Sunday, May 30, 2010

 Vantage Point

I can feel my life regaining its days of normalcy gradually ever since the parade marked the finale of my very eventful passing out as a trainee.
Not only has my block leave that came after it reminded me how wonderful it was to lead a civilian life again, it has also very plainly told me how painfully BORING it was.
No instructors yelling at us, no inspectors punishing us, no worries about physical training............
My life is now....freestyle.

Well, my family took this opportunity and made use of my sudden vast expanse of  time and made a trip down to marina bay....where the great...massive one wheeler was located.
The Singapore Flyer.
I would like to think that my uncle giving us tickets at discounted prices was not the ONLY reason why we thought of riding it, but after thinking for quite long i could not come out with another reason. =x

The gentle giant, allegely the tallest observation tower in the world, when we found it in the evening, stood tall, sturdy but unfortunately, unremarkable.
It was only during the night where it showed its true colours. (No pun intended!)
With neon lights embellishing the exterior of the many capsules that hung from unimaginably strong cables, the flyer came to life.
And that was the perfect time I was busily taking snapshots using my sis's SLR camera,
seldom had I the chance to operate such 'heavy duty' photographic, and I jumped at the chance as soon as I got hold of it.

Experience wise,
I must say you cannot really feel the rotation of the flyer once you're on board of it.
Which is good I suppose,
nobody wants fast oscillations when you're paying 30 bucks for a ride!
Spnning away your cash I would say. hahaha.
The flyer did what was promised, though.
One can get a top of the world experience when peering through the glass and observing the city below.
Cars appear as fast moving dots while the tallest of buildings seemed to lose most of its height and authority the moment you're the one looking down at it!
The birds eye view was a treat to the eyes and I would say that it was quite worth its price tag. (the discounted one. LOL)

Okay. Thats it guys.
I know you all hate long posts so i decided to restrain myself this time.

Starting my new life tommorrow~
Wish me luck! =)

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