Satisfied with my purchases today, yes, I am a happy camper! The shopping outing was not too long, so it wasn’t an ordeal and the nice weather beckons.
By 1.45pm we decided to go back to the hotel and just lounge by the poolside (with a margarita or beer in hand) before the function tonight.
It’s a beautiful day today with the sun out and the pool inviting! Thoughts of sipping a margarita by the poolside is very appealing over gulping down a beer…
But this will have to wait. We are going to the mall again! It will not be a long outing but just to get something in mind. Hopefully, Takashimaya has it.
Will come back early to enjoy the pool!
A different country but the activity is the same – shopping. Not my cup of tea, yet I do it whenever I travel.
In Singapore this week, we were in Vivo City for about two hours then we hopped on the MRT to Orchard and ended up in ION Orchard. Let me tell you, I have a fear of this mall. Why? You might want to know… well, we can never find the exits… The layout of this mall is too complicated for us!
Thankfully, we managed to find our way to Wheelock Place, crossed the road to Shaw House and then to Tangs, covering these few malls in the few hours until we couldn’t walk anymore and had to take a cab back to the hotel.
I bought something that I don’t normally buy: a dinner dress! (Faint)… Tell me about it but it’s a pretty thing.
So, am I surviving shopping? Maybe…
We woke up to gloomy skies – raining, dark and no different from back home. But does it matter if we are not playing golf? I guess not. We are on a leisurely break so we took it in stride.
Deciding not to drive, we opted for the shuttle bus to go to Vivo City, Singapore’s largest mall. More shopping! I hope I can hold up okay.
It was a leisurely drive from home to Singapore save for a slight congestion right after the toll gate from home.
Traffic in the city state was also smooth. We checked in by five. I love Shangrila and its Rasa Sentosa Resort is just so welcoming. There was free wifi and of course, status on Facebook had to be announced and emails checked.
After a good two hour rest and several rounds of Zookeeper Battle, we got ready to go out for dinner.
Pepper crab in mind, we will head on out to Eng Seng Restaurant at Joo Chiat Place. Mmmm….
Having barely recovered from my hectic Bangkok trip, I unpacked yesterday and packed again for Singapore! Yes, a vacation to recover from the earlier vacation, or is it, being back-to-back?
This time, the trip will be less hectic and I can’t wait to arrive at the hotel and just lounge by the poolside with a cold beer or margarita in hand.
The golfing holiday has come to an end. I need another holiday to recover from it!
Bangkok will always be special for me, in terms of the company I go with, food I eat, things I do, sights I encounter and places I experience.
Goodbye Bangkok. Thanks for the memories. I will be back. Soon.
Now I know how my girls or children feel when the journey seems an eternity. Two hours on from the Floating Market, we are still hurtling along the elevated highway to return to Bangkok for lunch and some more shopping.
Thank goodness I managed to catch up on some sleep. The tummy is growling and a good Thai lunch seems like a good idea. I hope it will materialize.
It was a decent lunch, at the food court in the mall. We were given four hours before leaving for the airport. Four hours! What am I gonna do? I am not a shopaholic. Oh well, might as well try…
Two hours later.
I feel so tired. It is that theory of being in an enclosed place and a lack of oxygen, that’s holding true again for me. You certainly can’t find me in this similar situation on a golf course…
As we head to the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, we talked about how we felt about the golf courses.
For me, I thought Rancho Charnvee was very sculpted, scenic, fast and pretty. As for Kirimaya, it’s more natural, serene and tranquil but the rain made it hard to gauge.
As for Amata, we felt it was very high standard in golf terms on the quality of its compact grass, turf, fairway and even the rough; overall the place was pretty and lush.
A big thank you to our group organizer for initiating this trip and to cuegolf.com for handling our needs.
The Floating Market was not what I expected, as in not what I see on postcards and travel reviews. The colors are not that vibrant and traffic on the waterways was quite clogged up. Nevertheless, it was interesting.
The murky waters made me wonder if a catfish or something else would surface. Brr…
By 10.15am we decided to move on to our next destination.
It’s amazing what an extra hour of sleep can do! I woke up at six this morning. Can’t believe how fast time has gone by. What started out as a 50-odd day wait has gone by already.
Although it’s the last day for us in Bangkok today, it is still packed with sight-seeing and shopping. We depart from Palazzo Bangkok for the Floating Market, a three-hour journey away. Looking forward to beautiful colors, sights and smells.
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