Parkland Green is happening

[ Media Invite ]

You may be sipping your latte in aircon comfort, or enjoying a waffle with alfresco sea breeze. Every corner you turn, you either see Green land or Blue sky (or sea).

Now, try to imagine kids scooting around, throwing frisbee, flying kites and perhaps soccer in the 1ha open field.

Welcome to Parkland GREEN. We have already fallen in love with East Coast Park’s latest lifestyle corner. Lush Greenery is all around us.

Nparks normally invites us to new Parks and Gardens, but food tasting is something new.

As part of Npark’s bloggers food trail, we got to savour a new lifestyle experience with food from 8 F&B outlets and Tryouts from 2 sports shops. We even had a friendly Laser Tag session to burn off the calories.

Full Pint Brewery was not yet operational during our visit, and we did not mind, because we were already FULL after half of the F&B outlets!

Let us share our Gastronomical feast with you 🙂

(image credit Nparks)

Coffee Art from Atmosphere Bistro brightens our day instantly.

The aromatic coffee beans are working their charm. Hello Stitch, where is Lilo 🙂

Burgers and ribs. We found the ribs a bit tough.

Atmosphere’s Chocolate Lava Cake is our kids’ favourite.

Love Sandbank’s logo and concept, “Eat, Drink, Plunge”!

There will be a real 15m pool for customers to dip 🙂

Succulent baby back ribs, charcoal grilled cola marinated chicken wings and Sandbank’s signature Hawaiian pizza (slightly spicy but delicious)

Patro’s serve fusion North Indian and Mexican cuisine. You might notice a Sports theme for Parkland Green, with most F&B outlets showcasing Sports on their TV channel.

Chicken Fajitas and Kebab Tashtari, Daddy love the fragrant roasted Chicken Tikka.
Indian Food East Coast Park

Two sports shops Hvper Sport and Pro Cycle can be found at Parkland Green.

We love the try-outs concept. You can pick up skateboards, roller blades, and maybe even bikes to trial before purchase. Needless to say, the kids quickly turn these two Sports shops into their playground!

You might wish to consider Parkland Green as your pit-stop while cycling and scooting along East Coast Park. The interesting “Road Safety Park” is a mere 10 minutes walk away.

Weather is hot, we always enjoy Starbucks’s special cold brew. Toffee Nut Latte or Peppermint Mocha anyone?

Kids prefer chocolate chip peppermint cheesecake and Christmas Tree Danish 🙂

Saint Marc has a new “Bar & Bakery” at Parkland Green too, Choco Cro (chocolate croissant) fans rejoice!

We all love St Marc’s splendid spaghetti Carbonara. Slightly salty, and we could not stop after the first bite! We recommend you end your St Marc experience with Little Fuji (vanilla on croissant base).

Pick me up Cafe offering yogurt gelato. Indulge in healthy desserts 🙂

Brunch anyone? Smoked Salmon on miso waffles and their signature Manuka waffles (Chef Waffles).

A new concept, Killiney and Cheers are co-tenants. For those camping or enjoying a day out on the beach, Cheers will be convenient for basic necessities.

Killiney’s Mee Siam and Mee Rebus need no introduction. A pity we could not finish most of the food as this is our 7th and final Food outlet (phew!)

From the first F&B outlet, every parent kept hearing “Can we go Laser Tag now?”

In fact, Daddy was already 90% sold when the media invite listed “Laser Tag” in itinerary. Finally, kids got a chance to snipe their parents at Tag Team 🙂

Tag Team Laser Tag

Video : Action pack Laser Tagging!

Parkland Green’s address is 920 East Coast Parkway (Singapore 449875) (Area C). It is served by bus 401 during the weekends. There are ample parking lots for visitors at Parkland Green. Or you can choose to walk across from Marine Parade’s underpass.
Underpass to Parkland Green

We would like to thanks Nparks for the invitation, refer to the listing of F&B and Sports outlets which we visited :

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Cheers and Killiney
Pick me up Cafe
Tag Team
Bakery and Bar ST. MARC
– Pro-Cycle
Hvper Sport
Starbucks Coffee
– Patro’s Sports Bar & Restaurant
Atmosphere Bistro
Sandbank
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We are confident that families will be thronging Parkland Green during the weekends and evenings. There will be one F&B concept to suit your mood, day or night. Do pop by SengkangBabies Fanpage album for more Food and Sports photos from our Parkland Green Food Trail.

Changi Airport lifestyle hub

We started our December School Holiday with a swim. Well, maybe swimming was the second item on our itinerary, the first was checking into Crowne Plaza Changi Airport and marvelling at aeroplanes!

Changi Airport is a world renowned travel hub, we know it is also extremely popular with families during the weekends. try to visit during weekend evenings and you will find all F&B outlets full house.

Changi Airport has everything to offer within its three terminals.
Our Holiday need not require us to fly off, and we were eager to explore what Changi Airport has to offer.

So far so good, our 3D2N staycation at Crowne Plaza has take off on a high note 🙂

Room with a runway view, kids could not stop exclaiming and counting the planes during the first hours! When kids are contented and happy, we parents will have no complains 🙂

Love the flower motifs in the rooms, so soothing and relaxing, just what we need for a holiday.

The kind folks at Crowne Plaza allocated a connecting room for us, that means one more bathtub and two Televisions! All the boys decide to camp over in one room.

This is what we see (or dream) before we indulge in our afternoon nap. Window view with Blue sky and white clouds, jets ascending or descending. Best of all, our room is insulated from the jet engines noise.

We were tired out after the first night, and could only detect slight rumbling from the planes. But we noticed that the planes seem louder on the second evening, has it got anything to do with the persistent rain?

No Holiday is complete without a swim. From our corridor, the alluring swimming pool invites us to take a dip. Crowne Plaza’s swimming pool is one beautifully landscaped oasis.

We can even spot airplanes taking off from T1. Hello Control Tower!

Kids enjoy playing gun battles or hide & seek among the “bushes”. It was easy for Daddy to play crocodile and sneaked an ambush from behind.

Video : Having Fun at the pool, Kinetic Rain

Crowne Plaza’s Club Lounge is ideal for hungry kids. Delicious snacks to entertain us while we wait for dinner. Actually the sandwiches and curry puffs can be quite filling.

Chess or canape, beer (for adults only) or savoury dessert selection. We are spoil for choice. Kids would routinely empty the cookies jars!


Our kids are Tree Potatoes fans. Although Daddy mentioned before that Tree Potatoes production is geared towards slightly mature audience (not for kids, as video content has sexual innuendos and stereotyping), but these folks are pretty normal friendly upfront heh heh 🙂

When it comes to food choices, Changi Airport does not disappoint. Kids are exaggerating with their baby back ribs, Ginseng chicken or Ebi, but you get the appetite idea.
Food choices Changi

Daddy always wanted to pose some Fun UPSIZE food photos (source Ch5 Local UPsize) !

Need more Food and Entertainment? It is always one click away, bewildering options from Changi’s Three Terminals!

Breakfast, Donuts, Lunch, Coffee, Dinner and Supper. 7×24 365 days, this Airport does not stay still, and there is always a queue at 4Fingers!

Daddy has not experience any other international airport which can call itself a lifestyle hub.

T3’s Slide is always popular with kids who wish to burn off some calories.

Since the Yuletide season is near, we could ride Zoomoov’s Santa and reindeer ($5 per ride, $10 for three rides). Checkout their latest locations on their Website and Fanpage. The kind folks at Zoomoov even allow our kids a few extra rounds 🙂

Airport might be crowded but some sections are quiet enough for kids to test their driving skills piggy back each other. SengkangBabies always know how to entertain themselves 🙂

It is not unusual to spot little kids scooting along.

That was how we spend our first day and night roaming around Changi Airport, leaving our footprints and laughter all over the place. Tom Hanks (The Terminal) will not mind getting stucked in Singapore’s Changi Airport.

Besides flight status, follow Changi Airport lifestyle through their Instagram @fansofchangi, Fanpage and Website.

Book a Airport Hotel experience like no other, checkin Crowne Plaza Changi Airport.

Need more Changi Airport Lifestyle activities?
Checkout Changi Airport Mickey Mouse makeover (and bouncing castle). Pop by our Fanpage for Day 1.

Do pop by our Crowne Plaza Changi Airport itinerary here :
– Day 1 Checkin, swim and canape
– Day 2 Exploring Changi Airport (photos)
– Day 3 Transit area‘s attractions (photos)
2014 Disney Magic at Changi Airport

ps.. Thank you Changi Airport for hosting us! Our stay is sponsored.