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The next area that we explored in USS is the Sci Fi City.

The city of the future has arrived. Through the impressive portals of Sci-Fi City you will experience the ultimate intergalactic battle of Good vs. Evil and visit a vibrant metropolis with all the ultimate modern conveniences. SOURCE.

Our trip to USS was really unforgettable all because of the Transformers Ride which we love so much! This is located in the Sci Fi City.

Get ready to experience this hyper-realistic 3D thrill ride, right in the middle of all the action in the incredible world of TRANSFORMERS. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as villainous DECEPTICONS invade NEST Headquarters to steal the ALLSPARK. And you’ve been volunteered to take it to safety and save our planet! Race through the city, zipping through subway tunnels, down city streets and across high-rise rooftops, hanging on for dear life. Join OPTIMUS PRIME and the AUTOBOTS as you become a freedom fighter in the ultimate 3D battle against the forces of evil. SOURCE.

It was definitely one memorable ride!

Other attractions that can be seen in Sci Fi City are the following…

Accelerator®

Test your intergalactic stamina and see if you can keep your wits about you while madly spinning on this whirling twirling attraction.

• Attraction Type: Seated spinning ride; sheltered/outside
• Height Restrictions: Children under 122 cm must be accompanied by a supervising companion. No hand-held infants.

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Battlestar Galactica: HUMAN vs. CYLONTM

Choose your side – HUMAN or CYLON – as you engage in the ultimate intergalactic battle between good and evil on the world’s tallest dueling roller coasters! Themed after the hit television series Battlestar Galactica, these spectacular, intertwined coasters offer a truly exhilarating adventure as you twist, turn and drop in an intense aerial dogfight.

Riders on both coasters will experience unbelievable thrills as they race towards each other and nearly collide!

Battlestar Galactica: HUMAN®
Zooming at speeds of 82.8 km/h, the HUMAN Viper Mark II is a seated coaster that propels you 14 storeys into the air while pursuing your enemy

Battlestar Galactica: CYLON®
The CYLON Raider is a suspended roller coaster that will turn your world upside down as it runs through a vertical loop, corkscrew and cobra roll.

• Attraction Type: High speed roller coaster; outdoor.
• Height Restrictions: Guests under 125cm may not ride.
• This ride employs safety restraints which may not accommodate certain people due to their body shape or size.

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Just like what I said in the other rides that we tried, don’t miss this area in USS!

Universal Studios Singapore
8 Sentosa Gateway
Sentosa Island, Singapore 098269
+65 6577 8888
enquiries@rwsentosa.com

Not much you can see at the New York area but still, like any other areas, there is always something special worth checking out.

Feel the spirit and energy of America’s biggest and grandest city as you stroll along the sidewalks and enjoy all the classic landmarks. Soak in the impressive city skylines, neon lights, and facades that set the scenes for big city fun and real-time movie production. SOURCE.

In front of this building is a show that is worth watching.

The Rockafellas

Welcome to the streets of the Big Apple as NYC brings you an up close and personal taste of B-Boyin. SOURCE.

*Show Times:
12:00pm, 1:30pm, 3:00pm and 4:00pm

Another must-see is the Lights, Camera. Action!

Lights, Camera. Action!™ Hosted by Steven Spielberg

Be blown away as an empty sound stage becomes the setting for a major hurricane about to hit New York City – right before your very eyes. SOURCE.

This would be, by far, my favorite part of New York! ♥

Don’t ever miss it!

Universal Studios Singapore
8 Sentosa Gateway
Sentosa Island, Singapore 098269
+65 6577 8888
enquiries@rwsentosa.com

After a couple of minutes roaming around Hollywood Boulevard, we decided to have lunch at Mel’s Drive-IN.

Classic 1950’s drive-in diner serving all-American favorites like our famous rocket sauce burger, with a side of fries and a thick milkshake.

Who wouldn’t love burger, fries and soda!?

That’s what we had at Mel’s Drive-In. We totally had a good lunch!

Mel’s Drive-In gets a little crowded and it takes a while to get your orders, so take note of that before having lunch at the diner.

Universal Studios Singapore
8 Sentosa Gateway
Sentosa Island, Singapore 098269
+65 6577 8888
enquiries@rwsentosa.com

On our third day in Singapore, we went to Universal Studios Singapore. The weather was getting crazy! It was raining and then it would stop and then it would be too hot, we couldn’t take it anymore. But surprisingly, it didn’t dampen our moods. We still made sure that we have a great time in our second visit to USS (the first time was 2 years ago).

The first ever stop that you will encounter is the Hollywood Boulevard. You will not miss this area!

Step onto Hollywood Boulevard framed by dynamic architecture, palm trees and the famous Walk of Fame, you will feel as if you have landed in the center of the entertainment universe. SOURCE.

For me, the Hollywood Boulevard welcomes you to USS. It actually sets the mood of what’s going to happen in your visit to the park. And since this street is awesome, an awesome adventure awaits you to the next areas of USS. Although take note that there are no rides here yet, so no mechanical stuff that you will see nor pillow block parts that you will notice. No sounds from the rides even. But lots of things that you can do…

Walk along the boulevard as if you are really in Hollywood!

Monster Rock™ at Pantages Hollywood Theater™

Come watch the infamous Universal monsters in this rock-n-roll musical. SOURCE.

Show times:
11:00am, 1:15pm, 3:30pm and 5:30pm

Universal Studios Store®

A shopping extravaganza offering the largest variety of Universal Studios themed collectibles, toys and apparel. SOURCE.

Don’t ever miss this area if you happen to visit Universal Studios Singapore!

Universal Studios Singapore
8 Sentosa Gateway
Sentosa Island, Singapore 098269
+65 6577 8888
enquiries@rwsentosa.com

I remember during our last trip to Singapore, we actually went to Vivo City everyday. This is because this is the way to go to Sentosa Island and Universal Studios Singapore.

Vivo City is located at Harbourfront Walk and is one of the biggest mall in Singapore. The mall that is around 24 hectares that caters everything you’ll ever want, from fashion, books, electronics, sport, lifestyle, fashion and more. Everything is in this mall.

The mall has Singapore’s largest cinema multiplex with 15 screens and 2,172 seats by the cinematic company Golden Village, along with one of the largest cinema screens in Asia. There are two giant food courts — a 2,200 square metre Kopitiam Group facility in Basement 2 and another spread over 2,500 square metres run by the BreadTalk Group, which is a Food Republic food court in similar concept at its sister food court at Wisma Atria.

I tell you, this mall is indeed huge!

For the transport details check this out:

The terminal of the Sentosa Express monorail is located on level 3 (next to the Food Republic food court) and is known as Sentosa Station. It was officially opened on January 15, 2007.

- Resort World Sentosa 8 or RWS8 bus stop is at the front of VivoCity. The bus service operates between VivoCity to the Resort World Sentosa.
- Linkway at basement 2 that connects to HarbourFront MRT Station and the Seah Im Hawker Centre across Telok Blangah Road.
- Two air-conditioned bridges on level 2 (lined with shops) connecting to HarbourFront Centre.
- An outdoor pedestrian bridge on level 2 (near the Golden Village Cinema) linking to St James Power Station
- The Sentosa Express terminal station on level 3 connecting to Sentosa Island.

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Vivo City
1 HarbourFront Walk, Singapore
(65) 6337 6860
Opens from 10AM to 10PM daily.

After our dinner at Tomo Izakaya, we had a couple of minutes to enjoy Clarke Quay and went around for a bit. The view was breathtaking!

Too bad, we were all too tired from our Singapore Zoo escapade during the day that we couldn’t stay any longer. We just have a couple of our photos taken before we left.

But if ever we will be in Singapore again, we will definitely check out Clarke Quay again and hopefully we could stay for a couple of drinks too.

I highly recommend that you check out Clarke Quay and don’t fail to add this in your itinerary. (*wink*)

Riverside Point
30 Merchant Road
Clarke Quay, Singapore

After hearing mass at the Cathedral, the whole family met up with our nephew outside the church to bring us all to Clarke Quay. It was our first time, so I was very excited to finally see Clarke Quay! They made a reservation at a Japanese restaurant and we met up there for dinner.

They ordered ahead of us, so, as soon as we arrived, our food was served immediately! ♥

Our Appetizers – Crispy Shrimps and Tofu with Beans

Tomo Potato Salad

This uber delicious salad has Mashed Potato, Carrot, Cucumber, Onion, Boiled Egg, and Pork Ham. This one is my favorite among others.

Salmon, Black & White seasame Seed

Oooh, I can still taste the freshness of the salmon. It was oh so good and tasty!

Yakitori – Chicken, Pork, Beef, Pork with Asparagus

It was one great meal that I would not definitely forget!

Mixed Tempura

Even if we were so full with all the food we ate, we still find the mixed tempura really good. How I wish I have all the space in my tummy to eat everything, but alas, I couldn’t take it anymore. Good thing we were allowed to bring the food to the hotel. (*grin*)

Perfect Ambiance + Sumptuous FOOD + Great Company = One Perfect Night at Clarke Quay.

Thanks again guys for the treat! (*wink*)

Tomo Izakaya
3A River Valley Road, #01-04
Clarke Quay, Singapore
Tel: +65 6336 0100
http://www.tomoizakaya.com

After our trip to Singapore Zoo, we went back to the hotel to freshen up then went to hear mass at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Yes, it was a Sunday! So the church was packed but we were happy that we were able to fulfill our Sunday obligations at the church.

The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Singapore. It is located in the Museum Planning Area within the Civic District and affords a welcome respite from the city.

Bounded by the parallel Queen and Victoria Streets, and Bras Basah Road, the Cathedral sits within well-shaded grounds. Much of its architecture is reminiscent of two famous London churches namely St Paul’s, Covent Garden and St Martin-in-the-Fields.

The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore and the seat of its archbishop. It is the final resting place of Bishop Edouard Gasnier, the first bishop of the revived Diocese of Malacca and aptly houses the relics of Saint Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert, to whom the Cathedral owes its name. SOURCE.

The church was huge and it was nice to be able to hear mass in a different country.

Cathedral of Good Shepherd
Museum Planning Area
Bras Basah Road
Singapore

I’m sooo looking forward to this…

Aug. 20 a holiday; 2 long weekends ahead
ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 08/13/2012 6:11 PM | Updated as of 08/14/2012 8:18 AM

MANILA, Philippines (1st UPDATE) – President Benigno Aquino has declared August 20 (Monday) a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Fitr.

Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Aquino signed the proclamation today.

August 21 (Tuesday), Ninoy Aquino Day, is also a special holiday, which will allow a four-day weekend starting Saturday.

There will actually be 2 long weekends since August 27 (Monday), National Heroes Day, is a regular holiday.

Two long weekends:

Aug. 18 to 21 (Saturday to Tuesday)

Aug. 25 to 27 (Saturday to Monday)

SOURCE.

Woot, woot! This is going to be fuuuun!

The garden pavillion by the lake is also our favorite part in Singapore Zoo.

The view was so serene, I totally felt at peace while I was at the area. If only I could stay there for the rest of the day, but we had to move on since we still had plans for the night.

It was a wonderful day trip to Singapore Zoo. I highly recommend that you visit it too, because it was very much worth it! (*wink*)

Singapore Day Zoo
80 Mandai Lake Road
Singapore 729826
Tel: (65) 6269 3411
E-mail: infocounter.zoo@wrs.com.sg
Website: http://www.zoo.com.sg