Singapore Flyer Official Opening
15 Apr
Touted as the largest observation wheel (can I still call it ferris wheel?) in the world at 165m high, the Singapore Flyer is certainly a sight to behold especially if you’re standing underneath it. Today marked the official opening of the Flyer although it has been in operation since Chinese New Year.
Little did anyone realise (I certainly didn’t), that there would be fireworks during the event. Just as I was setting up my tripod to capture the wheel, the fireworks started; and miracle of miracles, I managed to press the shutter in time to capture the first burst. All in all, the whole display lasted only a couple of minutes, but I felt that it was much better than the NDP07 fireworks show.
It begins!
It’s almost a full moon.
I love those blue streaks shooting inwards towards the spoke.
Plus the beautiful showers of light shooting out from the capsules.
After shooting the fireworks, we proceeded to have dinner at Popeye’s, where they serve pretty nice burgers and fries. Price per set meal is between $6 to $8 and is probably the most affordable eatery at the place. Today, we also made an amazing discovery that Ashley knows how to dip her fries into tomato sauce before eating them!
Not only that, she is also turning out to be quite a budding photographer as we took turns taking pictures underneath the Flyer after dinner. Granted everything was nicely set up on a tripod, but it was still cute watching her peep into the view finder while she repeatedly pressed the shutter release button.
This one was taken by Ashley!
The night ended on a bit of a damper because when we finally got around to buying tickets, we were told that the next available ride was only at 11pm. That put a spanner in our plans but I guess we’ll return another day when the crowd is smaller. 
See if you can spot the long queue.
When all else fails, there’s always the toy store. 
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Hey these are good photos, how about taking part in the Singapore Flyer photo contest! http://www.singaporeflyer.com/site/en/contests-promos/index.php
I certainly will! Thanks for dropping by Boon Heang.
hey dude!! you caught the opening fireworks!!
wow. very nice
but how come no pics of ashley?
u went with family with MC?
I also have flyer pics but taken in the bright evening time hehe…
Windy: Yeah! Lucky lucky.
Tiger: Ok, I’ll put up a pic of Ashley too. Haha. MC couldn’t make it in the end, so it was just the Kwok Family. Looking forward to seeing your Flyer pics too!
Hey inky,
here’s the link to the video for the butterfly origami!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=42RrvNxUaVA
Woo thank you very much!
ok, my flyer pics are up
got many improvements needed hehe…
yah. I like to see Ashley. but she not smiling
must be coz of bedtime? haha
She’s not smiling coz she would rather be looking at the mascots than me.
hey i also heard there;s a UOB promo thats ongoing from now till end june!! check out http://www.singaporeflyer.com/en/promotions/uob-promotion-2.html ! think its pretty cool
Thanks for the heads-up! Certainly makes taking it more affordable especially since my dream of free tickets have vanished into thin air.