Mobility Fest

The last Sunday.

Instead of taking the tram. We walked to town via the little park near our apartment for the last time. When we first arrived in April, they were all bare. And now, the leaves have turned yellow and orangy.

I love this park for its tranquility and it's actually quite scenic with the row of trees.

On our way to the Mobility Fest.


Knowing that I've been wanting to ride a horse, Uncle Tan told me to try it since there aren't many people queuing yet. Well...I don't think I want to be the only one adult among the other toddlers going round the city on the ponies...



Uncle Tan waited patiently for his turn to take a ride in this cool battery-operated car. It can actually travel at 85km/hr. It's controlled by a joy-stick with only a gear for reverse. The speed control is just a click of a button with different speed level. It's pretty user-friendly and because of its size, jam-friendly too. Too bad you still need a license to drive in this.

Ah Kin is so excited too and asked loads of questions on its functions. This car cost about CHF 25K. The price varies according to the battery size (which is linked to its speed limit). There's also a pedal in the car for you to cycle if you decided to workout to keep fit or when the battery goes flat). Well the good news is, you can charge your battery anywhere just like charging your mobile phone.

It only consumes a tenth of a normal car's energy consumption. I wonder if SG can import such environmentally-friendly cars. The downside is probably it's 2- seater and they would have to change the defroster to an air-conditioner. Well, I don't think we are there yet...

Another model of the battery-operated vehicle.

Uncle Tan was thrilled when he saw the Segway and immediately went to sign up to test drive. A driving license is required and you need to sign a disclaimer form whereby the driver would bear full responsibility on any injuries suffered from the test drive.

Demonstrating how to operate the Segway.

Uncle Tan looked so stiff when he was trying. And he's super slow...I think I can over take him by walking.

At that moment, I just wished I had a kid beside me so that I can take a ride on these steam trains. They run on coals!

There were some food stalls selling unique food unlike the usual grilled sausages and cheesy stuff. This curry-puff-look-alike pastry is made of corn flour and filled with mixed veggy. The crust is soft and is baked using steam. Eating a piping hot pastry on such a cold day is simply shiokadooze. If only they leave out the bamboo shoot as the filling. The rest of the veg taste fine.

Oh, this soft puffy dough below was delicious when dipped in the smooth and velvety vanilla sauce. The oomph goes on to a higher level when you eat it together with the strawberry sauce. Surprisingly, the vanilla sauce is not overly sweet.

Was it the weather or the combination that made the vanilla sauce taste so good?



The sea transport.

We didn't try that for it looked kinda strenuous for the rowers to row the boat that was rocking rather vigorously.

This complicated-looking structure allows children to experiment with the wheels and cog works that are intertwined.

A simple DIY ('drive-it-yourself' train)



There are many fun activities for kids and this huge inflatable is one of their favourites. And all these are free and there are no goodie bags to entice people to come. I pity the organizers in SG.





So if it's good, people will just come and participate. Look at the recent reports on the Big Walk and you'll know what I mean. People actually aren't ashamed to tell the whole world that they go because of the goodie bags...

A new ball game using hairdryers...





...operated by 'man' power :)



Hey, this looks like one of the stunt performances at the NKF show :)





Postcards were given out to the public to write their wishes and attached to the balloons. I wonder if our wishes would be read :)





The candies here are super sweet...we bought a packet of crunchy caramel that was the least sweet amongst the rest. No wonder the kids here seem to be so full of energy ;>

I thought such an event is rather educational. It promotes the use of energy-saving transport and at the same time, teaching the kids on how these inventions can help to cut down on energy consumption. Through the fun activities, I bet the kids would take home something useful. Even Uncle Tan is excited looking at all these exhibits. Well, who knows these kids might become the next inventor to some power-saving technology? Perhaps Singapore should have a similar outdoor event like this. Afraid of poor turnout? Goodie bags is the 'drawer'. Sigh......