Saturday, June 12, 2010

Durian Fiesta with Goodwood Park Hotel

Goodwood Park Hotel
http://www.goodwoodparkhotel.com/
1 March - 25 July 2010
15% discount to UOB and Citibank credit card holders

Friends in town and need recommendation for good durian pastries?
Dying for thick and full durian fillings on cakes, puffs and eclairs?
Deli @ Goodwood Park certainly delivers!

Durian Puffs
S$2.20 per piece
S$12.80 for 6pieces
S$39.80 for 20 pieces

Durian Mousse Cake
S$8.50 per slice
S$52 for 1.3kg (below)
S$98 for 2.5kg
S$133 for 35kg

Ah Gong loves durian, and we got to try this yummy durian cake on his 95th birthday.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Resort World Sentosa - Hard Rock Cafe

Resort World Sentosa
http://www.rwsentosa.com/
It was meant to be a surprise for me, and I was really surprised!
I would never have thought of going to Sentosa on a wet and late Wednesday in my work attire!

We drove past Resort World and made a stop at Hard Rock Hotel.
The hotel was really pretty, as compared to the other hotels around the vicinity.
THe others looked typically the same, Middle-East inspired earth coloured buildings. Made them looked really block-y and uninspiring.
Hard Rock, on the other hand, had a more wild and fun look, the familiar electric guitar, and beautiful boutique designed interior.



This was not the place he had intended to bring me to.
It was Hard Rock Cafe, which interestingly, is not situated inside Hard Rock HOtel!
You have to walk out of Hard Rock HOtel and head towards Resort World (the connecting tunnel is not ready...)
Along the way, we found several interesting stuff:

Victoria Secrets is in Singapore!
Nowhere else could you find VS except a few products from the Duty Free at Changi Airport.
I was excited, but was let-down when I scavaged through the items.
Minimal selection, not like what I saw from the VS website.
Pity.

Not going to pay a hefty entrance fee for a tour, we just took a walk into the Casino area, just to see the kinds of people walking in & out of the place.
It's interesting you know? Many people came out and head for the ATM machines closeby!
(Btw, there were ATM machines almost everywhere in RW. You'll never be short of money and no excuse for you to say that.)

There were restaurants and some other vacant units.
And there was BreadTalk, who came up with an interesting Casino-themed item too!


Finally, we found Hard Rock Cafe on the 2nd floor after much searching and walking.
It was crowded compared to other restaurants and even though it was a weekday.
Good rock music, I like the ambience in HRC, as always.

The main course was normal, it was the chilli crab dips that stole the limelight!
You can only find this in Singapore's Hard Rock Cafe. You've got to try it if you have not!
The Ice Tea was good too, if you like orange peel juices. Light and refreshing.



We took a short stroll after dinner at its outdoor area and took a few pics.
Everything here makes you feel like you're in a huge theme park.


Worth coming over just to walk and see the interesting shops here.
All these are free.
We did not think we would have time to explore those pay-to-enter places - and there are quite a few, uhm... alot actually.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Singapore Botanic Gardens - A whole new experience

Singapore Botanic Gardens
http://www.sbg.org.sg/
5am - midnight
Free Admission (except to National Orchid Garden - S$5/adult, S$1/child & senior citizen)

This place has changed so much.
That was our first thought when we stepped into the Garden.
We had anticipated showers from the look out of my window of the morning sky.
However, we still went ahead with our plan to visit SBG.
I was so thrilled we did.


The start of the trail invites you to a beautiful landscape surrounding the Symphony Lake, a platform for performing arts with beautiful floating water lilies as decorations. People were seen having picnics, playing frisbees, and even badminton! We caught a group of people practising Tai Chi, what a good way to start a chirpy and hearty morning. Shame on me.

SBG is a learning place to spot interesting plants.

The first thought that ran through my mind when I spotted this plant was Medusa from Greek Mythology!

I thought this resembles crab claws!
What do you think?

Ginger Garden
- where to spot ginger? On the ground or on the trees, he asked.
We got our answers when we saw a group of foreigners getting excited snapping pictures of the roots of these plants.

Titled as Curtain of Roots, these hanging reddish "strings" are actually roots/vines known as the Princess Vine - known to be a close relative to grapes.
This plant is also known to be a healer, traditionally used to treat rheumatism, ulcer and diabetes.

SBG also displays unique pieces of artistic sculptors.

Frederick Chopin
- A gift of the people of Poland to us in memory of great tone poets.

Girl on Swing

Girl on Bicycle

Passing of Knowledge


Just as we had anticipated, showers came down on us, even the Swans were swimming away for a hide.
We were drenched, but were totally satisfied and happy we came, just to breathe in the fresh air and appreciate nature.

We ended with a hot glass of Teh Tarik and piping hot pratas at Pratas at Mr. Prata House, situated closeby to SBG.
What a great morning.

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