Finally updated my travel blog. 1 full day to complete the part on Greece so guess I'll need much more time before I complete Italy & Switzerland. Enjoyed the vacation & loved the Greek Islands! =)
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, November 26, 2007
HK Holiday (8 - 12 Nov 2007)
Decided to go for a short holiday over the Deepavali long weekend to spend some quality time tog with Gerald. It was a pretty last minute decision and we were deciding between Bali & HK. We only departed Singapore on thurs afternoon as I wanted to attend my company DnD on Wed. Turned out to be a good move as I won the 17th lucky draw prize.. hehe not too bad =)
Reached HK around evening time and we stayed at the Kowloon Hotel which is just next to the Peninsula Hotel and above the MTR. Real accessible! Day 1 was spent walking around Nathan Road, enjoying the cool weather while sourcing for a decent dinner place. Finally had wanton noodle at a HK cafe, followed by hot red bean soup at a nearby dessert shop.. yummy!
Woke up early on Friday and we walked to the HK Cultural Centre for tim sum. Food was delicious all thanks to KM's recommendations. I particularly loved carrot cake from HK.. so tasty unlike those in SG. Loved the sunny but cooling weather in HK..
After breakfast, we took the train to HK Island to checkout Central. There's H&M in HK and the accessories are nice and not expensive. We then took the tram up to the peak to rest and enjoy the scenary while waiting for the sunset to catch the nightview.
Terence & Jennifer who are currently based in HK then brought us to a local eating place at Happy Valley for dinner. Yummy food especially the cantonese soup. Spent the rest of the night at LKF for drinking and supper. We went to 3 drinking places and I particularly like this chic place at LKF hotel (a boutiqute hotel). Cosy with contempary deco and a good night view of HK island.
Sat was spent feasting on roast goose at Yung Kee, followed by shopping at Causeway Bay. Also tried roast pigeon for dinner before heading for ladies market to experience the night streets.
On Sun, we headed to Macau with Terence & Jennifer after tim sum breakfast. It's about 1 hour away so I just knockout on the ferry after taking the seasick pill. Nothing much in Macau except casinos so we visited Wynn, Venetian & Sands. Here's some pics taken at the newly opened Venetian.
We spent our last day in HK feasting again. Gerald & I went to the same tim sum place Terence brought us the day before cos the food is really good! This was the 3rd tim sum we had within 5 days in HK.. hehe. After checking out and some shopping around the hotel, we ate again at Peninsula Hotel where their high tea was highly recommended. Basically had a good time feasting on chinese food and enjoying the weather during this short holiday.
Decided to go for a short holiday over the Deepavali long weekend to spend some quality time tog with Gerald. It was a pretty last minute decision and we were deciding between Bali & HK. We only departed Singapore on thurs afternoon as I wanted to attend my company DnD on Wed. Turned out to be a good move as I won the 17th lucky draw prize.. hehe not too bad =)
Reached HK around evening time and we stayed at the Kowloon Hotel which is just next to the Peninsula Hotel and above the MTR. Real accessible! Day 1 was spent walking around Nathan Road, enjoying the cool weather while sourcing for a decent dinner place. Finally had wanton noodle at a HK cafe, followed by hot red bean soup at a nearby dessert shop.. yummy!
Woke up early on Friday and we walked to the HK Cultural Centre for tim sum. Food was delicious all thanks to KM's recommendations. I particularly loved carrot cake from HK.. so tasty unlike those in SG. Loved the sunny but cooling weather in HK..
After breakfast, we took the train to HK Island to checkout Central. There's H&M in HK and the accessories are nice and not expensive. We then took the tram up to the peak to rest and enjoy the scenary while waiting for the sunset to catch the nightview.
Terence & Jennifer who are currently based in HK then brought us to a local eating place at Happy Valley for dinner. Yummy food especially the cantonese soup. Spent the rest of the night at LKF for drinking and supper. We went to 3 drinking places and I particularly like this chic place at LKF hotel (a boutiqute hotel). Cosy with contempary deco and a good night view of HK island.
Sat was spent feasting on roast goose at Yung Kee, followed by shopping at Causeway Bay. Also tried roast pigeon for dinner before heading for ladies market to experience the night streets.
On Sun, we headed to Macau with Terence & Jennifer after tim sum breakfast. It's about 1 hour away so I just knockout on the ferry after taking the seasick pill. Nothing much in Macau except casinos so we visited Wynn, Venetian & Sands. Here's some pics taken at the newly opened Venetian.
We spent our last day in HK feasting again. Gerald & I went to the same tim sum place Terence brought us the day before cos the food is really good! This was the 3rd tim sum we had within 5 days in HK.. hehe. After checking out and some shopping around the hotel, we ate again at Peninsula Hotel where their high tea was highly recommended. Basically had a good time feasting on chinese food and enjoying the weather during this short holiday.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Holiday in BKK (14-18 June 07)
Gerald & I went for a 5D 4N holiday in Bangkok last Thurs with 6 friends. There's a total of 3 couple & 2 additional guys. We had a good time shopping and eating. In fact, shopping started from DFS in S'pore airport. Bought my first La Mer product, their Refining Facial which is a miraculous scrub with pure diamond powder as ingredient... haha it reinforces the fact that diamonds are a girl's best friend..
Also bought the limited edition Guerlain Meteorites powder.. simply couldn't resist the pretty packaging. Had a good time shopping with the gals (Ivy & Jean) and I'm glad to know that I'm not the only spendthrift.. it's a women's nature to shop, shop & shop =P
BKK never fails to satisfy us.. we tailored shirts / pants, enjoy massage sessions, stock up on lingerie.. basically eat, sleep then shop again. Simply loved the shark fin soup served in claypot and the boiled bird nest with coconut at Chinatown... we ate it twice and it made us real happy! Clubbing in Bkk is good too! The clubs are happening, the live band is good, the toilets are clean and huge and there's even foc masseur at the gents and a live band in the ladies.
Gerald & I went for a 5D 4N holiday in Bangkok last Thurs with 6 friends. There's a total of 3 couple & 2 additional guys. We had a good time shopping and eating. In fact, shopping started from DFS in S'pore airport. Bought my first La Mer product, their Refining Facial which is a miraculous scrub with pure diamond powder as ingredient... haha it reinforces the fact that diamonds are a girl's best friend..
Also bought the limited edition Guerlain Meteorites powder.. simply couldn't resist the pretty packaging. Had a good time shopping with the gals (Ivy & Jean) and I'm glad to know that I'm not the only spendthrift.. it's a women's nature to shop, shop & shop =P
BKK never fails to satisfy us.. we tailored shirts / pants, enjoy massage sessions, stock up on lingerie.. basically eat, sleep then shop again. Simply loved the shark fin soup served in claypot and the boiled bird nest with coconut at Chinatown... we ate it twice and it made us real happy! Clubbing in Bkk is good too! The clubs are happening, the live band is good, the toilets are clean and huge and there's even foc masseur at the gents and a live band in the ladies.
Monday, January 22, 2007
Honeymoon @ Maldives
16 Jan 07 (Tue)- Arrival @ Vabbinfaru (Banyan Tree Resort)
Maldives is actually quite near to S'pore (SW of Sri Lanka to be exact). our SQ flight to Male Airport only took 4.5hrs so we reached at about 10pm Male time (which is GMT +5). Right outside the Airport (which is rarely 2 mins walk), and it's the sea! The boat ride to our Banyan Tree resort, Vabbinfaru Island (North Male Atoll) took about 30mins. Their service staff was real good! We felt like VIPs starting from the boat transfer where we're given refreshing aroma hand-towels and water.
Shortly after, we were shown to our villa (Farutholhi) and it's beautiful with a sun deck & personal jacuzzi in the backyard and a pavilion at the front that extends to the sea.
Our private pavilion that extends to the sea...16 Jan 07 (Tue)- Arrival @ Vabbinfaru (Banyan Tree Resort)
Maldives is actually quite near to S'pore (SW of Sri Lanka to be exact). our SQ flight to Male Airport only took 4.5hrs so we reached at about 10pm Male time (which is GMT +5). Right outside the Airport (which is rarely 2 mins walk), and it's the sea! The boat ride to our Banyan Tree resort, Vabbinfaru Island (North Male Atoll) took about 30mins. Their service staff was real good! We felt like VIPs starting from the boat transfer where we're given refreshing aroma hand-towels and water.
Shortly after, we were shown to our villa (Farutholhi) and it's beautiful with a sun deck & personal jacuzzi in the backyard and a pavilion at the front that extends to the sea.
17 Jan 07 (Wed)- Relax & Snorkelling
Since the sea was pitch black when we arrived at Maldives the night before, plus we were quite excited, we woke up early to catch the sun rise. The place is truly beautiful with the crystal clear water & fine white sand.
It's quite beyond words and pictures to describe the beauty of nature... that's me in the pic! Amazing rite?!
This is how our villa looks from the front.
Since our package is full-board, all our meals are taken care of, which is certainly worth it! Breakfast & lunch are buffet style and I particularly loved the part where we can choose from a cart full of tropical fruits and the waiter will cut them nicely for us. Dinner is a sit down fine-dining style menu with an extremely romantic candle light setting. =)
Since I'm an ardent fan of alfresco dining, the place suits me well esp since the climate is sunny but breezy all day. Drinks are expensive though. Even their drinking water cost USD $3.50 (just for house water while evian water cost USD $8!).
18 Jan 07 (Thur) - Canoeing & Visit to Angsana Resort
We also canoe around the island and here's how the island looks from afar.
We also played table tennis cos it's FOC! It was rather fun even though I've hardly played table tennis... haha
We also visited Banyan Tree sister resort (Angsana) by boat. Their jetty looks good but other than that, we were glad we didn't choose to stay at their resort cos their villas are chalet style and not as luxurious =P
Sunset in Maldives is really beautiful =)
We had a complementary In-Villa Dining as part of the honeymooners' perks.. USD $65 / pax. There was a butler preparing our steak using a portable bbq pit and serving us outside our villa... nice!
19 Jan 07 (Thur) - Catamaran Sailing to Sandbank & Stingray Watching
We also paid USD $60 / pax to try out catamaran sailing to a sandbank. The sandbank is magnificant.. nothing we've seen before! It's a small piece of land (solely pure sand) which is formed naturally and could get shifted over time depending on the climate & tide.
We also snorkel around the sandbank and since it's the open sea, it's really deep with plenty of fishes.
Back at the resort, the stingray would come to the beach EVERYDAY at 4pm sharp to be fed... amazing cos they're sooo punctual and they would leave right after having their fill
19 Jan 07 (Fri) - Massage & Relax
As part of the honeymooners' perks, the spa also gave us massage lessons so that after the honeymoon, the couple could massage for each other to unwind.. very nice idea.
Since it was our very last day and our flight was at 11pm, we spent the rest of the day relaxing, taking pics and enjoying the last glimpse of the beautiful sunset.
Monday, October 23, 2006
I luv Bkk =)
It's a fruitful trip! Managed to buy a lot of beautiful house deco stuffs. Their stuffs are sooo beautiful.. unlikely to find similar stuffs in S'pore, esp at their price. =) In fact, we went with 2 baggage and came back with 9! Sounds drama but we actually had to take 2 seperate cab to the airport since we can't possibly fit into one... haha!
Also went to my fav Siam Paragon.. simply loved the deco there. We tried their Cream & Fudge outlet and it's delicious. The best ice-cream I ever had! Choco ice-cream, brownie & nuts are mixed together on their special frozen marble stone and serve in a cone & finally topped with choco fudge.. sinful but absolutely heavenly.
What a great way to leave behind sweet memories...
It's a fruitful trip! Managed to buy a lot of beautiful house deco stuffs. Their stuffs are sooo beautiful.. unlikely to find similar stuffs in S'pore, esp at their price. =) In fact, we went with 2 baggage and came back with 9! Sounds drama but we actually had to take 2 seperate cab to the airport since we can't possibly fit into one... haha!
Also went to my fav Siam Paragon.. simply loved the deco there. We tried their Cream & Fudge outlet and it's delicious. The best ice-cream I ever had! Choco ice-cream, brownie & nuts are mixed together on their special frozen marble stone and serve in a cone & finally topped with choco fudge.. sinful but absolutely heavenly.
What a great way to leave behind sweet memories...
Sunday, October 15, 2006
What a ride!
Extremely busy lately.. both at work and during weekends! Busy is good though.. so no complaints. Work is extremely challenging lately because of a new project I'm embarking on. The project is interesting and I'm sure there's plenty to learn.. so I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead!
Two more days and we're off to BKK for holiday!
Sooo exciting because we're going there to shop for house stuffs =) When Gerald and I last went BKK in Apr this year, we saw so many beautiful house deco stuffs. But we couldn't buy any at that time becos we haven't bought our place yet. So when we found out that there's an International Houseware Fair coming up over the long weekend, it was a must-go for us.
Looking forward to going crazy in BKK.... ;P
Extremely busy lately.. both at work and during weekends! Busy is good though.. so no complaints. Work is extremely challenging lately because of a new project I'm embarking on. The project is interesting and I'm sure there's plenty to learn.. so I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead!
Two more days and we're off to BKK for holiday!
Sooo exciting because we're going there to shop for house stuffs =) When Gerald and I last went BKK in Apr this year, we saw so many beautiful house deco stuffs. But we couldn't buy any at that time becos we haven't bought our place yet. So when we found out that there's an International Houseware Fair coming up over the long weekend, it was a must-go for us.Looking forward to going crazy in BKK.... ;P
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