EVENTS,  OUTFITS

Singapore Trick Eye Museum Renewal Preview

November 4, 2015

Earlier this week, Ottie and I were treated to an exclusive Trick Eye Renewal Preview Event at the Singapore branch in Sentosa. Their branch in Korea originally contacted me about it, since I wrote about my visit to the Trick Eye Museum in Seoul last year, but I’ve been based in Singapore for a while now, and the one right here underwent a renewal too! The Singapore Trick Eye Museum is located at Waterfront Station (accessible via the monorail, boardwalk, and bus from the main island of Singapore), and thereafter it’s short work of navigating through the barrage of food, sights, and the tempting selfie opportunity in front of the Universal Studios Singapore globe located in the center.

Anyway, the new exhibits are pretty cool! We had a great time monkeying around trick of the eye pieces both new and familiar:

Trick Eye Museum Singapore entrance.

Mini Ren and giant Ren at a trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.The good old grey room never gets old.

Ren and Ottie going on an adventure at the Merlion trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.I had to get on the Merlion ride! Ottie was very enthused about it.

The 4D interactive displays were fun! I had a workout at some of them, virtually and physically:

4D Warhol-inspired trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

4D weird and funny dancing video at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Battling a Shaolin monk atop stilts trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

See me battling it out with David:

Clung on for dear life to prevent being giant snake chow:

Giant snake trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ottie at the giant snake trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ottie's close-up face at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.This was too good not to take a close-up shot of.

Sitting on a circus elephant's trunk at a trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Sky-diving trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Fantasy themed room at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.My favourite themed room of the museum – Fantasy!

Ren & Ottie at an Alice in Wonderland display at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ren riding the pegasus trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Sheltered by a leaf in a fairytale trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Standing on a log in front of a fairytale scene trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ren & Ottie being mermaids at the underwater trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Romantic moonlit trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ren and bae Mr. Big Bad Wolf at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.Me and my bae Mr. Big Bad Wolf gonna go ridin’ outta the woods and into the dark and eerie skull-infested room of mystery.

Ren and Ottie and infinity at a trompe-l'œil piece at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Sleep is for the devil: Ottie about to be staked at a trompe-l'œil piece at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.Well, that’s one way to wake a person up.

Ottie levitating at the trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.Ottie shows off his gravity-defying skills.

Levitating at a trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ren levitating at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.I show that I can levitate too.

Turning a page of Vincent Van Gogh's book trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ottie trapped in the Mona Lisa's crystal ball trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Terrified by a T-rex trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ottie wondering how to cross the lava at a trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.Ottie trying to strategise crossing a stream of lava.

Ottie and Ren at the horse-racing trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ottie discussing politics, carried by the Girl with a pearl earring centaur at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Keith Haring inspired display at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

We tried our hands (or legs, rather) at some pointe work:

Ren at a ballerina trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ren doing the splits at a ballerina trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ottie doing the splits at a ballerina trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.Hah!

Ottie displaying some breakdance moves at a trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ottie unveiling a new dish trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Starry Starry Night trompe-l'œil at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Ottie molesting Salvador Dali at the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.I’ll leave you with some inappropriate Dalí-grabbing.

Here’s what I wore for the preview! I went with a simple black outfit to differentiate myself from the colourful painted illusions, and a pair of my trusty culottes because well, if you’re going to be wearing a skirt to the museum, you’d better make sure you’re wearing nice undies.

Trick Eye Museum Singapore outfit: Uniqlo black bratop, Bangkok black culottes, We Love Colors black thigh highs, Bugis Street silver studded backpack, Alexander McQueen x Puma high top sneakers (via Shopbop).

Trick Eye Museum Singapore outfit: Uniqlo black bratop, Bangkok black culottes, We Love Colors black thigh highs, Bugis Street silver studded backpack, Alexander McQueen x Puma high top sneakers (via Shopbop).

Look, even the goodie bags were printed cute!

Trompe-l'œil goodie bag from the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Trompe-l'œil goodie bag from the Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event in Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa.

Bowl of Tortillas and a cup of chilli at Chili's, Sentosa, Singapore. Flatlay of goodies from Trick Eye Museum Renewal Event goodie bag.We had dinner at Chili’s, being too tired after exploring the exhibits to wander far in search of food. I took the opportunity to spread out my goodies from the goodie bags we received! The table pattern was too nice to resist.

We even got a worldwide passport to all the Trick Eye Museum branches! I can’t wait to use it whenever Ottie and I revisit Korea and their renewed pieces (plus a love museum!).

Wearing
Black thigh highs c/o We Love Colors
High top sneakers – Alexander McQueen x Puma (c/o Shopbop)
Black bratop – Uniqlo
Black culottes – Bangkok

Photos of me were taken by Ottie.

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