The Tohs at Alive Museum Singapore !

How many times have you gone "awww I wanna go Korea too ! " every time you saw friends posting photos taken at Korea's Alive Museum? Those days are over ! For you can also do that now! Right in Singapore ! :) 

Alive Museum has arrived at our shores, right here in Suntec City Mall. Kids of all ages , big and small are in for a treat at this 2 and 3D quirky visual illusion museum from South Korea. They have 8 branches in South Korea and Singapore is their 15th branch around the world. All the artwork are hand painted and crafted by by the museum's own team of artists from South Korean, so you can be ensure that they look like those back in South Korea :)

I am thankful to Omysg for the invite :) I was there last Thursday with my hubs. My advise for those of you who will be visiting the museum is to go with 2-3 other friends, then you will be able to pose and recreate some of the poses suggested on site at the musuem :)

There are indicators on the ground such as photo point which indicates where you should stand to capture the 3D art work

Another tip that I can give to the ladies who wish to visit Alive Museum is to wear jeans or pants. THis is because some of the artwork requires one to lie flat on the ground and some of the poses which you may want to create requires you to sit on the ground, so if you are dressed in a skirt or dress it may hinder you from doing so..with that said, I kinda regretted wearing a skirt that day ! 

Also do allocate enough time to spend at the museum as the place may get crowded hence you gotta wait for your turn to take pictures. Some of the poses do require some time to get the right angle to create so it may take awhile if there are really alot of people :) I would suggest giving 1.5 - 2 hours if you really wanna enjoy yourselves :) 

You can also upload your photos onto your favorite social media for sharing with your friends as there is free Wifi in the premise! Great news isn't it for those who loves sharing pictures on the go!

So , here we go! Let's sit back and enjoy the photos ! 

Check out the cute tickets :)

Right outside of the museum

Oops got trapped in the fridge!

Hello Spidy! Let's kiss !

I didn't know my dear enjoys 

such exotic flavors ! *Yucks*

There are quite a few of these interactive art pieces

You can be a part of these object art!
Go and experience this yourself :)

Oh dear!

Hey look Ma! 

I have such strong legs and strength!

Totally blended into the art ~

Poor babies! 

Handstand in the museum!
What if he knocks over the statue!?

So now will you believe that I am an angel? 

Look at naughty Alex! 

peeping at the lady !

Climb faster!! The zombies are coming after you ~ 

How about some river rafting?

Or play a game of table tennis perhaps? 

Now how did Alex get all the way up there!?
He knows gong fu !!

What a cheeky elephant! 

I believe I can fly....

But alas! I have been captured by a monster cat!

Do you know that there are over 80 pieces of creative art pieces 

of which 9 are only available in Singapore?

Here are some of these we have taken! 

Top of the world! 

Credit : Alive Museum

There are certainly more paintings than what I have shown you here.. 

Even though a picture tells a thousand word, 

these are the photos that you gotta experience 

them for yourselves! 

Here are more tips for you when you are there! 

- Try different poses with your friends...do not be afraid of being dramatic or funny.. 

that's what makes the pictures come Alive! 

- Try not to use flash when taking photos with the art work. Some flashes may be too strong , 

the artwork are meant to be taken without flash for best effects! 

- Always crop your photos for best photo composition :) 

About 30 % of the artwork will be changed every 12-18 mths, so that means you can revisit the museum again and again!

Mermaid under the sea

Sailing into our bright future :) 

Good news!

You can enjoy a 20% discount from now till 31 Aug 2014

use discount code " aliveopen"  when you checkout your booking online!

Location: Suntec City Mall #03-372 (Between Towers 3 and 4)
( where Eng Wah cinema used to be )

Ticket Prices: $25 (Adults), $20 (Children 3-12 yrs)

Operating Hours: 10am – 10pm Daily (Last Admission at 9pm)

Website : http://alivemuseum.sg/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/alivemuseumsingapore

The one who went on the HSBC Tree Top Trail

I have been saying for years that I wanna go up the 

HSBC Tree top walk and yes, finally after all these years I did!

5 of us went on a morning trail a month ago :)

We managed to reach the designated starting place at 9am! 

It was quite a feat coz it meant that we have to wake up at 7am on a Saturday  :P 

This trail is quite popular amongst locals and tourists . We had many people for company that morning.
Do note that there is no kiosk or cafe or vending machine what so ever along the way. There is however a ranger station where there is toilet and water cooler where you can drink and refill of water bottle.

There are two places you can start walking towards the bridge. One is to walk thru the MacRitchie Reservoir Park which is approximately 4.5 km (1.5 - 2 hour walk) and the other place is from the carpark at Venus Drive, which will set you off by  2.5 km (45 mins - 1 hr walk) towards the bridge.

Therefore, a round trip including the TreeTop Walk is about 7 to 10 km (3-5 hours depending on your walking pace). We took approx. 3.5 hrs as we chatted and stopped for photo shoots as usual :P 

Do note that once you stepped onto the bridge there is no turning back. It is a one way route. And each time only 30 persons are allowed on the bridge. Yes, there is a guard on duty at the entrance.

Ok..enough of rambling... 

Here are the photos from the walk :)

at the beginning of the walk

Spotted this during the early part of our walk..

Can you spot the butterfly?

Very well camouflaged don't you think so ?

It can't get anymore rustic..

There are fishes in the stream!

We don't get to see streams much 

Fungus anyone?

Lots of varieties to choose from 

how tiny they are compared to their gigantic tree friends

no.. pls don't eat them ;p

My awesome companions..

We are almost there~

Here we are~

Blue skies white clouds

oh look who do we have here!

Be careful of them coz 

they can get aggressive

Do not aggravate them !

The view from above

 It was really hot up there..

we only spent about 5 mins there up there

We enroute to the Jelutung Tower

just few minutes away before we head back

to the car park

 Come on now!

Let's climb up the spiral staircase

 up in the tower 

taking a break..

We had to cross a wooden plank bridge and there was a stream flowing under it.. Melvin promptly went down and started fooling around pretending to drink the water

hehe..looks like he puked out that puddle of muddy stuff ;p

I wanna have some fun too :P 

We didn't drink that of coz!

but the water was very cooling ! 

We joked about how we could set up a rustic outdoor cafe here

and have a corner for some rural spa experience ;p

 

Melvin took this for us..  

now that's me having a uncontrollable 

laughing fit..and trying to climb back 

on to the bridge...

this is the route we took...
you can click for a bigger image

That's it folks!

I hope you found this entry on the trail useful :)

Ps: as ridicously as it may be, we saw a Caucasian couple going for the trail with their approx 6 months old baby ( strapped to the mum ) ! They even brought the pram along and had it chained to a lamp post half way before heading on. Seriously I don't think the baby is gonna enjoy it much since she is prob.not gonna remember any of it! It's hot and tiring for normal person and not to say the mum who is carrying the baby. Of coz we understand their position if they brought the baby coz no one can help take care of her. 


It is okay to bring children on such walks but only if they are able to walk on their own already ! Do note that it would only mean it may take a longer time to complete.

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Things to bring 

- insect repellent (there will be mosquitoes and other bugs )

- water ( very important!)

- small towel (optional)

- sun screen (optional)

- hat (optional)      

- wet wipes

- snacks (may get hungry along the way)
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Opening Hours

Tue to Fri: 9am-5pm, Sat, Sun and Public Holidays: 8.30am-5pm.
The HSBC TreeTop Walk gate will be closed at 5pm. Visitors are advised to start hiking towards the bridge by 4.45pm from Ranger Station to avoid disappointment.
Closed on Mondays except public holidays for maintenance and research.


More info here


Nparks
HSBC Tree Top Walk