Singapore & Indigo Pearl Resort, Phuket

If you browsed through my blog, it may seem like I've forgotten that I started this blog. That's the problem with me. I'm lazy to download pictures from my phone/camera to my computer. Throw in the fact that I've been busy at home and office workload has been piling up too.

So that's why this post is a "rojak" post as I am combining my recent travels to Singapore and Phuket, on two separate occasions.

Singapore (26 - 28 July 2013)
The objective of this trip was to do some visiting with family and friends, but I ended up having a food fest. Spent a day shopping and just exploring Marina Bay Sands and Orchard Road with Natasha, who happened to be there too coz of the long holiday weekend. Best part of the trip was the food. Never say no to good food right? We had lunch at db Bistro Moderne at MBS, a celebrity chef restaurant by Daniel Boulud. What was memorable was the dessert - a warm basket of madeleines with a light dusting of sugar :)

Foie gras burger at db Bistro Moderne



At the Louis Vuitton Island Maison at MBS

We had dinner at a restaurant at Duxton Hill which wasn't too memorable so then we proceeded to PS Café at Ann Siang Hill for dessert. We had the profiteroles with ice-cream and the banana butterscotch cake with caramel. What an explosion on the palate!

And then there was PAUL'S, a little French café at Takashimaya. The first time I had the lemon tart at PAUL'S was when I was in Paris. I was so excited to try it again and it didn't disappoint. I even tapau-ed the tarts back to KL. If I had the money, I'd start a PAUL'S franchise here in KL... lol!

Phuket (10 - 13 August 2013)
Went for a short getaway to Phuket with the husband :) We stayed at Indigo Pearl Resort at Nai Yang beach which was only a 5min drive from the airport, so it was very convenient. Indigo Pearl is a resort inspired by tin mine so the concept was very industrial in its décor yet oddly calming.

My favourite part of the resort was our room. It was spacious, cozy and I love the bathroom with its huge tub and open shower.

We just spent our time hanging out by the three amazing pools at the resort. Remaining time were pent lazing around, eating and exploring the resort grounds.

Had dinner one night at the resort's popular 5-star Thai restaurant Black Ginger. Authentic and very nice food indeed - no wonder it's a must-do at Indigo Pearl. Everything is black here, even the plates and bowls.

The resort's quaint bar which was called Tongkha Tin Syndicate. Beautiful steel and metal décor...

Nightlife lovers, be prepared to be bored out of your minds coz there are very few bars and clubs around. The only alcohol you'll get is from the restaurants right opposite the resort where we had most of our meals.

Lastly, here's a picture of our nightcap - a chilled glass of margarita and the yummiest Thai mango sticky rice I've ever had.

Capping off my 30th Birthday in Danang, Vietnam

We returned from Danang, Vietnam last Monday and I went straight to work on Tuesday which sucked :( Nevertheless, we had a super great time there even though the weather was scorching and we all came back with an unwanted tan.

I think I lost a lot of water from sweating so much. We stayed at Ocean Villa Danang, and our villa had a private pool which we really enjoyed. Felt great to return to the villa after walking around in the heat. Most nights we just jumped straight into the pool.

We did all the touristy stuff that tourists do. We hiked up Marble Mountains, went bargaining at Han Market, had afternoon tea at the magnificent 6-star Intercontinental Sun Danang Peninsula Resort atop the Son Tra Peninsula, traipsed through the quaint town of Hoi An, visited night markets, ate, bargained and ate some more. And we even made time to celebrate my birthday (again!) in the villa, seeing that it was the last week of May.

Our villa compound! Wearing a H&M shirt, Forever 21 shorts and toting my Kate Spade bag

At the peak of Marble Moutain

Look at how clean the beach is



Bought the dress from Bali, and loving my Ksubi sunnies

Our villa - number L9

Warehouse dress which I have worn to weddings before

Cake cutting!

At Intercontinental Danang Sun Peninsula

So happy to cap the celebrations off with a holiday! Felt extremely loved and cherished :)

Flight of Fancy

Little perks of the job gave my colleagues and I a golden opportunity to visit the Cathay Pacific's Business & First Class Lounge at the KLIA Satellite Building. Sadly, we weren't flying to Hong Kong or anywhere in particular so it was only a drop-in, drop-out kinda visit. As usual, to head to the Satellite Building we had to take the Aerotrain, and it felt a bit odd not carrying any hand luggage...

I've never flew on First Class before, however, I did fly on Business Class to Singapore on Malaysia Airlines (MAS). Both Cathay Pacific and MAS' lounges present a vast difference, but I won't compare. Both are equally exclusive in their own rights. I'll let the pictures for Cathay Pacific's speak for themselves.

View from the lounge

Italian-marbled washroom!

Food served is a mix of local and international spread

Love the sandwich packaging

The long bar

Enjoying my chicken satay

Self-service liquor station - our fave!

 Top, Miss Selfridge / Pants, H&M / Belt, Forever 21 / Bag, Charles & Keith / Bracelet, Tiffany & Co. / iPhone cover, Marc Jacobs