming fire and there were giant cannons to hit back at the enemies; we found present day Fort Siloso to be deserted as no doubt because for most tourists, history was more boring than bungee jumps and watching dolphins perform. So we spent a leisurely hour wandering through the lookout points, museums and took time over our photos with the mean-looking cannons. As was normal in Singapore, a thunder storm broke out in late afternoon but luckily we had by that time ducked into the efficient Singapore MRT in Vivo City and made our way back !

The next day we embarked on another day walk up to the Faber Peak where we had excellent all round views of the Singapore skylines and we also came across a do-not-mess-with-me giant spider (see below photo); we followed a well-marked trail which took us past Henderson Wave (a stylish bridge designed using a mathematical formula), Hort Park (contained numerous tropical flora, medicinal plants, spices, herbs and fruits housed in themed gardens), Alexandra Arch (another interesting bridge) as well as pounding on well-built metallic walkways constructed about 50 meters above ground, high in the tropical canopy, offering a grandstand view of the forest below. We ended our walk near the MRT station of Pasir Panjang where we found a laid-back Indian restaurant and we had a not-so-laid-back Indian fiery curry with delicious biryani, a crunchy papadum and home-made chutney, all served on a giant plantain leaf - yum !