Photography and Lego Exhibits!

Over the weekend, Jhon and I made our first time visit to the Art Science Museum to view 2 exhibits  Outside in: A Magnum Photos and The Art of the Brick.

[http://www.marinabaysands.com/singapore-museum/]

There are no photos from the Outside In exhibit because no photography is allowed but they did share a video if you want to have a rough idea what was showcased. 

Personally, although there were quite a lot of great photos, the exhibit was not that fantastic. Location serves most of the purpose of what makes the photo beautiful. Despite it all, we still enjoyed the exhibit. I would recommend paying $15 for 2 exhibits as opposed to just this 1. 

As for The Art of the Brick, it was not only artistic but also fun. It is Lego afterall! I can spend hours in that exhibit  I can't imagine how I would be at Legoland. haha 

Self portrait of the artist, New York-based artist Nathan Sawaya.  He has always loved playing with Legos as a little boy and grew up to become a lawyer. One day, he decided to bring out that little boy in him by quiting his job and start building Legos full time.

There were also booths where you can Lego-ize yourself. Not that great, I guess easily appreciated from afar.

Peek-a-boo!

He also have a special room  that represents his fears and hard times.

The last artwork is a 6 meter long T-rex dinosaur skeleton. It was amazing!

At the end, there is an activity space. You can paint a bag, do 'reflexlogoy' with Lego bricks. OUCH! and also loads and loads of of Lego bricks to make your own artwork.

Our table has items to build car models but I challenged Jhon to create a camera. lol I created a DSLR camera (on the left) complete with a dial hokay? Jhon created a digital camera (on the right)

I still believe mine is the best. =P

I would strongly encourage a visit to The Art of the Brick and bring kids too!

   

Shibly's Scrapbook

We had our little outing last week with a reason in mind, for Shibly's scrapbook project.
[click here for the outing]

I thought of a location while Jhon was the paparazzi for the day, taking photos for the scrapbook. I love family outings and projects!

The parents did most of the work while Shibly mingled around. lol

The parents took much pride in this because just like the previous scrapbook project, all parents simply typed out and print out the work while they did by scratch.

What is a scrapbook if it is not made from scraps? haha

There was no mention of limited number of pictures although most had 4-5 pages but they over did to 7 pages. I didn't blame them though, there were many nice photos to choose from. 

I miss doing projects!

   

Toy Musuem and Other Random Places

It was a last minute outing and all I can say is that I was glad my weekends was open and available. The night before, my SIL asked me for a nice place to visit for Shibly's holiday scrapbook project.

Initially they wanted to go to the science art museum at Marina Bay Sands. I recommended the Mint Toy museum which I thought would be much more fun for him. It also means, show and tell will be presented with full of gusto. Jhon and I have been to the Mint toy museum before [click here] but we were excited to go there again! This time, with Mom and Bro's family.

Shibly and Syihab LOVED it! They were in awe with all the toys on display. When we first started, there were many people so they were obedient, trying to check out the toys. There were several rude people but as long the kids were not hurt or cranky, it was fine.

I feel great knowing that I made the right choice. Jhon was requested to help take photos of the outing for the scrapbook and it was easy to capture the moments when everyone is enjoying themselves.

Shibly also found one of is favorite toy, the Batman mobile. Jhon told me he kept going back to the shelf to look at it.

There were mascots and it would be a perfect addition to the scrapbook but Shibly was shy/scared. I managed to convinced him that it will be okay because he will be taking a photo with his parents and they will not let anything bad happen to him.

As for Syihab, he can't even stand a few feet near them without panicking. lol

When we reached the last floor, the crowd has subsided and the kids turn the place into a playground, mostly play Spaceman vs Aliens.

After the visit, while we decided where to eat, the kids continued playing. lol

We ended up in Breeks at Takashimaya where Syihab turned into a cranky monster!! He cried and screamed until it was embarrassing. Abg and Kak Yana had to take him out of the place several times.

When Jhon offered to take over, immediately, they turned playful again. Should have sent Jhon earlier. =P

After that, we went to the LV Maison whatever. Kak Yana called it the LV island at Marina Bay Sands. The ladies bought LV handbags wor... I was offered but I am not into buying random branded bags. If I don't need it, I won't buy it. Needless to say, I was standing with the guys and kids on this one. 

In afternoon, Shibly overheard my mom mentioned Gardens by the Bay and throughout the entire outing, he kept asking when we were going. It was supposed to be in the late afternoon but since the ladies got hooked at the LV Island, day turned into night.

To avoid disappointment,  we made a quick visit just to keep our promise. 

You have no idea how happy it was although it was dark and crowded with people who were somewhat lost looking for the carpark. lol

We went home after 45 minutes or so because everyone was clearly tired and the kids were starting to get cranky for it too.

It was a fun day! I miss family outings like these.. 

   

Winning a Toy for him like a boss

Jhon and I went to Parkway Parade for fun since it's been a while since we went there.

We ate at our favorite mama stall at the nearby coffee shop and headed to the mall.

We printed some photos for our scrapbook (yes! we have another project in hand) and roamed around the mall. One place that we will NEVER miss out is the arcade!

We were lucky because they had a March holiday promotion where if you top up $20 or $50, you will get double. No prizes to those who can guess how much we topped up. Don't worry, we didn't spend every thing in one day.

We ended our arcade fun with Big Sweet Land.

I am not a big fan of the game because I used to be somewhat addicted to this game. I had my bags of sweets and several jackpot prizes but I didn't like how much money it took from me in the long run.

But Jhon saw something he liked hanging in the machine and with a puppy eyed dog look and a slight pout, he managed to coax me to play. I was the better player than him but that does not mean I would be easy.

We had a few sweets in our pocket and in 5 minutes, I was lucky enough to get the Jackpot prize! Imagine the looks of the other addicted aunties and uncles gave us.

I tried my best to be humble but deep inside, I was like...

So Jhon got the toy that he wanted!! What was it?

It was a Mickey Mouse doll. hahaha

He was a happy camper and I find it weird. Shouldn't be it be the guy who gets the girl a toy at the arcade or funfair? hehe But I don't mind. I like that we tend to occasional switch roles in a relationship. I am sure every guy likes to be romanced once in a while.

    

   

Toys Galore @ Mint Musuem (Part 2)

Click here if you missed part 1

So here we are, the 2nd photo bomb; more vintage toys!!

Lunch boxes, I wish I have one of these...

Spot the word "Singapor" hehe

The Beatles!

That's it! It was definitely one of the best museum visits we ever had. You have no idea how estatic we were when we came to know about this musuem. Whenever we watch American Pickers on cable TV, we always get excited when we see the vintage items and to see some of these items in real life was fantastic.

If you love for anything vintage or just love toys, this is the best place to go.