Month: March 2021

Wild Wild Wet will be having its Songkran Water Fest from April 1 to April 30. The attraction will be transformed into a Thai-themed attraction as the Songkran festival is during the Thai new year, which falls on 13 April.

Here is the poster for the festival:

The main highlights of the festival include the Daily Water Gun battle, where you can have a friendly water fight with your friends as water gun backpacks would be distributed to you.

There is also the Kids R Us activities as the festival is child-friendly. Water guns are also available for kids and there are Thai-themed figurines in the Professors’ Playground.

Of course, after a fun and long day at Wild Wild Wet, you wouldn’t want to miss the Thai cuisines in Downtown East. From a refreshing glass of Thai Iced Tea to a plate of scrumptious Thai Seafood Green Curry, your taste buds are spoilt for choice!

Weekday passes are available at only $20 each in April. Passes are available on Wild Wild Wet’s website. SingapoRediscover Vouchers are applicable for the attractions as well.

Why travel all the way to Thailand when you can experience the Songkran Water Festival at Wild Wild Wet?

Images from Wild Wild Wet 

Holidays are always the perfect time to travel. This is the season of Spring, which is also the cherry blossom season in Japan.

Despite not being able to travel to Japan, you can have a good “Japan” holiday experience in Singapore too.

Here are 5 places in Singapore which teleports you right to the Sakura season!

Gardens by The Bay: Sakura Matsuri (ft. Hello Kitty)

Image from Gardens By The Bay

Gardens By The Bay has brought back its annual Sakura Matsuri, featuring a rich display of cherry and peach blossoms. This year, Sanrio Character, Hello Kitty dressed in the Kimono, will be there to greet you as well.

Click here to read more details on Sakura Matsuri.

Sakura Afternoon Tea

Image from Raffles hotel 

Enjoy the beauty of Japan’s cherry blossom season with the Sakura-themed Afternoon Tea at Raffles Hotel. Indulge in sweet treats like the Sakura Strawberry Éclair,  and other delights of the spring season.

Guests can also enjoy a lavish spread of Beef Sando Katsu Bechamel, Japanese Omelette with Ikura and more, paired with a selection of cocktails.

Limited time only, from S$88/pax.

Brown Butter Cafe

The Brown Butter Cafe at Forum Galleria Orchard Road has recently gotten a sakura makeover, perfect for the season!

Here’s how the cafe looks like now:

Image from Brown Butter Cafe

Also, the cafe serves Kawaii food. Just take a look at this cheesecake– yes, it is literally a cheese-shaped cheesecake.

Image from Brown Butter Cafe

Rent Your Very Own Kimono

Image from https://hefumiyabi.com/

What’s a Sakura holiday without the complete look? Rent a kimono and take your gorgeous shots at the Sakura themed places or simply at an outdoor garden.

Kimonos can be rented at Miio Store Costumes from only $8.90 per day! Click here to find out more details on how you can rent a kimono!

Serangoon Park Connector

This is perhaps the most unlikely place to find Sakura. However, many Serangoon residents have been uploading beautiful ‘Sakura’ pictures along the park connector.

The ‘Sakura’ in question is actually cratoxylum formosum, or Pink Mempat. According to NParks, it has a crown of light-pink flowers nestled among its reddish foliage.

Here’s how it looks like:

Image from Kalpana Mehta

From now till 3 May 2021, HERSHEY’S is running its first, New York’s Time Square inspired, pop-up store at Changi Airport.

The chocolate exhibition features a 3-metre tall candy machine and various chocolate-themed installations.

Here’s how the candy machine works:

The pop-up store is also selling the world’s largest HERSHEY’S KISSES Milk Chocolate candy and limited-edition HERSHEY’S chocolates.

Here’s how the huge HERSHEY’S KISSES looks like:

Currently, the pop-up is giving away FREE, limited edition HERSHEY premiums with a minimum S$60 spending (S$80 for supermarket) in a single same-day receipt, at participating outlets.

The freebies includes:

• HERSHEY’S Penny Press Souvenir
• S$15 Changi Eats Coupon Code
• HERSHEY’S Sweet Personalisation at S$6.90 each
• HERSHEY’S Bucket of Happiness at S$9.90 per bucket

In addition, customers who spend a minimum of S$60 in a single receipt at the pop-up store gets to redeem a limited-edition HERSHEY’S Bear and premiums from the HERSHEY’S Amazing Chocolate Machine.

Lastly, there are also HERSHEY’S giant-sized installations littered around Terminal 3 for great photo-op moments.

Don’t forget to check them out!

HERSHEY’S POP-UP STORE
When: Until 3 May 2021
Where: Changi Airport T3, Basement 2 (Opposite Kopitiam)
Opening Hours: Daily, 11am – 10pm

Image from Changi Airport Group

From now till 31 March 2021, Wild Wild Wet is offering two of its weekday adult passes for only S$36. The regular price of a pair of weekday passes is S$48.

Here’s the promo poster:

Even though this offer is valid on weekdays, excluding Public and School Holidays, the passes can be purchased with the SingapoRediscovers vouchers.

Due to Covid-19 safety measures, the park will also practice safe distancing measures. As such, pools including the Tsunami, Jacuzzi and Professor Playground will operate with limited capacity. Selected rides will operate at staggered hourly intervals.

Wild Wild Wet Weekday Admission Passes Promo
When: Until 31 March 2021
Where: Wild Wild Wet
How: RSVP Online Now

Images from Wild Wild Wet

From now till 21 March 2021, Popular IMM is having an exclusive sale with discounts up to 80%.

The sale includes books, assessment books, stationery, and Gadgets and IT products.

3 Stationary for S$9.90

Stationary brands such as Faber-Castell, 3M, Stabilo, Staedtler, BIC and Omni are available at S$9.90 for three.

Assessment Books Promotion

In addition, the Nanyang Exam Practice Papers are also available at three for S$12. Selected assessment books are also available at 25% discount with two or more purchased.

Lucky Draw & other perks

Shoppers who spends S$50 (members) or S$60 (non-members) in a single receipt, are also eligible to take part in the Shop, Tikam and Win! Promotion.

The weekly grand prize is worth up to S$100. Prizes include the HP Sprocket Plus portable printer, Nescafé Dolce Gusto Eclipse Coffee Maker, Creative Stage high performance soundbar and more.

In addition, all qualifying shoppers will also receive a S$5 Popular discount voucher.

Office workers in the area who present their staff pass during the sale period will also receive a year of Popular membership for free.

80% Popular Sale
What: Up to 80% discounts
When: Until 21 March 2021, 11am – 9pm
Where: IMM Popular (2 Jurong East Street 21, #02-36)

Images from Popular Singapore

Community project, JalanJalan.me, is having a heartland foodie hunt with prizes worth S$2,000 to be won!

Taking place from 15 March to 30 April 2021, participants has to visit #JalanHuat locations. These are locations where the fortune cat is appearing on the JalanJalan.me website.

Here’s how the fortune cats looks like on the map:

The participants then has to scan the QR code which is displayed prominently at the shop front. They will then be brought to a landing page on the website, then directed to a google form to answer some questions about the Jalan Jalan campaign.

Multiple entries are allowed, which increases your chance in the Grand Draw. However, each individual has only one chance in the weekly lucky draw.

Weekly draw prizes include S$150 Tuck shop app credits that you can use at Yishun Hawker Centre, S$30 voucher from Chong Pang Nasi Lemak and Unpackt.

The second and third prize winners for the grand draw walks away with an Apple Watch Series 3 and $188 Grab Food vouchers respectively.

Image from Chong Pang Nasi Lemak

The Grand prize winner wins a staycation at Wanderlust Hotel for two. A gastronomic itinerary for two is also inclusive in this package.

Image from Wanderlust Hotel