{"id":5988,"date":"2012-09-02T00:55:39","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T16:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/?p=5988"},"modified":"2020-03-11T09:53:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T01:53:54","slug":"happy-birthday-sentosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/?p=5988","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday, Sentosa!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sentosa.com.sg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sentosa&#8217;s<\/a> 40th birthday today and we were invited for a sneak preview of some ice slides (as well as many fun activities). Of course I accepted the invite &#8230; knowing that Fitzand will definitely have a blast &#8230; and I&#8217;ll have my hands (plus eyes and ears) free to snap some photos while Fitzand plays. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dragged him outta bed around 7:30am and headed for the beach early as I anticipated that Fitzand will want to spend lots of time on the beach before the actual sneak preview. We had to catch a play (Cat in the hat) at 2pm &#8230; therefore we had to leave the island around noon. \ud83d\ude41 It would be great if we could stay on for the fireworks and other celebration activities!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/miscellaneous-digital-_________-3\/Sentosa40_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I&#8217;m one year older than Sentosa! \ud83d\ude41<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Mr Happy has been looking forward to this day since the day I told him about the ice slides!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/miscellaneous-digital-_________-3\/Sentosa40_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The first ever ice slide by the beach.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/miscellaneous-digital-_________-3\/Sentosa40_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/miscellaneous-digital-_________-3\/Sentosa40_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The crew making some last minute &#8216;fine tuning&#8217; to the ice slide &#8230; under the watchful eyes of the supervisor in Captain America outfit. LOL.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Wheeeeee!!!!!! I think he went back to queue for another 5 or 6 times on the slide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/miscellaneous-digital-_________-3\/Sentosa40_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/miscellaneous-digital-_________-3\/Sentosa40_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Some of the many other activities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There&#8217;s also an ice train!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ice slides &#8230; ice trains &#8230; why ain&#8217;t there ice cold beer? \ud83d\ude1b<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Checking out the clay art workshop.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/miscellaneous-digital-_________-3\/Sentosa40_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/miscellaneous-digital-_________-3\/Sentosa40_07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Fun ain&#8217;t complete without yummies. Fitzand&#8217;s first &#8216;encounter&#8217; with an &#8216;ice ball&#8217;. Seems yummy on a hot day! I got only a spoonful of it as I was busy taking photos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right after a quick lunch &#8230; we rushed to catch the &#8216;Cat in the hat&#8217; play. Fitzand loves it lots! He was telling me about reading the book (of the same title) in class and how much he loves the cat. Hahaha! He loves cat like I do! Once the play ended &#8230; it was time to grab some early dinner &#8230; and get myself some refreshments. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/fitzand-sentosa-40th-birthday\/Fitzand-01-Sept-2012-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Fitzand and his new friend.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/miscellaneous-digital-_________-3\/Sentosa40_30.jpg \" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/miscellaneous-digital-_________-3\/Sentosa40_31.jpg \" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Somehow those beer &amp; pool game days have evolved into something a little different. Now I drink beer while playing pool with Fitzand &#8230; with our hands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is Sentosa&#8217;s 40th birthday today and we were invited for a sneak preview of some ice slides (as well as many fun activities). 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