In Continuum.

Island in the Sun

It's been awhile since i went to the sunny beaches of Sentosa.Almost a year,to be precise and for some reason i deem that as a rather pathetic statistic.But then again,after questioning a couple of my platoon mates today as we had a day of fun eating sand,i found comfort in their answers.Two years,five years,and some couldnt even remember.So i guess in a way,I'm not that foreign to the tiny island in the sun after all.

Sun,sand and sea is what you should expect at Sentosa sure.But i hate that island for some reason.It's a great place to get a tan,considering how the sun is always a degree or two hotter than the rest of Singapore.There are hardly any shades around,and most of them are taken up by bags,so the only places left are in the sun.I swear if you were to go there for some quality tanning,and fall asleep while doing so,you are going to wake up with white lights flying around your vision and your body looking like the creamed side of an Oreo.That is of course,if you wake up at all.

I find Sentosa an extraordinarily boring place,and the renovations going on there sure isnt helping.I dont see the excitement of Volcano Island,Underwater World and the Pink Dolphin.Of course,the Underwater World WAS fascinating,but it gets boring and you never get enough time to admire those fishes.Jonathan and I were making fun of the island while looking at the map of it today.I ran my finger around the perimeter of the island,and pretended to be a tour guide while saying,"Go around the island and visit every point on it,and i promise you guys that you wont be going back to your homeland anytime soon".Because really,everything is so expensive on Sentosa,i wonder if the residence(or rather future residence)are going to afford the living standards there(A scoop of ice-cream at Trepizza costs $2.40).

You guys should see how the trams have taken over the monorail.I was half expecting a pack of gnomes to be at the back of the trams pushing it forward.It was moving so slow i think if it were to tour the island it would take a full day to do so.They HAD to organise thsoe bloody games on the beach,with the sand blistering hot and on a weekday.Who the hell goes to Sentosa on a weekday?I know it's the Universities having the holidays and stuff,but seriously,nobody goes to the beach on weekdays.

The guys were disappointed to have sighted less than a handful of bikini girls.I on the other hand was more interested in falling asleep under a shade and listening to my iPod.Let's admit it,bikini girls are usually very good from far,and very far from good.A whole bunch of them got excited in the distance,seeing a girl in pink bikini splashing water at her other hot (supposedly) friends.I told Jonathan then,that if they were to go within one metre of those girls they'd probably coming running back to where they came from screaming for their lives.When he later pointed out this fat woman with layers of fat hanging out the sides,i went,"Jon,it's always easier to spot somebody hot,because unglam people are aplenty here".

Oh well,my day at Sentosa was rather brief today,and considering the lack of sleep the night before i was desperate to go home.Seriously,my head was spinning as i made those dives for the frisbee,eating a mouthful of sand while i went head over heels.But oh well,it's a good place to get a tan that's for sure,and on the tram ride back to the bus terminal i was wondering how the whole island would look at night,with a drink and a book under a single light at the beach.I've never been there at night before,should be quite an experience i reckon.