We woke up early feeling rather sad as it's our last day in this wonderful tranquil town. For breakfast, we ordered the same fare through room service and was told that the breakfast will reach us within 30 mins.
After near 1 hr, the breakfast was not here yet and I called the room service to check. They apologised for the late delivery and shortly, the breakfast was delivered.
We received a nice surprise after our breakfast when the hotel called us and told us that they will waive our breakfast bill due to late delivery. Nice gesture from Le Meridien :)
After breakfast, we strolled to the main pool to make it one of our final pit stops. My partner read his book while I did my laps in the pool. It was still around 9am+ so majority of the guests were still in the main restaurant having their breakfast.
As I'd made a booking with the spa at 11am for my final massage, we headed back to our room at around 1030+ and did some brief packing. My partner continued with the packing and reading while I report at the spa counter for my massage.
I like the massage this time round much better. It may be partly due to the fact that the room temperature was more ideal. And remember what I wrote on the feedback form the day before? I think they'd taken my comments into consideration. After the massage, the therapist told me that she will wait for me at the spa reception, instead at the villa door. This give me some time to explore the treatment room. I noticed that there's a small pavilion linked to the treatment room which I believe is for the guests to have their meals if they take a 1/2 or full day treatment package. There's also a sauna room in the villa as well as a bath big enough for 2 or more.
After my massage session, I headed back to my room to do some final packing. We did not manage to get a late check out from the hotel as they insist that they're full with bookings. So we checked out at 1pm (usual time 12pm) as "negotiated" and lounged around at the lobby.
We noticed that many Asian guests (especially Japanese) check in on Sundays. We also noticed that the check in process did not improve and unable to manage the crowds on Sunday. While we were sitting there waiting for our 3pm airport transfer, we saw at least 3-4 couples waiting to be brought to their rooms/villas and the average waiting time for them was at least 45 mins to 1hr. I'm really unsure what exactly is wrong with their check in process as there's many staff at the check in counter looking busy but no one to bring the guests their room keys.
At 3pm, our airport shuttle is ready. To save the hassle, we booked directly with the concierge at the Le Meridien counter. The trip cost us THB1800 nett. Within an hour, we're back to the good old Phuket airport that we'd frequented over the years.
Our final 2 stops are the Dukin Donuts stall (yes...Singaporeans are obsessed with donuts) and the Thai Airways restaurant on the 2nd floor of the airport. I'd saw the restaurant and had always wanted to try it. But due to lack of time, we always skipped this. For this time round, we specially came to the airport slightly earlier so we can enjoy a good meal in the airport. Average price here is around THB250 for a Tom Yum goong (it's VERY good with BIG prawns) and THB150 for starters. The price is fairly reasonable for an airport restaurant. Do give it a try when you're at Phuket airport next time.
After a satisfying Thai meal, we headed to the departure gate for Singapore.
Though we're sad that this holiday is over, we're sure that we'll be back as we just love Phuket and Khao Lak :)
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Monday, 8 December 2008
A trip to Khao Lak - Day 4
We started our 2nd day at Le Meridien with an early morning breakfast.
As I'd "blurly" booked the room w/o breakfast, we decided to order room service for our breakfast instead paying THB690++/pax for the buffet breakfast.
We looked through the menu and decided on the breakfast steak set (THB280++) and added on a basket of bread (THB150++). The serving for the breakfast steak set was enough for 1 and for the bread basket, we'd an assortment of close to 10 different kind of bread. We couldn't finish the bread and "saved" some for our lunch/afternoon tea.
After breakfast, we strolled to the hotel spa to book our spa session. They were running a promotion of THB4200+ for 3 x 60 mins massages. We decided to go for that (I get to enjoy the extra session =p) and made our appointment for the evening. For cheaper alternatives, there's actually beach side massage near the beach food stall we patronised for lunch (turn left at the beach of Le Meridien) going at THB300.
There's 2 table tennis tables (with bats and balls provided) outside the gym near the spa. We played a game or two and decided to change into our swimwear to laze around at the pool.
We choose the spa pool as there's not a single soul at the pool. We practically have the whole pool to ourselves for an hour or so before another couple joined in. Most of the guests had opted the main pool and the loungers on the beach. But the spa pool is really good if you want to have a mini workout to swim laps as it's in a regular rectangular shape.
Near noon time, more people joined us at the spa pool and we decided to head back to the room for a quick shower before our lunch at 1pm+. We headed back to Rim Lay for a quick lunch that cost us less than THB400 for 3 dishes, 2 rice and 2 drinks.
Just like Singapore, weather in Khao Lak is equally unpredictable. We saw the dark clouds forming when we were having our lunch and decided to end our meal quickly. But alas, we were still caught in the heavy thunderstorm while walking back to the hotel. Lucky for us is that we only need to walk/run in the rain for less than 3 mins and got the chance to enjoy the comfort of our room instead of getting stuck at the beach side stall.
After lounging around in our room for 2 hrs or so, we headed for our spa session! I opted for the 60 mins Swedish massage while my partner choose the Thai massage. We were brought into the lounge area for some drinks while they prepare the rooms for us and were brought to our own spa villa. I was awed by the decoration and spaciousness of the spa villa.
We were given a foot wash therapy. After which, we were given the 60 mins massage.
I'd been to several hotels spas and I must say this is one of the best massage I'd. No wonder this hotel spa had won several awards. The strokes and kneading were defined and firm, yet not too hard on your body. But as it was raining out, I was feeling a bit cold towards the end of the massage.
After the masaage, we were given hot ginger tea (I was so happy to have this hot drink) and feedback form. I noted that they should had given us time to lounge/relax in the treatment villa instead of "stressing" us to leave as they told us that they're waiting for us outside the villa.
The massage must had been too "relaxing" that we don't feel like leaving our room after that (the rain was part of the reason as well). We decided to order room service - crab meat fried rice and finish up the cup noodles we'd bought at the town.
We ended up the night watching a movie on Star Movies (some show on monkey conquering the world) and reading my magazines.
As I was dozing off, I was thinking that this is almost a perfect, relaxing holiday.
As I'd "blurly" booked the room w/o breakfast, we decided to order room service for our breakfast instead paying THB690++/pax for the buffet breakfast.
We looked through the menu and decided on the breakfast steak set (THB280++) and added on a basket of bread (THB150++). The serving for the breakfast steak set was enough for 1 and for the bread basket, we'd an assortment of close to 10 different kind of bread. We couldn't finish the bread and "saved" some for our lunch/afternoon tea.
After breakfast, we strolled to the hotel spa to book our spa session. They were running a promotion of THB4200+ for 3 x 60 mins massages. We decided to go for that (I get to enjoy the extra session =p) and made our appointment for the evening. For cheaper alternatives, there's actually beach side massage near the beach food stall we patronised for lunch (turn left at the beach of Le Meridien) going at THB300.
There's 2 table tennis tables (with bats and balls provided) outside the gym near the spa. We played a game or two and decided to change into our swimwear to laze around at the pool.
We choose the spa pool as there's not a single soul at the pool. We practically have the whole pool to ourselves for an hour or so before another couple joined in. Most of the guests had opted the main pool and the loungers on the beach. But the spa pool is really good if you want to have a mini workout to swim laps as it's in a regular rectangular shape.
Near noon time, more people joined us at the spa pool and we decided to head back to the room for a quick shower before our lunch at 1pm+. We headed back to Rim Lay for a quick lunch that cost us less than THB400 for 3 dishes, 2 rice and 2 drinks.
Just like Singapore, weather in Khao Lak is equally unpredictable. We saw the dark clouds forming when we were having our lunch and decided to end our meal quickly. But alas, we were still caught in the heavy thunderstorm while walking back to the hotel. Lucky for us is that we only need to walk/run in the rain for less than 3 mins and got the chance to enjoy the comfort of our room instead of getting stuck at the beach side stall.
After lounging around in our room for 2 hrs or so, we headed for our spa session! I opted for the 60 mins Swedish massage while my partner choose the Thai massage. We were brought into the lounge area for some drinks while they prepare the rooms for us and were brought to our own spa villa. I was awed by the decoration and spaciousness of the spa villa.
We were given a foot wash therapy. After which, we were given the 60 mins massage.
I'd been to several hotels spas and I must say this is one of the best massage I'd. No wonder this hotel spa had won several awards. The strokes and kneading were defined and firm, yet not too hard on your body. But as it was raining out, I was feeling a bit cold towards the end of the massage.
After the masaage, we were given hot ginger tea (I was so happy to have this hot drink) and feedback form. I noted that they should had given us time to lounge/relax in the treatment villa instead of "stressing" us to leave as they told us that they're waiting for us outside the villa.
The massage must had been too "relaxing" that we don't feel like leaving our room after that (the rain was part of the reason as well). We decided to order room service - crab meat fried rice and finish up the cup noodles we'd bought at the town.
We ended up the night watching a movie on Star Movies (some show on monkey conquering the world) and reading my magazines.
As I was dozing off, I was thinking that this is almost a perfect, relaxing holiday.
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
A trip to Khao Lak - Day 3
Not sure whether is it due to us still clocking Singapore time or we'd slept too much the night before, we were ready for breakfast by 7am (8am Singapore time).
We strolled to the restaurant and noticed that we were the first guest(s) to arrive.
A bit embarrasing as we looked like 2 hungry people hunting for our breakfast.
The breakfast selection was adequate and yummy. But mind their orange juice. It's super duper sweet. Like an orange squash concentrate.
After breakfast, we went for a stroll at the beach. The beach was quiet with no one except us and a dog. I don't think we can ever find this kind of tranquil moment in Singapore.
Soon after, we went to the poolside to "rot", read our books and magazines. This is around 830am when other guests start to stream into the restaurant for their breakfast.
The view from the deck chairs was spectecular. The resort had spent much effort on their landscaping and that seems to blend in with the blue skies and beach.
We went for our massage (included in our package) at 1030am. The spa was made up of 3rooms. The receptionist did not know about our bookings but we were eventually served. The corridoor along the spa treatment rooms were infested with mosquitos and I got bitten while doing the foot wash along the corridoor.
The 1hr massage was average and gave our weary bodies a temporary boost.
After the massage, it's time for us to pack up as we need to check out and move to our next hotel - Le Meridien Khao Lak.
We reached Le Meridien before 2pm. The hotel is simply huge. They even have deers in their gardens near the main entrance. From the main entrance to the lobby, it's about 4 mins drive.
The check-in at Le Meridien was a long wait. We waited and waited (not knowing what we're waiting).
After near 45 mins, we were then brought to our room (at the Family Wing).
We'd requested for a high floor room and am glad to get a 3rd floor room (highest).
The rooms were tastefully done up and has a view of the pool area.
Having done some research on tripadvisor, we know that there's a beach side restaurant that offers cheaper food than the hotel restaurants. It's less than 200m walk along the beach on the left hand side of Le Meridien. We also spotted many guests from the hotel walking to the eatry for their lunch.
By the time we're done with our lunch, it's almost 330pm. We walked to the hotel lobby to book for the shuttle to the town. It cost THB100/person/way. We then explored around the vast grounds of Le Meridien, taking note of the various pools and facilities available.
At around 6pm, we took the shuttle and reached the town of Khao Lak. It's a pretty small town, lined with shops,eatries and restaurants on both sides of the roads. We walked around and bought some cheap tshirt and bermudas after much haggling.
We saw many locals and tourists queuing up for fried mee and rice from a stall that operates near the supermarket and decided to try it for dinner. I myself had fried mee while my partner had the fried rice. Each cost THB50. Also, tried the pancakes from another roadside stall. There's a wide variety of fillings you can choose from. I chose my favourite: Nutella. Cost me THB35.
After pigging out, we went to the supermarket to stock up our food. Bought chips, beer, soft drinks (FANTA my favourite) and some local snacks to bring back to Singapore. One small bottle of Chang beer cost less than THB25 and softdrinks less than THB15! Many tourists do the same thing as we saw many of them stock up on beer and other forms of alochol.
We loither around for around 1/2 hr more before our shuttle's scheduled time.
By 10pm, we're back to Le Meridien with loads of goodies to last us for the last 2 days of our trip.
We strolled to the restaurant and noticed that we were the first guest(s) to arrive.
A bit embarrasing as we looked like 2 hungry people hunting for our breakfast.
The breakfast selection was adequate and yummy. But mind their orange juice. It's super duper sweet. Like an orange squash concentrate.
After breakfast, we went for a stroll at the beach. The beach was quiet with no one except us and a dog. I don't think we can ever find this kind of tranquil moment in Singapore.
Soon after, we went to the poolside to "rot", read our books and magazines. This is around 830am when other guests start to stream into the restaurant for their breakfast.
The view from the deck chairs was spectecular. The resort had spent much effort on their landscaping and that seems to blend in with the blue skies and beach.
We went for our massage (included in our package) at 1030am. The spa was made up of 3rooms. The receptionist did not know about our bookings but we were eventually served. The corridoor along the spa treatment rooms were infested with mosquitos and I got bitten while doing the foot wash along the corridoor.
The 1hr massage was average and gave our weary bodies a temporary boost.
After the massage, it's time for us to pack up as we need to check out and move to our next hotel - Le Meridien Khao Lak.
We reached Le Meridien before 2pm. The hotel is simply huge. They even have deers in their gardens near the main entrance. From the main entrance to the lobby, it's about 4 mins drive.
The check-in at Le Meridien was a long wait. We waited and waited (not knowing what we're waiting).
After near 45 mins, we were then brought to our room (at the Family Wing).
We'd requested for a high floor room and am glad to get a 3rd floor room (highest).
The rooms were tastefully done up and has a view of the pool area.
Having done some research on tripadvisor, we know that there's a beach side restaurant that offers cheaper food than the hotel restaurants. It's less than 200m walk along the beach on the left hand side of Le Meridien. We also spotted many guests from the hotel walking to the eatry for their lunch.
By the time we're done with our lunch, it's almost 330pm. We walked to the hotel lobby to book for the shuttle to the town. It cost THB100/person/way. We then explored around the vast grounds of Le Meridien, taking note of the various pools and facilities available.
At around 6pm, we took the shuttle and reached the town of Khao Lak. It's a pretty small town, lined with shops,eatries and restaurants on both sides of the roads. We walked around and bought some cheap tshirt and bermudas after much haggling.
We saw many locals and tourists queuing up for fried mee and rice from a stall that operates near the supermarket and decided to try it for dinner. I myself had fried mee while my partner had the fried rice. Each cost THB50. Also, tried the pancakes from another roadside stall. There's a wide variety of fillings you can choose from. I chose my favourite: Nutella. Cost me THB35.
After pigging out, we went to the supermarket to stock up our food. Bought chips, beer, soft drinks (FANTA my favourite) and some local snacks to bring back to Singapore. One small bottle of Chang beer cost less than THB25 and softdrinks less than THB15! Many tourists do the same thing as we saw many of them stock up on beer and other forms of alochol.
We loither around for around 1/2 hr more before our shuttle's scheduled time.
By 10pm, we're back to Le Meridien with loads of goodies to last us for the last 2 days of our trip.
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
A trip to Khao Lak - Day 2
By 630am (730am SG time), we were up and getting ready for our day trip to Similan island.
The dive shop we'd booked the trip with had informed us that they will pick us up from our resort at 7am.
The staff at the hotel was really nice and packed us a breakfast box (knowing that we will miss our buffet breakfast).
At 7am sharp, the rep from Similan Diving Safari picked us up and drove us to their shop where we made our payment, collected our snorkel equipments. Simple breakfast (bread, jam, coffee, tea) was also provided at the shop.
We idled around and wait for the rest of the group to show up at the shop. We were then brought to the jetty. Off we go to Similan Island!
The speedboat ride was around 45 mins to 1hr from the jetty. Our 1st stop was at the west of Island No. 7. It was an open bay where we jump into the sea to snorkel. The water here is crystal blue clear and we managed to see lots of corals and different types of fishes. We even saw a huge sea turtle in the water!
Divers on the same trip were brought to the deeper seas for their dives.
After 1 hr of snorkeling, we were called back up to the boat, and went around "collecting" the divers before heading to Island No. 4.
Island No. 4 has beaches for us to laze around and we had our lunch there. Simple meals were provided (Thai curry chicken + rice or minced meat pasta).
The guide brought us to walk through the small trek to show us the beautiful beach on the other side of the island. We were simply awed by the beauty of this place.
After this, the group departed to Island No. 7 western bay for more snorkeling and diving. We opted to stay around on the beach to soak in the nice beach scenery. We also snorkeled off the beach and saw a variety of fishes as well.
After 2 hrs, the boat is back and ferried us back to Khao Lak. By then, many of the people in the group were tired and dozing off on the return leg.
By 5pm, we were brought back to our resort. We cleaned up ourselves and went around the resort to take a look and sat around the beach chairs in the resort. Then we walked to the beach and saw the beautiful sunset. The beach was almost isolated and we almost had the whole beach to ourselves!
After soaking in the beautiful sunset, we made our way to have our set dinner (included in our package). We selected 1 Thai set dinner and 1 European set dinner. Here's what we had:
Thai set dinner:
Tom Yum Goong
Satay (they gave us 2 sets)
Thai Green Curry + Rice
Banana dessert (that's warm)
European set dinner:
Salad
Baked prawn with cheese and rice served in a pineapple
Ice cream
After the sumptuous meal, we went back to our room (did some reading, played cards). Before I knew it, I was dozing off ......ZZZZZ
The dive shop we'd booked the trip with had informed us that they will pick us up from our resort at 7am.
The staff at the hotel was really nice and packed us a breakfast box (knowing that we will miss our buffet breakfast).
At 7am sharp, the rep from Similan Diving Safari picked us up and drove us to their shop where we made our payment, collected our snorkel equipments. Simple breakfast (bread, jam, coffee, tea) was also provided at the shop.
We idled around and wait for the rest of the group to show up at the shop. We were then brought to the jetty. Off we go to Similan Island!
The speedboat ride was around 45 mins to 1hr from the jetty. Our 1st stop was at the west of Island No. 7. It was an open bay where we jump into the sea to snorkel. The water here is crystal blue clear and we managed to see lots of corals and different types of fishes. We even saw a huge sea turtle in the water!
Divers on the same trip were brought to the deeper seas for their dives.
After 1 hr of snorkeling, we were called back up to the boat, and went around "collecting" the divers before heading to Island No. 4.
Island No. 4 has beaches for us to laze around and we had our lunch there. Simple meals were provided (Thai curry chicken + rice or minced meat pasta).
The guide brought us to walk through the small trek to show us the beautiful beach on the other side of the island. We were simply awed by the beauty of this place.
After this, the group departed to Island No. 7 western bay for more snorkeling and diving. We opted to stay around on the beach to soak in the nice beach scenery. We also snorkeled off the beach and saw a variety of fishes as well.
After 2 hrs, the boat is back and ferried us back to Khao Lak. By then, many of the people in the group were tired and dozing off on the return leg.
By 5pm, we were brought back to our resort. We cleaned up ourselves and went around the resort to take a look and sat around the beach chairs in the resort. Then we walked to the beach and saw the beautiful sunset. The beach was almost isolated and we almost had the whole beach to ourselves!
After soaking in the beautiful sunset, we made our way to have our set dinner (included in our package). We selected 1 Thai set dinner and 1 European set dinner. Here's what we had:
Thai set dinner:
Tom Yum Goong
Satay (they gave us 2 sets)
Thai Green Curry + Rice
Banana dessert (that's warm)
European set dinner:
Salad
Baked prawn with cheese and rice served in a pineapple
Ice cream
After the sumptuous meal, we went back to our room (did some reading, played cards). Before I knew it, I was dozing off ......ZZZZZ
A trip to Khao Lak - Day 1
When I announce to my friends that I'm going Khao Lak, the first response I'd gotten is blank stares. Then this is followed "Where's Khao Lak?".
From Singapore, we fly in to Phuket and take a 1 hr ride up north to reach Khao Lak.
It was an area badly hit by Tsunami few years ago.
But after years of restoration, it'd become a nice little town, believed to be the next big place after Phuket.
We touched down at around 8pm at Phuket airport and met up with the driver from the Khao Lak Orchid resort. We stayed in this resort for 2 nights at THB4999 nett for 2. The package includes 2 nights stay in their Garden view room + 1 set dinner + 1 hr massage for 2.
Within an hour, we reached the resort. It's well hidden off the main road (at least 20mins walk) and has direct beach access.
Check in was a breeze here.
After confirming when we will be having our dinner and massage, we were brought into our room promptly.
We stayed at room 126. The room was big and spacious. However, some of the furniture looks abit tired (e.g. one of the handles of the wardrobe is missing).
Not sure is it due to non-occupancy of the room for a long period, there was a musky/damp smell in the room whenever we enter the room. Beds are comfortable but were seperate.
From our balcony, we can see a little view of the beach and pool, which is nice.
As it's already night time and there's nothing much to us to explore/see, we decided to head to the bed straight after our showers as we'd booked a snorkel day trip to Similan Island (not very nice name if you speak it in Hokkien) and need to wake up early.
From Singapore, we fly in to Phuket and take a 1 hr ride up north to reach Khao Lak.
It was an area badly hit by Tsunami few years ago.
But after years of restoration, it'd become a nice little town, believed to be the next big place after Phuket.
We touched down at around 8pm at Phuket airport and met up with the driver from the Khao Lak Orchid resort. We stayed in this resort for 2 nights at THB4999 nett for 2. The package includes 2 nights stay in their Garden view room + 1 set dinner + 1 hr massage for 2.
Within an hour, we reached the resort. It's well hidden off the main road (at least 20mins walk) and has direct beach access.
Check in was a breeze here.
After confirming when we will be having our dinner and massage, we were brought into our room promptly.
We stayed at room 126. The room was big and spacious. However, some of the furniture looks abit tired (e.g. one of the handles of the wardrobe is missing).
Not sure is it due to non-occupancy of the room for a long period, there was a musky/damp smell in the room whenever we enter the room. Beds are comfortable but were seperate.
From our balcony, we can see a little view of the beach and pool, which is nice.
As it's already night time and there's nothing much to us to explore/see, we decided to head to the bed straight after our showers as we'd booked a snorkel day trip to Similan Island (not very nice name if you speak it in Hokkien) and need to wake up early.
Monday, 8 September 2008
An afternoon at Spa Botanica
I love doing spas, especially massages in a nice setting.
Had heard of Spa Botanica at Sentosa for some time but did not have the chance to try it.
Finally after some "negotitations" with my partner and due to unavailabilty of time slots at the other spas we frequent, we decided to give Spa Botanica a try.
It was hard to get a slot last minute (48hrs) and made 2 x 1 hr massage instead of the 1.5hrs we planned to.
Our appointment was at 3.45pm. We're aware that as spa guests, we're entitled to enjoy the facilities in the compound and hence, reached the premise at 1pm.
Being first timer at Spa Botanica, we were requested to complete a customer profile form. The staff was quick to take note that I was indicated that I'm allergic to lavender and assured me that the therapist will be informed on my allergy. We were then showed to the male and female changing room, each equipped with a towel counter, a small lounge area, lockers, and the hotl/cold pools.
The staff was supposed to bring us around to introduce the facilities to us. But as the crowd starts to stream in, they seem to have forgotten about us. We'd no problem with that and proceed on our own to the 22m pool area. Fresh towels were placed on the chair. We found the spot we like and settled down quickly.
The empty pool looked ultra attractive to an avid swimmer like me. Before long, I'm already doing laps in the pool all to myself.
Behind the pool area, there was a shallow pool with a mini waterfall and 2 floating mats. We didnt get to use the pool there as there were already couples there and we thought that we might as well stick to the main. Just opposite this pool is a mud pool area whereby you can apply the mud onto your body for detoxifying benefits. I tried this and must say that find my skin smoother and pleased with the effects.
Before we realised, our time for the massage is up and we were whisked into our respective treatment rooms. My therapist was a chatty middle age lady, with outstanding service. After the massage, I was brought into a lounge area whereby I can sip tea and water without any time pressure.
Too bad that I don't have the time to try out the hot (under maintainence) and cold pool as I don't want to keep my partner waiting.
But overall, I'd say that it's a good place to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon there and I'm sure that I'll be back and hopefully to do a 1.5 hr massage instead.
Had heard of Spa Botanica at Sentosa for some time but did not have the chance to try it.
Finally after some "negotitations" with my partner and due to unavailabilty of time slots at the other spas we frequent, we decided to give Spa Botanica a try.
It was hard to get a slot last minute (48hrs) and made 2 x 1 hr massage instead of the 1.5hrs we planned to.
Our appointment was at 3.45pm. We're aware that as spa guests, we're entitled to enjoy the facilities in the compound and hence, reached the premise at 1pm.
Being first timer at Spa Botanica, we were requested to complete a customer profile form. The staff was quick to take note that I was indicated that I'm allergic to lavender and assured me that the therapist will be informed on my allergy. We were then showed to the male and female changing room, each equipped with a towel counter, a small lounge area, lockers, and the hotl/cold pools.
The staff was supposed to bring us around to introduce the facilities to us. But as the crowd starts to stream in, they seem to have forgotten about us. We'd no problem with that and proceed on our own to the 22m pool area. Fresh towels were placed on the chair. We found the spot we like and settled down quickly.
The empty pool looked ultra attractive to an avid swimmer like me. Before long, I'm already doing laps in the pool all to myself.
Behind the pool area, there was a shallow pool with a mini waterfall and 2 floating mats. We didnt get to use the pool there as there were already couples there and we thought that we might as well stick to the main. Just opposite this pool is a mud pool area whereby you can apply the mud onto your body for detoxifying benefits. I tried this and must say that find my skin smoother and pleased with the effects.
Before we realised, our time for the massage is up and we were whisked into our respective treatment rooms. My therapist was a chatty middle age lady, with outstanding service. After the massage, I was brought into a lounge area whereby I can sip tea and water without any time pressure.
Too bad that I don't have the time to try out the hot (under maintainence) and cold pool as I don't want to keep my partner waiting.
But overall, I'd say that it's a good place to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon there and I'm sure that I'll be back and hopefully to do a 1.5 hr massage instead.
Monday, 25 August 2008
Fireworks Festival 2008
Had bought the tickets to last Sat fireworks festival and was counting down to the day.
The rain really dampened my mood. But when I saw the fireworks, I was happy that I didnt back out and made the effort to see the display.
Here's some pics to share:
The rain really dampened my mood. But when I saw the fireworks, I was happy that I didnt back out and made the effort to see the display.
Here's some pics to share:
Friday, 22 August 2008
Batam
Went to Batam over the last weekend for a 2D1N getaway.
Didn't get to swim but went for go-karting and did a spa session.
Here's some pics to share:-
Didn't get to swim but went for go-karting and did a spa session.
Here's some pics to share:-
Don't think I'll go back there again as the ferry journey to there really puts me off (approx 1 hr ferry) and jostling with the crowd to clear the custom is not something I really like as well.
Oh...and things are not really that cheap as all the things in the resorts (I stayed in Holiday Inn) are quoted in SGD
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
I
Had created this blog for some time but didnt really know what I should write to kickstart this blog.
Guess I should do some basic introduction to enable to the readers (if there's any) of this blog to know abit about me.
So what's about me?
A simple girl who's like many, working full time.
Got married about 2 years ago and still enjoying the "kidless" life.
Love to travel, especially to beach resorts (so that I can just do nothing but bum around). Other interests include hunting and cooking yummy food, some sports and photography (which i'm still trying hard to learn)
Why am I writing a blog? Seriously, I don't know....maybe it'll be a channel for me to vent my future fustrations or voice out my unhappiness..maybe it'll be a place for me to share my "life" with strangers from the WWW, maybe it'll be a diary for me to safekeep my memories (so that I can have something to rely on to refrsh my memory)....we shall see how it goes as the blog continues to "grow"
ok...almost time for knock off and maybe have a good dinner....
Guess I should do some basic introduction to enable to the readers (if there's any) of this blog to know abit about me.
So what's about me?
A simple girl who's like many, working full time.
Got married about 2 years ago and still enjoying the "kidless" life.
Love to travel, especially to beach resorts (so that I can just do nothing but bum around). Other interests include hunting and cooking yummy food, some sports and photography (which i'm still trying hard to learn)
Why am I writing a blog? Seriously, I don't know....maybe it'll be a channel for me to vent my future fustrations or voice out my unhappiness..maybe it'll be a place for me to share my "life" with strangers from the WWW, maybe it'll be a diary for me to safekeep my memories (so that I can have something to rely on to refrsh my memory)....we shall see how it goes as the blog continues to "grow"
ok...almost time for knock off and maybe have a good dinner....
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