MINT Museum of Toys
I woke up late because P’Chompoo (my wake call machine) went out to take a walk along the Singapore River in the early morning. I hadn’t even pack my things. I hurriedly went down to the Melt Cafe to have breakfast alone. We checked out of the hotel then went to the MINT museum of Toys.
MINT (Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys), the world’s first purpose-built museum for toys, opened in Singapore in May 2006. The museum showcases an extensive collection of vintage toys, including rare and unique one-of-a-kind toys, covering a period from mid-nineteenth Century to mid-twentieth Century.
MINT museum of Toys
The museum collection, numbering more than 50,000 toys and valued at over S$5 million, includes rare vintage Disneyana toys and memorabilia; Character toys such as Astroboy, Batman, Bonzo, Dan Dare, Popeye, etc; Pre-war Japanese toys; China-made toys, including a rare ‘Door of Hope’ doll collection, dating from turn-of-the-century; exclusive Teddy Bear Collection and a unique collection of Chinese comic covers dating from 1920’s; Golden Age Comics; Tintin collectables; others.
Vanilla Ice-Cream with Brownie
We had lunch at Blu Jaz Cafe on Bali Lane. I really do like this place. It’s so colorful. I had salad, corn soup, main dish (fish) and vanilla ice-cream with brownie.
P’Oh, the reporter from Daily News interviewed me about my blog while we were at Blu Jaz Cafe. She’s interested to have a website and a blog. P’Oh, P’Thom, Khun Po, Khun Pik and I talked about many things especially about me being a flight attendant.
Wisma Atria
We went to Takashimaya on Orchard Road to do shopping. I went around the Orchard Road with P’Thom. He’s been to Singapore quite often. He’s like a tour guide. I bought some souvenirs for my loved ones. There’re many things I wanted to buy for myself but I did not buy because I am broke. The only thing I bought for myself was a pin from the Mint Museum.
At 5 pm. we went to Changi Airport. Azzah came to see me at the airport. We hugged and said goodbye. I hope she will come to Bangkok soon.
I hurried to go to the store to buy the remaining souvenirs. There’re 3 bottles of Australia’s wine for N’Goy’s mother, a carton of Sobranie Pinks Slims for my aunt and Hershey’s chocolate for N’Goy.
I bought Bvlgari Omnia Amethyste for my mom from KrisShop, Singapore Airlines’ inflight sales service. I arrived Suvarnabhumi Airport at 9 pm. My father picked me up.
Thank you Nokia for this awesome trip!
