Monday, March 10, 2008 7:42 AM
The trip to the Singapore Flyer was indeed a memorable one. We took a coach there, but it demoralized all of us as the coach was not as comfortable as what we expected. Nonetheless we arrived there with an exciting piece of mind. We assembled there, we got our tickets and we were happy that there was edusave to subsidize the amount of the ticket. We all wished to have the ticket kept as we might have to wait for a long time before the next visit. Hurray! It was our turn first to board the wonderful observation wheel. We queued up together, impatiently waiting for the capsule to descend to us.
We boarded the capsule. It was air-conditioned and it was spacious and cozy for us to settle in. However, it was unfortunate that we had to separate from the girls as we do really wish to enjoy our time with them. We took measurements and estimated the volume of the capsule. It took us only 5 minutes to do that. As the cacophony of students' chatter excites the atmosphere, there were also a few students complaining that it was a waste of their time until they reached the maximum point of the revolution. It took approximately 25 minutes before it reaches the maximum point. Each and every one of us stared in wonderment by the breathtaking view of Singapore. We saw places like Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort, Merlion Park, Fullerton Singapore, Collyer Quay, and Padang etc. We took pictures of ourselves at the capsules, how we wished those girls were with us.
We were reluctant to alight the capsule after the complete revolution. We wanted to go for another round as the scenery was too spectacular for us to part with. However, after alighting, we went to the rainforest and took pictures of the modified erupted volcanoes and waterfalls. Then we had our 30 minutes break. We bought cup noodles and we sat down at one corner and discussed our feelings of the trip while having our breakfast. After that, we went to the rooftop garden. There were lots of centipedes but we were not afraid of them. We took a class photo at a grass patch. After that, we were told to do a reflection on that day's experience. We wrote our expectations, descriptions and our memories on one piece of mahjong paper. After that, it was time to go back to school.
On the whole, i think that this trip is a historical and marvelous one. I get to see the whole Singapore with my friends under one capsule for the first time. I do wish that Chong Boon will have similar outings like this for us.