Showing posts with label Universal Studio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Universal Studio. Show all posts

Friday, 1 July 2016

Universal Studio in Hot June Summer

This is probably our third or fourth visit to the Universal Studio Singapore but because I don't take many (close to 'any', actually) rides, I find USS quite a bore except for the photography opportunities. 

We last went in the last week of the June holidays. The girls have been home most of the time so a USS was in order.
The pudgy me finally having a photo with the Universal Globe!

My only comfort is taking a picture with someone fatter than I!


While waiting for the man of the house to purchase the tickets


Usually, our trip to USS would start from Madagascar, but this time, we started our fun from the other spectrum and it happened to be Sesame Street, something that had been new for some time but we had never tried.

We queued in the dark 
It was a safe and slow roller coaster that was just right for me

I seriously can't remember what we saw

But there were some gentle turns and bumps along the way, that I am sure
Next, we watched a Steven Spielberg's production at 'Lights Camera Action' which Baby had not watched.  


 Baby was astounded at how real it felt

A glorious showcase of my double chin, flabby arm, protruding tummy and thunder thighs against the trim and fit Fast and Furious star 
We went on this 3D ride
3D glasses are in order
I thought I would die from the constant silly shaking and dizzying vibration



As usual, the dare devil had to ride on both Human and Cyclon at Battlestar Galactica

I can never understand why she doesn't fear that she might get thrown out of her seat and die a horrifying death,"These people who buckle you are not your loved ones. They are only strangers. They may not check properly and you may get flung out and hit something or fall from great heights and die!"

For the first time, we didn't take my favourite ride at the theme park

I demanded to know why she flew low with her father while she had insisted on flying 'as high as possible' with me!


'Should we eat here?'
'I remember the food was awful.'
'Ya, look at the leftovers. They must be terrible.'

Spicy food at the Ancient Egypt was a no-no
We had our meal at Star-Bot Cafe at Sci-Fi City
Fried rice with salmon 
Not my dish of rice 
Chicken with coconut rice
The chicken was, surprisingly, more tender than it looked

We enjoyed this the last time we came, so we had to go again
We came out all wet so we slot a $5 note into the drying machine and dried ourselves in the oven-like human dryer.

I was scared of taking the Canopy Flyer the last time but Baby enjoyed it so William had to join her on the ride

Then I waited as the three brave souls took this children's roller coaster at Enchanted Airways
The turns still looked terrifying to me. How can it be a 'children's roller coaster'? It's illegal!

 
Almost her favourite ride at the USS: Revenge of the Mummy

The girls insisted on having a 'moody shot' under a little arch
How is it moody? Only they know!

Eating Ben & Jerry's like a king!

They never got sick of watching the Shrek's 4D Adventure movie
But I sat on a seat that didn't have the spiders tickling my legs again! 
Hmm ... I think I look better in this one. Leg bent, tummy covered up and hand 'naturally' placed over the protruding object. My double chin though!
 The girls cam-whored at the frog prince fountain.
Not sure why  
Maybe all girls have this hidden desire to meet their frog prince, regardless the ages?
A final picture in front of the Shrek's Castle before we left for the night

'Hey, we missed out Madagascar this time round!'
How do you like my thunder thighs and flabby calves?

Sunday, 8 January 2012

Universal Studio II

We went to Universal Studio in the last week of the December holiday.
It was also William's and Baby's first time there.
He said I must take a picture of the expensive tickets. More than $200 for three tickets.
Our first stop.
Coco and I missed it the last time we came.
Everything was novel and new and we got lost and dizzy in the excitement.
The long queue - both the human and the crates
Me: Why do these people in the crate look so bored after the 'adventure'?
William: You will know soon.
What we saw in the dark tunnel


Okay, now we know why they looked so bored
Sitting in the last second seat, Coco was right beside a 'bomb' when it exploded.
That explains her boomed up hair.
One photo - $18 (?!!) Forget it.
At King Julien's Merry-Go-Round
At Shrek 4D Movie
Baby enjoyed the jerking chair but her legs were too short to experience the spiders' touch under her chair
Puss-in-Boots Merry-Go-Round at the Potion Shop
This time, I boarded it with the kids
View from inside
At Goldilocks'
What else but chicken burgers and chicken?
$11 for a burger if I remember it correctly.
More than $30 for a meal. Expensive, expensive ...
Steven Speilberg's 'Lights Camera Action' at the beginning of Hollywood Street


We could feel the heat from the fire. It looked realistic enough for a noob like me.
There she goes. The dare devil for the day.


Don't have to ask. She tried both Human and Cylone Battlestar Galactica.
And she went on Cylone at least three times.
She said that Cylone goes upside down three times in one trip.
A friend said that he only tried Human (the less scary one) and it already scared him out of his wits.
I asked William: Why are we able to identify China girls so easily?
William's answer: Their features, the way they look, the way they behave, the way they dress.
Universal Studio was opened till 9pm. So there you go, some pictures of the night.
At the Mummy Ride. No, I didn't take any ride. It's Coco's perogatives.
At Shrek's fountain
A vintage police car at the end of Hollywood Street
A stroller rented for $10 (non-refundable) at the customer service counter
Fireworks at 9pm

Before I left, I 'interviewed' a young girl at the gate while waiting for Coco to relieve herself at the toilet.
The kay-poh me could not resist finding out some things.

Me: How old are you?
Girl: 17
Me: Is this your full-time job?
Girl: No. I am studying. This is my part-time job.
Me: Oh, are there full-timers here in Universal Studio?
Girl: Yes, but most are part-timers.
Me: How many hours do you work?
Girl: Today? I work from 1pm. We need to fulfill 22 hours per week for part-timers. There are other part-timers who don't need to though.
Me: (Finally going into the REAL question) How much do you earn per hour?
Girl: $6.50

I would say the pay is good. William was telling me that a student he knows is earning $7 per hour for sweeping the floor at Universal Studio. Not bad at all for a road sweeper.