Chinese Gardens

I hate to admit this, but it is only after more than 2 decades of my life that I am finally visiting the Chinese Gardens.  It was a public holiday and we decided to explore a part of Singapore that we have never been to.  What greeted us that day after we exited from the Chinese Gardens Mrt was light blue skies with fluffy white clouds- beautiful but it often means that it is going to be a very hot day.  The walk from Chinese...

Read More

Centara Grand (Bangkok)

I have been going to Bangkok more often than I expect to. Not that I am complaining since the hotel expenses were paid for this time.  Everything about Centara Grand hit the mark.  1) Hotel  The check-in counters are located on the 23rd floor  and all the rooms are located above that. This can only mean that you get some pretty good views from your room.  The room had free and fast working wifi. The only issue...

Read More

Sawadee

My friend was craving for spicy food and the cuisines that popped up immediately in my head were Sichuan or Thai food. We opted for the latter.  Sawadee, established in 2000, used to be located in Sembawang. It then shifted to its current location in 2013.  We had Olive Rice ($13) which was served with chicken strips and fried dried shrimps. The chicken strips were sweet and were a perfect combination with the fragrant olive rice....

Read More