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Gu Ma Jia review 姑妈家

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Since our last visit, we know Gu Ma Jia (姑妈家) always deliver quality and healthy home-cooked food (no MSG). Families can always enjoy good food in a cosy environment.

We were invited to a food tasting session for the latest 私房菜(family recipes), some of which will be available for Chinese New Year feasts.

Herbal Chicken (富贵鸡) – (rated 3.5/5)
Best tonic for cold weather, broth is rich and nutritious and kids scooped up every last drop. The chicken has absorbed all the nourishing essence.

Home-made Yam Ring with Kyoto pork ribs ($30) – (rated 3.75/5)
Some love the succulent Ribs, others love the crispy Yam. Delightful combination of sweetness and crispiness.

Satay Cuttle Fish ($18) – (rated 2.75/5)
The satay sauce lacks punch and Daddy thought the cuttle fish slices might be too chunky. Kids and grandparents might have difficulty chewing.

Gu Ma Jia’s signature enzyme drink. Daddy googled and understand Enzyme drink comes from fermented fruits or vegetables. This drink started sour (like plum 酸梅) and slowly gets more refreshing near the bottom. Maybe the jellies make the drink sweeter?

Adults love it but our kids have second thoughts.

Traditional Bean curd Soup ($28) – (rated 3.5/5)
Daddy described it as comfort soup, every scoop gives us a soothing feel. Boiled over 6 hours with fresh ingredients like fish head, pork ribs and bean curd.

XO Prawn Noodles ($36) Yummy! – (rated 3.75/5)
Boon Wee and adults love the yummy noodles. No wonder, it must be the superior XO sauce inside (sic).

Indulgent dish, prepared with the freshest prawns! Everyone helped themselves to at least two prawns. Daddy was too slow to take photo and it was already half gone when it reached him haha.

Do take note the noodle is slightly spicy 🙂

(image credit Gu Ma Jia)

Ubin Lala Bee Hoon ($18) – (rated 4/5)
Everyone love this dish, tasty and appetising. The sweetness of the lala mixed with thick rice vermicelli. Daddy was curious about the name Ubin until he learnt that 姑妈 grew up and honed her cooking skills on Pulau Ubin.

Delicious Prawn Paste chicken wings – (rated 3.5/5)
This is a must try at Gu Ma Jia, and we order extra servings 🙂

Lotus Leaf Rice (河叶饭) – (rated 3/5)
Pardon the photo quality, the 臘腸 (preserved meat lak4 chang2) goes well with the rice.

Desserts for kids and adults, ice cream and “姑妈糖水”.

Thank you 姑妈 (Gu Ma) for the invitation, our family had an enjoyable dinner. You might wish to check out 姑妈家’s Chinese New Year reunion cuisines on their Website and Fanpage. Set menus start from $488, no service charge and GST.

Do pop by our previous Assam Fishhead feast too!

姑妈! This is the kids’ (SengkangBabies and PerfectFather) way of expressing their satisfaction 🙂

Adventure Cove waterpark review

20,000 fishes waiting for us at Adventure Cove Waterpark’s Rainbow reef and no queue! We jump in after grabbing our snorkel kits 🙂

Younger kids who have not try snorkeling before are free to free style and marvel at the fishes. Everyone is required to wear life vest. Get kids to test their mask are secure and not seeping before swimming.

As the water is very salty, kids will get uncomfortable if they accidentally drink the water. Parents can hold their hands and let the current push you along.

Video : Check out the GoPro underwater view at Rainbow Reef.

Our first ride was Riptide Rocket, one of the more popular rides at Adventure Cove Waterpark. No GoPro allowed but both Daddy and Boon Wee love it. Slide consists of combination of twists and quick drop and pickups! Those above 1.8m might experience another sensation. Your head is always quite near to the tunnel entrance, keep low 🙂

As the morning slips away, queues started to form at the popular rides and slides.

There is always space for kids and family at Big Bucket Tree House. Kids can run in a safe environment, although they get tangled up or “SPLASHED” sometimes 🙂

Video :Watch them run around the Tree House, and Daddy challenge Boon Yee down the Duel!

Do not miss the 4m jump at Brickworks. Some of you might finally understand why Mr Bean hesitate during his dive (but his was at least 5m tall). Besides the jump, there are various activities to keep kids entertained.

No spin, no sommersault (Singapore is always too SAFE!), but you can curl into a ball for additional impact. Daddy showoff some rope-climbing tricks to ring the bell too.

Think SOC (army obstacle course) on water, would be a lot more Fun if we can bring in our GoPro!

Lazy river, just follow the current and drift away, we must have gone around at least 4 to 5 times.

Boon Yee posing with his new friend. This is as close as we can get to the rays (those BBQ stingrays not counted). Any closer and fee applies. (check out the stingrays in video above)

Family Fun, Family photos.

Sunny day, huge waves at “Bluwater Bay”, everyone had Fun bouncing up and down, trying to resist the next crest (waves are really tall even for 1.81 Daddy). Smaller kids should wear life jacket.

Boon Xin gave the thumbs up for Adventure Cove Waterpark, she would like to visit again 🙂

– Map and carpark advice can be found on our previous Adventure Cove visit
– the rides might actually be more tame than Legoland’s Waterpark 🙂
– details and ticketing at RWS website
– More Fun photos can be found on our Facebook album