28 December 2011, Singapore – SUPERADRIANME.com recommends a list of things you can do to ease into 2012. We would like to also take this opportunity to thank you for your support in 2011 and wish you a spectacular year ahead.
Countdown to The New Year at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport
Usher in the New Year at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport. Whether you’re waiting for your flight out or you’re trying to celebrate outside the crowded town area, join in the festivities here. The 2012 Countdown Party at the Lobby Lounge will start at 9pm on 31 December 2011, Saturday and end at 1am.
Drink packages are available from S$22++ for free of soft drinks and juices for 4 hours to S$48++ for free flow of soft drinks, juices, beer and wine for 4 hours per person.
Call +6568275367 or email crowneplazadining@cpbchangiairport.com for reservations.
Countdown at Vivocity with Mediacorp
VivoCity will host one of Singapore’s most entertaining New Year’s Eve countdown event with MediaCorp Channel 8 for the fourth consecutive year to welcome 2012. To be held at the Amphitheatre on Level 3 on 31 December 2011 from 11pm to 1230am, the ‘Live’ “MediaCorp Channel 8 Countdown” programme will be hosted by local personalities Dasmond Koh, Pornsak and Lee Teng.
You can expect performances by local favourites and emerging singes including Tay Ping Hui, Qi Yuwu, Joanne Peh, Eelyn Kok, Pan Ling Ling, MayPhua, Priscelia Chan, Kym Ng, Julie Tan, Desmond Tan, Tay KeWei and Jonathan Leong. Malaysian singer Wu Jia Hui and violinit Lai Yi Xuan will also be making a special appearance.
There will also be interviews with some of the artistes from the cast of Channel 8’s musical drama “A Song To Remember”. There will also be a preview of MediaCorp’s Raintree Pictures’ family movie “Dance Dance Dragon” which opens in cinemas here in January 2012.
If you don’t already have tickets to the event, you can also enjoy the simultaneous ‘live’ screening of the show at the spacious Sky Park on level 3 of Vivocity.
Over 140 TV Channels on Preview on StarHub TV
From 12pm, 30 December 2011 to 6am, 3 January 2012, you can enjoy a free preview of over 140 TV Channels on StarHub TV which ranges from world news, Chinese infotainment, Sports and movies to education, entertainment, kids, lifestyle and international programmes.
During this period, StarHub TV will carry the 2012 台北最 High 新年城 Taipei 2012 Countdown Party on TVBS Asia (StarHub TV Channel 828), allowing viewers to usher in the New Year with their Taiwanese counterparts.
Other key highlights include Kim Jong-Il: The Forbidden Biography on HISTORY (StarHub TV Channel 501), 2AM Concert on E City (StarHub TV Channel 825), blockbuster movies such as Inception on HBO (StarHub TV Channel 601) and Let The Bullets Fly <让子弹飞> on STAR Chinese Movies (StarHub TV Channel 866). Nickelodeon (StarHub TV Channel 314) will also be featuring a Spongebob Squarepants 48hours Marathon Special for the young and young at heart.
In addition, all 32 channels on StarHub TV on Mobile will be available to StarHub Mobile postpaid and prepaid customers. StarHub TV on Mobile customers with the supported handsets can simply smsto 6757 for postpaid andto 6757 for prepaid to access the 32 free channels.
For more information, visit www.starhub.com/freepreview.
New Years Day BASE Jumpers Stunt Show At Marina Bay Sands
Seven professional BASE jumpers from different parts of the world will will participate in this adrenaline pumping display to welcome the New Year from the Observation Deck of the Sands Sky Park in quick succession and land on the Bayfront Bridge.
These jumpers have completed around 8,000 successful jumps in total. BASE jumping is an extreme sport activity that employs an initially packed parachute to jump from fixed objects, specifically buildings, antennas, spans (bridges) and earth (cliffs).
This event is free and open to all ages. There are a number of vantage points on Marina Bay Sands for you to enjoy the stunt including the section of Bayfront Avenue in between the hotel and The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands as well as the outdoor area located on Level 4 of the Sands Expo and Convention Centre.
The BASE Jumping Stunt Team
Omer Mei-Dan – Orthopedic surgeon from Israel and an extreme sports enthusiast who is also a professional BASE jumper. Omer also successfully executed the world’s first climbing race on a building facade to mark Marina Bay Sands’ opening celebrations last year on 23 June. Omer set up the team and the stunt.
Jeb Corliss – This professional BASE jumper and wing-suit pilot has over 12 years of experience and over 1,000 BASE jumps under the belt. Corliss has launched himself off famous structures including Jin Moa Tower in Shanghai, The Petronas Towers in Malaysia and Ostankino Tower in Mosow.
Stephen Mueller (USA), Anne Helliwell (USA), James Poucchert (USA), Marta Empinotti (Brazil), Amanda Vicharelli (USA), Tim Mattson (USA) and Brendon Cork (USA)
Temporary Stoppage of Traffic along Bayfront Avenue
To facilitate two practice jumps on 30 and 31 December before the final stunt of 1 January 2012, there will be road closures. Subject to proper weather conditions, the roads may be closed during one of the time frames.
- Friday 30 December 2011: 4pm – 410pm
- Saturday 31 December 2011 (Only 1 jump): 830am -840am OR 4pm – 410pm
- Sunday 1 January 2012 (Only 1 jump): 830am – 840am OR 4pm – 410pm
Affected areas include the section of Bayfront Bridge at the junction of Bayfront Bridge and Raffles Avenue, until the ERP gantry on Bayfront Bridge. Ancillary Police Officers will be deployed for crowd and traffic control during these periods.
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