Christmas Merry Medley at Flower Dome

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Christmas is around the corner and Merry Medley aims to bring in the festive spirits. Last week, Flower Dome extended its opening hours for us and we literally had Flower Dome all to ourselves πŸ™‚
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Before our event, we walked around and were mesmerised by the Violet landscape across Super Tree Grove.
Crowd was gathered to wait for the next “Garden Rhapsody” performance.
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I was fascinated with the details at “The Wonders of the World”. Especially Loch Ness, kids were asking whether the monster really exists πŸ™‚
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Our event started at 9pm, and the whole Flower Dome was empty! You would know how difficult it is to take a family photo without getting photo-bombed, but we suddenly had so much space to maneuver and kids even did a mannequin challenge with director Uncle Kelvin!

This is the view which greets you when you step into Flower Dome. A Snow globe with a ballerina. Look down and you will see a bigger snow globe, surrounded by Christmas trees and toy towers.
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A bigger Snow Globe awaits at the Flower bed.
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The lightings inside Flower Dome are glittering, we are ready to celebrate a White Christmas in Singapore
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Love love love the reflections off Flower Dome’s glass roof, really felt like gazing into the stars and galaxy. So mystical and surreal πŸ™‚
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Towers guarded by Nutcracker toy soldiers, I believed they would be just as illuminating in the day. So many folks were queuing to take selfies.
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No matter from which angle, you can still get a splendid view.
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Complete with angelic figurines too, Christmas is near πŸ™‚
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Whether they are playing hide and seek or crafting, everyone had a lot of fun.
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Kids had fun diy their own doggy snow globe and mini snow men too πŸ™‚
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The theme for this year’s Flower Dome Christmas setup is “Merry Medley”, and campaign will run from 11 Nov to 05 Jan 2017. For the latest updates, head to GBTB website and Facebook. Our Gardens events are all documented here.

In addition, the popular “Christmas Wonderland” will be back for the third year, from 02 Dec to 01 Jan 2017. The Luminarie, Santa’s Cottage, Festive Market, Ice skating and regular snow will be available. To have better crowd control, we understand there will be a ticketed entrance (unlike previous editions). More details available at this link www.christmaswonderland.sg

* Do take note Christmas Wonderland tickets can only be purchased online
** Merry Medley is the event within Flower Dome and Christmas Wonderland around Super Tree Grove, Meadow etc

We would like to thanks Gardens by the Bay organisers for the invitation. It was fun to mingle with fellow blogger friends and families again. Read their “fun” outings here :
Life’s Tiny Miracles
A Million Little Echoes

Wakeboarding Fun at Singapore Wake Park

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We were introduced to some wakeboarding fun at Singapore Wake Park.

For newbies (aka us), “wake boarding” consists of two words. Board is the platform which you stand on and Wake is the waves created by motorboat, except there is no motorboat at East Coast Park lagoon πŸ™‚
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As we walked towards Singapore Wake Park, anticipation grip us as we could see folks having fun in the lagoon.

Singapore Wake Park utilised a cable-ski system instead of motorboat to pull you along, generating the same adrenaline kick. More details about cable-ski here.
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Located at East Coast Park (next to Hawker centre), this lagoon is now a wake boarding site surrounded by lush greenery.
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Grab your helmet and life jacket, leave the fancy (professional) surf boards alone, they belong to the regulars.
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All Singapore Wave Park users need to sign a Liability Waiver Form before we can play in the lagoon πŸ™‚
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The lagoon is split into two sections, one for beginners (System 2) and the other is for (Full size cable). Both cable will pull you along, beginner’s speed can be adjusted and instructors will be on hand to guide you.
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The smaller ones can start with knee board, which will give them a sense of the “pull and jerk” while maintaining their balance.
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All the kids fare better than me, as I could not even balance pass the first set of cone! Of course I did not admit my balancing sucks, but I told the kids they are good because they always practice with skate board and scooters :p
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One advantage of Cable ski systems is you can literally wakeboard day and night (motorboat wakeboarding might be dangerous in the evening).
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Sashaying like a model on catwalk? We definitely had a lot of laughter and fun as we cheer each other on!
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The board can be taller (and bulky) than the kids, and sometimes they might have problem pulling themselves out of the water, I would recommend one parent to be on standby to help the kids.
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Video (link) : Wakeboarding fun at Singapore Wake Park!

You will be hungry after all the splashing, head over to Coastal Rhythm for some tasty finger food. Our overall favourite is actually the Nicoise salad, fresh and crunchy. Kids love Mac β€˜n’ Cheese (Boon Xin picture below).
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Enjoy the scenery and action while you snack πŸ™‚
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We have been talking about Beginner on the System 2 so far. To promote to the “Full-Size cable”, you must be successful three times consecutively on the System 2. No one is talking about flips and sommersaults yet…

We hope you will have better luck (and balance) than us.
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Singapore Wake Park rates are listed in image below, do take note of 2 for 1 opening promotion, which ends 30th Nov.
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(Image credit Singapore Wake Park)
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If you are looking for something unique to try in Singapore, we will definitely recommend Singapore Wake Park. More photos had been uploaded to our Fanpage album.

Do follow Singapore Wake Park website and Facebook for the latest updates.

Contact : +65 6636 4266
Address : 1206A East Coast Parkway, Singapore 449891
Opening Hours : Mon to Fri 10am to 10pm, Sat/Sun/PH – 9am to 10pm

By Bus: Board buses 401 (operates only on Saturdays and Sundays) and 197 from Bedok Interchange. Alight at Laguna Park and walk 1km through the Pedestrian Tunnel to Singapore Wake Park.

By Car/Taxi: Via ECP highway, exit 7A and take the Laguna Flyover into East Coast Park Service Road. Park at Car Park E1 and walk 500m to Singapore Wake Park.