Featuring : Our 4-Day 3-Night Singapore Christmas Holidays in the Tropics!!!

Our 4-Day 3-Night Singapore Christmas Holidays !

We really had a very wonderful & memorable holiday in the Garden City of Singapore! Our 4-day & 3-night vacation might me short but we really made the most out of it! The City's as beautiful as ever and even much more as colorful & bright decorations graced the city for the Holiday Seasons ... Join us as we captured the moments of our family's Christmas Celebration in the Tropics... feel free to click on each picture to have a closer look as well as the links to it's respective albums provided on every activity...dont forget to click "back" to redirect you again unto this page. A special message for our dear Family & Friends and to our Creator is also included at the last page. Many thanks & Enjoy... "Sharin' Mom & my Sharin' Family"

Day 1 : December 24, 2004 (Friday)

off to Singapore* JetStar Asia Flight 3K502

Arrival in the Garden City... X'mas Eve : 10:50pm

We left Bangkok around 2:30 p.m. aboard Khun Tongbay's red car and reached Pattaya where Utapao airport is located @ around 5:15 pm. Checking in took us awhile because the airport's Xray machine experienced some computer trouble. Utapao Airport is just a small airport which is run by the Military. It is newly opened to cater travelers & tourists who wishes to visit Pattaya & in its neigbouring provinces. We decided to go to the said airport as we also planned to stay at Jomtien Beach & visit Hard Rock Cafe after our Holidays in Singapore. We arrived in Changi Airport @ 10:45 on Christmas Eve and celebrated Christmas inside the Train Station as people around started their countdown !... We're not able to avail free tickets for the Hippo Bus Tour, one of our Itinerary on the 3rd Day, all seats from the nights of Dec. 24-26 were all taken...whoa! It's gonna be a very hectic holidays for us...as I can see a lot of people visiting Singapore this season...

view the complete Singapore Holiday : Day 1 - by clicking here

Good Morning Singapore ! Merry Christmas ! (Day 2:)

December 25, 2004 (Saturday)

Denzel & Dale woke up on Christmas Morning with Santa's presents under their pillow ! Dale received a set of Masked Rider Miniature Toy while Denzel had a deck of Yugi-oh Trading Cards which he and his brother collects.

Today is Christmas Day ! Merry Christmas & our itinerary for this day includes :

1. Sesame Street Live @ Downtown East, Pasir Ris 1
2. Wild Wild Wet Water Theme Park
3. View & Visit Orchard & do some christmas shopping...
4. SilkPro Celebration Tree @ Orchard

Day 2 : First Christmas Activity ... Sesame Street Live !

December 25, 2004 (Saturday)

Celebrating Christmas with the Sesame Street Gang !
with Elmo, Bert & Ernie...LIVE !
'Tis was great to see our fave Sesame Street Characters like cute Li'l Elmo, the wacky duo : Ernie & Bert & even had the chance to have our picture taken with them ! It really is a "Sunny day...everythings...A-Ok!"... Happy Christmas Everyone!

whoa ! loads of gifts!!! @ sesame street... & t'was fun riding with Oscar!

Day 2 : Second Activity ... Wild Wild Wet Water Park !

December 25,2004 (Saturday)

Singapore's Latest ... Largest & Award winning Water Theme Park

Newly Opened June 2004...Located Right Next to Escape Theme Park

Wall's Tsunami : Simulated Wave Pool The Yipee! Corner of Wild Wild Wet...

Dale @ Professor Yakult Playground Ular-Lah Raft Slide with Denzmay

Singapore's largest water theme park is gallons of fun for the whole family. We raced alongs rapids & braved a tidal wave ahead on @ Wall's tsunami ! I even enjoyed the showery cold water with matching playground @ the Yippee ! corner and our kids, Denzel & Dale had it their way in the Yakult Professor's Playground with hidden water cannons, fountains as they kept jumping & sliding with joy! I was even thankful that baby & me were still able to fit in my swimming suit! hehehe... We are scheduled to leave the water park before 5 p.m. but Denzel doesn't want to leave not until he tried the Ular-lah & the Waterworks...so he & his Papa braced themselves as they tried their guts to ride South East Asia's first six-seater raft ride which send them into a spin (Ular-Lah) & then later the Waterworks where they twist & turn through the tube slide before finally splashing into the pool at full speed! Whew ! to sum it all, we never make it on time as planned...there's still so much to see and try, but we ran-out of time as we finally said adios to the water past 7 !!! hehehe...

Merry Christmas ! our Water Adventure is done!

view the complete Sesame Street Live & Wild Wild Wet Album: Click Here !

Day 2 : Third Activity ... Orchard & some Shopping !

December 25, 2004 (Saturday)

Orchard Road on Christmas Day

the brightly lit & colorful Orchard!
We've got mesmerized by the

colorful & brightly lit streets of Orchard...There are so many Christmas Trees of all kinds & sizes, beautifully embellished with all kinds of beautiful and jolly Christmas Garlands & Ornaments!

Ngee Ann City also boasted a huge Christmas Tree inside the Takashimaya Mall & a Bazaar outside as a giant SnowMan welcomes visitors...There are so many, many ... and as in... many people from all walks of life in the street & it really was " Siksikan!" Whew... A Nativity was also one attraction not to be missed along the street of Ngee Ann City.

the Giant SnowMan and the Orchard Nativity

I cannot wait to get inside the mall as
I was all so excited...because hubby told me he'll buy me a present @Tiffany! but the excitement becomes sudden unhappiness because the store was closed as early as 6pm that day and we reached the store half past 8 ...So, we promised to just go back the next day or on our last day... we took my Christmas Belly Picture here instead! that'll do for now...

SilkPro celebration Tree

Along the Road of Orchard...is a gigantic Christmas Tree in the heart of the city... The SilkPro 100 metres Celebration Tree which is almost Skyhigh was simply grandeur!!! There's a Skate Boarding Corner at the side & several festival rides...but with our hectic day in the water park...we didn't have the energy to try those rides but we just kept wandering around and feasted our eyes with the colorful & brightly decorated Christmas Spirited streets of Orchard...before finally calling the Christmas day off.

view the Complete Pyrolighted Orchard Album by clicking here :

Our 3rd & 4th Day in Singapore... December 26-27, 2004 (Sunday-Monday)

Singapore Science Centre's Lifesize Chess ala Harry Potter!

Today's Schedule includes : (Dec. 26 : Sunday)

1. Discovering Singapore Science Centre
2. Snow City Adventure
3. Rediscover the All New SENTOSA

Discovering Singapore Science Centre
Whilst waiting for our turn inside the Snow City... We discovered the many faces of the Singapore Science Center. (Entrances for Snow City from 11:15 a.m. (first group) until the 1:45 p.m. schedule were all fully booked!) Our itinerary for the day's already way behind sched...we're supposed to stay in Snow City from 11-1 pm max...but then, we got lost looking for the bus station heading to Jurong East ...so we had to go back & take the SMRT and it had took much of our time ! tsk-tsk..So, we arrived to our location @ 12:15 p.m. expecting that we could get the 1:45 p.m. slot...but then, it was fully booked and we had to wait for the next sched which was the 2:45 slot ! whew! nevertheless, we just filled our time looking around and discovering the Science Centre instead & it's just worth it anyway...

Day 3 : Second Activity... Snow City Adventure !

December 26 (Sunday)

Denzel & Dale in their Snowy Adventure

Snow City is Singapore's first indoor snow centre. It is maintained at minus 5 deg. Celsius. Denzel & Dale enjoyed touching real snow as they snowball fight with each other and with their Papa .They tried the thrilling rides down the slope which is almost 3-storeys high on rubber tubes! Santa was also around inside with several gigantic SnowMen. They even met Snowy Bear, Snow City's Mascot.

ready to step inside the City of Snow !
Whoo-Hoo! At long last ! It's our turn inside the City of Snow !!! We're all set ...coats on, boots up, winter gloves ok...what's missing? the SNOW !!! Let's go ! But ooppss... Mama can't come with us...preggy mom's not allowed...the sudden rise of temperature is not advisable for our baby & for Mama as well...


with Father Christmas in Snow City! Snow Slope for Snowtubing

the experience inside was almost the same as what Snow Town in Dream World have... but hubby told me that the latter in Dream World is much better... hmm...but what really count is that, we've seen Singapore's version of Snow City and at the same time...our kids experienced SNOW be it real or artificial on Christmastime !

view the complete Science Centre & Snow City Adventures Album here :

Day 3 : Third Activity... Rediscover the All New Sentosa !

December 26 (Sunday)

rediscovering Sentosa...

After the freezing & thrilling adventures @ Snow City, our family continued with our journey...this time, we rediscover the enchanting Sentosa. It was newly renovated & still being renovated @ the moment..as you'll witness several infrastracture ongoing inside the island. It was almost 5 years since we last stepped foot here with my in-laws (Ma, Ate Jehn & Daryl) & we are so eager and so excited to view this magical island once more ! Dale was barely 1 year old that time & for sure he can't recall this place at all and it's just about time to relived his memory now that he's 4...

Welcome back to SENTOSA! let's have break...shall we?...

It has been a quite busy day so we decided to sit down @ Delifrance and munch on some chicken & tuna-egg sandwiches matched with pumpkin soup, as we sipped our hot coffee & tea to regain some energy...hehehe...There's going to be a lot of walkings to do inside...
It's still as
lovely and as enchanting as it was before... This country really is the Garden City of Asia ! we are seated @ the Garden Fountain...

We're wonderin' what's new inside the Merlion? hmm..Come on! Let's find out & get inside...

It's an all new merlion experience inside! They built a Mini Theather which showcases the History of Singapore & the Merlion... wishing cubs were additional attractions as we tried our luck with the adorable Merlion cubs. I was just lucky to have a Sentosa Fan with an attached key chain...not bad! What's missing is the corner wherein one can dressed-up & pretend like pirates ... but nevertheless...everythings' close to perfect!


atop the Merlion's Head... inside the Merlion's Mouth!

...at the Enchanting Musical Fountain...

the Enchanting Musical Fountain Musical Fountain Grand Stand

As night fall...we head our way to the Musical Fountain. Whew! the 7:40 show was closed although we reached the grand stand as early as 7:15! it was jam-packed that the staff need to close the gate & just let the others like us, wait for the next & final show @ 8:40...tsk-tsk...another shopping schedule cancelled! We're scheduled to go right to Orchard after Sentosa..but to no avail...anyways, the famous fountain & Sentosa's highlight was really magnificent indeed! It is one worth waiting for... They now have a Mascot named Kiki who's just so wacky! A Fountain Master who actually sounded like Pinoy to me...was also a new addition which made the show more livelier. Water, Lights, Music & FIRE was presented @ the Fountain! Cool ! Our kids & the kids at hearts alike really enjoyed the show...

Sentosa's Mascot Kiki & the Fountain Master... the Marvelous Musical, Lights & now Firey Fountain Finale!

view the Complete All New Sentosa Album by clicking here:

Day 4 : Our Last Day: Last Minute Shopping : Tiffany & Co. , Toys R'Us

December 27 (Monday)

The Christmas Gift ... My New Baby ...

We went back to Tiffany to finally purchase my one Christmas wish and Hubby's Christmas present for me as promised... We also intended to have our other Tiffany jewelries cleaned but unfortunately, our time is not enough coz' we need to get it back after a week... I even asked to have my new heart tag bracelet & my necklace engraved with my name but it will again took another 3 days before I can finally have them...hmm... what a pity. But whatsoever, I am still & very happy to have my second Tiffany Heart Tag Bracelet ! My fave... My new baby... Our Li'l Bundle inside my tummy also had a present this Christmas... her first...her own Venetian Link Necklace & Bracelet! same with what her brothers have...Love my Husband !Muah!!!

Afterwards, we went to the Borders Bookstore, then later to Toys r'Us...to buy presents for our wonderful boys...

Last Glance @ Orchard Hilton Hotel in Orchard...

See you again soon Orchard! on our way to the Airport via SMRT

At the Airport...Heading Back to Thailand

December 27 (Monday)

Changi Int'l Airport, December 27 @ 3 pm

Terminal 1 : Check-In @ JetStar Asia Flight 3K501

SnowMan Dale ! @ Changi... SnowMan Denzel ! @ Changi...

Enjoying our last minute in Singapore as we savoured ourselves from the beautifully decorated airport with Christmas Ornaments and jolly looking snowman...plus free internet access where I was able to update & post in my blog while waiting to board...
Dale in heavenly sleep in the airplane on our way back to Thailand...

Back to Bangkok safe & sound @ 11:45 pm (Dec.27 Monday)

More Christmas Presents in Bangkok !

Back in Bangkok... 11:45 pm of Dec. 27 . Denzel & Dale was surprised to see that they still had so many gifts to open from Santa & from their Grand Ma from the Philippines! They rushed beside the christmas tree and hurriedly open the gifts...We're supposed to stay in Pattaya for another family day @ the beach..but we changed our minds because of the tragic Tsunami Disaster in the South...So sorry for the hundreds & thousands of people who got their lives taken by the killer wave...our Prayers are with them & their grieving family...

view the complete Album of our Last Day in Singapore here :

the Generous Christmas Presents our Family Received ...

Baby's First Christmas Gift...first Jewelry... My Christmas Presents for Hubby


That concludes our Singapore Christmas Holidays...See you again Soon !

"We'd like to take this opportunity in thanking our Family & Friends who showed their concerns over our safety from the Tsunami Disaster... They kept calling us in Singapore & some even sent us text & chikka messages asking about our situation...You are all so Thoughtful & Caring and we really Thank all of you for your concern. Above all, we'd like to Thank God for his Guidance of not pushing us through with our original plan to holiday in Phuket, but instead... guided us on our way to Singapore which had been spared from the tragic killer waves who created an overwhelming grievances all over the world. Thank you dear Lord for being so good to our Family ! "

Looking forward for the coming New Year 2005 !!!

A Blessed New Year to Us All !