VivoCity's Opening Day

Kh and I went to VivoCity on its opening day yesterday despite the very bad haze. The PSI reached a record high of 150 at 9pm last night (in the middle of the unhealthy range), but that wasn't enough to stop the crowds from coming in.

It was rather disappointing though. Less than 30% of the shops are open for business, everywhere was dusty, and there was no food to eat! I had to endure eye and nose irritation as a result of the haze. It would've been more comforting if the trip there proved to be worthwhile. But Kh and I managed to snap up tickets for the FIRST show in the largest cinema in GV. That is, GVmax. =D
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We couldn't be more excited! Kh was like,"Oops! This is the first popcorn to drop on this seat.. hehe..." "Oops! This is the first popcorn to drop on the carpet.. hehe..." For once, we get CLEAN seats! Yeah! "This is the first butt to land on this seat.. hehe... ^^"

We went for the 5pm timeslot for World Trade Center. There was more than 2 hours before our movie started so we went to explore the other parts of VivoCity. The view from the rooftop is amazing! Too bad it was so hazy. Here are some pictures I took at around 3pm. Look at the haze!!

the cablecars

sentosa

an interesting statue

another interesting statue... beautiful palm trees...

the port

Kh and I decided that VivoCity could be our new hangout in the future (when it's fully opened). The rooftop garden is really beautiful and spacious. I even saw some guys studying there already (with the haze??!!)! It isn't too inconvenient for us either, since we both have direct buses there from our house, and the journey is only less than 30mins. Plus, GV VivoCity has got a wide range of movies to choose from, and they've got lots of seats at the waiting areas. The seats in the cinemas are also very comfortable. There's lots of leg room for a start. I could stretch out my leg straight and it wouldn't touch the seat in front! Also, ALL the armrests can be lifted up (you can do without couple seats now), and almost all the seats have got a good view (except for the front sides of course).

We went for dinner at Harbourfront foodcourt(VivoCity and Harbourfront are linked together) as a last resort, since everywhere was so crowded and there was no decent food available. It was 8.30pm then. You wouldn't believe what we saw...

For your information, there was another pile of this at another corner behind us. I guess the cleaners couldn't keep up with the crowd, and somehow, everyone started putting their trays on the floor since all the tables are occupied. The whole place was in a mess! This is what happens when VivoCity, such a large shopping mall, officially opens without ANY restaurants and foodcourt available. >_<