Road Trip: Weekend at Sentosa

I did promise to write about Sentosa by end-April but as a pleasant surprise, it came too soon!

I was soooo tired and dead to the world so hubby and I decided to treat the family to a weekend at Sentosa to de-stress.

Sentosa was apparently a former fishing village and part of the island is reclaimed land, beautifully transformed into a themed resort. There are several hotel resorts within Sentosa and you can get packages for accomodations and Universal Studio tour. Shangrila being the famous one (and pricey). I learned that Sentosa is actually divided into several distinct themed areas. We were booked at the Hard Rock Hotel (coz the other hotels were unfamiliar to me, but I found they were ok). Kyla thought it was so cool.

Great details in the Rock Themed Hotel!

Iconic Merlion at the Imbiah Point

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The Lake of Dreams is a Kaleidoscopic Sight to behold at night.

On Day 1, we explored the Imbiah Point where you will find the Tiger Sky Tower, Cable Car, Zip Line Adventure, Luge and Skyride, Songs of the Sea, Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom, Underwater World and Dolphin Lagoon, Merlion Point, 4D Magix and CineBlast and many others. Exploring this area will need one day already.

Kevin was a bit nervous going into the Cable Car ride esp. when the accelerators are boosted but overall he was fine. I learned that Kyla isn't a bit bothered by heights.

We wanted to try to Luge Ride but apparently kids 6 y/o and above have to ride alone. Which could be quite risky for Kevin so we figured we'll do this another time.

Kyla and I went crazy over the Candilicious Outlet, as in a world-full of candies. Nuff Said.

We saved Day 2 for the Universal Studio tour. The Iconic Universal Studio "Globe" (aka "Your Official Been There Bragging Right" shot) was actually under renovation (!) so a photo wall will have to do. There are five themed areas named after key blockbuster movies from the Universal Studio and the Hollywood and New York lanes littered with shops and food outlets. The park rides are 100% completed by now so its a great time to go. The Cyclone was quite awesome to behold! There are also plenty of themed cafes in every area so fear not, you'll never go hungry!

You can also catch your favorite (or not) characters and celeb lookalikes around the park for photo-op. I was actually hoping to find Marilyn Monroe or Michael Jackson... And dont worry because they have assistants who can take your family pic and ensure that there is smooth queueing.

The grand finale is the Firework show at the Lake Hollywood which I thought was a blast of an ending. There is something about theme parks that touches me. Theme parks remind me of the good ol' days of my childhood when life was simpler and we have the Fiesta Carnival at the Araneta Center in Cubao as the center of our childhood weekend treat. The sights and sounds of the theme park keeps us forever young at heart. I am sure that our children will also someday look back and find these memories locked in their hearts.

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