Just to let you peeps know that I’ve already fixed my mailing list subscription. I know that quite a number of you haven’t been receiving my post updates even when you’ve signed up and some of you have emailed me from months back to let me know of this issue. I haven’t had time to work on it till recently and it’s all fixed! It seemed that my old codes couldn’t sustain the large amount of subscribers. I had started this blog a long time back and didn’t see the need to worry about that back then but I guess thanks to the support of readers and friends, renzze.com has grown quite a bit. This new fix will enable thousands of subscription so I think I would need to change it again any time soon.
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I promised my Singapore Flyer post some time back… and here it is!
To be absolutely honest, I wasn’t a big fan of the flyer. I know it’s a main Singapore icon and all but it was a little too tacky in my opinion and not at all original as an icon since everyone has already heard of the London Eye. Thus, since the opening, I have never once ventured to take the Singapore Flyer.
As luck would have had it, I was in the possession of free flyer tickets and decided to take the opportunity to try the Flyer. When I was there, the Flyer was having its 1st year celebration. 93.3FM deejays were there hosting games in conjunction with the Flyers celebration activities. Standing next to one of the deejays in queue to redeem my free ticket, I was selected to participate in a jigsaw puzzle competition. Winning that, I had on my hands, MORE FREE TICKETS!!! LOL. I gave alway my free tickets to the guy behind me in the queue. He was a little dubious about my generous action and kept asking me if I was sure I didn’t want any form of payment for the tickets. I guess getting the free tickets should have put Singaporeans in a better light for this man’s holiday experience in the southeast.
The Singapore Flyer is currently the largest ferris wheel in the world ( The Great Beijing Wheel will take over as the largest ferris wheel once it opens sometime next year) and takes about 30mins or so for a full rotation. The sunset view on board the Flyer was beautiful though I believe that the sights will be much better once the IR project has been completed.
After the ride, we took a short walk next door to see the car roadshow. Lots of expensive luxury cars!
A quick walk around the little rainforest garden before heading home to pick Louis and Emmie for dinner at the park.
Here are some videos of South Pier and Singapore Flyer. I’ve also updated my banner =)
First, the video of South Pier and those fancy cars.
I guess some of you noticed when I changed my banner to the “sick” announcement. Well I changed it again… the swimming prawn will give you all a preview to the video I’m gonna post tomorrow. I wanted to post it up today but was not feeling up to it. Instead I’ll just leave you all with a simple outfit post and sleep early so that I can do up a nicer longer post tomorrow. *muacks* and goodnight.
If you are wondering why so many of my photos are taken at the park… well.. I do have 2 very active dogs which I take for walks after I finish work or meeting up with friends or running errands.
I’ve had a few questions from friends and family regarding their avatar when they comment on my post. Apparently the random monsters aren’t a big hit. lol…
Well, you can customize your own avatar for my site comments as well as any other sites or blogs you visit by using Gravatar. All you need to register is your email and then upload the avatar of you choice!
Here’s the picture I used for my avatar. A comic drawing of me =)
So if you want to upload your own avatar, just visit Gravatar.
Ok be forewarned that this is a really long entry with tons of pictures of me…. if you feel that you’re sick of my pictures then don’t read on!
I took my time around London… visiting at a leisurely pace over several days and sometimes returning to the same spot if I have the time. There are many notable churches in London and one of the more outstanding ones is the Westminster Abbey.
The gothic design of the church is very intricate and I love those high arches. This is where all the coronations for the English and British monarchs have their coronation! Many of the monarchs and their consorts are also buried here.
Other then the fabulous architecture and gothicchurch tours… my favorite hunts in most cities are their beautiful urban parks. I can’t help but seek out greenery and nature… especially the beautiful fall colors that we don’t get to see in Singapore. St James’s Park is but one of the few royal parks in London.
And I’m not sure if you’ve noticed a trend by now but I do have a soft spot for squirrels! Be it at New York or San Francisco… I can happily spend a big portion of my day just playing around with these fur balls! And if you view the video below… you’ll realize how cute they are especially when they have a hiccup!
Another place to note is of course the Buckingham Palace - the official London residence of the British monarch since Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837.
I was there in time to watch the ” Change of Guards” which are now in their winter uniform. Despite the guards display… it’s interesting to know that the palace has been broken into before with the trespasser entering the Queen’s bedroom for a chat.
The guards on the horses look so smart! They are my fave!
The Victoria Memorial stands facing the palace. It’s such a pretty statue with Angel of Victory on the top.
Other then the guards… policemen were everywhere to ensure safety… I couldn’t resist snapping a picture with them… They really do look like the ones we see on British sitcoms ya?
Next was a pleasant stroll following The Diana Princess Of Wales Memorial Walk as well as a run in the swirling falls leaves at Hyde Park.
My two favorite pictures in this walk to share with you…
And a video for this entry too! You have to see those cute squirrels!
Oh… and I’ve stopped the snowing effect on my blog cause the Christmas and New Year festivities are over!
