News: two little girls (sisters) were admitted in hospital few days ago after they fell off from Downtown East's indoor rollercoaster. The younger sister remains unconscious (until the time the newspaper print the news down) and in critical condition. The older sister is thankfully in a better condition.

When I first read the news in Saturday's Strait Times, I was shocked and horrified. Few months ago, I went to Downtown East and played the same game, and in result, I sprained my right thumb and received bruises on my both legs. My right thumb still has the reddish mark where it was 'injured' the last time.

This has made me conclude that the game is really not stable and not 100% safe. When I rode it, I was also in the front seat (same as the 2 injured girls), and obeying the person in charged, I held on tightly the rail in front of my seat but it caused my body to be unstable, and in the middle of it, I could feel my body began to slip from the seat, and I had to hold my body with my legs (knees). That was how I got those bruises.

Now I realise that my sprained thumb is probably not the main thing I should beware of that day. It was the fact that me, a 160+cm girl with 48kg weight could slip through the seat like that. Maybe, that was what happened with the 2 girls as well.

I can only say how grateful I am that all I got was a sprained thumb. And I'll pray for the 2 girls.
And a little advice: go for the back seat, it is really much much safer. Trust me, cuz I've tried both front and back seat.