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My little girl turned 6 earlier this month and we had an early celebration for her during our staycation at Village Hotel Changi. I shall save the photos taken during our stay for that post and share something I’ve been meaning to do since she turned 5 last year.

I’ve wanted to compile photos taken on each of her birthdays across the years and I have finally done so!

1 year old!

2 years old – the one and only celebration she’s had with other people other than family (this was taken at Julia Gabriel, Evans Road). More photos about the celebration at Julia Gabriel in this post. We had another celebration with family later the same day.

3 years old! As usual, it’s Emicakes! And this time, she chose the design herself.

4 years old – celebrating in our new home, with a new member in our family!

My pretty 5 year old whose hair is finally growing out so she looks like a girl! She decorated her own cake!

My 6-year-old who is sporting long hair (it was actually longer but I chopped off part of it)

And that’s how much she has grown in this 6 years!

This year on her birthday, she went to school in her school uniform as per normal, but I got my mum to take care of my boy in the afternoon so I could spend the after-school hours alone with her. We’d planned on decorating a cake again, but we arrived at the shopping centre to only find that the shop had closed down that very week, so we bought a cake from Emicakes of her choice and went to indulge in a gelato (which is very rare for us).

It sounds like a super mundane sort of celebration, and admittedly, it is. Amidst all the Elsa birthday parties which seem to get more and more elaborate (we met a mum the other day who made an Olaf pinata and baked her own Frozen themed cake!), I’m glad she finds contentment in just spending time with mummy. She’s never had a real birthday party as I’ve mentioned because we’re just not into parties, but never has she ever thrown a hissy fit because we said ‘no’ to having a party or ‘no’ to giving out goodie bags. And that is just one of the many reasons why she is such a sweet little darling.

Happy birthday my darling!

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The Skyline Luge Adventure {Review & Giveaway}

The Luge Skyline adventure was one of my highlights in June. And here’s the post, finally. I’ve kept you waiting. Sorry. But better late than never! 😀 In case you’re wondering why you’re seeing me less online, here’s why.

We were invited to check out the new facade and streamlined facilities at Skyline Luge Sentosa. In case you don’t already know about this attraction in Sentosa (I think that’s highly impossible!) which has been in operation for the past 9 years, the Skyline Luge, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, features both a 320-metre chairlift (Skyride) as well as a 3-wheeled gravity ride (better known as the Luge Ride) that promises a definite adrenaline rush .

A lovely family photo taken before the fun began, courtesy of Adora of Gingerbread Mum! It was the only photo we had as a family that night!

I hardly take selfies so it was super challenging to muster enough courage to stick out my arm, steady the phone and press the capture button, all these while being a few hundred metres in the air.

On our first of seven rides that evening

On our erm, maybe 4th time up? With helmet already on of course.

So what has improved? For a start, there are eight more ticketing counters to the initial line-up of four to better service high volumes of customer traffic (have you seen the queue on weekends in the past?? Yeah, so this is definitely a good move!) Besides that, four more photo counters have been added (to make a total of eight). The seating area and sheltered space have been increased by 500% with this new facelift to improve comfort.

Most importantly, luge fans can revel in the upgraded Jungle track with RGB LED lighting fixtures!

skyline luge sentosa

And you can catch a glimpse of the light display on the way up on the skyride if you are there at dusk or at night:

You can take your pick from the 688-metre Dragon Trail or the 628-metre Jungle Trail that are specially designed with hairpin corners, long straights and exciting slopes, but the Jungle Trail is the one that is fitted more with the special lighting.

And by the way, I really do recommend going at/ near dusk. More cooling and the view is amazing.

It is true that “Once is Never Enough”. We went a total of 12 times, spread across two evenings. It’s a good workout for the arms, if I may add.

We, unfortunately, do not have any photos of us on the luge as the main area where you get on the luge does not allow photo-taking and we didn’t want to put the staff on a spot to help us take a photo in case others who aren’t there for the media review insist they do the same. Also, I strongly discourage you from stopping on the luge track to take photos – that can be very dangerous. Driving around a sharp bend only to find two stationery luges in the middle of the track? That kinda has danger written all over. If you really must have a picture, buy one ya?

Otherwise, just take photos of yourselves with helmets. LOL. Y’know, like what we always do when we go for the ride. Safety first, folks! And be considerate! 🙂

P.S. It was my boy’s first time on the luge! Both of them loved it!

Here’s the giveaway I promised!:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Terms and Conditions:

* Family deals are applicable for families with children below 16 years old.
** Children under 6 years or shorter than the required 110cm to ride alone, may ride the Luge in tandem with a full paying adult.

The Sentosa Luge and Skyride is located between Imbiah Station and Siloso Beach on Sentosa Island, Singapore.

Skyline Luge website

Skyline Luge FB page

View ticket prices here.

Opening hours: 10am – 9.30pm

Disclosure: We were invited to try out the improved Skyline Luge Sentosa. No monetary compensation was received.

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