My Greenwich V Experience (Part Deux)

I hope you enjoyed reading about my Amazing Race event at Greenwich V. These are the 2 shops that left a big impression on me!

Empire State Restaurant

I loved this cosy restaurant, with its bright red leather sofas and cutesy wallpaper!

But hey, one hardly goes to a restaurant for its wallpaper. The chow is the main draw. And for this, Empire State scores big in my book too!

The Giant Burger was a huge hit with both the adults and the children! Check out Jay’s very excited face! Haha!

The fries was light and fluffy, and our table was the only one to finish all the fries – a feat accomplished only because of the non-calorie-counting children that were in our team! Haha!

We then sampled their pizza, and the sweet teriyaki chick pizza was divine! Yet another dish totally polished off!

Oh, and just when we were feebly protesting our carbo-filled tummies, the gorgeous meatbal spaghetti was wheeled out… and completely finished as well! Hahaha! The tangy tomato sauce and juicy huge meatball was too yummy to resist!

And so maybe it was apt that our first stop in the Race was Berrylite, which offered 100% FAT FREE yoghurt.

Berrylite

The kids were waiting (im)patiently for the goodies to be doled out!

And boy oh boy, we had a chance to savour all of the flavours!

I pointed out the mint flavour to Jay, and he soon “claimed” that for himself. Solely.

Yummy and healthy? SCORE! :)

Greenwich V
1 Seletar Road, Singapore 807011

There are also shuttle bus services available so do check it out at their website: http://greenwichv.com.sg/index.aspx?key=shuttlebus

Amazing Race at Greenwich V

It’s been some time since I participated in an Amazing Race-esque  kind of competition, and usually I find myself in the organizer’s shoes. But this time, I joined 14 other bloggers to participate at the Greenwich V Experience, which basically involved us running around the mall, and eating, posing, and finding out about what this new mall holds.

It was such a fun time!

I was placed in the Lifestyle team, and our team of 5 was made up of parent bloggers. And guess what, we brought our little ones along for this challenge. I brought ONE little one (which was more than enough for me), but other braver bloggers brought their entire tribe along. So from 5 of us, here’s our ENTIRE team.

 
(Thanks Alvin for this pic!)

Oh, and if you’re wondering – our team colour is RED, but unfortunately, before we left the house, Xavier was happily snoozing in the room and I decided letting Jay wear a recently-ironed-but-in-the-wrong-colour top beat waking my sleeping prince. Cough. Judge me not, please. Hahaha!

Greenwich V is a new mall at Seletar Hills, and a unique feature is that this mall boasts of shops like perennial favourites like Old Chang Kee, Toast Box, Mai Thai, Home-Fix and more, all set in a outdoor venue, with loads of water features that will be sure to entertain the small ones (I know Jay could hardly keep his hands to himself!)

To kick-start the whole event, we were treated to lunch at Empire State. It was yummy!

After filling our tummies to the brim, we then got down to the proper business of the day! The Race itself!

Our team of 5 (okay 17, if you include the kids & spouses!) did phenomenal, and we breezed through the stations. Some of it required us to EAT. And the extra mouths sure helped to wolf down the yummy food! Altogether we went to 10 different shops!

Yummy & healthy yoghurt at Berrylite (Jay loved the Mint flavour SO much, he insisted on lugging the entire tub for the next 3 stations)

Some of the other stations we went included Cedele’s…

and Paradise Inn!

You can view the rest of the photos and stations here.

It was a great time to meet other parent bloggers, and for our kids to hang out (and feast)!

Oh, and the most amazing thing about this amazing race? We managed to snag second place! Haha! Meet the rest of the team… Klessis, Andy, Phoebe & Paul!

If you live in the area, check out Greenwich V for your amazing experience as well.

Want to win a book for your pre-schooler?

I love giveaways! And I love the chance to allow YOU (yes, you guys!) have a chance to try out new things.

I’m hosting a special giveaway on my Facebook Page… Hop on over to www.facebook.com/mummyblogs and participate in my Rainbow Bear’s Dinosaur Discovery book for your pre-schooler. Yes, Jay has this book and adores it… and the good folks at Julia Gabriel has passed me another three sets for my readers! Woohoo!

Each set comes with the book, CD and songbook.

To find out how you can win this, hop on over to my FB page now. :)

March holidays fun – plus a giveaway!

Holidays spell oodles of fun for the kid, and more importantly, a chance for parents to sleep in as well!

Well, if you’re cracking your head on what to occupy your child with this March holidays, I bring you good tidings… WOWArt Studios has rolled out an array of holiday workshops to entertain and occupy the kids!

From March 12 to 16, the Kids on Canvas (requiring 2 working passes each) and Wow! Workshops will be sure to stir some creativity juices in your child.

Jay attends the regular term classes at WOWArt, and given how very, erm, creatively-challenged I was in school at the subject of art, I honestly never expected Jay to have much of an affection with art. But he has surprised me time and time again with his love for the art classes!

Enjoy an early bird discount of 5% if you sign up for the classes before March 11!

But hey, more good news awaits!

WOWArt is offering a free workshop for Jayvon… and guess what? One lucky reader will also get the chance to attend this same workshop with Jayvon – absolutely free of charge!

Here’s how to win your free session, together with Jay:

1. “Like” SANses’ Facebook Page – SANses, a Mummy Blogs.
2. “Like” WowArt’s Facebook Page as well.
3. Leave a comment below to be in the running for the free workshop class!

That’s it! Easy-peasy!

Who can enter?

Anyone! But your kid (or your nephew/niece/random stranger you will be bringing to the session should be between 2.5 & 12 years old). Jay, at four years old, can attend either age group, which also means this is open to more children!

You can choose which workshop you’d like to attend, and I’ll accommodate  to the date/time that suits you!

This giveaway ends on Sunday, 25 February 2011, 2359 hours, and the winner will be announced after that!

Counting my blessings

Having one kid was rough and tough, and when we decided to have the second, we anticipated the toughness and the roughness…

The sleepless nights, the wallet strains, the mucus-wiping and butt-cleaning. The fatigue, the body aches (oh wait, that might be just the age), and did I mention the mucus-wiping and the butt-cleaning? Oh, I did? Yes, and the mummy-nesia that seals the whole deal.

But nothing really prepares us for this.

 

Two sleepy smiles that greet us each morning.

Peals of shared laughter over ice-cream and biscuits.

Matching clothes.

Long strolls on the beach, hand in hand, enjoying the breeze.

Watching back-to-back episodes of Dinosaur Train on the telly.

Makes up for my cutbacks in shopping (sob!) and overseas travels (double sob!)… but hey, when we see the two kiddos together, it kinda makes it all worthwhile.

Seeing my two boys interact make me roll me eyes and roll on the floor in laughter alternatively. No one ever said motherhood was good for one’s mental health. Haha!

And so I am counting my blessings today.

Two huge ones, to be exact. Healthy, happy, chatty, endearing.

Thank you, God.

I love it whenever Jay randomly, in the middle of doing something else, looks up, looks at me and goes, “I love you, Mummy.” Like totally unsolicited. My jaw kinda drops, my heart stops a second, and I smile back, “I love you too, baby!” I used to have to squeeeeeze those “I love yous” out of him like nobody’s business. And now he doles it out when I least expect it. Of course, doing so gets him a “free pass” whenever he does something naughty. Which for a 4-year-old is about… everyday. Oh, and when Xav gets in on this trick, I expect some fun times ahead.

Singles may think hearing those three magical words from that special someone is the be-all-and-end-all. Wait till you become a parent.

And of course now the question on everyone’s mind is… “So when’s your number 3 coming?”

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