This evening I had the privilege of going for a "flight" on The Singapore Flyer courtesy of my client 3Com. I have been been to many tourist hot "high" spots including the Eiffel Tower, Taipei 101, and Petronas Towers' sky bridge, and I'd admit that this was unique. Not in an exciting way, probably because the sights of Singapore are not new to me, but different because of the way it shows it to you.

As the capsule rises, it gives you the anticipation of reaching a peak where the a possible best view would be. Although the crescendo didn't last long, the ride down revealed a different sight as you watch everyone shift from one end of the capsule to the other.

I believe tourists would love the Flyer as much as I loved the towers of their cities, but this would probably be my first and last time on the giant wheel, unless of course there's another official reason for me to take the ride again.

It really isn't the must-do attraction in Singapore, but I'd encourage anyone who's planning on visiting to give it a go. As we say here in Singapore, "must at least try once."