2014 iLight Marina Bay highlights

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If you like to “Dance dance revolution” at Timezone, then iLight might have something groovy for you.

The kids can really hop and follow the rhythm but Daddy got hand-leg coordination issue.
Kids just need to bounce on the pad and different colours will beam.

Video : Mayhem as you see kids running in all direction, do hang on to the “small” ones 🙂

2014’s iLight theme is “Light+HeART“, and there are 28 art installations scattered all over Marina Bay. To quote from iLight :
“2014 edition is about creating unique, happy and heart-felt installations to delight the audience while driving home the sustainability message”

Last Thu, we hope onto a bumboat and was given a first hand tour of the various light installations.

Click here for the full display location and descriptions.

The Pool (A14)
Dancing pods ilight

Fool’s Gold (A13) (Chinese idiom 此地无银三百两) and the Floating Hearts (A10)

JouJou-Ours (A9) – bears for you to hug

Mimosa (A7) – you know how a mimosa plant works? You must not miss this Magical experience !

#WeHeartLight (A8)
ilight duration

Bibi (A4) – crocodile
ilight Crocodile display

Beat (A1) – watch the balls synchronised with your heart beat! Cool !
iSwarm (A3) – first time Light display goes under the water, the “sea creatures” will detect your presence and dance for you

If you only have 2 hours to spend, we recommend you to walk from A14 to A1 (or vice versa). Kids will easily spend 30mins at The Pool :p

Other exhibitions which we did not get to watch up close..
Cloud (B9) – it seems pretty interesting from the boat, children were pretending that it was raining and hiding under the cloud 🙂

Celebration of Life (B14) – 3D reflection off ArtScience Museum

(image credit ilightmarinabay.sg)

Giant Dandelions (B6) – 90 giant pods await

(image credit ilightmarinabay.sg)

1.26 (B10) – Singapore Fish net weaving. It has to do with an earthquake which shorten the earth’s Day by 1.26 s (thus the artpiece name)

(image credit ilightmarinabay.sg)

3D Tit-Tat-Toe (3D)

(image credit ilightmarinabay.sg)

It is always interesting to see how the world’s talents can come up with creative and ingenious ways to bring light to us in a different spectrum and form. We just hope the haze from Indonesia will not spoil iLight 2014’s pretty illumination.

More details about iLight 2014 can be found on their website.
Ilight will be turn on from :
– 7Mar to 30Mar
– 7.30PM to 11pm
http://ilightmarinabay.sg

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Fringe activities
– 29Mar – Spidey will be shutting down some of the lights around CBD (Earth hour)
– MBS Laser Light show – every evening 8pm and 9.30pm, Fri\Sat extra show at 11pm (read our experience)

RWS Musical LightSeeker

**update 20140303 – the tickets giveaway timing has been changed from 07Mar 8pm to 08Mar 8pm (sorry for the inconvenience)

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Last Sat, SengkangBabies went searching for the LIGHT at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). We were invited to RWS’s latest Musical “LightSeeker“.

An original production of RWS, the LightSeeker tells a riveting story of the power of choice when stuck at the crossroads of fear versus freedom.
Last date for RWS Lightseeker

Quoting the synopsis from RWS :
In this fantastic and magical world, a terrifying warrior called the General pursues a precious energy that will make his ominous Emperor more powerful. His quest leads him to Nova, an enigmatic girl, who seems to have the ability to create The Light.

A battle for The Light ensues and he captures Nova, and tries to force her to conjure up The Light. He soon discovers that not only is he unable to control her, her presence calls into question the only world he has ever known. He must make the ultimate choice – be secure in the dark world he knows, or embrace a new world with The Light.

RWS Musical, where is RWS Theatre

To make it simple, kids just need to know who are the bad guys (Emperor, General and the Sorceress), and the good chaps (Nova and basically everyone else). Everytime the General arrives on the scene, we can expect battles and sometimes, pyrotechnics !

Lead by stars from London’s West End and melodies written by Dick Lee, the musical leads us into a Fantasy world.

The audience is captivated by the stage setup, elaborate costumes and powerful song ensembles. And the kids will be amazed at the acrobatics stunts from the performers.

Those seating near the front will get an extra dose of adrenalin when the performers swing in your direction !

It takes a lot of strength to display such finesse fluid moves.
The cast make the loops and somersaults looked so effortless!

Unlike other musicals, Lightseeker’s backdrop is equally spectacular.
The CGI, the Emperor and other special effects, all come together to heighten the audience experience.

Nova’s home, full of lighting effects (pun intended).

Love the thrilling trampoline jumps! Top down left right, bouncing everywhere.

(Stage photos above are credit from RWS)

Video : LightSeeker snippets

What better way to appreciate the musical efforts, then to go for a backstage walk.
No details are too small and every prop is crucial.

We caught up with the Imps “Jye and Min” (real name Andy and Joshua) who shared with us some of their challenges.

Being a musical artist is no easy job, just imagine the amount of lyrics and scripts which one needs to remember!
With so much actions going on, everyone needs to be in tip top condition.

Backstage B3, B4. Eye opening for everyone.

We found Usha’s red wig and the General’s armour too! Every piece of crafted item can be considered limited edition.

Boys are impressed with General’s wardrobe. Fierce !
Wardrobe for Muscial Lightseeker

Kids, are you happy with the Musical?

Thank you RWS for the enchanting invite, we enjoyed our own LightSeeker adventure.
At the same time, kids learn a story about Good versus Bad.

But, why do the boys still prefer the Bad character “General”?
Daddy suspects his apparels are too cool.


LightSeeker will end it’s run on 23 March 2014.
Ticket pricing starts from $48 onwards, and students will enjoy 50% discount.
Do refer Resorts World Sentosa website for T&C.

For more RWS updates, do pop by RWS Fanpage at and Website.
Modes of transport and carpark rates are also available at this page.

Thanks to RWS, 3 families will win 4-tickets each (total 12)!

** Take note showtime is 07Mar 8pm 08Mar 8pm (updated 03Mar2014)

1. Contest is on our Fanpage
2. Fans must first LIKE Resorts World Sentosa and SengkangBabies Fanpage
3. Leave your name and email on our Fanpage (or you can message email address to us)

4. Tell us why your family or friends will enjoy LightSeeker musical
5. Share this Fanpage contest on your Facebook Wall and tag @SengkangBabies (so that we know)

6. Three entries with the best answers will be selected on 03Mar 11pm.

* This contest is only for Fans with a Singapore based address.