Swenses Ice Cream & Dessert Buffet

Recently at our visit to ION Orchard, we will given a leaflet each from some of the Swensens staffs. But at a glance we didn't notice anything unusual on it maybe because we have just finished our lunch. The leaflet is something about Ice-cream.... and it says ALL YOU CAN EAT!!!!!

Until today I was caught up with this cute advertisement on TODAY newspaper then I realised about this EAT ALL YOU CAN ICE-CREAM & DESSERT Buffer exclusively only at Swensens, ION Orchard. So all the Ice-Cream lover, don't miss out this Special Offer @ ION where you can sample around 50 flavor of ice-cream at the price of S$19++

Other than the above advertisement from the Newspaper, I also saw this On-line promotion from the Great Deals Singapore website. You can take a look at the site if you are interested for their 1-for-1 Ice Cream & Dessert Buffet which valid till 30 September 2009.

Singapore Kite Festival

Recently, I saw a very big advertisement at the Dhoby Ghaut MRT where they features this NTUC Income coming event on 29 - 30th August 2009. For those who are interested in Kite Flying, this will be a great event for family or group outing.


Kite flying is an inclusive activity that transcends cultures, nationalities and ages. In short, it is a wholesome activity that is suitable for everyone, whether you are young or old, rich or poor. Whether you are an expert flyer or a family on a fun outing, NTUC Income Kite Festival Singapore aims to create opportunities for everybody to be creative, to experience the thrills of kite flying, and to share with others the unforgettable exhilaration of seeing a sky come alive, dotted with dancing kites of all shapes and colours.

There is also a Kite Road Shows(click link for more details) in conjunction with this event at 3 of Singapore's most popular malls:-
~ Raffles City Shopping Centre
The Atrium, Level 3
7 – 10 August, Friday to Monday

~ Vivocity
South Court , Level 1
14 – 16 August, Friday to Sunday

~ Northpoint Shopping Centre
The Atrium, Level 1
21 – 23 August, Friday to Sunday

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Singapore Botanic Gardens at its present site was founded in 1859 by an Agri-Horticultural Society. Planned as a leisure garden and ornamental park, the Society organised flower shows and horticultural fetes. And over the years, the Gardens is steering on a long term upgrading programme to provide better public facilities and amenities. New attractions, such as the Ginger Garden, Evolution Garden, Coolhouse and the Children's Garden are being added to keep the Gardens relevant as a leading destination.

Upon arriving at the main entrance of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, we managed to chance upon this growing room where they showcase the process of the growing seedlings and also a month exhibition called 'Two Minds, One Theory' which starting from 01st August 2009 - 31st August 2009. (for more details, click here) .

Look at these lovely flowers, even though the weather is kind of gloomy but they still bloom well at sight. It really makes you feel great when looking at them.

This gazebo is a Victorian cast-iron garden shelter. It was built in the 1850s and stood for many years in the grounds of Old Admiralty House in Grange Road. In 1969 it was dismantled and re-erected in the Gardens at the entrance to the Rain Forest. We didn't go anywhere further into the Garden except till the Swan Lake Gazebo where Rey can feed the fishes and turtles in the pond as well as spend sometime admiring the Swans in the lake.

P/s: The information shown here is just roughly about 1/4 or less of the park attractions, for more information, please refer to the park website here.

Takoyaki @ Tsukiji Gindaco

Takoyaki is a popular Japanese dumpling made of batter, diced or whole baby octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger and green onion. It is then topped with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise and katsuobushi flakes.

Takoyaki Gindaco has come all the way from Japan to Singapore. They has more than 300 stalls all across Japan that served takoyaki ball, yakisoba and macha drinks. So be prepared to wait, as there is always a indefinite queue at the new outlet located in Basement 4, ION Orchard. But lucky today, we managed to get our food in less than 15 minutes despite of the long queue.

Tsukiji Gindaco has many choices of menu in Japan, you can take a look at the link provided (here). We have only one and only favour in Singapore and the Takoyaki are fried till outer crust is golden brown like shown in the picture above.

We ordered the Takoyaki & Macha Drink set which cost S$6.00 rather than the Takoyaki itself which is S$4.80(for 6 dumplings). The cold Japanese Macha drink is great, it's really thick and full of flavour. It is pure green tea without even a hint of sugar. I find that this Macha drink taste best when chill and it's really a great drink to go with these Takoyaki. Do grab a set of this when you drop by ION basement 4.... it's worth queuing if you love Takoyaki.