I did it! Albeit less gracefully than I'd like, but let's not complain.
The Tarzan Swing, featuring an almost sheer 7m drop, is part of the grand rope course at Forest Adventure. It is slightly easier than the parachute simulation contraption at Sentosa, for a few reasons.
One - there is a rope to hold on to, two - you can push yourself off from a crouching position, and three - there is a huge net right in front of the jumping platform that's going to catch you. On the pheriphery, there is also no impatient person standing behind you spouting kindly words he doesn't mean.
The key, I reckon, is not to over-think. Do it as soon as you're hooked up. It's a case of forcibly overriding your better instincts. Most people, it seems, go off with a scream or shout, but no, not me. I apparently swing away with a deathly cry. Reviewers say, "You sound like you're being strangled." Fitting isn't it, being all roped up. Thing is, how do they know? Have they at some point had the dubious pleasure of being stuck in a room where strangulation was going on?
Generally, this 2.5-hour course offers slightly more fun (and dirt) than the ParaJump, which is pretty clinical as far as being outdoors go (but if you're looking for a bigger challenge, that's where you'll find it). They've got 4 zip lines across the Bedok Reservior offering soft landings and lots of sand in your pants where the sun don't shine. You're made to be responsible for your own safety by hooking up your own carabiner and pulley device at every obstacle, and of course, you get up to the platforms by way of rope ladders.
So what's next? This looks like fun.
