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My stay experience with Swiss Belinn Legian

Given the fact its a 3 Stars Hotel, i have to say that i had a great time staying in Swiss Belinn Legian. The location is great. Its a 5 to 7 mins walk to the Legian beach and also right outside the hotel, about 3 shops away, there is a massage parlor that we visited almost everyday when we were there. Food is not an issue at all. There are many restaurants around the hotel and  there is also Warung that we visited almost everyday. Food is nice and great. We went to Brisbane Tailor to tailor shirts which is 10 min walks from the hotel.  

Welcome drinks - I think its pretty nice. We were so hungry that we finished our the chips.

 Well done. Totally look like what i am expecting. Very nice. The bed was clean.

This is the outdoor dining area where we had our meals.

Simple and nice water decor

A very simple bathroom without bathtub. Love the black and grey setting. It gives a very modern look. 

Swiss-Belinn Legian

Address: Jalan Padma Utara, Legian, Kuta, Bali 80261, Indonesia
Phone:+62 361 760300

Bali Island Horse & ATV

Ron and I have been wanting to try the ATV. It was just so happened when we were in Bali, we got to know Bali Island Horse & ATV through the driver agency and decided to give it a go. We signed up 2 hours of ATV with them that started at 10.30am. In fact, they have others activities like horse riding and etc. For more information can visit their site as follows www.baliislandhorse.com.

Because we were staying in Legian, the driver came and picked us at 9am. According to the driver, the trip from Legian to the Yeh Gangga Beach will takes about 1.5hours. When we arrived, we were greeted by the smiley people there. All the staff there were so friendly and happy to welcome us which makes us feel happy early in the morning.

We were asked to go this waiting area for our activity to be start. Before we starts, we were asked to read some safety procedure. After which we were asked to put on our helmet and safety guards. And some simple instruction on how operate the vehicle.

And there we go... Less than 50 meters, we entered into the Yeh Gangga Beach!! Wohooo.

We have a personal guide who led us around and we can stop anytime to rest or take pictures. And the nicest thing is they provided water during the trip tooo. 

The beach and the padi field. I love this view. 

The rocky track that we went through.

Our ATV lasted about 2 hours plus and we were back for our mini refreshment which comes with a drink and 3 hotdogs! I know there are other ATV tour agency that provide lunch buffet. But honestly, i think that wasnt something that bug us. Because we were happy with what we got and it was enough. Besides the hotdogs tasted quite nice and we actually were full by then. 

Overall, we were very happy with the whole experience and would want to come back again!!! 

Good Year Local Hainanese Chicken Rice Ball 庆豐年海南鸡饭团

After gotten our prizes from Philip, i decided to bring Ron to Good Year Local Hainanese Chicken Rice Ball stall for lunch since it is nearby.

All in all, it costed about 13sgd for everything there. It was quite cheap. And the soup was really good! wowo!!! We were so bloated after our lunch. 

I am always in love with Rice Ball. I find it interesting eating the rice ball. As compared to the usual rice in chicken rice, this ball is more sticky and the texture is different too.

Dont they look goood!!! Yes! They are really good.

庆豐年海南鸡饭团
Address: 
Blk 111 Lorong 1, Toa Payoh, #01-366 Chang Cheng Mee Wah coffee shop

Opening Hours : 
Mon -Thur: 10:30am - 8:00pm
Sat - Sun: 10:30am - 8:00pm

Swiss Belinn Legian, Bali

After researching, finally we have decided to book Swiss Belinn Legian for our 5D4N stay in Bali. This hotel is newly opened just early this year. Its located at the heart of Legian and also a short distance walk to the beach which makes the location of the hotel awesome. Not only that it has a Rooftop infinity Pool. Price wise, its about 49usd including taxes which i think is pretty good for the fact that we have such a good location.

The room looking good!!!

The rooftop swimming pool. According to the reviews in Tripadvisor, sunset can be watched from here. 

I really hope that i picked the right one and enjoy staying in this hotel. 

Jurong Lake Run 2014

Signed up for this Run for the first time. It will be a night event at Chinese Garden.

I am quite excited because its also my first Run with my brother with his girlfriend and her brother. 

I am really like my Run tag. Its in pink. Kinda of looking forward for it. 

旺角茶餐厅 @ Bugis Junction

Our recently hangout place at Bugis will be at this 旺角茶餐厅. 

They have quite a number of choices to pick.

One of the most amazing and love about this resturant is their drinks. Most of their tea, they presented in this way so that even the ice melted, the concentration of the drink will not be affected!!! Love love love!!!!

I like the way how they put the egg on top of the Bolognese Pasta.

Panorama Regency Hotel & Nagoya Hill Mall

The room of the hotel.. 

The bed is super bed!!

After checking in, we took a cab to Nagoya Hill Mall even though its a walking distance to the mall. However, we felt safer to take a cab because of the traffic condition there. And since the cab fare was very cheap.

I guess i am missing A&W alot and whenever i go to Nagoya Hill Mall. I will definitely order a set.

Look at the Rootbeer float!! I am missing it again. 

We spent our entire day at Nagoya Hill Mall. It was nice to walk around except i was quite annoyed when people were smoking in the shopping mall itself. The mall was quite big with supermarket, cinema, cafes, massage around. We even went to cinema and check out the price. And... We were quite surprised that the tickets were cheap. 

As for dinner, we will always come to this resturant. This resturant is located in Nagoya Hill Mall along with others resturants.

The hotel's breakfast buffet...

They are quite decent.

We decided to have our lunch at the hotel before heading back to Singapore. Honestly, they are good. We love them so much.

Food For Thought Presents A LITTLE WHIMSICAL WEDDING SHOWCASE

We went to the wedding show held by Food For Thought at Singapore Botanic Gardens on 17 May 2014 and paid $38 for entry + goodies bag + sampler wedding dinner platter. The goodies bag comes with some complimentary item by different stall vendors during the show. The best thing here is all the guests would entitled a 10% discount for the confirmation of the event with Food For Thought. Since we have decided to hold our ROM with them, it was a good chance to get the discount.

They closed up one of the area to hold their event so that their business could carry on.

 The wedding Sample Dinner Platter Menu.

The decoration was setup by MED KARLEK - https://www.facebook.com/mkarlek

I was quite amazed by the nice decoration on each table.

Here comes the Starters
- Creamy Mix Mushroom Soup Shooters with Butter Croutons (I like the soup particularly)
- Mini Spinach and cheese Quiches (Ron likes this)
- Honey Roasted Beetroot Salad with orange segement, Lychees and Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette

Mains and Sides
- Tarragon Roasted Chicken with Roasted Autumn Vegetables
- Lemon Dill Baked Salmon with spicy Aglio Olio Grilled Capsicum Orecchiette

Because Ron is on vegetarian diet for the whole month and i dont take beef so we requested them to give us beef. And in the end, they gave us more Orecchiette and Chicken. That was really very nice of them. We were so full after this and felt sorry that i couldnt finish the chicken.

Desserts
- Chantilly Cream Filled ButterScotch Profiteroles
- Chocolates Brownie Fudge Bites
- Caramel Banana Crumble Tarts

The desserts were equally good too.

Totally have no regrets coming to the show. -Smile-

Batam - KTM Resort @ Sekupang

We got a free night stay at KTM Resort and decided to extend our trip to 2 nights instead. On the first night we stayed at KTM Resort and on the second night we stayed one of the hotel in Nagoya. 

 

We were quite happy and excited about the trip because we havent been out of Singapore for awhile.

Because KTM Resort is in Sekupang, so it would be more convenience to arrive at Sekupang Ferry Terminal. 

Upon arrival, they arranged a mini bus to pick us. The resort was pretty near the Terminal. We arrived the resort about 10 mins later after they picked us up from the Terminal. Oh ya, we brought bb along.

Yes, the resort is sea facing and its quite a big area. 

We were put to stay in one of these cottages.

Swimming Pool.

The cozy room that we stayed in. Everything was clean and neat. However, the room was abit small for us.

I was really excited when i see this type of structure and my excitement went up when i knew that the resort's resturant was inside and tomorrow i would be having breakfast there.

The resturant is on water with the over looking sea-view. Food was pretty decent. No complains.

Overall, we were not very bothered the fact that there wasnt any activities in the resort. And it was a whole new experience in KTM Resort. A resort that is closer to nature.

KTM Resort
Jl. Kolonel Soegiono, TG. Pinggir - Sekupang, Sekupang, Batam Island, Indonesia