Underwater Disappointment

As we are finding out, living abroad with kids is much different than without. When in London Mark and I would pick up and go out at anytime of the day with very little planning. Now that we have Paige, our adventures are a bit more planned and "child friendly". Saturday we decided to go to Underwater World, which is supposed to be one of Singapore's famed attractions. It is located on Sentosa Island, right off the mainland coast. We began our day early, since Paige is usually ready for a nap by mid-day. After a 15 minute cab ride, we arrived at the aquarium. Mark was a bit bummed to have paid full price for our tickets, seeing that there was a discount for work permit holders (unfortunately he didn't have his with him). As we walked into Underwater World it looked promising. Paige and Mark headed right to the hands on tanks. There they were able to touch the fish, rays and baby sharks as they swam past. I on the other hand prefer to look at the fish rather than touch them, so I designated myself the photographer :) We continued on through the aquarium looking at all the bright colored fish and listening to Paige say "Hi fishes" . After 15 minutes of walking around, we decided to continue on to other parts of the aquarium, however there were no other parts. Much to our surprise that was the extent of Underwater World. One room full of fish tanks and the other with a hands on pond. Needless to say, we were very disappointed. Mark was especially ticked, since he just paid full price for our tickets. After speaking with one of the employees (I just wanted to make sure we weren't missing anything) I found out that a dolphin show was also included in our ticket price. We road a bus to the other side of the island, where the dolphin show was held. I think Paige was more excited to ride the bus than she was looking at the fish. While on the bus she sang "The Wheels on the Bus" with hand motions and all. The dolphin show was pretty entertaining. It's not everyday you can see pink dolphins. After the show, we took a tram back to the mainland, ate lunch and then headed home.