I don’t consider myself much of a traveller, thanks to a perfect concoction of paranoia and social awkwardness. Being married, though, has brought about many changes in me, one of which is the occasional itch to travel and visit new places with the mister. I guess it’s a natural progression for foodies who are constantly hunting down new eateries, anyway (since pre-wed days, our date venues have always been decided by food-cravings for that day). For the CNY long weekend last month, we found ourselves in a situation where we couldn’t go overseas, but the itch (and my incessant whining) led to our usual turn-to, i.e. a staycation, as well as a last-minute day-prior reservation for the much-talked Universal Studios Singapore. Yes, much to the bewilderment of the sis who couldn’t fathom why we would want to pay the ticket price if I couldn’t take any rides. Well, just to take in the sights and sounds I guess!
Just like how I scrambled looking for the designated Pooh section at Tokyo Disneyland, my main aim for the trip was to bask in the glory of the land of far far away. We caught an interactive show featuring Donkey, sitting at the front row amidst little kids, where the little girl next to me was more interested in my flower+bee brooches than Donkey himself. The show was entertaining, though, in Donkey’s defence. I was actually looking forward to seeing my favourite character Puss, but at the very least I got to visit the shop of my second favourite character, Fairy Godmother!
If you follow me on twitter, you probably would have read this. There were quite a number of shots (all taken at the Egyptian area) that had a freaky white orb, and while I’m not going to share all, I thought I’d share the best one I’ve found above. Don’t you think the placement of the white circular thingy wraps freakily around the neck of the Pharaoh? I’m all for lens flare, but duuude, that ain’t no flare, man.
The mister was looking forward to his Jurassic Park (and was sorely disappointed at the dismal settings), so while he was busy snapping away and embracing the pre-historic ambience, I caught an adorable girl playing alone by the fountains, caught in a world of her own, only to break her focus and see her gleefully running away from my twin lens.
- all photos taken on Jetjet (Blackbird Fly); Kodak Tmax 400
It was definitely fun!
