Finally Back on Ice and Lousy USS

The Rink is finally opened on 3 Jul! We can't wait to get back on ice. Coach Raymond asked if we would like to take a lesson on Saturday. Errr... Never mind, we better make sure Lil Shauna is able to stand properly and skate on ice 1st.

Due to the Covid-19, the Rink has limited each session to only 50 skaters. Coach Raymond has reminded us to be early should we decide to visit for ice practice.

It was a mad rush and we were at the rink at 10.30am, only to be told that the session is maxed out, probably bcos the LTS students counted towards the quota. We also learnt that students taking one to one lesson are allowed into the rink only 30 mins before their lesson. As such, we had to adjourn to Yakun and Lil Shauna had her 2nd bfast. Hoho.

We headed back to the Rink at 11ish and had another drink at the cafe outside the Rink until we saw a Q forming. This time, we got in alright. Lil Shauna only has about an hour before she needed to rush off for her Maths class. No spectators were allowed in the rink.

Fortunately, Lil Shauna still remembered how to skate. Hahaha. She had been whining the whole morning about how anxious she was. Lol. She took some time to warm up but found most of her spins and jumps.

I could only watch her from outside the rink.

It had only been like 3 months but how come she has suddenly become a teenager?!? She looked so grown up right?

She had her fallen moments too. Plenty..

She still remembers how to do axel!!! Yippee!

Not only is the Rink opened, so is USS. Our season passes had been automatically extended to September. The kids were so excited to visit the park after months of absence.

We didn't find dates to go with but that didn't damper the kids' spirit. The weather was fantastic as well.

We were hoping that the park wouldn't be too crowded. We were not sure if the entire Singapore would decide to come to USS on the same day.

The Park wasn't crowded (grinning secretly); there wasn't the usual crowd on the walkway. I was secretly happy until I saw that the Q for the Elmo ride was 20 mins!!? That is so strange.

It was then that we realised that USS has put on this virtual ticketing system for their popular rides as a crowd control measure. Their definition of popular rides extend to all the rides that our kids are interested to take. It probably works like the fast pass for DisneyLand where tickets were given out in advance and the park goers come back for the rides at the allocated time slot.

By the time we were in the park (about 5pm and the park opened at 2pm), we were told at Transformer, Human and Cylon that the tickets had all been given out. What? We suspected that this applied at every ride with this ticketing system bcos we saw others being turned away.

We asked one of the staff if there is a way to be able to take the ride, she advised us to wait (no guarantee) or to purchase an express pass. Why like that?

As a result of the ticketing system, the other unpopular rides now became popular. No wonder the Q at Elmo was 20 mins despite the thin crowd. Zzzzzzz.

We decided to leave the park instead since the kids were not interested in the "unpopular" rides. I felt so bad for the kids such that they got a treat at Candelicious instead. Hoho. We happened to be stopped for a survey at the exit and I took no chance to tell them how lousy the experience was.

This afternoon, Lil Shauna went back to the Rink. The crowd is definitely thinner than y'day and Lil Shauna got in alright when we arrived at 12pm.

All these measures are making life so much more troublesome. Let's hope we conquer the virus soon. Did I just see the number of cases increasing? Boo.

Mummy Lim