From a Small Island to a Smaller Island

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A few weeks ago, we drove over to the island of Sentosa (which is linked to Singapore by bridge, as well as monorail and cable car).

Sentosa has long been a kind of weekend getaway for Singaporeans and tourists, as there are various sites on the island that are worth visiting (eg. Underwater World, Musical Fountain, a huge Merlion statue, Fort Siloso, beachfronts, etc).

However over the past two years, its attraction has been considerably enhanced by the completion of the integrated resort, called Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), together with Universal Studio theme park. Several new hotels have also been opened, eg. Festive Hotel, Hotel Michael and the Hard Rock Hotel.

RWS is owned by the Genting Group of Malaysia.

This is what Resorts World Sentosa looks like ...

In there is a theatre ...

Here's the covered "main street" area, which has many shops and eateries ...

I can vouch for the food in this Irish pub ...

At one end of the street is the casino entrance. Anyone keen to try their luck?

We did not go into Universal but went near the entrance to take this photo. We plan to visit the theme park in September when my daughter comes back. More photos at that time.

With my sweet tooth, I naturally chose to patronise the candy store and bought some chocs and some popcorn ...

Well, there you have it. A nice visit to the Resorts World Sentosa.
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World Cup Final : Holland vs Spain

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So far I have resisted posting anything on football on the blog, but I noticed there's already been some healthy football  discussion happening on the Chat Box. Well, since we are about five hours to the Final match between HOLLAND and SPAIN, I've decided to succomb and mark the momentous event with a posting.

This was a large Match Schedule/Score poster I saw at the Resorts World Sentosa, the other IR which I visited this weekend. I'll tell you more about the visit in a future posting, but for now, let's just use this post to discuss anything related to the World Cup or soccer in general ...

You can share your views, your favoured team, why you think they will win, any comments on the World Cup competition so far .... anything except try to blow the vuvuzela !


LIVE UPDATE

Seems that one lucky chap from our gang made it to Johannesburg for the finals. Enjoy yourself, man! But I don't agree with your choice of shirt colour.

Viva Espana !!! Woooooo !!!!!!
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