Devasom Hua Hin Resort

If you are wondering which hotel or resort to stay in Hua Hin, you may want to consider Devasom Hua Hin Resort.

Ranked number 2 out of 122 hotels in Hua Hin on Trip Advisor, they must be doing something right.

We visited in Jan and we totally love it..
A really great place to chill and really relax..

And the view is fantastic as well..

The best sun rise I've seen (but I haven't been to too many places...)

Here are some of the pics at dusk and dawn...

How to get from Nice, France to Monte Carlo, Monaco?

Transport from Nice to Monte Carlo...


Monte Carlo does not have an airport on its own... the nearest airport is situated at Nice, France.


It's a pretty functional airport... Really basic...
But the view at Nice's airport is nice... real close to the seas...

Airport at Nice, France

There are a few ways to get to Monte from Nice... Train... Bus (I think)... or Cab (expensive)... but the best way to get there?

The most amazing sight ever?

The most amazing sight to me so far...

The wonders of mother nature...

Had the opportunity to visit Toronto, Canada... and made a trip to Niagara Falls...

Thought it is just one of those *yawnz* sight-seeing thing...

But it was amazing!!!

The boat ride was a  really memorable experience when it went close to the waterfalls...

A must visit... and hope to have the chance to see more of the world!...

In awe of mother nature...

In awe of history in Beijing recently as well..

 http://ginsengtonic.blogspot.com/2011/05/beijing-101-visiting-forbidden-city.html

Niagara Falls

Beijing 101 - Visiting Forbidden City, the Palace Museum

What to do in Beijing? Two of the must-visits when in Beijing must be Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China.


This is part two of my Beijing 101 entry on my visit to Beijing...
(Check out the first one on local food that I tried: Beijing 101 Local Food at http://ginsengtonic.blogspot.com/2011/04/beijing-101-local-food.html)

Unfortunately due to time constraints, I had to choose between visiting Great Wall of China and Forbidden City as I only had one full free day to see the city. Well, if you have one free day, you could actually visit BOTH, if you want to. They have tours to do that. 


But if you... like me... don't like the rush of a tour group and visit for the sake of visiting kind... it may be better to take a pick... I actually spent four hours at forbidden city!


Took quite a few pictures.. so looks like I'll be breaking it into a few entries...




Here are some of the views from outside the palace...
The waters were really still at time and it was a beautiful sight watching the reflections...
And it's still the outside only.. you don't even pay anything yet...

Forbidden City exterior - ginsengtonic.blogspot.com

More pictures...

Forty Hands Weekend Brunch - Worth it?

Forty Hands - a much delay post on its weekend brunch which I tried with Wifey some time back... 

forty hands

forty h4nds shop front

It was our 2nd time there.. the first time we were just there for coffee..
After finding out they serve breakfast/brunch.. we decided to try it out...
So we were there again on a Saturday Morning...
And the place was pretty crowded both times...
So be there early if you wana try...

Interior of forty hands

forty hands interior

Beijing 101 - Local Food!

One of the must-do things for me when I travel is always to try the local food!...
So it was no different when I visited Beijing earlier this month...


After visiting Forbidden City... (a must-visit!... but will blog abt it later... MUCH later coz there're lots of pics....)... I went searching for food....

This shop caught my eye...

Looked local enough...

Unfortunately my Chinese isn't so good...

Totally regret not studying harder for it in school...

Beijing Food

Local Beijing Food

So what does the shop sell?

Phuket Holiday at Marriott Vacation Club, Mai Khao Beach

Yes.. I'm back to Phuket again for holiday... AGAIN...

Phuket Bike Ride and Waterfall and my Love Bites! - Part 4

Just one of my previous entries on visiting Phuket...

This time round.. We went back to Phuket to try out Marriott...

Let the pictures speak...

Marriott Vacation Club Phuket

Mai Khao Mariott Vacation Club Elephant

Mai Khao Phuket Mariott Vacation Club

If you have been reading my blog... 

Seeing the elephant would have reminded you on this "interesting" incident  on my previous visit...

G Spa Face and Bodywork

Massage... I love!!!...
If you are like me, always looking for a great rub-down and massage to unwind and relax...
You may want to check out G Spa Face and Bodywork.. a boutique spa in Singapore..
I hardly go for massages or spas in Singapore but decided to try out G Spa Face and Bodywork because it is run by my good friend's wife and there was a great deal at those group buying sites...

G Spa face and bodywork

Here are some pics of the interior...

Seremban, Malaysia Holiday Part 3

What to do in Seremban, Malaysia? Here is the final entry on it..

Check out 

Visit to Seremban, Malaysia - Part 1

Visiting Seremban, Malaysia - Part 2

Here are the pics again...

What else?... But more food....

The original place that Michael wanted to bring us to for beef noodles wasn't open...

Then he told us the Dad of the boss has a shop at the market Pasar Besar Seremban (which translates to Seremban's Big Market)...

We decided to head there and I'm glad we did...

Been a while since I went to a "real" market in Singapore...

These wet markets are fast disappearing in Singapore...

Pasar Besar Seremban - www.ginsengtonic.blogspot.com

Visiting Seremban, Malaysia - Part 2

Visit to Seremban, Malaysia - Part 1


You may know that I visited Malaysia for a short-getaway to visit a friend who gave birth in Seremban, Malaysia.


Here is Part 2... 
The main thing I can remember from my visit to Seremban?.... Great Food!
So the best thing to do if visiting Seremban, Malaysia is to EAT!....


Thanks to Michael... who brought us to eat the Char Siew Wanton Mee... or BBQ Pork Dumpling noodles...
We loved it!!!!


Let the pictures speak....

Seremban, Malaysia - pic from ginsengtonic.blogspot.com

Visit to Seremban, Malaysia - Part 1

Visited a friend over the weekend in Seremban, Malaysia.
She gave birth back at her hometown and is doing her confinement there.
Took it as a short get-away holiday vacation as well to explore Seremban, Malaysia.


Check out the baby pics 
Elysha - Congrats to Mummy Lu Ee and Michael!

This is the hotel that we stayed

Time Hotel - Seremban, Malaysia

A pretty decent place.

It looks clean with all the facilities working perfectly fine. 

Don't expect much but it is only RM$90 a room a night.

That's about only SGD$19 per pax.

After checking in, we paid our friend a visit at her place.

A father's pride

Elysha - Congrats to Mummy Lu Ee and Michael!

Visited Luee in Malaysia over the weekend..

Here's the sneak peak of their newborn girl...

Elysha

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--Ginseng Tonic Maker--

Will be uploading more pics on my FB..

Can anything be more important than family?

Had a family lunch over the weekend...
We brought our mum out to Pan Pac for a buffet lunch...
Also coz Wifey and I bought a book for our nephew.. 
It has been a while since I've seen my nephew...
Any longer I think he'll forget my face already...

Feeling grouchy coz he just woke up

Didn't take long for him to warm up

He's squatting down coz I was squatting down trying to take pics of him

The Grandma

His way of showing love....

Legend of the Seas Review - My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure

As you should know by now... Wifey and I were selected to tour Legend of the Seas from Royal Caribbean International through Omy
(from my earlier entry My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure - Behind the scenes)


As I was brain storming about what to write for this entry...
(Check out Wifey's Post on it at http://barefootgirldaynight.blogspot.com/)
I decided to ask a few people...

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of a cruise vacation?

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So what were some of the answers that kept coming up??

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*Yawnz*

Yawn - pic from uknowhy.com

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For Old People lor...

(My grandma used to love cruises.. coz don't need to walk so much and can eat and eat!)

Old Couple - Pic from psychologytoday.com

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Gamble only right..

Casino - Pic from www.relax.com.sg

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Sian lor (* Boring)...

Bored - pic from www.boredatwork.org

Frankly...

My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure - Behind the Scenes

Remember my previous entries on My Royal Caribbean Cruise Adventure Contest by Omy and sponsored by Royal Caribbean International?


My royal caribbean cruise adventure - travel like royalty

Selected to tour Legend of the Seas

My royal caribbean cruise adventure countdown


Well... Wifey and I went for the half-day tour of Legend of the Seas on Monday...


For the actual review...
http://ginsengtonic.blogspot.com/2010/11/legend-of-seas-review-my-royal.html


We took soooooo many photos.. 
And met other like-minded and nice bloggers... 
I decided to do more than one entry and give a little "behind the scenes" take.. 
Before I start writing about the cruise ship and hopefully be selected for the Legend of the Seas 5D4N Isle of Southeast Asia Cruise (Port calls at Port Klang and Phuket) with Wifey!




Us making our way to the event...

Legend of the Seas from Singapore Cruise Centre

Life's Miracles - Congrats to Eric and Joie

Eric and Joie welcomes their first bundle of joy!

Adrina

My research (which just involves googling) shows that the name means

Happiness!

And that's one of the most important things in life!

--Ginseng Tonic Maker-- Happy Happy!!...

Night Safari Halloween Horrors 2010

Halloween Horrors at Night Safari... AGAIN!
Time really flies....
Felt like not too long ago when I first went for the Halloween Horrors @ Night Safari with Wifey and blogged about it.. 
It has been a year...


Check out our entries on last year's experience..


Mine: http://ginsengtonic.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-horrors.html
Wifey's: http://barefootgirldaynight.blogspot.com/2009/10/return-of-halloween-horror-night-safari.html 




We enjoyed it so much last year we were looking forward to visiting again with my colleagues this year...


So how did Night Safari fare this year?...

Old School Delights @ Upper Thomson

Ended up at Old School Delights (OSD) with Wifey when the initial plan was to go to Triple 3. Because your friend here forgot to check his expiry date of the discount Eat@Meritus card (which came with the OCBC Titanium card) which has a one-for-one offer for Triple 3. 

It was really expired! (unlike my "expired gym membership")

So after trying to find another place to go to... We finally decided on Old School Delights- It's recess time! located at Upper Thomson.. So here is the "review"...

We first read about OSD in some magazine previously and just didn't get down to visiting.. So finally.. we were there! And I probably enjoyed it more than if I were at Triple 3.. (though Wifey may disagree haha...)

The Sign that Greets you

The Pinnacle @ Duxton Warning - Housewarming by Jeremy and Sharmaine

It has been a week.. but here it is.. pics from Jeremy and Sharmaine's housewarming..

If you are wondering why there seems to be more pictures in my blog postings.. 

this is the reason why...

Fond memories of MY FIRST TIME..

Jeremy and Sharmaine - Thanks for inviting Wifey and me!...

So what is the pinnacle @ duxton warning that I am talking about?.. Read to find out.. the advice all girls should know if you are visiting any friends in the pinnacle and want to go up to the viewing deck..

Here are the pics...

Taken by wifey and me..

Fond memories of MY FIRST TIME..

Another first in my life...

since the last time I Gave Away My First Time in Phuket

If you have read my previous entry... Wifey is Too Much!

You would know that I have a first again...

A first DSLR camera from Canon!..

Canon EOS 60D..

So since I'm such an amateur photographer..

And really don't know much about a camera like that...

We took it out for a "test-drive" over the weekend....

Here are some of the photos...

Where to find so many people at such a ulu place?