Ride big yellow balloon next week

This morning was our school's excursion to ride the big yellow balloon, bus and boat. Papam and I took a taxi to go to school, we were supposed to be in my school before 8:30 am. We arrived at the school before 9:00 am but the teacher said we were supposed to leave at 9:30 so papam had to wait outside the school. We left the school at 9:30 and 'ride the grey bus' to go to the balloon and boat. All of us in pre-school are wearing an ID but with only the school's name, address and telephone number written on it.


I was so excited to ride the 'grey bus.' The bus took us to Suntec City where we would ride the boat. I didn't see any boat but I saw a bus that looks like a boat. There were other buses that look like boats but they have different 'colors.' Papam said we will ride this boat-looking bus and will take us to the water. I'm not sure what papam meant because how would a bus with 'wheels' go to water.


When the bus-boat started to move, there was a tour guide with 'mic' and 2 captains driving the boat-bus. The tour guide said one captain is to drive the bus on land and the other to drive the boat on water. We then ride the bus-boat to a place where it can go to the water. I was surprised when suddenly the bus is on water and now we're riding a boat. We ride the boat around the Singapore river. I saw trees, buildings, and other boats like ours.


I also saw the big ferris wheel. The tour guide said that it is going to be the biggest ferris wheel in the world. The current biggest ferris wheel is the 'London Eye'. I don't know where the 'London Eye' is but maybe it's near the water also. The Singapore ferris wheel is called the 'Singapore Flyer'. The tour guide said one capsule in the Singapore Flyer can hold around 30 people. It will be 15 meters higher than the London Eye.


Then I saw the 'Lion Fish'. Papam said it's name is Merlion. The Merlion is Singapore's tourism icon. It is upper half lion and lower half fish. I also saw a long bridge.


After one round in the Singapore river, the boat went back to land and now we are riding a bus. I didn't know that this bus can change to a boat then change back to a bus again. Now we are riding a bus on land. Papam is saying that this is amphibious. I don't know what the word means so I just said 'ok.'

After the bus ride, we want back to Suntec City to have lunch. It was already raining at that time so my teacher said we cannot ride the big balloon. Papam said, the teacher gave us a paper that we can use to ride the balloon maybe next week. Papam said it is raining so the balloon is wet and cannot fly. I told papam it's ok so they can 'clean' the balloon first. The teacher said we are going to have an early lunch because there is no more balloon ride today. We are going to have lunch at McDonald's. The teacher said she has to go to McDonald's first so she asked us to wait. My classmates and I (and some teachers) sat on the floor while waiting for the teacher.


At McDonald's, I had some chicken nuggets, fries and Milo. Papam had chicken burger and coke. After lunch we waited for the 'grey bus' again to take us back to school. Papam said I have to go back to school with my friends and he'll be coming later to pick me up.


I fell asleep at the bus before we arrive at the school. Papam has to carry me to school and papam let my teacher carry me inside the school to sleep. I hope there is no more rain next week so papam and I can go ride the big yellow balloon.

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