the ng family went for a mini staycation yesterday! as part of SG50 promo at Shangri-La, we managed to get a pretty decent deal for a room at tower wing, breakfast inclusive + a SG50 cake to take home after checking-out. :)
after the elder boy's enrichment class in the late morning, we had lunch and reached the hotel to check in at 2pm! the whole place was swarmed with locals mostly. :P
but check in was smooth and we were in our room in a jiffy. due to full occupancy rate, we were upgraded to a higher floor room which supposedly gave us better view of the city?
the décor at lobby was berry nice - locals & tourists alike were taking photos :)
for a 5 star hotel, the room was surprisingly a tad old-looking. but it was rather spacious even after the extra bed was added in. we lazed around for a while before taking a quick tour round the hotel.
the waterfall & pool area next to the line restaurant is nice. we saw squirrels in action!
we missed the shuttle bus to town so decided to have a mini tea break at the hotel lobby before walking out (rather short walk to orchard delfi area ~ 5-10mins?).
the tea was good but the desserts were so-so...
we spent a lazy afternoon in town. i was really happy to chance upon a pop up gallery featuring andy Warhol's originals @ scotts square!
was trying to discuss his works with the husband without much success as usual....
then it's time at taka before our dinner @ wild honey at mandarin gallery.
clockwise from top left:
display at scotts sq
@ mandarin gallery
@wild honey
@ kino
the food at wild honey was good but too filling.
we headed back to hotel after dinner just to laze the evening away. the boys apparently had a long day for they were fast asleep before 930pm! LOL
the next day, breakfast at the line was fantastic. despite the crazy crowd, we were all spoilt for choices when it comes to what to eat.
more lazing back at the hotel room before we checked out by noon.
we headed back to deposit the luggage at our house before zooming off to katong 112! for the mummy has bought tickets for the movie - to the fore!
the show was surprisingly decent and definitely beaten my expectations. :) and it really helps to have the ever cute eddie peng in it. :P
though the same cant be said for the boys.... the husband found it watchable but the boys seemed to like the action bit and were pretty distracted for other scenes.. oh well.
then its back home to catch SG50 NDP on tv - wouldn't miss it for anything.
the tribute to LKY was especially moving and i found myself tearing abit as it brought back memories of the period when he just passed away.
asked the boys to recite the pledge and glad to see them doing so - all of us should be thankful for what we have and never take that for granted. hope we will continue to be united by our differences should unite us and never let it divide us.
and with the fireworks, it's over. GE 2015 is round the corner but I hope most of us Singaporeans will not forget what SG50 NDP signifies. that we will continue in this journey of building a nation - strong and free.
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