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New Zealand - North Island Day 1 - Part 2 (To Stay) Singapore to Auckland, NZ

To stay: Hotel Ibis Style Auckland 20 Wyndham Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand Ibis style auckland Toilet of the hotel We took the morning flight from Singapore to New Zealand and it was nightfall when we arrived at New Zealand, Auckland as 4 hours ahead of Singapore time. To save cost, we decide to walk from the airport to the nearest accomodation. While it states that its 5 minutes walk from the airport.  It doesn't seem as short a distance when we have our luggage in tow. Check-in and out was pretty smooth and easy. The beds in the room are very clean, neat and comfortable though a little lightweight. The beds move even with a little bump. Beware that the hotel only provides a bar of soap in the toilet. No other toiletries are available. So be sure to pack whatever you need yourself. There is a grocery place COUNTDOWN just right next to the hotel should you need anything urgently. The room itself is very small, packed and tight. There is barely enough room...

Ocean Suites - Resorts World Sentosa RWS

Ocean Suites 8 Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Island, Singapore 098269 I am fortunate to be invited and manage to spend an afternoon there. Room service for the room from check in till i left that evening is impeccable. A manager is available to show us around the room upon check in and explain to us the room functionalities in detail.  The most impressive moment is when the manager unveil the sea aquarium and you catch your breath in awe. Bedroom on the first floor   Its a pretty spectacular moment. View to the Sea Aquarium Writing desk that gives you the perfect view Jacuzzi while fish watching The butler will come upon request to move away the wooden flooring (this is a little manual) to uncover the Jacuzzi. It will be better if this is made automated. This would have made the stay a little more seamless.  Though it may be nice to enjoy the Jacuzzi in your birthday suit thinking that you're alone in the room. It may not be wise during th...

New Zealand - North Island - 10 Days 9 Nights (Part 1 - Itinerary)

This is quite an accidental trip. The location is actually base on eliminating the places we wish to go and also the best flight on offer (Gasped!). Finally the winning contender: North Island - New Zealand. After a detailed itinerary plan, i discovered (albeit unfortunately) that the north island actually has less to offer compared to the more diverse South Island. But never fear that there is plenty of adequate things to do in your itinerary. Huka Falls - New Zealand This trip is a slightly slow and relaxing (some places I've excluded from my trip like Wellington, Bay of islands and also Napier) as requested by my SO. On the bright side, we ending up waking up later in the mornings, spending more time together, enjoying long dinners and chill out time at a specific location. I really wanted to do the world most amazing day walk. The Tongarrio Northern circuit but my SO chicken out and insisted that i have neither the fitness nor stamina for it. So out of the itinerary...

A Malay Wedding at Joyden Hall at Bugis+

Website: http://www.joydenhall.com.sg/ I never realized that there is a separate hall within the shopping centre with facilities available for rent. The location of this place is quite accessible to all and HUGE. There is plenty of room for a reception and seated tables in the hall. In this instance, the reception area is converted for buffet corridor on both sides. There is still plenty of room in the centre for walking. The reception area and main hall is indoor and air-conditioned. The reception exquisite decor The main hall area is decorated with the guest tables on both sides, the pelamin at the background and a giant paper cranes centre piece from the very tall ceiling complete with a centre stage. The decoration is tastefully decorated. Hall with red carpet The pelamin with the groom and bride's seats Pelamin with fairy lights behind   Main stage with macarons instead of cake, high ceilings and the hanging paper cranes elogate and highlights...

Philippines - Cebu - Day 2 and Day 3

To do: Day 3 is spent on an island hopping cum snorkelling day trip organised by tour agency. Welcome to Nalushan Island This is a very interesting and fulfilling experience. So glad i tried it at least once. This day trip is a pretty steep partly because we booked it through the hotel counter but they accommodated our request to start our day early and end it early. We have highlighted it that we must be back to Cebu City by 4 pm to catch our flight at 7.55 pm on the day itself. They have fulfilled their promise to us with a little extra time for us to freshen up at the hotel before departing for the airport. I am also pleased with the fact that this trip is all inclusive. i.e there are no extra/ hidden costs. What's more food is also included. Our transportation to keep us dry to the big boat This is SO getting all panicky before the boat head out to sea. OMG! What did i sign up for? We are quite shocked that they actually told us that there is may be no...