Thursday, May 8, 2008

Duck Tours - Land & Sea Adventure


Today was an official play day and all the staff went for a Duck Tour at Suntec followed by dinner & KTV! Although I have been in SG long enough, i have never went on the duck tour before..So around 3pm, all of us made our way to Suntec for a 1 hour tour on land & sea!

Posing before the ride on Duckie



Our ride


Darla was her name

Safety First

All set to go!


The tour lady Cindy was rather good and provided us with info that most Singaporeans may not even know!

The Singapore Flyer: Tallest Eye in the World

Total 28 Cabins, takes 37 mins to complete a full cycle. To have a private cabin, you will need to pay SGD1000 on a wkday or SGD1500 on a wkend!!Blimey!


Floating Stadium that holds 27000 pax during National Day


Ony 3 tall skyscrapers in SG to avoid 911 nightmare


MAMA merlion and Baby Merlion is just behind..Where is PAPA Merlion? Sentosa La!


Esplanade which cost 600 million to build..Known to many as "Durian", this awesome building is actually shaped like a microphone as a symbol of ART! Apparently the spikey roof is to prevent green hse effect & UV Rays into the building


Quiz Time!!

Steph was really good and she managed to get 2 qns correct! Prize was a duck whistle and she gave me one too..so sweet of you Steph..Muacks!
(A)What is the name of the Duck? (See pic above)

(B)How many seconds are there in year? (12 coz 2nd Jan, Feb,Mar..etc)
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Carrie also managed to get one correctly..Y they so smart?? I need BRAIN POwer!
(C) How many cabins on top of the Singapore Flyer? ANS:ONE (Only 1 at the highest at a point in time)


(D) How many cities does SG Have? ANS:9 (Raffles City, Great World City, VivoCity, Velocity, Ngee Ann City..


Overall the short ride was rather enjoyable and informative! Everyone was eventually given a Duck whistle...good thing i didnt have motion sickness since the sea ride was rather stable..

Maybe Hippo Tours next time?

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