Family Holiday to Singapore

We went to Singapore for a short holiday two weeks ago. Opps... Yeah, I didn't look for any of my friends because I didn't want to bring my army (My Granny, Mother, Maid, two girls, my sister, my mom) when I meet up my friends in Singapore. There is no way to have a good catch up so I decided to give up the thought of looking for friends but to concentrate on my girls. Well, this holiday is meant for my girls anyway. Sorry!!!!!! :P Next Round!

We arrived Singapore on the 14th Nov 2012, around 8pm. Since it was late already, we just checked ourself into the hotel and went to have a simple dinner at the Putien Restaurant. Putien is a must go place for my family. Putien served "Hing Hua" Cuisine, there are a number of dishes that we savor. So, Putien is a place that we will never miss. Actually, there is already Putien in One-Utama. I tasted it here. It was actually very good too.

On the 15th Nov, Thursday, Underwater World Singapore was our first attraction. The admission fees are quite steep $S25.90 per adult, S$17.60 per child, children below three are free. 

We were greeted by the colourful fishes and corals in the Vertical Tube upon our entry. Beautiful fishes grasp Cs attention, and they were screaming in a bundle of fun. Big C even requested me to take a photo of her in front of the Vertical Tube. 

Then, we proceeded to the "Ray of funs" where we were allowed to feed and touch the different types of rays. They were huge and beautiful. I can't remember all of them, Stingray, Manta Ray, Tiger Ray?? (*Not sure what's its name, the one with Blue Spot...) Geez..these are the only rays that I can name it out but there are more different types . 

On our visit, we saw octopus, spider crabs, unicorn fish, angelfish, shark, jelly fish, sea dragon, mostly reef fish. Sharks, Rays, grouper, snappers were all in the tunnel. 

Not a very big aquarium and we spent about 1.1/2 hours to complete the tour before heading to the Dolphins & Fur Seals Show.  The show was an 1/2 hour show. By the time, we were done with the Underwater World, both Cs were already asleep on our way back to the hotel. 

We let Cs had a nap in the hotel and bathed them. Our schedule was easy and relaxing, no one is rushing. We were supposed to visit the Singapore Flyer the same day, but in the end we have decided to change the plan a little. We took the monorail to the VivoCity Shopping Mall to have a walk, and the girls rushed into Toy 'R Us and returned the hotel with bags of toys. *sigh* DAMAGE CONTROL were implemented, otherwise I don't think we were able to get out of the place. We told Cs about the magic show that Ah Gong booked for us, Cs were excited about the show, otherwise they will never leave the place. 

We took the monorail back to the Sentosa Island, and had our dinner @ the chillis. WOW! Chillis in Singapore served PORK! Yummy Yummy! I never fancy Chillis in Malaysia, foods served were not impressive at all - Burgers, Salads and Pastas. Hahaha... I am being nasty here, Yes, Chillis in Singapore serves about the same MENU but with an additional of PORK menu. Yummy. Yummy. The Porky Burger was Good!!!! 

After a hearty dinner, we were invited to the Incanto Magic Show were be just staged a few days before our arrival. Invited by enthusiastic Ah Gong (My Dad), Magic show was not in our plan, but he insisted and bought us the tickets to the show. Well, GOOD! We've got our 15th Nov night covered with interesting magic show.

The next day....gosh..I don't remember what did we do. Hahahaha..All of us woke up late and we left Sentosa at about 10.30pm and we arrived Toa Payoh for Chicken Rice @ about 11.00pm. We had a full course Breakfast-Cum-lunch meal. We feasted delightfully, especially Cs. I had a photo of their contented meal, just need time to upload them *later*. 

We proceeded straight to Junction 8 Shopping Mall because MaMa wanted to go to the Popular Bookshop. MaMa spent almost an hour there, hunting for books that are relevant to Cs. However, one hour is definitely not sufficient to browse every section thoroughly. I ended up simply picking up some activity books, as Cs were making too much noise and Novi was not in control of these girls. 

Time for nap again. Hahaha...Ya... Big C can skip her nap but not Little C. I don't want her to get really cranky for skipping a nap, not worth it!!!! 

After the nap, finally, to the Singapore Flyer. We had the "Singapore Hawker Food" - 路边摊 － in the building. We did not hold any expectation on the food because we decided based on convenience sake. This hawker center was set based on the 60s themed street with vintage hawker stalls serving the authentic local street food. We ordered Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodle, Fish Ball Noodle Soup, Bak Ku Teh, Katong Laksa, Pork Soup Prawn Noodle and Fried Radish cake. SUPRISINGLY, all of us savored these street food so much that not just our tummy were satisfied but we agreed that these street food were YUMMY too.

It was drizzling then.... We were contemplating whether to take a ride on the flyer since the fees were not cheap. S$33 per adult and S$21 per children, again below 3 is free. We waited for a while, and the rain stop. So, all of us took a flight up and we had a magnificent view of Singapore Night Light up. Perhaps it would be nicer NOW as all the christmas light will be up by now, with the touch of christmas flavour, i believe it will be more than magnificent. 

Our night ended after the Singapore Flyer.

We checked out early 17th morning because I had a wedding to attend at the same night. Why early? Because I thought we could make a detour to visit Legoland and Kittyland. 

Around 10pm, we were at citamall? Legoland area. But, Big C insisted to visit Kittyland first, so then we adjourned to the Kittyland without much hesitation. It was a scorching hot, we were more than pleased to comply to Big C's demand. Hahahahaha... Kittyland is indoor. It was a little disappointed to me, as I was expecting a little outdoor activity. Infact, it was completely an indoor theme park. 

Well, I had nothing much to write about this park! I am certain that Cs enjoyed the Kittyland so much, sadly time were constraint. Remember, I needed to rush home to attend a wedding dinner! We did not complete all the activities set in Kittyland, it was already crowded. We went to two floors up where there are some rides for Cs. We took a few rides, and quickly back to Kittyland. But it was really really crowded and every activities were packed with queues. It was already 12noon and all of us did not have breakfast nor lunch. Ya! Hahaha...luckily we prepared some buns for the girls to munch. We planned to have quick lunch but again PACKED! CROWDED! 

We decided to give up lunch and go to the Petrol station to grab some snacks instead. Besides, we had buns to fill up Cs hunger, so no worries.

We arrived home @ 5pm. Everyone was exhausted....especially the superwoman - Grandma - she drove the whole journey from Singapore to KL on her own.....

Singapore Food Trail (#01-09/10/11/12)

Singapore Food Trail, a unique 1960s themed food street in Singapore, and an exciting concept dining attraction, is located in the heart of the iconic Singapore Flyer.