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Friday, September 5, 2008
We visited the annual Canadian National Exhibition today, as recommended by Grace :) I would think the name is a misnomer really, because the whole place was simply a huge bazaar + amusement park + shopping paradise, and nothing like an exhibition. So, we set off bright and early that morning, in order to avoid the crowds, to Union subway station, took the street car.. My school's so "rural" that it kinda took 1 hour plus to reach there.  I read from my lonely planet guide book that there were going to be more than 7000 stalls and I was kinda excited about the amusement park rides. And true enough, even the most kiddy, most no-kick ride here, beats the best at Escape Theme Park hands down! Everything's kinda expensive here I guess, but i think the whole experience was pretty value for money.  Having been deprived of good rides for 2 decades, the 3 singaporeans decided to buy the $31 day pass and ride everything we see. we even stepped "haunted mansions", mirror mazes, went down slides, sat on vikings and gosh, IT WAS SUPER FUN!        Anyways, we got kinda giddy after the spinning rides, and so i suggested taking the "mega drop", which was the highlight (which means the scariest) out of the other rides. Diviya and Geraldine wouldn't take it with me after much persuasion, so the gung-ho Mavis decided to do the plunge alone!SCARED!  ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! It was super scary, but at the same time, the fear was over in a matter of seconds. Fav. ride here!   Okay, then we decided to head for the ferris wheel, something light to calm my nerves. Unlike the slow-moving ferris wheel in Singapore, the ferris wheel here actually spins MUCH more quickly.  What most people don't know, is that, I can take super mega drops, can take the scariest roller coasters that throw me upside down, go backwards , or leave me hanging in the air ...BUT I HAVE A HIDDEN FEAR OF THE FERRIS WHEEL! So, i was hanging on to the pole in the centre of my carriage for dear life, worrying that I might drop down, or the whole carriage might dislocate. Ya, I can't comprehend this fear! haha.  But then, I decided to smile and take 1 nice nice tourist-y photograph, before returning my hands to their "rightful place" on the pole.   There were a lot of great (and FREE) performances such as the rodeo show...and this one we caught was the illusionist show. Pretty good, but standing under the blazing sun was no joke!  And so we made our way indoor, past some international exhibition and to my surprise, i saw this!!! WAREHOUSE SALE!!! So, i walked in, and to my huge huge surprise, saw a whole hall of jeans at $1, cosmetics for $1, swimming suits, tops, shorts at $2.50, and dresses at $5!!! And the stuff are pretty fashionable! I kinda threw myself into the "war" with other ladies to get clothes my size. And that means walking round and round for the next 2 hours! ( Anyway, I'm super happy, cos I wear a Size S or XS here !!!! ) And then joined the long queue to pay because I decided the stuff I got was pretty worth the wait. Ah, so fulfulling!  Yup, so that's the end of my day, of busking under the blazing sun. We were all kinda badly sunburnt and I still shock myself when I look at my reflection in the mirror- so tanned!! Just look at my feet and you'll see my tan lines! haha!  Oh well, that kinda marks our last day down to town before school starts on 3 Sept!
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