Port of Lost Wonder (POLW)

It wasn’t a disappointment but I was disappointed as I had higher expectations. Well, we had to pay entrance fees for the kids, so I was surprised to find the Port of Lost Wonder (POLW) to be not much bigger than one of those water playgrounds at the Zoo or the Bird Park. Adults are free. Otherwise, they would have further dropped on my ranking list.

Nevertheless, the kids were excited. The pirate ship-shape water playground is vibrantly colored. It is pretty safe and kids above 3 should probably be able to run around independently. In my opinion, older kids will probably find the playground boring. Adults can accompany the kids down the not-too-exciting slides. The ones at wild wild wet are better. Otherwise, it is just lots of silly water splashing around.

Other than the water playground, the kids are each given 100 curios coin that can be used for the various activities from foam party to gardening to storytelling. Each activity ranges from 20 to 50 curios coins. However, we went in the late afternoon and missed the more interesting foam party. We didn’t spend any of those coins and I think we brought them back. They are probably in one of those many bags. The amount of stuff that Popo packed resembled the amount that we would have brought for a 3 day 2 night trip. Maybe there was a miscommunication and Popo thought that POLW is in Malaysia. Lol. We should be able to spend the coins if we do visit POLW again. Otherwise, the coins are actually of good quality and served as good toys!
The kids were well entertained by the water playground and sand digging and didn’t bug us for more entertainment. Oh, the POLW partially sits on one of the beaches and there is plenty of sand to dig and pile. Auntie looked after the kids while they pretend to build sand castle and Daddy Lim and I attempted to camouflage into the background. The sand doesn’t taste great. Lil Isaac sampled it and told us so. Lol.

While the kids pull crazy stances and run amok, many parents sit and lie under the shade. It is a big picnic ground style and floor foam mattress were provided free of charge. For now, they are still very new but won’t be for long. We added to the mess with Lil Isaac peeing on it, me dropping some cheese fries and various stuff by the kids. I pity you who have yet to visit POLW and are intending to do so when the crowd died down. Do bring along Febreeze, especially that one with the germs-killing effect.

I was pleasantly surprised at the many sexy, bikini-cladded, super model figured mummies with kids trailing behind. They seem to have sprung out from one of those men’s magazines. Most of them were parading sexily in their bikini without getting wet. It was obvious that they were super proud and confident of themselves. Well, they should be in comparisons to mummies like me who still preserved the after child-bearing fats. It was really a feast for my eyes, so I can imagine how happy the many fathers were. If that is the reason why we are paying entrance fees, then it is definitely worth it. Fat mummies like me should consider the water playground at the Zoo or Bird Park or one of those complicated water playgrounds at the swimming complexes; it definitely will do much help to our already brittle self-esteemed.

The kids had much fun and didn’t resist when we had to leave. Will we go back again? Probably not unless there is good company. For water playgrounds, we can always go to JBP. The water playground at the swimming complex across the road isn’t too bad too. At least I won't be the only fat mummy.

Mummy Lim