West-siders, WE HEARD YOU, you guys are not forgotten! If you have additional tips for our Community here, feel free to share with us your kind of weekend dates!
If you have not been to the West, here are a few reasons to bring your other half (or future partners) to have your weekend dates!
| Activity | Place | Cost | Nearest MRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Gazing | Science Centre Observatory | Free | Jurong East |
| Baseball | Homerun Baseball | $4 Per Game | Jurong East |
| Bowling | The Chevrons | $5.50 Per Game | Jurong East |
| Ice Skating | The Rink (JCube) | $9 Per Hour | Jurong East |
| Prawning | ATC Fishing Village | $12 Per Hour | Boon Lay |
| Singing | Teo Heng KTV Karaoke Studio | $14 Per Hour | Jurong East |
| Jumping | AMPED Trampoline Park | $18 Per Hour | Chinese Garden |
| Bird Watching | Jurong Bird Park | $30 Per Entry | Boon Lay |
1. Bring Her Stargazing
“Eh dear, do you know you can’t spell universe without u n i?”
Stargazing is not common in Singapore as a weekend date but it is in fact very economical. Economical because it is FREE unless you have to take a cab home to Changi (the other end of Singapore) after.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Cost | FREE |
| Where? | Observatory (Omni-Theatre building), Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081 Nearest MRT Station: Jurong East MRT Station |
| Website | Science Centre Singapore |
| Operating Hours | Every Friday night from 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm, except on public holidays. |
Weekend Dates #2: Baseball
“Eh dear, do you know which animal is best at baseball? The Bat!”
Want to fulfil your K-drama dream? This is the place you want to bring your date to! While wishing Gong Yoo would suddenly appear instead.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Cost | $4 Per Game |
| Where? | 200 Pandan Gardens, #01-01, Singapore 609336 Nearest MRT Station: Jurong East MRT Station |
| Website | Homerun Baseball |
| Operating Hours | Mon –Thurs: 1PM to 11PM Fri: 1PM to 1AM Sat: 9AM to 3AM Sun: 9AM to 12 Midnight |
Weekend Dates #3: Bowling
“Eh dear, I was going to tell you a really bad bowling pun, but I thought I’d spare you.”
Would not recommend this if you would gutter all the time and embarrass yourself though.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Cost | $5.50 Per Game |
| Where? | 48 Boon Lay Way, #04-01, The Chevrons, Singapore, 609961 Nearest MRT Station: Jurong East MRT Station |
| Website | The Chevrons |
| Operating Hours | Mon - Thu, Sun & PH: 1000 - 0100 hrs Fri, Sat & eve of PH: 1000 - 0300 hrs |
Weekend Dates #4: Ice-Skating
“Eh dear, look at the little girl over there, she more zai than you sia!”
The only time where you can pretend to have a bad sense of balance for him/her to hold you close!
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Cost | $18 For First 2 Hours |
| Where? | 2 Jurong East Central 1, #03-11, JCube Nearest MRT Station: Jurong East MRT Station |
| Website | The Rink |
| Operating Hours | As the ice skating rink might be closed off for private practice sessions, it is advisable to check the public skating time slots on their website before going. |
Weekend Dates #5: Prawning
“Eh dear, do you know if you were a fish, what fish would you be? An angelfish.”
Do check with your date for their allergies first! You don’t want to be rushing to the doctor on the first date!
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Cost | $36 For 3 Hours |
| Where? | 241 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim #01-15/16 The Village @ Jurong Hill Singapore 629143 Nearest MRT Station: Boon Lay MRT Station |
| Website | ATC Fishing Village |
| Operating Hours | 24 hours, daily. |
Weekend Dates #6: Singing
“Eh dear, let’s sing a duet together.”
Would not recommend “海阔天空” or “我問天” to serenade to her, try “Fall For You” instead (it’s quite fail-proof, I hope!).
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Cost | $14 Per Hour |
| Where? | Teo Heng KTV Karaoke Studio @ Jcube 2 Jurong East Central 1, #03-14/15/16 Singapore 609731 Nearest MRT Station: Jurong East MRT Station |
| Website | Teo Heng Karaoke |
| Operating Hours | Mon – Fri: 1PM to 1AM PH Eve: 1PM to 2AM Sat: 12PM to 2AM Sun / PH: 12PM to 1AM |
Weekend Dates #7: Jumping
“Eh dear, you jump, I jump.”
Add some cardio in your mundane love life at trampoline parks, you would exceed your yearly exercise-quota within 30 mins.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Cost | $18 Per Hour |
| Where? | 200 Jurong East Ave 1, Yo:Ha, Level 2 (Sports Hall), Singapore 609789 Nearest MRT Station: Chinese Garden MRT Station |
| Website | AMPED Singapore |
| Operating Hours | Mon: 10AM to 3PM (All Ages) Mon: 3PM to 7PM (12 Years and Younger) Tues – Fri: 10AM to 10PM (All Ages) Sat: 9AM to 10PM (All Ages) Sun: 9AM to 9PM (All Ages) |
Weekend Dates #8: Bird-Watching
“Eh dear, do you know what kind of birds are we? Lovebirds.”
Taking it slow with a stroll down Bird Park admiring the elegance of birds watching them fly in the cages when they could fly across borders freely, you then realise – you too could fly across borders freely but you are comfortable living in your own cage.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Cost | $30 (Adults) $20 (Child, 3 - 12 years old) |
| Where | 2 Jurong Hill, 628925 Nearest MRT Station: Boon Lay MRT Station |
| Website | Wildlife Reserves Singapore |
| Operating Hours | 8.30am to 6.00pm Daily |
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