SEA Aquarium at Resorts World Sentosa

It's study week...which means my year 2 semester 1 is coming to an end. I have been busy doing revision recently but here's an update on my date with Bii to SEA Aquarium (SEA) at Resorts World Sentosa. We actually got the tickets at a discounted price few months ago. Due to our busy schedules, laziness and procrastination, we did not manage to squeeze a SEA date in. Two weeks ago, we finally got our ass out of our house to visit SEA together before the tickets expired.

p/s: while drafting this post, I realised I have too many backlogs to clear. I promise I will get them up as soon as my exams ended.

How to get there

We took the MRT all the way to the HarbourFront station (Circle Line/Purple Line) and then walked to Sentosa Island through the Sentosa Boardwalk. The walk will take you around 8-10 minutes depending on your speed. Alternatively, you can also take the tram (Sentosa Express) from Vivocity (mall at HabourFront station) to Sentosa Island just by paying a fee of SGD 4 per entry. Oh yea, the Sentosa Boardwalk gives you free entry till end of this year! So, why bother taking the tram?

So this happened when I saw the free entry notice --

Me: Whoa B, it says the Sentosa Boardwalk will offer free entry to Sentosa Island till 31st December leh! How come ah?

B: I think it's because it's SG 50. And maybe the government wants to encourage people to walk. 

Me: If that is the case we should visit all the Sentosa attractions this year before this offer ends! 

B: (looking unimpressed) but you do know the entrance fee is only SGD 1-2 through Sentosa Boardwalk right.

Me: Oh, really ah...

The Sentosa Broadwalk overseeing the island

More information regarding how much the ticket costs and the opening hours can be found in their official website here. 

For the rest of this post, you will see three kinds of pictures: Pictures of fishes, pictures of fishes and pictures of more fishes! 

Sharks

A shark

Halloween themed sea 

Sea Urchins

Bright-coloured fishes

Diver entertaining visitors

Jellyfishes

Closer view of a jellyfish

An octopus camouflaging

Dolphin

Axolotl (they have regenerating power!!)

The appearance of Axolotl can be quite disturbing. It looks like a hybrid of lizard, dog, fish, frog and iguana. But for some reason, Bii loves it so much that he crowned Axolotl as his favourite amphibian.

That's the end of our SEA date post! Of course there are way more things to see and explore beyond the pictures I have posted. These are just some that I hand picked to show you. Hope you enjoyed reading it! I would rate this attraction 9/10. I mean it's perfect for a date with your boyfriend/girlfriend, best for a family day out with children etc. If you are a marine life lover, this place is a must go attraction when you visit Singapore. It has 100,000 marine life animals across 49 habitats and a huge viewing panel that houses big stingrays, hammerhead sharks, fishes and more fishes (in fact it is the largest marine life viewing panel in the world). What are you waiting for? Book a ticket now!

The window to our souls

Living in the concrete jungle, we often forget about how nature looks like. Green trees, crystal clear lake, blue sky and white clouds. Sounds like what we used to draw during our art classes in pre-school right? But as we grow up, we lose it. We need to remind ourselves how beautiful Mother Nature is. We need to remind ourselves that it's time to take a short break from the computer and social media to give Mother Nature a good glance. But, that's not true. We do make effort to embrace these natural features. 

We travel. We take pictures of nature with DSLR. High definition and high resolution. Yes, majestic nature is captured perfectly under the camera lenses. 

But we have forgotten to admire the beauty of nature using our bare eyes, the window to our souls. Instead, we contaminate them with vulgarities, violent and sexual content, distorted body images and problematic life attitudes on social media. 

Buried in these unpalatable influences, I must admit, it is difficult to stay clean and original. But breaks in between busy life schedules do give me time for respites and a precious chance to cleanse my soul and pick myself up again. 

Location: Hyde Park, London

A Day In The Park @ Punggol Waterway Park

It has been a while since Bii and I last went for a date in a park. After weeks of studying, we decided to take a break from books and visit the Punggol Waterway Park. Living in a city close to a concrete jungle, the used-to-be untouched natural scenery has been tainted by industrialization and urbanization. I started to appreciate nature more as I grew older. When I travel overseas, I love including a day just for park visits to simply chill and laze around. Bii, on the other hand, is intrigued by marine creatures and exotic animals. This explains why, both of us enjoy being surrounded by nature and a date in a park trumps any other dates.

Punggol Waterway Park is located at Sentul Crescent Road and it is known as Singapore's longest man-made waterway. You can see it as you walk along the park. There are a couple of activities that are available, for instance, cycling (you can rent a bike at the rental shops), jogging (they have well-maintained walking path for pedestrians and joggers), having picnic (just remember to bring your picnic mat along) etc. Just a small tip: you can bring an umbrella or a cap along because there are only grassy grounds and hills with barely any shady trees that you can rest under in Punggol Waterway Park (girls, do not forget your sunscreen too).

Trees, stones and us

The beautiful green landscape made every step under the scorching sun worth taking. What we love about Punggol Waterway Park is that it has unbelievable majestic picture spots all around the park. We enjoyed documenting our day trip with the breathtaking backdrop. 

 How to get there

The nearest MRT station to Punggol Waterway Park is Punggol MRT station. You will then have to take bus 84 from the MRT station to Punggol Waterway Park. Alight at the second stop. Bii and I alighted at the third stop as we wanted to explore the Punggol Settlement as well. Punggol Waterway Park is relatively more lively in the evening as we technically had the whole park to ourselves when we arrived in the afternoon.

Now, let the pictures do the talking!

A big terrapin sunbathing near the artificial pond

"Green is the prime colour of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises" - Pedro Calderon de la Barca

"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin" - William Shakespeare

And I. Gazing at stars. Stumbled over you. Tripped, And Fell. Painfully in love. Couldn't get up. For ages.

"Just living is not enough...one must have sunshine, freedom and a little love" - modified from Hans Christian Andersen's quote.

"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere" -Van Gogh

"All I want to do is to grow old with you" @ Punggol Lone Tree (famous picture spot)

"You're never too old for a piggy back ride" - Anonymous

What did we eat

There are clusters of restaurants nearby and they get really busy at night. After a day of "modelling" in the park, we tried The Original Sembawang White Beehoon. The waiting time was around 20-30 minutes. Not sure they accept reservations but go early if you mind waiting!

The White Restaurant

Our white beehoon

Golden Mantou

Chilli and garlic prawn

"You are the straw to my berry. Let's hold hands, run away, find our paradise, live there together, happily ever after"