We arrived at about 11.30AM to a completedly made over Suntec City, found our way (not as intuitive as before) to the Convention Center Hall 401 and saw a long queue, presumably for the goodie bag. We started at the right side of the Hall and made our way through the booths. Luckily, there wasn't a very big crowd and we could maneuver at ease. I have definitely experienced worse at Expo baby fairs.
We came across the Anlene booth and I made my mom take the free bone density test that they made available to all. She seemed keen to get some of the products, we but decided to come back later so as not to lug the heavy products around.
Slightly further down was the NTUC booth, giving away free walking pet balloons if you complete their form to join their mailing list. Mom joined the queue first with P while I went in search of the form to complete. It was lucky we queued early. By the time we got to our turn, there was a looooooooooooong line of people behind us. P was very happy to pull her walking cow (looks like a dog if you asked me) around. I signed up for the Passion Card (yes, I'm quite slow to take this up) 2 booths down, and that's pretty much what we took away (with Anlene products at the end) from the Rise and Shine expo. There was really nothing much to buy. To add salt to the wound, our biggest haul was Anlene (senior products IMO) at a kid's fair, how ironic.
I guess it's to make up for the lack of things to buy, my mom kept asking me to go get their goodie bags. We headed to the entrance/exit area and I noticed the goodie bag queue has died down considerably. It was also not simply queue and get it. According to the staff, I had to sign up at the website, have 5 friends 'Like' their event on Facebook before a QR code is generated for me to collect the goodie bag. Thanks to the hype among all my mommy friends, the 5 'Likes' was available immediately, and I collected the goodie bag without much problem.
P was probably the most shortchanged. She usually get to try a lot of snacks and product offerings at expo baby fairs, but Heinz booth wasn't at this exhibition and she doesn't take any of the milk powder that are exhibited there. To quote her, "No mum mum."
We also didn't stay till 3.30 PM for the Meet and Greet, but she did have fun on the bouncy castle though.
Left the exhibition and went in search of lunch. Suntec is so foreign to me now. Their post-renovation look is very modern looking, and I had difficulties trying to figure out the directions. With the help of some signs, we managed to find our way to the fountain area where most of the food options are located, and even that area has changed considerably. For one, I think the new design makes the place looks brighter, probably letting in more natural sunlight. I actually like its new look.
Unfortunately, it was lunchtime when we got there, and office workers thronged the restaurant queues. We finally managed to settle at Ichiban Boshi when P had several meltdowns as the lunch was eating into her nap. We took a hurried lunch and brought P home before her full blown tantrum kicks it. She didn't make it though, felling asleep on the feeder bus just 1 stop away from my house.
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