The Singapre Flyer (27 April)

The Singapore Flyer by day

The Singapore Flyer is a new attraction. Although we have never officially thought about being on it (Mommy thinks it's too much money to pay for a ride on a Ferris wheel), we went on it anyway that Sunday 27 April as there was a promotion and kids under 12 go free.

Daddy and Daddy's darlings

Kieona and Mommy wowing at the largeness of The Singapore Flyer

It was rather exciting, as there were some food establishments there and it was afterall somewhere we have never been to. The girls were particularly excited as they were always talking about the giant Ferris wheel when we pass by the area in its construction stage.

Kierra munching in biscuit at Popeye's
Kieona watching her fries in case they're gone The Singapore Flyer - so small?
Queueing up for balloon sculptures

The view was breathtaking, since it is hard to get a quiet view of Singapore's skyline otherwise. However since the wheel was so huge and it doesn't stop for boarding or alighting (yes, we had to jump on or off the huge drums), the ride was a good half hour and both Kieona and Kierra got a little bored after the novelty wears off barely ten minutes on the Flyer.

The view is great! Jie-Jie, how high are we?
Happiest Family on The Singapore Flyer

The before and after were much more fun, as Kieona gorged herself with chicken, fries and biscuits at Popeye's before we had the ride, and chocolate prata at Shalima Palace (an Indian Fusion restaurant on level 2) after the ride. According to her, she was "so hungry".

We're bored, but getting off...

Is that a Prata Tower with chocolate?

These are yummy....

Just a side note - you may ask why Indian restaurant since we're with kids and Indian food is usually quite rich. Well, it wasn't our first choice actually. We had intended to dine at Jalapeno's Pepper a few doors away. The resturant wasn't exactly crowded but the service was downright poor. We were there for ten minutes and not only did nobody asked us what we wanted or got us a seat, no one even told us where to wait so that they could get us a seat. Daddy asked the manager if we could be seated and he just told us to wait. Never told us where and what was happening. He was just busy trying to key in the register. Mommy thinks that as paying customers (the food isn't exactly cheap), we shouldn't be made to feel so unwelcomed. We moved on and chanced on Shalima Palace (which was quite empty) and the staff were really friendly and courteous so we decided to just pop in to try their food. It turned out that it's empty not because the food is not good, but because we realised Indians normally eat a late dinner (and we were right!). It was full-house by the time we left, and we did really enjoy the experience very much.