Gardens by the Bay, Tulips and Satays

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From now till 20th May, Tulipmania is in Full Bloom at Gardens by the Bay (GBTB, 滨海湾花园). Please go in the morning when the blooms are most enchanting.

GBTB’s management must have spotted hardworking Boon Yee planting his tulips earlier, our whole family were invited to see boy’s labour of LovE.

We quickly tour the cacti and baobab in Flower dome.


We are too early by two days, and most of the Tulips are still sleeping, so we make do with more family portraits. We are recommending you to pop by CheekieMonkies’s blog to see Tulips in full bloom :)

We all agree Flower Dome 很漂亮 (so pretty).

Windmill, clogs and almost everything else, is fun-worthy for SengkangBabies :)

This coming weekend, maybe you would like to bring Mummy down to admire the Tulips? We wish all the 妈妈 out there Happy Mother’s Day in advance :)

Since the real tulips have not bloom yet, we improvise with bookmarks :)

Next stop, Cloud Forest. We plan our entry to catch the mist at 4pm.
(daily timing 9am, 11am, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm and 8pm).

Awesome atmosphere, with the blurred vision, kids must have felt a tinge bit of chill, but their limbs were warming up to explore the surroundings :)

Cloud Walk, can you imagine yourself playing hide and seek with the clouds?

Someone added a train set at the ground floor.

As we climb higher, we saw some L-O-N-G slides in the distance, a New playground will be ready around 2013 Q3 or Q4.

Last stop is Satay by the Bay. This hawker centre styled joint tries to recreate the old Satay-club ambiance. We heard it can accommodate up to 1,000 diners but parking lots might be difficult to find in the evenings.

We ordered Rojak and Satays (since this is Satay by the Bay right?) from the other stall (not CitySatay). There are quite a few seafood BBQ stalls too.

Most food price starts from $4 onward, and our satay was $16 for 20 chicken sticks. Daddy loves the gravy, but too bad the parents only got 1 stick each !

That is the kids’ way of telling parents Satay is good :)

Satay by the Bay is actually nearer to Marina Barrage, did you see Tray “BAY” ? We would recommend dining here, and enjoying the sea breeze at the same time :)

If you run out of fun itinerary for the family, maybe Marina South will keep your family occupied for half a day.

Our Love story with Marina South started in 2008, when Marina Barrage just opened. Before that, Marina Bay MRT is the end of the line, full stop.

Since then, MBS, Gardens By The Bay have totally transformed the area :

- How are Tulips planted?
- All our Gardens by the Bay experiences :)
- Pop by our Satay and Tulips (郁金香) photos on our Fanpage.
- Latest events updates and promotion, do drop by GBTB website and Fanpage.
- Admission rates

Did you know you can take Bus 400 from Marina Bay MRT to reach GBTB? The other option is walking from Bay Front MRT. A free shuttle bus to Satay-By-The-Bay during weekday lunch period (1130 to 1430).

Boon Lay Food Centre

Tuesday Report (星期二特写) is currently running a series of documentaries on Hawker centres and hawkers (生活气场). It talks about how Hawker Centres have changed with time, and the challenges faced by hawkers. Through hawkers are humble people, they always reach out to help others in their community.

And of course, you do not talk about Hawker Centres without mentioning the food !

Wei is having his exams soon, and has been barred from events and playgrounds :(
But our family love to explore new food venues, that explains why we roam from Sengkang to Boon Lay :p

Why are there so many BBQ seafood stalls in Boon Lay ??

Five spices (五香) was one of the highlighted stalls. Kids love the prawn crackers and fillet, while Daddy love the old school sausage and peanut gravy.

The last stop for us was Ice-Garden. After the spicy sotong and 五香’s chili, we need to cool down.

Ice Kachang anyone? The kids enjoy the jellies and making their “ice berg” tumbles.

We heard Ice Garden’s boss came out with 78 cool designs, and the queue never stopped.

*image credit from Tuesday Report Fanpage

We had wanted to take-away Orh Nee (Yam paste 芋泥), but too bad sold out :)

From 06 May onwards, Blk 221A Food Center will be closed for two months of renovation.

More about Boon Lay Hawker Center :
- Boon Lay Place Block 221A PO 641221

The food above are from :
#01-06 – Malay Nasi Lemak (we did not try, due to LONG queue)
#01-161 – BBQ seafood (Sotong is 3/5)
#01-164 – Ngoh Hiang (3/5, gravy is nice)
#01-133 – Ice Garden (wide selection, but dessert 3.5/5)

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From Tuesday Report, Daddy discover butter-Kopi 南洋香 too !

1)Heap Seng Leong Kopitiam
Blk 10, North Bridge Road, #01-5109
4am-8pm daily

2)Seng Hong Coffee shop, Blk 58, Lengkok Bahru

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- Our Cheng San Market playground :)

Click for SengkangBabies’ food journey, more photos to make you hungry.

Easter celebration at 7Adam

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Think Easter, and kids link the festival with Eggs and Bunny. Easter is much more significant to the Christians, and you know we are not Christians, when Daddy need to reference Wiki :)

Anyway, we were invited to 7Adam’s Eggventure activities to celebrate Easter.

Daddy was apprehensive as he knew 7Adam is famous for both dining and it’s own arts gallery. Will our kids be able to eat “gracefully”, and avoid knocking down some prized arts collections?

7Adam’s PR agency reassures us that they understand that kids will be robust and active, and their Easter activities are designed with Family-Bonding in mind.

In addition, the special Easter menu is prepared by Chey Reynaldo, who has trained with two-starred Chef Thierry Marx and held positions in acclaimed restaurants in Evian and Bordeaux.

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That brings us to the Deviled Eggs with Ikura :) .Kids scrap the egg yolk while Daddy and Mummy are left with the Ikura. (Mummy is not complaining)

Kids love the bird-nest lookalike omelette. The crunchy nest is made from yam.

Eggs galore ! Kids discover there are so many ways to savour our eggs.

Capsicum soup. Tomato sourly with a tinge of sweetness. Boon Xin (our girl) finished almost half the serving.

Adult’s main dish is baked Tenderloin cooked to medium rare. Kids love the crispy bacon, and we discover that Boon Kang does not mind some rare beef !

If the beef is a tad too raw, younger kids should enjoy the pan seared Chicken cordon bleu. The french fries (and ketchup) always work wonders for our kids’ appetite.

Desserts round off our brunch. Strawberry tartlets (1st pic below) for kids and orange cakes for adults.

Guess our kids prefer tangy Orange or Strawberry sweetness?

The highlight for the kids are the egg drawing activities.

Ooops sorry, we miss out Mr Bunny. All the kids were curious about the bunny’s gender and kept hugging him.

After the painting, kids last activity was to search for the eggs. 7Adam’s staff would hide painted-eggs “Kinderjoy eggs”, before the kids go hunting.

Thank you 7Adam for hosting us, our kids enjoy the EggVenture menu (both food and drawing). More photos are available on our fanpage.

7Adam details :
7Adam restaurant is nested at 7 Adam Park (coincidence?) It invites you to dine admidst artworks. The colonial house itself is a piece of art (restaurant photos).

Address : 7 Adam Park Singapore 289926
Contact : 6467 0777
Website : http://7adam.com

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