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July, 2011
We chose to stay in two hotels during our vacation in Singapore. We checked-in at Hilton Hotel along Orchard Road to cover our Orchard Road sightseeing. We checked in at Conrad Centennial to cover the Marina Bay area. This way, we didn’t have to cover the distance (which is not really much though as Singapore [...]
Tags: Conrad Centennial, Hilton Singapore, marina bay singapore, orchard road
Mealtime is always the most challenging time when you travel with two boys – a 4 year old and a 19 month old. But we just had to eat. And we just had to eat those dishes that were highly recommended to tourists like us. Chili Crab was the most highly recommended dish and we [...]
Tags: bak kut teh with white pepper, carrot cake in singapore, chicken rice, chicken wings, chili crab, laksa, makasuntra gluttons bay, newton food center, satay
I knew that it was the Great Singapore Sale when we went to Singapore last week. In fact, it is still ongoing until July 24. But as with our other trips, I really don’t buy much. We don’t even go scout for bargains just so that I would be able to shop and shop. I [...]
Tags: great singapore sale, lacoste women's olympe sandals
The Merlion, as the national symbol of Singapore, is the most visible tourist attraction. Who goes to Singapore without a picture with the Merlion statue in Merlion park? The first time hubby went to Singapore – we weren’t married yet – he already got this plate as a souvenir: Of course, it prominently displays the [...]
Tags: lion city, marina bay, merlion, prince nila utama, sentosa island, singapore, singapura
When my Second-born was about to turn 1, I was on a dilemma with regards to the details of his birthday party. I was definite that it was going to be held in Iloilo but I was staying here in Seoul until the week before the party. Good thing somebody recommended Jasmin Wong-Sy of Personalize [...]
Tags: best party planner in iloilo, personalize expressions
We were just strolling inside the Duty Free area of the Incheon International Airport when we saw the store of the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation. They have a promotional activity for foreign passport holders. Foreign passport holders could try on the ancient printing method of Korea. My Firstborn and I gamely sat down to experience [...]
Tags: ancient korean printing, duty free incheon international airport, Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, korea's largest existing bell, the flying asparas of the divine bell of king seongdeok
The Weekly 10 magazine is looking for couples they could feature. Let me copy verbatim their announcement from their weekly online newsletter: We’re Looking for Cross-Cultural Couples 10 Magazine is looking for international couples (one Korean, one foreigner) who would like to be featured in an upcoming article on romance in Korea. Please send an [...]
Tags: multicultural couple in korea, the weekly 10 magazine
I timed my backpack giveaway during my voluntary disconnection from blogging. Now, I’m back and I truly thank those who participated. Like my first giveaway, I used Random Picker and here’s the winner: Winner ID Public Info Prize 14 juki backpack You may verify the winner by clicking on this seal: Hi JUKI, Congratulations! Please [...]
Tags: backpack giveaway winner, random picker