Farm trail...

Well the kids in the rarest occasion slept in till 8 am. So we had a late start with breakfast at our favourite porridge store and on with a farm trail. Lim Chu Kang is one area we have a farming cluster. Though not the first time we are going there, the last we went were ages ago when Abel was not even born.

First destination: Hay Dairies Goat Farm

So disappointing we missed the milking of the goats. So if you ever want to go down for that segment, be there early between 9 - 11 am. Even more unexpected was that we weren't allowed to feed the goats anymore! AVA has issued a statement to avoid close contact between humans and the goats. So well, we simply enjoyed a walk around, seeing goats from a distance and drinking goat's milk. 

Destination 2: Jurong Frog Farm

Wow, the many tadpoles and frogs. Hmmm..didn't realise tadpoles can be that big! A quick recap of the lifecycle of frogs that we talked about some time ago with with kids.

Destination 3: Gardenasia for lunch
A nice little hideout for an alfresco lunch among the greens. Price is a little steep but the salads were great!

Destination 4: Qianhu
The famous fish spa. Surprise Surprise, our girl was game for a try and was so tickled by the fish nibbling on her feet. Interesting to note though, the fish didn't really cluster around the kids' feet but the adults'. So guess we adults have worn our feed so much that we need some fish therapy.

 Abel finally joined his sister for a dip after seeing the fun she had.

 A new type of spa fish. The big one for a bigger sensation. Really feel like sanding off your dead skin..

Whew! What a lot to see…the kids were even asking to see the crocodile farms and chicken farms after examining the map but I think we had enough. Furthermore, not all farms were opened to public.

Changi Village

We had an extra day off in view of polling day and since it was Mother's Day weekend, we took the opportunity to getaway for a short hotel stay at Changi Village Resort Hotel.

 It was nice and cozy in the room with great view. The kids were so fascinated by the open concept bath.

 Nothing beats swimming on the roof top and watching air planes fly by.

Dinner was local fare at the hawker centre nearby. You'll be surprised by the good food you get over here at cheap prices.

 Cooling coconut to quench your thirst. Even the flesh of the fruit was not spared.

Next morning we went out to the beach for sandplay which the kids hardly had time for. Interestingly, the sand at Changi were so fine but since it was low tide, the area near the seafront was rather coarse. One thing not too pleasing was that the beach was littered with rubbish. As usual they will be building their structures, picking shells and anything they found interesting...

 Us four...

 Mom and kids...

 We managed to catch sight of the fisherman unloading their live catch!

Lunch as at Jacob's cafe just a block off the hotel based on reviews from www.hungrygowhere.com. We must admit the food was good. The baked marconi was layered just like lasagne and loaded with cheese and beef. The beef goulash was so well made that every mouth was full of flavour. The brownie was just as good and the kids just didn't have enough of it.

Pasir Ris Park

It's been a while since we were out to a park. Taking the opportunity of May Day, we decided to head for Pasir Ris Park which is at the corner of Singapore. We were pleasantly surprised by the variety of play stations. There was even flying folk and large climbing structures. Though we had to encourage Keziah quite abit before she would go up to attempt the high ropes, we were glad she made it and she was very happy herself.

Nature walk

It's a public holiday and off we went to MacRitchie Reservoir for a morning walk. It was a wet start but thank God the weather cleared. It was so heartwarming to see how the two stick so close to one another.

 An event not to be missed -  feeding the fish. We were all ready with our bread to feed them to their fill. Interestingly it was just this one spot that we had a school of fish.

We headed next to Changi Airport for our lunch. The slide was opened and our gal tried it for the first time. Fun but she was a little frightened when she couldn't find the button to activate the exit door at the slide landing. Oh yes, the viewing gallery at T3 is completed and we had a good view of the flights taking off and landing.

Our old hunt

We had taken a long break from our nature walks as the weekends are ever so busy or otherwise we just overnapped. MacRitchie has changed quite a bit with new carparks and landscaping to provide a sheltered area for gathering. There's even a small cafe. The performing pavilion over the waters was under repair. However, the kids still had fun running in the open place, being wowed by the large number of monkeys, looking at nature around them, spotting spiders on their web and nonetheless, making the walk most fun by trying to do 'tight rope' walking along the ledge.

We feasted our Soup Restaurant and the kids are eating the famous Samsui Chicken with Ginger the traditional way it should go!