2o4o2 Chalet (Day 1)
The 2o4o2 Chalet is on from today to tomorrow (2D1N). When I chose the date for the chalet, I wanted a bit of significance to the date. So I chose December 9, because two years ago our first chalet (at the then NTUC Downtown East Resort) was also held on December 9.
I arrived at the HarbourFront Bus Terminal (meeting place) a few minutes before 10am. Ting Ting, Hong Yue, Xin Hui and Velvry were already waiting at the Sentosa Bus berth. Moments later 5 more guys came along: Sihui, Heng Wei, Jackson, Desmond and Ming Hwee, who curiously turned up in jeans when we would be going to the beach. Following that Wei Jie came and finally, at 10.30am, Chen An showed up. He's the VIP of the group because he will have to help us check into the chalet. With all of us here, we set off for Sentosa.
Once we had paid our admission fees, we took the Blue Line to the Underwater World stop. Since the clock had just struck 11am, it probably meant we had missed the free shuttle service from the bus stop to the resort, so we walked along Imbiah Walk up a slope to the resort. Strangely, the reception only allowed check-in after 2.30pm. Eventually we left the resort via the back gate and came onto Siloso Beach.
We 'hovered' around the area of Siloso Beach nearest to the resort before deciding to walk the long way to Palawan Beach. While the rest walked clear away from the water, I took off my shoes and let the water wash my feet. After a long while we arrived at Palawan Beach's 7-Eleven (under Palawan Beach Monorail Station) where some of them bought drinks. I headed to a nearby store to buy a silver plastic ball to play beach volleyball with as the volleyball was too expensive.
We left our bags on a mat someone brought (forgot who) on the beach and some of us went to an open space out on the beach to play beach volleyball. The weather was pretty cool; the sun only came out at some times, though the dark clouds did look dangerous. After quite a long time playing the game and Wei Jie began to chase Jackson around the court with her shoes in her hands, we went back to where our belongings were. While some of them played cards on benches outside a fast-food restaurant, Ming Hwee, Jackson, Desmond and I went to the Southernmost Continental Point of Continental Asia to take some photos together.
By the time we went back to the fast-food restaurant, Yi Jun, Wen Bing and Delia had arrived. Since it was past 2.30pm, the rest went back to check-in while Jackson and I walked slowly eating packet lunch from 7-Eleven. Strangely, by the time we got back (which was a pretty long time), they had just checked in.
We had booked two kampong huts and requested them to be side by side. The resort has three kampong villages (that's not the only thing at the resort; they also have decent chalet rooms) and we were in Kampong Bugis, between Kampong Siglap and Kampong Tuas. Each kampong village's 5 huts were distributed in a circle around a 'village centre' with stools arranged in a circle too. The guys went into Hut A, while the girls went into Hut B. A few moments later we all came out. Sihui and gang went to Sakae Sushi for lunch while Jackson, Ming Hwee, the three girls who came later and I returned to Palawan Beach to play volleyball. This time all of us took the Sentosa Beach Line, an air-conditioned mini bus, which made the journey more bearable.
While we were playing, some guys came to a spot near us and set up a volleyball court right next to us. We eventually moved onto the court to play after they were done and were joined by a group of adults who claimed they were Sec 1s (yeah, right). We played till 5 plus when I almost screamed for a water break. By the Yijun and Wen Bing also had to go home, so they went back to the huts while the rest of us waited at 7-Eleven for them while drinking the stuff we bought. A long roundabout journey later we returned to the chalet and discovered the sushi-eating people were not done eating (it was an eat-all-you-can buffet from 3pm to 6pm). So we hung out in Hut B (since Delia had the key) playing Worm on Ming Hwee's handphone till they came back.
Soon after we came out of our chalets again. This time Delia, Jackson, Ming Hwee and I were going for dinner at Sentosa Food Centre while Sihui, Heng Wei, Velvry, Chen An and Desmond stayed on Siloso Beach to play volleyball as the sun set. (Actually it had already set.) It was a very long wait for the mini bus as we missed the last one, so we chatted about lots of stuff during the wait.
Once the mini bus finally came we boarded it and alighted at the Visitor Departure Centre. From there we walked to the food centre (my recommendation) where I had fried rice and drank sugar cane juice. After the meal Ming Hwee went home and the remaining three of us went to watch the Magical Sentosa show at the Musical Fountain. Believe it or not, I had never watched a performance at the Musical Fountain in my whole life. We managed to catch the 8.40pm show with a few minutes to spare, and it was indeed a magical and spectacular show, albeit only 25 minutes long, of water, lights, sound, fire (we can practically feel the heat from our seats) and a cheeky monkey.
We returned to the chalet to find the others playing cards. Jackson, Desmond and me wanted to go swimming at the pool, but at the last minute I discovered I needed to use the toilet badly. When I came out they weren't at the swimming pool; they had went bathing instead as they saw nobody in the pool. I went to bathe too and had a little headache afterwards. A few minutes in the open enjoying the breeze later, I went onto the top bed in Hut A (where everybody were) to rest a while as the people below played cards. I joined in when they began playing mahjong with Chen An's mahjong cards, but stopped after 1 round.
By then it was already midnight. Jackson and I decided to go off to bed, so we went into Hut B, where the beds were already prepared by the girls and ready for any tired soul to lie down and sleep. He took the pullout bed while I took the lower bed. And so we slept...
To be continued
I arrived at the HarbourFront Bus Terminal (meeting place) a few minutes before 10am. Ting Ting, Hong Yue, Xin Hui and Velvry were already waiting at the Sentosa Bus berth. Moments later 5 more guys came along: Sihui, Heng Wei, Jackson, Desmond and Ming Hwee, who curiously turned up in jeans when we would be going to the beach. Following that Wei Jie came and finally, at 10.30am, Chen An showed up. He's the VIP of the group because he will have to help us check into the chalet. With all of us here, we set off for Sentosa.
Once we had paid our admission fees, we took the Blue Line to the Underwater World stop. Since the clock had just struck 11am, it probably meant we had missed the free shuttle service from the bus stop to the resort, so we walked along Imbiah Walk up a slope to the resort. Strangely, the reception only allowed check-in after 2.30pm. Eventually we left the resort via the back gate and came onto Siloso Beach.
We 'hovered' around the area of Siloso Beach nearest to the resort before deciding to walk the long way to Palawan Beach. While the rest walked clear away from the water, I took off my shoes and let the water wash my feet. After a long while we arrived at Palawan Beach's 7-Eleven (under Palawan Beach Monorail Station) where some of them bought drinks. I headed to a nearby store to buy a silver plastic ball to play beach volleyball with as the volleyball was too expensive.
We left our bags on a mat someone brought (forgot who) on the beach and some of us went to an open space out on the beach to play beach volleyball. The weather was pretty cool; the sun only came out at some times, though the dark clouds did look dangerous. After quite a long time playing the game and Wei Jie began to chase Jackson around the court with her shoes in her hands, we went back to where our belongings were. While some of them played cards on benches outside a fast-food restaurant, Ming Hwee, Jackson, Desmond and I went to the Southernmost Continental Point of Continental Asia to take some photos together.
By the time we went back to the fast-food restaurant, Yi Jun, Wen Bing and Delia had arrived. Since it was past 2.30pm, the rest went back to check-in while Jackson and I walked slowly eating packet lunch from 7-Eleven. Strangely, by the time we got back (which was a pretty long time), they had just checked in.
We had booked two kampong huts and requested them to be side by side. The resort has three kampong villages (that's not the only thing at the resort; they also have decent chalet rooms) and we were in Kampong Bugis, between Kampong Siglap and Kampong Tuas. Each kampong village's 5 huts were distributed in a circle around a 'village centre' with stools arranged in a circle too. The guys went into Hut A, while the girls went into Hut B. A few moments later we all came out. Sihui and gang went to Sakae Sushi for lunch while Jackson, Ming Hwee, the three girls who came later and I returned to Palawan Beach to play volleyball. This time all of us took the Sentosa Beach Line, an air-conditioned mini bus, which made the journey more bearable.
While we were playing, some guys came to a spot near us and set up a volleyball court right next to us. We eventually moved onto the court to play after they were done and were joined by a group of adults who claimed they were Sec 1s (yeah, right). We played till 5 plus when I almost screamed for a water break. By the Yijun and Wen Bing also had to go home, so they went back to the huts while the rest of us waited at 7-Eleven for them while drinking the stuff we bought. A long roundabout journey later we returned to the chalet and discovered the sushi-eating people were not done eating (it was an eat-all-you-can buffet from 3pm to 6pm). So we hung out in Hut B (since Delia had the key) playing Worm on Ming Hwee's handphone till they came back.
Soon after we came out of our chalets again. This time Delia, Jackson, Ming Hwee and I were going for dinner at Sentosa Food Centre while Sihui, Heng Wei, Velvry, Chen An and Desmond stayed on Siloso Beach to play volleyball as the sun set. (Actually it had already set.) It was a very long wait for the mini bus as we missed the last one, so we chatted about lots of stuff during the wait.
Once the mini bus finally came we boarded it and alighted at the Visitor Departure Centre. From there we walked to the food centre (my recommendation) where I had fried rice and drank sugar cane juice. After the meal Ming Hwee went home and the remaining three of us went to watch the Magical Sentosa show at the Musical Fountain. Believe it or not, I had never watched a performance at the Musical Fountain in my whole life. We managed to catch the 8.40pm show with a few minutes to spare, and it was indeed a magical and spectacular show, albeit only 25 minutes long, of water, lights, sound, fire (we can practically feel the heat from our seats) and a cheeky monkey.
We returned to the chalet to find the others playing cards. Jackson, Desmond and me wanted to go swimming at the pool, but at the last minute I discovered I needed to use the toilet badly. When I came out they weren't at the swimming pool; they had went bathing instead as they saw nobody in the pool. I went to bathe too and had a little headache afterwards. A few minutes in the open enjoying the breeze later, I went onto the top bed in Hut A (where everybody were) to rest a while as the people below played cards. I joined in when they began playing mahjong with Chen An's mahjong cards, but stopped after 1 round.
By then it was already midnight. Jackson and I decided to go off to bed, so we went into Hut B, where the beds were already prepared by the girls and ready for any tired soul to lie down and sleep. He took the pullout bed while I took the lower bed. And so we slept...
To be continued
yours truly, tobias at 1:02 pm
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