Another opportunity for a family outing: Only 5 times in a year!

The Istana grounds are open to the public five times a year in celebration of the following occasions:

1. Chinese New Year
2. Deepavali
3. Hari Raya Puasa
4. Labour Day
5. National Day

Check it out ... where to park and outdoor pictures:
A GOOD MORNING Trip to the Istana Singapore :D =>Click here to find out more about the Istana Singapore

Counting down and Welcoming the New Year 2010!

This was my first time to take a peek at the community countdown to New Year party.

I took a walk with my two kids & Belle to the event, and we arrived in the nick of time for the Countdown!And here are some of the clips:

The event was held in the large open-air courtyard beside Hong Kah Community Club

This clip will show you the countdown over at Hong Kah North celebrations and if you fast forward to the last 10 seconds, you should be able to see me popping a bottle of sparkling fruit juice; it actually popped by itself without me touching the cork at all .... geeeezzzzz ....

The "LIVE EXPERIENCE" in Hollywood Dinos (Jurong Bird Park)

We bought some tickets from the promoters for the Hollywood Dinos and we took the opportunity to visit the attraction on their first day, 12 Dec 2009.

How to get there (click here to find out)?
Well, the entrance for this attraction is just beside the entrance of Jurong Bird Park. So, if you know how to get to the bird park, I believe you can find Hollywood Dinos (click here for more information).


Some pointers:

• There is no toilet within the attraction, so either you clear your (especially kids) bowel/bladder before you enter or you may need to endure during your adventure for the next 45 to 60 min.
• Don't expect this to be as exciting or the same as those in Disney World or Universal Studios. What do you expect from a "lowly" priced attraction like this as compared to the theme parks?
• You should not stay put too long in any point of the "adventure" as there are groups coming in after you, so please be ambulatory and make way for subsequent groups of tourists.
• Prepare extra money in case you wish to buy some dino-related merchandise after the tour to encourage your kids for doing well in their exams.

 Well, here are some records of our "LIVE Experience" in the Hollywood Dinos!

Children's Bubble & Foam Party!!! Ending on 13 Dec 2009, 9PM!

Well, I have heard of the adults/teens going for the wild foam parties at the beach .... but this is my first time witnessing The Kids' Bubble & Foam Party!!

There's a stage for games and performaces.

The kids could literally swim within the foam!

Take a look at these clips:

Wana hava FOAM FIGHT here??

Try making FOAM BALLS if you could ;D

Plus having fun with all the BUBBLES!

The DINOS want you....for a jolly warm meal ;-p~~~

Hi Parents,
Are you  still cracking your brains to plan for the Dec'09 holidays?

And GUESS WHAT, you do not need to travel all the way to Universal Studios and Disney theme parks like I did to experience the Jurassic adventures, try this in SINGAPORE:
The Hollywood Dinos!!!


Here is where you can find out more about the attraction:
http://www.hollywooddinos.com/

Well, I had my family vacation over the last two weeks in the "land of dreams" and I will post more about it when I have the time; there is simply so much to do with so little time and I am still planning to go for more fun with my family ;D

p.s. Please plan & enjoy a great family time while you are younger as you might regret it when you are too old/sick to do so or your kids might be "mature" enough to roam around on their own instead of sticking on to old folks by then ....

Where to have BRUNCH in the long weekend? Delifrance ...

We went over to Delifrance in one of the recent weekends and had a "GREAT FEAST" in the morning. No need to eat lunch after this breakfast .... it's available during weekends and public holidays (if you wish to cut cost, you may like to refer to the text at the bottom of this article)

Click here to find out more about this Bakery Feast:

Other folk's comments:

Is Delifrance Breakfast Buffet Worth It? :: Living In Singapore Today

Dad .... can't get into my mouth anymore .....

Get in Delifrance just after 10am, ask the manager how much would it cost for the kids. Most likely they will get it for free because they are going to pack up very soon. Then grab all you can like what we had done! I had another cup of nice and hot gourmet kopi even after 10:30am ....

Happy National Day @ Jewel Box

Been to Jewel Box just before 9 Aug 09 with family; free cable car rides for kids below 12 y.o.
So, here are some of the pictures we took @ Jewel Box

Well, if you have lots of $$$, you may like to enjoy "fine dining" in the cable car ....

Great family fun in Singapore @ Botanic Gardens

We were wondering where we could go out for some family fun time during the June school holidays without worrying about the H1N1 pandemic in Singapore ... all the enclosed areas were definitely out of the list. Well, Botanic Gardens would be a good choice.

Simply find a nice cool spot under the tree (on a week day's morning), climbing trees, playing Frisbie, ball passing, taking memorable pictures and picnicking.

Heritage Tree (or branch) climbing


A "Spa" session for your canine?


One good piece of advice:
Don't ever have your picnic just below a tree with pigeons perching on it, you will start to regret when you find extra ingredients in your food/drinks (or you realised it when you tasted it! Uuurrrgggghhhh!!!).