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Red Bull Flugtag and Spooktacular!

Nate did such an amazing job with the video I had to start off with it :)

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There are not many free events in Singapore especially ones that happen on Sentosa so when we heard that the Red bull Flugtag was coming to Sentosa and was free we couldn't possibly miss it.  We headed out on our bikes to Siloso beach at 11:30 am, although the actual event didn't start till noon we wanted to stake out a good spot.  We squeezed our way onto the beach to see the first craft about to launch.  Before the actual launch the teams were allowed a 30 second dance.  Most of the teams were dressed in absurd outfits and the dances I found to be particularly entertaining.  After the dance the craft was given a 3 second count down and then the teams would have to push the craft off the end of the ramp.  The object was to actually get it to fly for a bit, however most would just fall directly into the water.  The first craft went and immediately fell into the water.

Walking up the beach 

A pic of the Ramp

We watched the first few crafts and then opted to check out the ones that were lined up outside the tents prepping for take off.  I have become rather used to the Singapore heat but for some reason today seemed to be one of the worst.  I immediately started to melt and the sun tan lotion decided to take it out on my eyes, which made it increasingly hard to actually see the crafts without immense pain.  While I went in search of a bathroom to wash out my eyes, Nate staked out a new spot to takes photos and happened to run in to a bunch of storm troopers?

Crafts lined up

 
 

Ramp on the left with craft ready to go

Angry Bird Costumes

 

Pic with the storm trooper

I am not sure how the storm troopers could stand it in this heat, but we had decided it was time to stake out yet another spot.  Our final stop of the day was the best as we could not only see the action on the ramp but also in the water.  They had a number of boats, jet skis, and scuba divers to pull the crafts and people from the water.

Durian Craft

Water Action 

Random Mini Car floating in the water

All the crowds on the beach

Falling off

On Saturday night we headed out to Fort Siloso for the Spooktacular event!  We met up with Shannon and Blake for a little Chili's action before the Spooktacular.  Surprisingly there is actually a Chili's on Sentosa, however the food isn't all that great and it's super expensive.  So after a not so tasty dinner it was off to get "spooked."  As we approached the Fort I was excited to see the line wasn't all to bad.  We got into the fort and ready to undertake the 5 haunted trails when we realized you had to queue ( the Singapore term for a line) for each haunted trail and the waiting time was 95 minutes for each trail!!!!!!  This was quite disheartening as I figured once we were in it was just all spookiness and no waiting, but we decided to make the best of it and stood in line for "The Last Sequel."  While standing in line some dressed up actors would walk through making weird sounds.  It provided a bit of entertainment, although lets just be honest there is no way to make waiting in line a good time.  Once inside the haunted fort it was fog machines, darkness, with actors popping out around the corners. Sadly the trail only lasted about 2 minutes and was not at all worth the 95 minute wait.  In one last ditch effort we opted to try the trail at the very beginning thinking they would want to make a good impression as we had walked to the one at the end.  We once again waited for 95 minutes, but got a bit of entertainment when a group of the actors started doing a dance.  By the time we moved up in the line to see the dance they had finished and left.. sad but true!  Once inside we were once again greeted with fog machines and noises, but not exactly up to the US haunted houses.  I did snap some photos of the night..

One of the actor character guys

Waiting in the Queue

At the front of the Fort

Pretending to be zombies

One Altitude

Melissa and Dan recently moved to Singapore from the US to join the AGI Singapore team and to make sure we ushered in Melissa's birthday correctly we went to One Altitude Bar.  One Altitude boasts some of the most amazing views you will find in Singapore and lucky for us it was ladies night so no cover charge for the ladies!!  Typically it's $25 per person just to go and check it out, which isn't all that bad since it includes a drink and a drink in these parts run around $18 and sadly that is just for a standard beer.  So we headed up the 63 floors to the rooftop bar.  We had one last elevator to get to the top roof deck bar when I decided to break out my gangnam style dance (for those who have not seen the you tube video I was mimicking the elevator dance.. and if you haven't seen it shame on you!) however I neglected to notice the clear elevator door, which I hadn't intended for everyone else to have front row seats to my dance break so note to self always ensure there are no clear doors when breaking into random dances.  Arriving at the top we stepped out of the elevator and were greeted by some fierce gusty wind.  Regretting my dress apparel choice I had to ensure to pay close attention so I didn't pull a full on Marilyn Monroe.  We grabbed some drinks at the bar and then took full advantage of the 360 view.  Nate put his master photography skills to good use and got some amazing shots.

On the left you can see Clarke Quay and the river

Singapore Flyer and Floating Stadium on the Right

Drinking my new favorite Singapore drink- Lychee Martini

Dan doing the Gangnam Pose

With the Birthday Girl

Dan and Melissa

Nate and I 

Marina Bay Area

The lights in the back are all the cargo ships

After taking in the views we headed down towards the bar area to see if anyone was tearing it up on the dance floor.  The dance floor was empty, but we decided to snap some photos in front of the dj booth.. sadly I just took these with my phone camera so not nearly as good