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My travelogue.

Singapore Trip 29/12/2010-1/1/2011 â€“ Part 2

January 5, 2011September 12, 2013 sweet surrender No Comments

After checking into the hotel, we went out for lunch before going to Orchard Road.

We wanted to eat at the food court at Bugis Junction but the place was packed! So dad suggested Nando’s. Off we went because my bro and I never had it. Did not expect that we had to queue, so many people.

The sauces on the table (tomato, garlic, extra hot peri-peri, and hot peri-peri). Tried all 3 sauces except extra hot. Hmmm… Nothing special. I’ve been hearing people raving about Nando’s but really nothing excite me.

Left: Soft drink, Coke(SGD2.90).

Right: 1/2 Chicken with Mediterranean Rice (SGD18.90), I did not expect such rice -.-” For the chicken, we had lemon and herbs instead of the spicy ones because afraid that it might upset our stomach and ruin the whole trip. The meat was tender and juicy. Other than that, nothing wowed me. I guess the special thing should be the sauces. Without them, it’s just your normal chicken that it’s cooked to perfection. However, I don’t think I like the sauces. Just not my taste.

Left: Christmas tree outside ION.
Second left: Inside the Christmas tree of ION. Very hot in there but it’s nice in there. There’s 30 mirror balls, 31 stairs, 32 strobe lights, 850 baubles, 3720 LED lights and 132000 tips in there.
Third left: One part of the street at Orchard Road.
Right: The Christmas tree at Takashimaya.

After lunch, we went to Orchard Road. Only walked inside ION and Lucky Plaza. Stepped in Ngee Ann City for awhile and walked out. Didn’t stay long at Orchard. Nothing to buy there, was not in the mood to shop and the things were not cheap. I’m not the kind that buy branded stuffs so those shops like Chanel, LV, Coach and so on didn’t have any impact on me.

Next, we went to Sembawang.

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Singapore Trip 29/12/2010-1/1/2011 – Part 1

January 3, 2011September 12, 2013 sweet surrender 4 Comments

Not sure how long will it takes for me to finish this post with the rate I’m blogging nowadays. I didn’t take much photos, was too occupied with looking for places and got overwhelmed by the crowds! This is my 3rd trip to Singapore. I usually travel during low season, this is the first time traveling during peak season. Also, it’s quite a last minute trip, only booked the tickets in October, no promotion price some more but it’s the cheapest of all airlines and the cheapest of all the possible dates.

First time was with MAS, second time with Tiger. This time with Air Asia. Booked Fragrance Hotel at Bugis in late November, exactly one month after buying the tickets. In fact I had book the other hotel, Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel in early November but I canceled the booking after my parents asked me to check out Fragrance Hotel as they stayed there during their emergency trip there. It’s much cheaper and located at better location, near to Bugis Junction and MRT station. Good thing the booking I made earlier did not require me to pay, only pay when check-in. Really saved a lot.

4 days 3 nights at Fragrance Hotel cost us SGD500+ for family room meant for 3 persons but there were 4 of us. You get everything you need in there.

However, the fridge is empty. As if it did matter. No problem for us because we never touch anything in the fridge LOL! The room includes breakfast for 3 also. Then again, the fridge came in handy because that’s where we stored our leftover food that we couldn’t finish ;p

I did not get very good sleep there every night because the air-con blew directly to my bed. The sheet, mattress and pillow wasn’t comfortable. I don’t like that kind of blanket. The mattress was slippery because it’s covered with some PU material(basically not your usual mattress material) and I couldn’t sleep well because the pillow and sheet moved around easily because of the slipperiness of the mattress and the sheet was quite thin. It’s annoying listening to the sound when you turn your body.

Oh well… I’m just very picky when it comes to bedding(only two places satisfied my sleep so far, Holiday Inn Glenmarie and 41 Berangan), sorry… It’s just me but then again I do recommend this place because it’s strategically located, clean, and it’s good enough. I will go back to stay again for sure.

The breakfast, only took this one photo of the food on the second day. It’s buffet style. The place is quite narrow. The food, kind of disappointed with the taste. Just don’t put much expectation on it.

That’s all about the hotel we stayed. Will blog about the places and food next.

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See You in 2011

December 29, 2010December 28, 2010 sweet surrender No Comments

By the time you see this post, I’m in Singapore already!!

Will try to blog or update on Twitter whenever I can. Gonna hit the two latest casinos but not going to place any bet there *LOL*

Will be back on 1st January. See you by then!

Enjoy your new year celebration! Have a blessed new year!

Sweet Surrender will have a new look in 2011 but not sure when, definitely before March. I hope… ;p

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Emirates Business Class

June 28, 2010June 28, 2010 sweet surrender 5 Comments

What’s the odd of being upgraded to business class when going on a long haul flight? It’s not always we can get such luxury, at least for people like you and me. My sister’s friend was so lucky that she got upgraded automatically from economy class to first class when she flew Emirates from Newcastle to KL. Cool!

Then, my sister was also lucky enough to be upgraded to business class when she boarded the Emirates’ Newcastle to KL flight. Interesting. She’s been using Emirates for years to come back. This is the first time she got upgraded. When it was time to board, her name was called and she was asked to board the plane from another gate. She was excited of course! The agony of economy class of long haul flight, you can imagine that, no need to experience that during her trip back this time.

Sharing some photos here with you on what you get in Emirates business class.

More leg room of course!

Different kind of food for sure. There were quite a number of choices but she went for these.

The highlight is the amenity kit. You can only get this when you’re on business or first class.

See! Bvlgari!

Quoted from http://www.easier.com/46313-emirates-launches-new-amenity-kits.html:

As part of its agreement with Bvlgari, Emirates has exclusive use of ThÃ© Rouge (Red Tea) products. The menâ€™s First and Business Class amenity kit contain ThÃ© Rouge after shave emulsion, eau parfumÃ©e and body lotion. Those for ladies contain Bvlgari nourishing face emulsion, nourishing hand cream and eau parfumÃ©e ThÃ© Rouge.
The bags themselves complete the luxury look and feel. The menâ€™s First Class bag is made of Italian leather while the Business Class bag is made of canvas with smart leather-look trim. Ladies in First Class have a brown suede-style and in Business Class a light beige fabric bag. Inside pockets hold the products while a waterproof base protects three of the styles.

Wonder when will I have the chance. Hmm…

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