Good morning Mummies! Happy CNY
We drove back to M'sia to celebrate New Year with hub's family but both Dana and I were ill and didn't really enjoy all the feasting
Caught in causeway jam for 5 hours on way there!
Chewy, voted for handsome Elliot le! He looks so contendly happy always
Winter, which part of Oz are you going? Nice to have a get-away finally!
Lynn, Michael (the balloon vendor) seems to be out of town these few days. I tried calling him too but diverted to voicemail. Will try contacting him again. So far, Sherin and I find his quotes quite comprehensive. From his email, here are his packages:
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Our Standard Balloons & Deco Package for S$100</font>
1 x customise Balloon Sculpture ( example: using Winnie The Pooh Theme, then you can Choose Pooh/Tigger/piglet Sculpture or column)
1 x customised Latex Balloon Bouquet consisting of :
- 1x 22" No.1 Foil Balloons (Helium filled)
- 6 x Pearl Coloured Latex Balloons (Helium Filled) - 2 colours
- Customised Weight for Bouquet
- Plus onsite Bouquet setup
25 x Pastel Pearl Assortment Colour Free Floating Helium Filled Latex Balloons.
Inclusive of Setup and Delivery service to your Venue Location.
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Our Best Seller Balloons & Deco Package for S$150</font>
2 x customise Balloon Sculpture (example : Winnie the pooh theme : Winnie Column / Pooh Cake Column)
1 x Pearl String Arch ( 2 Colours ) or Cake Table Arch*
1 x Birthday Scene Setter or Banner / Banner Stand* (popular ones are like : Mickey, Pooh, Princess, Cars, Spiderman, Dora, etc).
30 x Pastel Pearl Assortment Colour Free Floating Helium Filled Latex Balloons.
Inclusive of Setup and Delivery service to your Venue Location.
* Cake Arch , Banner / kit are on rental basis. Optional : can opt to swap for Pearl String Arch / Scene setter which you can keep ( with S$10 top up).
You can visit his blog
http://birthdayballoons.vox.com/ to view samples of his Balloon Deco setups.
If any mummies are keen, do email Michael at
[email protected] saying you're an April mummy (friend of Angeline & Sherin) as he has promised to give all of us a special deal should we book with him as a group!
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RE: Bday Cake</font>
Lynn, those figurines are not mazipan, but fondant. Usually they are sugar-crafted so tend to be sweeter. It's ok if guests do not want to eat it. They're too beautiful to be eaten anyway
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Very nice place, esp like those chalets facing the pool. There's free shuttle bus from Pasir Ris MRT for your guests. Good choice for bday parties but must book WAY in advance as ever too popular!
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Aranda Country Club</font>
Prawnie, you're booking Aranda Country Club? JTS a word of caution - my cousin held her 21st bday there in Aug, booked catering from their in-house restaurant(it's their regulation that you have to pay a $300-500 penalty for using external caterers). The dishes were so-so (for $18 per head menu) and we had the horror of horrors to find tiny white worms (still alive and crawling!!) among all the broccoli florets! Made few calls to complain but they refuse to acknowledge it's their fault. Threatened to send pics of the worms to NEA and the restaurant manager eventually apologised and refunded 10% of the bill. But this scare was an embarrassment to the hosts (guests didn't dare to touch the other dishes) and party mood was already dampened so what's the use of the refund? For mummies who are considering Aranda, do be careful about the catering.