Universal Studio, Singapore

Nov 2010
Ticket: Adult $66, Child $48, Senior $32
Clock in: 10:30am
Clock out: 7pm

Stop #1 - Madagascar - King Julien's Beach Party-Go-Round
Star - 5* for 5yr-old

Stop #2 - Far Far Away - Enchanted Airways
Star - 5* for adult (scary for 5yr-old)

Stop #3 - The Lost World - WaterWorld
Star - 5* for all (loud for 5yr-old)

Stop #4 - Far Far Away - Shrek 4D Adventures
Star - 5* for all

Stop #5 - The Lost World - Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure
Star - 5* for all (WARNING: some get mildly wet... some drenched!!)

Stop #6 - The Lost World - Canopy Flyer
Star - 5* for 5yr-old (*** for adult)

Stop #7 - Ancient Egypt - Treasure Hunters
Star - 3* for 5yr-old (* for adult.... slow moving jeep... not very exciting "scenery")

Stop #8 - Sci-Fi City - Accelerator
Star - 3* for all (the spinning is kind of mild... even for 5yr old)

Stop #9 - New York - Lights, Camera, Action! Hosted by Steven Spielberg
Star - 5* for all ("real" scene of hurricane cat5)

Stop #10 - Hollywood - Pantages Hollywood Theater
Star - 5* for all

Tips for friends:
i) Work around the Stage Shows
[Pantages Hollywood Theater "Monster Rock" - 12:30pm, 2:45pm, 6:00pm]
[WaterWorld - 12:00pm, 3:15pm, 5:00pm]

ii) It took us 30min to get food at FoodCourt. Seats availability extremely bad when rain. Maybe pack simple lunch.
$45 - 2 rice meals, 1x6pc fried chicken, 3drinks, 1fruit, 1jelly, 1soup.
$2 - bottled water. $3 - carbonated drinks

2008/9 Crash and 2010 Recovery

Interesting to note.... if purchased shares just before it was delisted... say at $1.81. Price now is at $34.08. That's a whooping 1780%! It's crazy right. So just thought of highlighting this here.

General Motors
Detroit— General Motors Co. CEO Daniel Akerson arrived at the Renaissance Center on Thursday evening to the applause and cheers of several hundred employees gathered in the lobby and balconies of the GM headquarters building to celebrate its stock launch.
He wanted to deliver his personal thanks to the workers for helping the company "achieve the impossible dream" of traveling from bankruptcy to the New York Stock Exchange in less than a year and a half.
From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20101119/AUTO01/11190365/GM’s-Akerson-on-IPO--A-new-day-dawning#ixzz165cd7D1B

Birthdays

These came after a 2 week holiday in Taiwan.... TJ/LW couldn't go to all but enjoyed those they attended.

National Trials for Future Singapore Team

QUESTION: Is TJ ready for this?

Once again RA would be conducting national trials for new and upcoming national players for the future of Singapore Team.

Please refer to the selection criteria below:
Selection Details:
Selection Date: 1st Dec 2010 (WED)
Time: 3 to 4pm
Age Group: 9 to 16 years old


On Selection Day, Trainees will be selected based on their abilities to do Sq Drills, Court Runs, Ghosting & Play Matches.


Criterias for New Trainees:
Able to commit to:
• 1 year training & sq season. Penalty will be imposed to those who dropped out mid way.
Training Season:
Jan to July - Training & Competition Season
August to October - Exams Period (Training Cut down)
Nov & Dec - Training & Preparatory Season


• 4 times weekly training
• Participate in min. 3 RA organised or sanctioned tournaments.
• Participate in min. 3 either Penang Junior Open, Milo All Star and 1 x Malaysia Junior Circuit, KL Junior Open
• Trainees must be committed to training & competition, discipline, hardworking, has a good attitude, competitive, fit, strong, agile and able to commit to 1 year sq season.


Training Fees
$600 per quarter (3 months)


Should you be interested, kindly email me your details with the following:
Name
DOB
School
Contact
Achievements for 2010 (if any)

ANSWER: Is daddy mommy ready for this?

TAIWAN 2010 Day14 and Day15

Day 14 - Surprised! No more raining.

So took MRT to TanSui ( 淡水).

Tasted Mydori's heavily publisized Pandan Cake (found out later it was just opened.... owned by celebrity - 黃湘怡). It was good... NT280-NT330 a chiffon cake. And, the deco was really well done.

淡水 - we had lunch at KanPei. Very yummy japanese BBQ. About the price of 2.5 chiffon cakes... haha.

In the evening, we did the Must See tour - Taipei 101. Had dinner there.... finished it with another ColdStone.

Then visited shopping area nearby. There were street performers.

Day 15 - Home sweet home

Finally.... going home.

Airport Express Bus leaves every 10min. Excellent.