400th post SPECIAL EDITION : Singapore Trips Day 2 - Indulge in the Uniquely Singapore experience : Mint Museum of Toys & Raffles Hotel

Continued from Singapore Trips Day 2 - Indulge in the Uniquely Singapore experience : Chinatown Heritage Museum & URA Museum.

After getting our lunch at Maxwell Food Centre that located in front URA Museum, we took bus to our next destination, Mint Museum! Here a short brief about Mint Museum.

Whether you are a child at heart or an avid toy collector, The Mint Museum of Toys has something for everyone. Housed in a contemporary five-storey building, it boasts a rich mix of nostalgia, education and inspiration.
The Museum's boutique café offers you a contemporary menu complemented by a fine wine selection.
As you sit down for a meal or a short break, enjoy collectables that are thematically linked to the toys in the main exhibition.

cool? yay! seriously that museum was too nice for me wif all d toys. Who dun like toys? dun tell me u nv touch a single toys when u r kid!? All the toy in this museum is not ordinary toys. It was sort of limited edition or rare toys. Thus, the price is so GODDAMN expensive..LOL..

* Richard, our tour guide in d museum *

* He stimulate our interest with all d toy history *

* Astro Boy! And Gozilla as well *

* SEE! Estimated Value US$15,000...WAHHHH!! *

* I dunno who is him but he look cool *

* Miniature size..but very well detailed and colored *

* Felix the Cat generation *

* Mickey Mouse generation *

* Donald Duck generation *

* This car is rare because...guess it? Because it have Esso, Caltex & Shell logo on it *

* Kristine & me..Camwhore wif Ultraman FTW! *

* YAY!! Kamen Riderrrrrrrr!!! *

oh 1 more thing, no flash from camera allowed in d museum =)..coz it will affected d color on toys n cause d value drop. Well, we are given chance by Richard to visit the pub/bar on the highest floor. The decoration on the wall was seriously EPIC with those limited edition branded design pasted on it.

* Notice the wall on right side? damn chun rite? *

* A group pic inside d pub *

* Another group pic. Group C rocksss! *

* The souvenir from Mint Museum *

* Yay!! Kamen Rider bookmark!! *

After Mint Museum, we proceed to Raffles hotel that located opposite the Museum. Just a 1 min walking distance..LOL..I have to admit the hotel design was nice and superb. It was a great spot to taking pics regardless landscape or..modeling shooting like we did? =P

* Kim *

* Kristine *

* Beauty in the white..LOL *

* nice painting rite? thanks for Kim being my subject model XD *

* Group pic wif d painting as background *

* Everyone jump except Zoe...she blur? haha *

* Guy jump..LOL *

* from this angle Chris is like a part of d painting..hahaha *

Well, tats d 2 place we visited after lunch. More places to come after this =)

To be continued...

Singapore Trips Day 2 - Indulge in the Uniquely Singapore experience : Chinatown Heritage Museum & URA Museum

Continue from Singapore Trips Day 1 - Journey to Singapore & Singapore Trips Day 1 : Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2009.

I believe everyone was excited on Nuffnang Awards previously. However, excitement ended sharp on 1130pm on 23rd Oct, where Nuffnang Awards officially ended. However our journey in SG still continued! We are given chance to experience Singapore unique on the next whole day.

We are divided into 4 groups, which are A,B,C & D to be simple. I am lucky enuf to be group C together with friends =D. I hate to repeat but hey! It was reli fun travel together wif friends! The moment we spend together was priceless!

Anyway we are required to gathered at lobby by 8.30am in d next morning after Nuffnang Awards. We are taking bus to our destination! The first destination for Group C was Chinatown Heritage Museum! However, i manage to shoot few pics of others building before we reached the museum.

* Our bus *

* One of the Chinatown Street *

* Some old ancient feel architecture *

* One of the street in Chinatown *

* Chinatown! *

* Chinatown MRT*

A short brief here about Chinatown Heritage Museum. It was a houses a wealth of memories and untold stories of how Singapore's early forefathers had settled in this area after their perilous journey from afar.

* There we go, the Museum *

* Chris dun dare allocate his hand on the right position.... *

* Waiting to go inside *

* I Heart it.. *

* Ancient gambling - chinese style *

* I love it =P *

* Fruit Seller..thx Jeremy for becoming my model *

* Yumcha session....acting only la *

* I need to c doctor but i m happy..wtf *

* Old fashion iron *

We are given sufficient time to explored the whole museum. Later, we went to URA Museum by walking. It was pretty near and around 10 min walking distance. While on the way there, pics session never missed!

* Me.Jeremy.Xiang.Kristine.Samantha.Bryan.com *

* I dunno what temple is that but it look cool *

* Camwhore in front the temple *

* And we all Jakun enuf to take pic in front the mirror that located beside road...Fish Eyes Mirror yo! *

What is URA Museum? URA Museum in Chinatown is not only thematic exhibitions such as the restoration of Little Indias, but also has a huge model of the city with plans to expand over the coming decades. Interactive displays and 3-D animation can be the heart beat faster. In other words, URA Museum is a museum showcases the future developments of Singapore.

* The URA *

* Inside there *

* It is a very nice model and well detailed *

* Blogger alwiz PLAY! weeee! *

* One of the building model in SG *

* And they trying to be Gozilla *

* Camwhore again..Chris damn WTF rite? and tats Kristine fingers *

* Resting... while taking group pic *

* Group on the stair *

* Jeremy who love to jump... *

* We are getting lunch at one of the shop opposite URA museum *

* Taken wif mike wide angle lens..damn chun hor for camwhore? hahaha *

We visited this 2 places on the whole morning. It was a nice place to learn more about Singapore development and history.

Well more to come in my next post =)

To Be Continued...