We had a super fun filled last weekend of 2018. The kids were super pleased that activities were all lined up to the brim before school starts.
We had the last gathering of 2018 on Saturday. December gathering must be the best of all bcos there were presents to receive, games to play and of course the usual gang companion.
Auntie S, the official photographer, nicely puts the past years' Christmas gathering pictures together. I hope we looked about the same. Haha.
The gathering ended at about 6pm and we had round 2 at Auntie H's place until late.
On Sunday, we had my brother's family over for BBQ and gift exchange. The kids had another round of fun. I even taught them to play "nerds", reminiscing my teenager days. I havent lost my skills leh.
Come Monday, which was New Year's Eve, we hit the USS. Woohoo! It had been years since we went to USS. We used to have annual passes and it was one of our best hangouts on weekend afternoons that had no agenda. Then the kids got so busy that we rarely have weekend afternoons to spare.
Zaky had been bugging for his loopy loop roller coaster since he missed it in HKG Ocean Park. It was closed for maintenance. Now that he is tall enough for USS Human and Cylone rides, I had promised to bring them. Then we had to miss all the exciting roller coaster rides in USJ bcos of the loooonnnggg q and it accelerated the request to bring them to USS. So, 6 months' season pass was booked for the New Year's Eve. Yay!
Since I was off, we decided to start early and Auntie S would join us with C and T in the afternoon. We didnt buy a pass for Daddy Lim, who usually isnt too keen on theme parks and we didnt need a map man as we are already so familiar with USS. Haha. Not I say one, the kids say de.
The kids grumbled bcos we had to take the MRT then the Sentosa Express. Obviously we werent the only ones keen to go to Sentosa on New Year's eve. It was freaking crowded.
We brought snacks and bread and while q-ing to enter the park, the security was yelling that no outside food was allowed and she was conducting random bag check. We quickly moved to the season pass q and there were no checks. We and our snacks made it safely into USS at 11am.
Then, there was more waiting for the season pass to be made. The kids studied the map so hard while waiting bcos we no longer have our map man.
After a long wait, we finally had the cards made. I told Zaky to open his eyes while smiling and he ended up with a cheeky look imprinted on his card for the next 6 months. Haha.
Bcos USS is only this big with limited no. of rides, there were long qs everywhere even when the park wasnt too crowded. Transformer was a 120 mins wait. Zzzzzz. We ended up in the spinning cup ride bcos it was supposed to be a 25 mins' q. However, there were so many people with express pass that the wait was definitely at least 40 mins. Still, we had our very 1st USS ride!
Then it started drizzling and we caught the Shrek show. The rain was heavier by the time we were done and all the restaurants were crowded with either the lunch crowd or those hiding from the rain. We ended up snacking on the bread and snacks. I am so glad that I smuggled those in.
We attempted to q for the Mummy ride that was supposed to be 45 mins long. About halfway through, we had to abandon the ride bcos the untimely boy needed the toilet. Arrrggghhh.. Fortunately, Lil Shauna didnt throw any tantrum having to forgo the ride after such a long q.
It was pouring when we got out of the q. We had to spend $$ to purchase an umbrella and poncho bcos silly mummy forgot to bring them. Then our shoes got soaking wet. We headed to q for the Puss in Boots ride, only to have the ride suspended bcos of the thunder storm. Zzzzz. It was hard to keep our spirits up. I had to keep reminding the kids and myself that we had a long day ahead and season pass for repeated visits. Ended up, we took the merry go round bcos there was no q. Haha.
And the Madagascar ride bcos it had a 20 mins q but safely under the shelter. Ok, not so safe bcos the storm was so huge and the rain was splashing even with the shelter.
By then, Auntie S, C and T had arrived at USS. We joined them for some arcade games, courtesy of Auntie S, before heading for the Sesame Street show, again bcos of the rain. How exciting. Zzzzz.
But things started looking good thereafter. The rain had lightened up and the thunder storm had chased away part of the crowd. We took so many thrilling rides. The kids had their 1st taste of Cylone and then Human (much later in the night). The Q for Human was only 5 mins!
The kids (less T) loved the Cylone. It was Zaky's 1st ever loopy loop roller coaster! A celebratory pix to mark the moment.
We eventually managed to take the Mummy ride in the evening, when the Q was again only 5 mins. Woohoo! We also went on some rides 2x bcos of the thin crowd.
It was a long day, the kids were pleased with the companionship, particularly the 2 girls, who had each other for company. The q seemed lsss painful with friends. We didnt leave until 10pm and had spent 11 hours in USS!
Daddy Lim came to pick us up. The kids were beat but refused to leave and are already looking forward to our next trip to USS with C and T.
I have to remind myself to wear sandals and slippers the next time and to bring the brolly. Lil Shauna complained of blisters and got herself new slippers. $$ fly away already.
It was such an amazing day.
Despite being exhausted, we still met up with the Chan Family on New Year's Day! We visited them at their place before going to Lab Park for the kids to run around at the playground. Seriously, where do the kids' energy comes from? I could probably go a long way with just a fraction of that.
I am quite sure that their happiness tank is filled to the brim and hopefully it can last them for a while with the new school year. Haha.
Mummy Lim
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