Today my life begins ,
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 | 11:34 PM
Finally got down to Adventure Cove with 6F’14 on 26 Nov since the desire to go last year. Was kind of disappointed by the rides which are mostly too short and it’s over before I truly feel the thrill of it. Tried snorkeling for the first time and for someone who doesn’t know how to swim (yes yours truly is a pure land animal), I didn’t realize how nerve-wrecking it can be until I realize I can’t seem to master the art of breathing through one’s mouth underwater.
I kept breathing through my nose subconsciously and every breath through the nose invited a gush of salty seawater which freaked me out. Can’t remember if I was splashing around (yeah being a hazard to the fishes) but in the end, I called for help and have someone pull me out. I’m aware that I won’t sink and drown thanks to the life vest but I guess I was worried that I might chock on the water and have some sort of breathing difficulties or something. LOL.
I think the best ride is called the Riptide Rocket (if I don’t remember wrongly), which was our first ride that day. Quoting from the RW Sentosa website, “Have a blast at Riptide Rocket, Southeast Asia’s first hydro-magnetic coaster. Like an intense rollercoaster on water, it combines all the powerful climbs, plunging drops, terrifying twists and tight turns to set your adrenaline pumping.” I really enjoyed the “plunging drops” of the ride which didn’t disappoint my thrill buds (adapted from taste buds) but the twists and turns weren’t as exciting as they describe it to be. The twist and turns did cause mine and Shirley’s float to flip upside down though... (and which I was secretly greatly entertained by. LOL) Out of 10, I will give this ride a 9 (P.S. I took other rides into consideration and gave this ride a slightly higher grade than it deserve)
Took the Dueling Racer next with Divya. “Ready. Set. Slide! Grab a racer mat and take your friend on a dueling high-speed competitive plunge to the finish line. Clock the fastest time down this steep Dueling Racer and claim victory with the biggest thrill ever.” Don’t be cheated by the description. LOL. It’s a really normal slide except that you get to experience it “head-first”. In terms of speed, it’s quite average and it’s also dependent on one’s weight. Heavier = faster = more fun ... PHYSICS. Anyways, saw the poster advertising the ride and the perfection of the photo is just another scam.
The happiness from the ride may not be fake but you definitely cannot open your mouth and laugh until like this without chocking on water upon arriving at the bottom of the slide. Guess who stupidly screamed for fun and opened her mouth, swallowing a mouthful of water? LOL. The water that’s splashing up in the poster is probably just the models kicking their legs, making artificial splashes and flashing smiles of happiness from the thought of the pay that they will receive afterwards rather than portraying joy from riding the slide. Okay maybe they are not as stupid as yours truly and managed to smile so brightly without chocking on water after going down the slide at HIGH-SPEED. 4 out of 10 for the slide with a deceiving name.
Also went on the Whirlpool Washout, partnering Janice. “Get ready for a whirl of excitement as you power through revolutions, twists, turns and dips before spilling out into an open cool splash pool.” While we were waiting to get on the ride (it was quite a long wait time btw. THANK GOD for Janice who made the wait totally bearable and even enjoyable.), the ride looked quite eggciting with the spiral design and stuff and I was praying for a mind-blowing ride (i.e. USS’s Mummy Ride). But bewildered was I when we almost got stuck in the Whirlpool going round and round rather than going down. LOL. When I was promised “power through revolutions, twists, turns and dips”, I really expected a whirlpool with vigorous suctions (… this is probably a misuse of English LOL) and NOT a leisure spin that ended all too quickly. 6 out of 10 for the ride that tried to trap me and Janice.
Also went on the Spiral Washout (which is similar to the Whirlpool Washout) with Janice again. “Get funneled into an oscillating tube ride that will leave you and your friends reeling through a twisting, turning water flume. Hold on tight as you soar at incredible speed before spilling out into a splash pool.” By now, you should’ve realized that these advertisements are just exaggerations and with all the emphasize on mathematics and science and honesty (we law by law one okay!) in Singapore, one would’ve expected more from these descriptions. I mean when I see “incredible speed”, my body is preparing me for at least 83km/h (speed of a motorbike ... I googled), not 9km/h (approximately my NAPFA 2.4km run speed). ... I think I exaggerated ... Well I guess we’re even now. Hahahah. Anyways, 6.5 out of 10 for Spiral Washout because it didn’t try to trap me and Janice. Hahaha.
There was also the Adventure River which I don’t really count as a ride but more of a means to travel around the theme park but anyways, here’s the short intro: “Grab a tube and take a leisurely ride down Adventure River, floating through 14 stunning habitats including a lush jungle garden, a mysterious grotto and an underwater tunnel with a sea of marine life swimming above and around you.” It’s really quite fun but I wished it had been more “flow-ish” like the Lazy River at Jurong West Swimming Complex.
To move around in the Adventure River, one have to manually manoeuvre oneself along the river but for the Lazy River at Jurong West Swimming Complex, you can just sit in the tube and the current will push you along. That said, I guess the Adventure River is without a current cause at some point one can stop at some course of the river and look at the marine life as promised by the advertisement. LOL. An 8 out of 10 for this feature of Adventure Cove. (I refuse to consider it as a ride)
I guess I’ve basically talked about all the rides that I’ve tried, though I’ve missed out on the Big Bucket Treehouse, which is like a big water playground for kids. We wanted to try the Splashworks which Shirley had recommended but sadly all rides were close in the afternoon due to bad weather. Apparently there’s a dive pool there but I guess even if I dared to dive, I might not survive the dive due to my lack of swimming abilities. (Like how I tried the snorkelling but had to give up midway. LOL burden teh)
I also left out the locker hassle which wasted about an hour of our time inside the theme park. But despite the lousy locker quality, locker rental is a must if one wants to enjoy their time fully. So all in all, 33.5 out of 50! Not bad, B leh! Higher than my average grade. LOL. Anyways, in case the organization sues me for copyrights issue for quoting and flamming their advertisement, I’ve kopped the description from the RW Sentosa website and all other personal opinions listed are biased and subjected to individual’s judgement. LOL.
Anyways, I didn’t intend to write so much about the theme park itself initially but somehow the blog post turned out to be a review of Adventure Cove. LOL. Well, one event that I cannot turn into a review is the Potluck with 4J’12 on 25 Nov at the function room of Amy’s condominium. For those who are unaware, basically a Potluck is whereby each guest brings their own food and then everyone shares the food that they brought, turning it into a “homemade” buffet.
I’m used to barbeques having too much food to finish but the massive amount of food that was leftover from the Potluck surprised me. LOL. I didn’t eat a lot due to a lack of appetite till now I couldn’t explain (maybe I was too excited and too high for food intake) but it was a pity because now that I think back, there’s so much that I can eat!!! /Exasperated sigh/ But one cannot help but be high when one play card games with the 4J of 2012 ... Especially mind games. Hahahah.
Playing mind games with a bunch of schemers (yours truly proudly include herself under this label) is over-whelming entertaining to the point where I nearly have an identity crisis at every turn (i.e. games like Saboteur and Resistance, whereby players have an identity that is “for me to know and for you to find out”) And I didn’t realize how much I miss hugging my girls on a whim. (In comparison, my Junior College friends are less touchy) And every moment flashed by so quickly, faster than the Riptide Rocket in Adventure Cove, that I’m currently having a hard time recollecting and penning down the memories.
What I can do remember though, (surprisingly, because it happened even earlier before) was Amy’s 18-years-old birthday surprise that took place on 22 Oct. LOL. It was memorable because this kind of surprise was my first time. /inappropriate bashful smile/ Anyways, we (me, Kelloy and Puipui) asked Amy to meet at JEM for a birthday lunch. Wanting to GL her, we led her to the Xin Wang Hong Kong Café (it’s GL cause she’s sensitive about her Hong Kong roots which we always GL her about, gosh I can hear her insisting that she’s a pure Singaporean already. LOL)
After which, we confessed that there’s a REAL birthday surprise which require trust between her and us and her approval. Well of course she agreed or else there will be nothing for me to blog about (LOL) and we BLINDFOLDED her in PUBLIC and led her to ... Porn’s at Star Vista (it’s a Thai restaurant owned by Pornsak). Now that I think about it, it’s quite a mean feat to blindfold her and led her onto the train and stuff. LOL. To mislead her on where we’re going, we recorded a series of messages and basically blasted it into her ears so that she cannot hear where we’re heading.
I would love to say that it had been a perfectly successful surprise but she can tell that we’re heading towards Star Vista despite our efforts. LOL. Singapore’s too small to play a game like this, especially with the A Levels around the corner at that time. But nonetheless, (self-proclaimed) full marks for the effort and fun and the savory and affordable food which had made the studying period that followed less taxing. LOL the word 'study' feels so foreign now that all the exam stress are over.
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