Thank you!

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

The Volvo Ocean Race is in Singapore!

I heard that this is the first time this race is in Singapore?

A shot of the Puma Ocean Racing team off Sentosa. The guy looks serious...

Monday, January 5, 2009

20-hour weekend getaway

I love how marketing and reality can sometimes be so far apart.

We got a lovely gift from my aunt, a romantic weekend getaway on Sentosa with a buffet breakfast. But the check-in time was 4pm on Saturday and check-out was noon on Sunday. A 2-hour getaway.

The place we were at looked really nice on the internet, but when we got there the best part about the place was the staff. I heard that their website boasted a 93m swimming pool, but the only way we could get that length was with the pool's perimeter! hahaha...

Right from reception, we had to pass a small room being constructed on the stair landing, outside our room. There was plaster, newspapers lining the carpeting, tools all around the area... quite a mess...

Then, there were problems trying to set up the internet in our room to work. We called the front desk which promptly sent someone over with a cable. That cable didn't work, so we called front desk again, 15 minutes later no help, called the front desk again.

A repair/maintenance guy came and tried all sorts of things to get the internet to work, including yanking out a piece of wood paneling over the cable/sockets to change wiring in the wall... another little mess... in the end even trying in another room, the internet didn't work.

The areas so small, they can seriously consider using wi-fi? :P

The grounds were quite pretty, but small. The finishing on our room was sad, the paint in the corners were messy, you could still see the white wash underneath.

A highlight was a nice restaurant our friend had recommended. But will not drive all the way there for it.

Next day, we work up to paint fumes. The construction outside our room. Really NOT a nice way to wake up on a Sunday morning. :/

The breakfast spread was limited. I had to snigger when a chef appeared at 2 separate occasions with a frying pan in hand, and pouring the pan's contents directly into the serving trays and stirring... right in front of guests. oh dear...

Ok, we checked out after breakfast and I will not recommend this resort to anyone. You can contact me using the comments if you are interested in finding out which one it is.

Anyway, kumxia sincerely for the thoughtful gift. There was plenty of hot water and the air-conditioning worked well. :)

Monday, December 29, 2008

Clearing Out Old Shoes...

Did a wee bit of spring cleaning over the 1 day I was off work after Christmas.

Said good-bye to 4 pairs of shoes which have been with us for years!

First pair was my black leather Mango zip-up boots. Bought them in Bangkok like in 1997 or 1996? Wore them til the soles were barely hanging on...

The next 3 pairs were Camper, bought in Spain in 2000. Unfortunately there were all too small for Fata to they got as much wear as he could give them. MIL gave them to some other people, so hopefully they will get more wear out of them.