Pool In The Sky

Two weeks ago, I went to Marina Bay Sands (MBS). Never did I expect the view from the top to be so breath-taking that it even convinced me to post this in my blog.



The infinity pool looks so inviting! If you have purchased a ticket to go up to the sky park, you will regret not checking into a room in MBS instead.





The view just before you step into the pool looks so good. Imagine swimming so high up in the air (57th storey!)





So what is beyond that infinity pool? And how long is the pool? Let's take a look!



I think the pool is about 150m - 200m long. But they have divided it into 3 sections, with the middle section being the longest.



The depth of the pool is consistantly 1.2m deep. So it allows hotel guests to bring their cameras into the pool without getting them wet.



This pool could have easily won the guinness book of records with the most number of cameras in it at any time!



MBS has prepared quite a number of pool chairs for their guests. It is a good thing that they only allow hotel guests into the pool area, else there will not be enough pool chairs to go round!



Besides the pool, what else can we see from the top? If you have purchased the ticket to the sky park, here's what you will see...



The view of Marina Bay... Funny that Singapore Flyer looks so much smaller when you see it from here.



The entire Singapore city view! MBS will definitely have the best view for this year's NDP.





And last but not least, there is also a garden up there in the sky park.



So for those of you still hesitating about visiting MBS, just do it now! I am sure you will like the pool as much as I do!

Durian Durian

On Thursday, my colleagues and I went to Katong to have a durian buffet. We did the most important preparation by having little for dinner.

At 8pm, we were all ready for our durian... but our boss has not arrived yet, so we started with the appetiser - Mangosteen and 'Lu ku'.



Finally, after a long wait, our first durian is served at 8.30pm.



By then, we were all drooling and really couldn't wait for the boss of the durian stall to explain to us the type of durian that is being served to us. See... the durians looked really good, didn't they?



After digging into the durians, I turned around and realised that my colleague from China has a really interesting way of eating durian. Never have I seen anyone eating durian in such a 'weird' manner. Don't believe? See it for yourself!



By 9.30pm, our much anticipated 'Cat-Mountain-King' (猫山王) still has not been served. In order to reserve some space for the King of Durians, we decided to 'tabao' whatever that we could not finish.



Finally, here comes our much awaited King... One of my colleagues descibed it as 'the best of the best' (极品中的极品)!



Hmm... I felt that though the 'Cat-Mountain-King' was good, but not sure whether it was due to the fact that by then I was almost full, I thought 'Red-Prawn' (红虾) was the best durian of the night! And 'Tai-Yuan' (太源), though looked a little pale and small in size, was not bad too!

Wii

I bought my PSP 2.5 years ago and it was so popular among my nieces and nephews that I was comtemplating whether to buy a Wii as well.

Finally, I bought my Wii from my neighbourhood shop at SGD 498 (mod set) last month. Prior to that, my nephews were so worried that I will sell away my PSP after getting Wii. Well, they never once asked about my PSP ever since the day they tried out Wii!

So what are the interesting Wii games? Hmm... for ladies and kids below 5, I would recommend 'Cooking Mama', 'Big Brain Academy', 'Wii Sports' and 'Mario party 8' etc.













For kids who are better at controlling or who like to play RPG games, then 'Ghost Squad', 'GT Pro Series' and 'Winter Sports' should be quite good.



Funny games like 'Raving Rabbids' is also quite fun!

For those who are still contemplating whether to buy Wii... Don't have to think so hard lah... Just buy!

GZ Trip Part 2 - Yummy Food

Every trip to Guangzhou always brings me lots of joy. It is not just the foot massage that fascinates me. The interesting variety of food you can find and how the dishes are prepared never fail to impress me!

Ok,ok... don't believe me right? Here's some pictures of the yummy dishes that I had in Guangzhou...

红烧狮子头



Raddish in soup



Huge pork ribs which you are supposed to eat with your hands
(plastic gloves provided!)



Pork cut into strip to be stuffed into the 'wrap'



Yummy dessert with red bean paste.

One thing to note though, the dishes served in Guangzhou do not come in various serving sizes. It is always served in one standard size regardless of how many people are having the meal together. And this creates a headache for us, as there are just a handful of us dinning together most of the time. We are so used to ordering a variety of dishes that we will always have lots of food left untouched after our meals. And this part, always leaves me feeling very guilty after a sumptuous dinner...