The Marina Bay Sands and Bazin

I am back in Singapore. Almost 3 weeks already and will be flying back to Manila again before this week ends. I wanted to go to Malaysia the past weekend but H had work so that plan was scratched. We decided to check out the Marina Bay Sands instead.



It's HUGE! And to drive home my point, another shot of it.



The ground level is breathtaking! Look how high those ceilings are!

And that was just from the outside, see how it looks from the inside after the jump.

Things to do: Kampo Juan at Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon

My father thought it was a good idea to bring the whole family to Kampo Juan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon for a day. We left the house at past 3 in the afternoon and got there a little over 4 pm. It was a good time of the day to be there. Not quite hot anymore considering it's the middle of summer.

 
"What are those bikes for?", you might ask. So that you can cycle your way across the ravine on a bike that's hoisted on wire tracks.

My 2 younger sisters have been on those bikes already. So it was the 2 elder sisters turn. I wasn't up for it yet, to be honest.  The thought of falling over, imminent death, and leaving my preschooler motherless terrified me (though the staff assured me that that'll never happen).

Find out after the jump whether I got on those bikes!

Seda, Cagayan de Oro

Did a bit of hotel hopping a few days back. Went to CDO to swing by father's birthday and in the process, spent a night at the latest hotel to open in Cagayan de Oro, Seda, the hotel chain from Ayala. AFAIK, there is a Seda in Davao, one in BGC, and the latest, in CDO. Even the keycard used in CDO has the J.P. Laurel, Davao address. I thought it was time to try something different for a change. For a while back, my hotel of choice when in CDO was Marco Hotel in Alwana, Cugman.


Seda Hotel facade. The hotel has direct access to the Ayala Mall, Centrio.

Our flight was very delayed. Thanks, apparently, to the air traffic in NAIA. Good thing I requested for pickup from the Lumbia airport by the hotel's airport transfer service. A man dressed in short sleeved polo, dark slacks, holding an iPad with the Seda logo on the screen was waiting for us. Of all the guys standing there, he was the only one inside the gates aside from outgoing passengers which really goes to show they have some pull within the airport grounds. We were led to a black sedan and I asked the driver where the logo was and I was informed it was on the door by the front passenger seat. I checked when I got off and it was indeed there, quite a discrete way of putting it and can easily be missed at night.

By the time my preschooler and I arrived at Seda, it was already a couple of minutes past midnight and we got in via an inconspicuous side entrance. Being that this hotel is connected to the Centrio Mall, the lobby is at the 4th floor.


Lobby, restaurant to the right, and the function room and meeting rooms at the far back of the building.

Above pic was taken with me standing by the reception desk. It's very minimalist and area is definitely limited. The hotel very much reminded me of our condo. I can finally see where the interior designer was heading with her choice of colors in our place.

Click more for the tour!

Separation Anxiety

This is the 2nd time I've left my preschooler with my in-laws for a significant amount of time. The first time, we forcibly tried to wean her from breastfeeding (which did not work) and which was how my husband and I found ourselves in Vietnam. This time, it's really just a matter of doing what's best for her. I'm busy with deliverables, my husband in Singapore, and with me as sole caretaker is just not best for her. Added to that is she's looking forward to spending time with her cousins and grandparents. Who am I to stand in the way of that?


Hamming inside the restroom aboard Singapore Airlines.