Tampines 1 water playground

It is an understatement to say we had fun at Singapore's latest rooftop waterplay area. Yes, we are talking about Singapore’s first wet-and-dry wildlife-themed rooftop playground at Tampines 1.

The Hippo, Elephant, Polar Bears and Giraffe kept us soaked (literally) for two solid hours !

Actually, the kids were full of anticipation when they knew we were going for water sports. Even Daddy and Mummy are curious about the polar-bear on Sat's papers!

We arrive early..

Before we could start swimming, we participated in family photo (cosplaying),
and even sword-fighting with the resident big Polar bear :p


Did we mention this was a bloggers preview? We saw so many friends bring their kids along.
Very Very happening ! (Hello JBabies, OurEverydayThings, DaddyNivlek, aJugglingMum, MamaWearPapaShirt, RuthWongWrites and MadPsychMum). Even Tampines1 got their own blog :)

We are so glad our cousins Kara and Joley join us too :)

After seeing the compound, can you imagine how hard it is to rein the kids in?
Everyone were rushing to change into their swimming attires !

The older boys rushed to the Artic corner, and slide down Polar Bear's tummy.
Daddy love the white ice bergs ! Impressive !

Look at our cheeky Wen Yi. He is in his own world already !

Hello Wen Yi, do you know Elephant are protected species? Boy went around stalking the poor elephant haha.

Oh no, kids got water-guns in their goodies bag, and nobody was safe in their AK47 or M16 mayhem !

See how our kids enjoyed themselves !


Even our little gal was pleasantly surprised with her pistol power !

Hungry? There are Frogs cupcakes to entertain us.

Ok, some parents got ambushed or splashed, but nobody is complaining. Just look at all the smiling little faces. Even Daddy is tempted to join in the fun !

What can you do in the dry area? Kids had a go at everything.


Come 10Mar, Tampines 1 rooftop will be officially opened. Do drop by this waterplay area, and you will understand why we love it so much !

What did we bring home with us? A giant football sofa, and additional knowledge
about Earth's eco-system and inhabitants.

We blog about Singapore's rooftop waterplay area recently, but Tampines 1 has just
set the new benchmark with it's Safari theme.

We would like to take this opportunity to thanks Tampines 1 and Fleishman-Hillard for the invite.
Do drop by our Fanpage for more Photos.

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ps.. latest update (copied from Tampines 1 blog)
10 & 11 March (Sat & Sun), 4pm - Scaly Slithering Fun with Singapore Zoo
Slither in as Dr Ooz debunks the myth that reptiles are nothing more than slimy, scary creatures. Be prepared for a chance encounter with his scaly friend too!

17 & 18 March (Sat & Sun), 3pm - A Squawking Good Time with Bird Park!
Join Dr Squawk as she shares amazing bird facts and get a chance to meet her parrot friend!

24 & 25 March (Sat & Sun), 1pm - Fund Raising (Level 1) and Animal Adoption (Rooftop Playground) with ACRES
Help raise funds to save rescued wild animals by releasing volunteers from the cage!

10, 11, 17, 18, 24 & 25 March (Sat & Sun), 7pm – FREE Movie Screening
Shoppers will get to enjoy FREE ice-cream, balloons, popcorn and candy floss with a minimum spending of $20 in Tampines 1.

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Sengkang Babies on Jan's Mother and Baby

Sengkang Babies is in 2012 Jan's Mother and Baby.
Yes Diana Ser is pretty, but please go to page 85.


Checkout what stories we are reading for our kiddos.

You will see two other Daddies, Kelvin and Kelvin :)


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We are on DadsForLife video :)

We blog about filming SengkangBabies for a feature in DadsForLife recently. The video is out, and we love it, kids are reminding Daddy to pull our card game out again :p

Daddy met a few other Daddies at DadsForLife's 2nd anniversary luncheon.
Hello friends (Alphonso, Andrew, Ed, Isaiah and team from Dads4Life Hillary, Sofina)




You can read an interview with Richard (Chairman, Father Actions Network) here.
His team is working to get more Dads involved in the kids' lives :)

Video : Look at Singapore Dads' achievement :)


Thank you to the team at Dads and MCYS for featuring us, we really had FUN along the filming process, and the video captures our family spirit.

Cheers,
SengkangBabies


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Our kids on MyPaper

Thanks to Phoebe, our kids are featured on MyPaper.
They sure had fun playing with their Diy lanterns :)





Do bring your family to Marina Bay whenever they have walkabout events.
- 2011 Candle Night
- 2011 NDP Fireworks
- 2010 Maybank Night Walk

Need more Marina Bay events and activities?
Just search SengkangBabies "MarinaBay" tag :)


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Sengkangbabies in Marina Bay Newsletter and InSing

Thank you for featuring us, we should be happy for getting additional publicity....

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Marina Bay's NewsLetter got four little bunnies posing in front of Walter.
Do subscribe to their Newsletter for the latest happenings, starting with Ben & Jerry this coming Sat.
You might be interested in SengkangBabies' adventures @ Marina Bay!





Our Forest-Walk photo was also found at InSing's Monkey-Attacks article. The link is here --> http://news.insing.com/tabloid/forest-walk-closed-after-monkey-attacks/id-e3d23e00




InSing crop away Boon Yee from our original photo :p



Marina Bay ask for our permission to use our photo, but InSing simply steal our photo without prior request, and no acknowledgement tsk tsk.

Maybe InSing is ranked #51 in Singapore (Alexa.com), so they do not have to account for their infringement? Next time, all you have to do is ask, and Daddy will gladly share our photos.


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Nestle Health and You preview - 27/28Aug

We talk about Nestle's Health and You event two weeks back. If you plan to buy some nutritious snacks for anybody, from babies, teenagers, adults senior citizens, and even pooches, do drop by

Suntec City, Sat and Sun Hall 402 to 404 from 10am to 8pm.




We notice individual pricing is not much cheaper, but you will be able to get some savings by buying in bundles. Do look out for newspaper cuttings on Friday and Sat for additional discounts and promotions.

There will be numerous health talks organized over the weekends too.

and lucky draws..

and games :)


We pop by this afternoon for a sneak preview, maybe to do some shopping. Kids had fun munching on everything and anything, sampling sweet, spicy, sour stuffs.

Too bad the kids activities will only be available over the weekend.



Celebrities Bryan and Michelle were there to launch Nestle's new coffee machine Dolce Gusto. (priced at $199, more photos at our fanpage)



For our kids, it was Kit Kat and Ipad games.. we got stuck at this booth for 30 minutes haha!

Our friendly Kit Kat ambassadors


You might be interested in Ms Tam Chiak's review.
Do pop by our fanpage Nestle album to browse through the various activities for your family this Nestle weekend.



Happy weekend to all :)
( For our Singaporean friends, remember to vote first :p )


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SengkangBabies are featured on NTUC Lifestyle !

SengkangBabies are in the Aug edition of NTUC Lifestyle. Article is about how
some parents are blogging about their way of life :)



Kids are excited about being in the limelight, afterall NTUC Lifestyle has a
subscription base of 200,000 in Singapore :)



Click above picture to understand more about our blog. We hope more parents
will be inspired to bring their kids for more outdoor fun.



We would like to thanks Sylvy and NTUC Media for featuring us in your magazine.
Click here to see who and who is featured in Magazine :p

OMY Singapore Blog Awards rocks !

So it came and it went, 10 winners, Congrats to all :)
Last Sat, OMY Singapore Blog Award 2011 results was announced at Shanghai Dolly.


Did you know that 2011 is the first time a "Parenting" category was introduced?
We all know who won it, congrats Daphne ! Daddy's friend Aussie Pete is 2-time winner for WTH category! (Someone in Africa, Bing, won the Lifestyle award)


Some of the parent bloggers at the event
(clockwise Klessis and Isaiah, San, Daphne and Kelvin, Leonny and Wilson).


The best thing at the party was to link up with fellow bloggers. New one, old one, virtual one.
A Hi and a Hello friends :) Some of us have been gossiping for so long that we hit it off immediately.

Two other Mummy bloggers in pic below, Yvonne (3rd from left) and Maryann (behind Leonny).


Let Daddy tell you how cool these Daddies are! We are the rare male Parent bloggers in Singapore haha.
( L-->R Edmund, Kelvin, Andy and Isaiah)


Daddy's oldest friend haha, and Mint's costume happens to be the best dressed Ah-Ma ! WooHooHoo.
Liang Po Po is Singapore's most famous grandma.


Most bloggers are friendly, just introduce yourself :)
Some young friends, Daddy is always curious about how they are using social media in their everyday life. Very soon, our own kids will be living "IT" and breathing "Social Media".
(Clockwise XiaoXin, HongPeng aka HP, Valerie), and Terence in picture below.



The VIP for the event is MG Chan Chun Sing, but nobody chanted "kee-qiu raise-hand" keke.


It is not everyday when you have all the coolest people come together for a common cause.
When Omy's bloggers party, it Rocks the whole town!
Cheers to friends :)

The winners for 2011..


The full list of winners are here --> http://sgblogawards.omy.sg/
For more pictures, please go to SengkangBabies fanpage.

Click for 2010 Omy BlogAward

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