| 18 July 2010 |
| Fly Kite at Marina Barrage |
Hi guys, today i try something new again. Kite flying haha. Well not really 1st time flying, but the last time i flew a kite was in my Primary School days haha. I can't remember how was the kite flying experience already. Before my kite flying expedition today, i did some research online; where to buy kites, where to fly kites. I bought a real small and cheap kite at Suntec toysRus $3 only. Suntec Carrefour also got sell kites, nicer and bigger design. And i chose Marina Barrage because i never went there before. The last time me and Crispy tried cycling there but never succeed.
Today was a raining day, not a good windy day for our kite flying. But we still proceeded on with our plan. Once we reached Marina Barrage, we saw a lot of people flying kites! Its like this place is built for people to fly kites!
The high walls of Marina Barrage were very unique, like made up of many loose rocks.
We had our picnic before we started our kite flying. I took the chance to took some pictures too.
Nice view of Kallang River, despite the rain making the river looked yellowish.
Finally we started our kite flying! Prata fixing up our kite. Kite got a name: "BOOM!". Fierce!
We made our way to the GREEN ROOF to fly. There were a lot of people flying kite up there despite the drizzle. A lot of pros. There kites flew real high man! Then we started flying our kite. One time, two times, three times. Flight fail! We are unable to fly our kite! Zzz. Even after we modified twice, the kite was unable to fly up high. Zzz.
Dis-hearted, we decided to explore the Marina Bridge. This bridge is a dam that acts as a tidal barrier and separates the seawater from freshwater. We wondered when will the gates be open for the water to flush out to the sea. Now i got the answer : When it rains heavily during low tide, the barrage’s crest gates will be lowered to release excess water from the reservoir into the sea. If heavy rain occurs during high tide, the crest gates remain closed and giant pumps are activated to drain excess water out to the sea.
Very nice scenery of the Singapore Flyer and Marina Bay Sands on the bridge!
Kite flying was fun, despite the rain and despite our kite never actually flies haha! Never mind, next time buy a better and bigger kite easier to fly. :) I went to ask some strangers for advice, they said our kite was too small and light hence harder to fly. To fly kite, one person must hold the kite 100m away. When the person threw up the kite, the other person controlling the string must tension. Sound easy. Next time try. ;)
P/S: I see pictures from Marina Barrage website saying it offers water activities like kayaking, dragonboating and sailing throughout the day. But i see there doesn't seems to have rental available.
How to get there: Take free shuttle bus / Bus 400 from Bus Stop A near Marina Bay MRT. (Exit Marina Bay MRT and turn left to bus stop).
Operation Hours: All day. Can go there at night to see stars.
Tel: 65145959 |
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