End of Maternity Staycation at The Singapore Resort and Spa Sentosa

Been wanting to go on a vacation during my maternity leave (so I don't have to take further leaves) before I return to the workforce again.

But hubs and I have discussed (and argued) over it, and we have decided that we are not ready to take the risk of venturing to a foreign land with too many unknowns in case (touch wood) something happens, so eventually we settled on a weekend staycation.

And so I chose the last weekend before I got back to work, and at a location that is far from the hustle and bustle of the city but somewhere tranquil and relaxing,  so at least I don't feel so much that I'm still in Singapore. Sentosa eventually became the choice,  and after some price comparison and research, we settled on The Singapore Resort and Spa Sentosa.

The place was exactly how it looked like on the website (you know how some websites are so misleading) - green, open, peaceful and serene. There are many peacocks roaming around too to add to the outdoor nature  ambience.

The welcoming  entrance 

One Year Part Three - The Finale

Half a year back, I wrote about my Goddess and the Horny Devil's anniversary celebrations. Yes, that's how belated it is. In August last year, they did the finale of their 1 year anniversary celebration. It was a surprise planned for her. After a friend's wedding dinner, he told her they are going for a 1-day getaway, and asked her to have prepared her swimsuit. In her mind she was already prepared for Pulau Ubin stay.

Yes she still had wavy hair then, that's how long ago it was

Cheeky and refusing to tell her where they are going

Adventures at Legoland Malaysia (Another Picture-filled Post)

When Legoland was first opened, they did some roadshows to sell their early bird tix. Always game to explore new places, my Goddess purchased these tickets for herself, the Horny Devil and her friends.

Initially they intended to go during the school exam period, but due to their house reno commitments and later the Horny Devil's exams, they could only postpone it to last weekend.

Taking bus into Legoland was quite easy - they boarded the Causeway Link at Boon Lay MRT station bus stop/taxi stand area - where a lot of shuttle buses pick up workers from. This CW6 bus will bring you to Tuas Checkpoint. From there, you just need to hop on JPO2, the shuttle that will bring you to Legoland in just 15 minutes, and later loop to the Premium Outlet Mall. However, you do need to take note of the time. There's one at 8.30am and next one is at 10.30am. Missed it and you will have to find your own transport it. The shuttles at Woodlands Causeway is more frequent at half hour intervals, but the ride to Legoland will take you about an hour though.

The very colourful bus interior

Eat, Eating, Ate at KL

Remember my Goddess DIY-ed her own Galaxy nails for her cousin-in-law's wedding? Here' the post!

The wedding was held at KL, so the whole Koo family including the boyfriends of the 2 sisters went on a road trip to KL. Prepare your tissue. This post is all about good food that will make you drool!

 My Goddess worn her tattered 3/4 jeans - the fake Abercrombie & Fitch one - which she bought like in 2008 during her first overseas trip with the Horny Devil to BKK with her twin Nora and his buddy Kevin. She wore if for a while during her uni days but stopped after a while, thinking the jeans looked too rugged for her. 4 years later, she still could fit in! Phew~

As they went on straight onto the new highway from the Woodlands Checkpoint, their breakfast stop was at one of the Rest & Relax stops.

And if you have driven down the highways before, you would have known that the food there are usually very sucky (except for the one A&W stop!). The stop that they were at had thousands of flies. So many that it just turns your appetite off.

Look at the congregation of flies! Eeew~

In the end, my Goddess ordered only the Beef Dog, which is also very yucky.

The Horny Devil's doesn't look yummy at all too.

Qatar Airways Reflections Photo Contest

My Goddess recently took part in a Qatar Airways photo contest, in the hope of winning a free air tix on the 5-star airline for herself and the Horny Devil.

It has been 6 months since their last holiday, which is their honeymoon. With their anniversary coming up, she really hope to win something so that they can go on an anniversary trip together.

So do help my Goddess fulfill her dream and vote for any of the pics you like below. As a reward for voting, you will be rewarded with a chance to win Qatar miles too!

On behalf of my Goddess and the Horny Devil, thank you for your support!!

Do you like the magnificent work of art by nature?

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Or the breathtaking night view of Cape Town?

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How about Bourke's Luck Potholes?

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Does this picture make your hair stand?

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Or does this picture warm your heart?

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The Horny Devil's 30th Bird-day

The Horny Devil recently celebrated his 30th birthday. 30 was a big thing to them as it is the big 3-0, whereby you are supposed to hit certain milestones as a full-grown adult already.

The Horny Devil had big expectations for my Goddess, especially after he planned a surprise V-day dinner for her. Furthermore, he has the perception that my Goddess would be so busy with her own things that she would do a lousy celebration for him.

Stress and wanting to do a good and memorable birthday celebration for him, she thought of letting him spend his big day to people who matter to him most - herself (of course!), his family and his friends.

Thanks to their tidy and comprehensive guest list, she got down the numbers of his friends and contacted them. She also went around searching for value-for-money hotels that fulfill the criteria:

1. Doesn't cost a bomb
2. Look luxurious and not cheapskate
3. Have a roof-top dining area that opens to late

Through her research, she realised there are so many cool boutique hotels in Singapore! Maybe they should start doing staycations more often to boost the Singapore economy!

Anyway, here's a recap of what happened over the weekend.

First, my Goddess told the Horny Devil that they are going out for a nice dinner on Sat night to celebrate his birthday.

And so, she borrowed her family's car and went to check in at the hotel first.

JPO - Johor Premium Outlet

Before I moved on to something more recent and exciting, let me finish covering the last event that has been in the draft folder for some time - My Goddess and the Horny Devil's JPO outing.
It was the second day of CNY then, and my Goddess was pretty bored with the long holidays since her parents were away and there was no visiting too on the Horny Devil's side of family.

So thinking that most people will be busy visiting instead of going into JB to shop, they decided to make their maiden trip to JPO.

They left their house bright and early in the morning at 7.30am. The road into JB was super clear as planned. The bus reached the checkpoint at 8am - faster than her place to Orchard!

Wickedly Awesome Christmas

This year, my Goddess didn't spend Christmas with me in Singapore :C She went ahead to have a good time with the Horny Devil in Malacca to attend his ex-colleague wedding.

Wanting to save her remaining pittance leave days to emergency days, they set off only on Sat morning. This only gave them 1 day and 1 night to spend in Malacca since they had to come back Singapore the next day evening to catch the musical Wicked which she has bought the tickets months ago.

The usual 3-hour journey took them 6 hours altogether, thanks to the unnecessary jam at the Tuas customs and uber slow traffic due to the rain.

Their bus reached the hotel only at 3plus and they only had 3 hours to walk around before the dinner.

Bali Bali

My Goddess went for a conference in Bali last week. This was the first time she travelled to the location alone.

The queue to Bali was crowded on a Wed. Can you believe it?

The food on the plane was sucky. It has been a long time since my Goddess had sucky SQ food.

And they gave King's Mango sorbet instead of Haggen Daaz.

After touch down, my Goddess stupidly agreed to let a porter carry her luggage for like a 200m distance. And the porter wanted her to tip her, but she didn't have small Ruppiah change with her. In the end she gave her a S$2 bill. Waste her money to learn a lesson.

Her hotel was at some ulu place that takes an hour to get to anywhere - Pan Pacific Resorts. But her room was huge though.

View from her room balcony.

The Indian Ocean was just far ahead.

The food at the resort was sucky - breakfast and lunch included. In the end my Goddess didn't eat much and lost 1kg over the 2 days.

Luckily the first night's dinner was much better.

Ambient lighting at the dinner place

Behind my Goddess was the Indian Ocean, though it was too dark to see then

Yummy food

But sucky welcome drink - some smelly vegetable drink of sorts

Starters

Appetisers

And the most delicious meal in Bali - Wagyu Beef!

But the dessert was a big disappointment

The second night's dinner was at a really romantic place where there is a pool in the centre, and some sofas and cushions at the side. My Goddess sat under the stars to have her dinner.

But unfortunately, the food wasn't good once again. Not worth my Goddess' time to take pictures. The dessert was slightly better.

Doesn't this remind you of something?

Bali was quite a disappointment. Don't know why people like to go there. There wasn't much to see or do. The air is almost always thick and smoky cos everywhere you go, someone will be burning something somewhere.

And the hot chocolate and Teh Tarik was like diluted sai water. Luckily my Goddess didn't order them and taste for it herself.

Once back, she met up with the Horny Devil the day after next at 313, and had some comfort food followed by shopping in Mango's Sale. Luckily she decided to buy 2 items then cos the following week she went back, the items that she liked were gone~

Then the Horny Devil went to have his haircut at Suntec.

Looked like some bird poo-ed on his head

My Goddess also got herself a new pair of sandals/flip-flops then.

The hairdresser kindly offered to neaten the Horny Devil's brows for him.

Can you see the difference?