The Oriental Singapore

I'm B*ck!!! Sorry for the *bsence but I *rrived in Sing*pore on Tuesd*y morning *t 6 *m *nd went right to work. Being on the ro*d fin*lly c*ught up to me *nd I w*s exh*usted my first weekend here. I only m*n*ged to get to the R*ffles Hotel for * Sing*pore Sling th*n b*ck to work. I AM on * business trip *fter *ll. I know, I h*ve to keep reminding myself of th*t *s well. But it looks like I got my second wind *nd fin*lly h*ve st*rted to h*ve some fun in this fine city. Sing*pore is like New Yo...

Arrived back in Singapore today after a week back home. Have a lot of work to do this week before heading to Hong Kong next weekend but plan to get out and about as much as time and my jet lagged body allow me to. Stay tuned................. Started Sunday off with a trip to the Jarung Bird park. Now I went to Parrot Jungle when I was a kid and this is definitely a few notches above that. I was hoping to see some birds that I haven't seen before since I am in a totally different part of the w...

Had a great time being home for the holidays but once again it is time to get back to work accompanied by the inevitable after holiday blues and list of good intentions. Instead of just going back to the office like I have done every January for the past several years, this time it included getting on a plane and making the 20 hour trek back to Singapore. I don't know if my journeys will truly be over at the end of this month or if my trip will be extended..either way I intend to have a blast...

Okay, so I am creating this entry to start documenting some of the fabulous food I have eaten and intend to eat for the rest of my travels. If you are not interested, just skip this entry altogether. However, to all my foodie buddies out there, this is for you. I will update this section periodically, so check back. You can tell when I have updated it because it will say in red next to the entry "recently updated." In my attempts to bring you glorious food reports, I need you help to encourag...

I've known Kate since I arrived into Hyderabad 16 months ago...so when Kate mentioned the idea of getting a group of people together and heading over to Singapore for a weekend trip for her birthday, I was sold. I've been to Singapore before, but only for one day a few years ago...heading over for a full 4 days sounded great. When the trip finally came together, it was me, Kate, Laju and Kate's boyfriend Avinash who all finally committed and paid the cash to make it happen. Kate, Laju and I e...

It is time to leave. I'm starting to use Aussie phrases like "bloke" and "good on ya" and pronounce things in the Australian way, such as "shhhedjule". But I'm excited because today I'm flying to Sydney so that I can fly on Singapore Airlines' A380 back to Singapore. But before I board the flight in Sydney I went in to town to go shopping again. You can never save too much while shopping, huh Grammy? More bling for me. Back at the airport I checked-in to my Suite for the flight to Singapore....

Hello Singapore! Singapore, our first stop, and a gentle introduction to South East Asia. In fact it couldn't be more different than the rest of the continent - spotlessly clean, not a mosiquito in sight and everything you could wish for at your fingertips. Or at least it was at the very swish and very lovely 5* Mandarin Oriental Hotel - some start for a couple of backpackers! Something tells me we shouldn't get used to this kind of luxury! A very much appreciated wedding present from Lisa's ...

What else to do with only one night in Singapore? Go for Chicken Rice at Chatterbox in the Mandarin Hotel, the home of Mandarin Chicken Rice since 1971, and then have a Singapore Sling in Raffles Hotel. Fantastic. We also managed to stay in a quirky little hotel called 1929. Quirky and designer it was, clean and refurbished it wasn't.

Due to arrive at 8.00am.