ASIA'S FAVOURITE PLAYGROUND...

This weekend was extremely chilled. After a heavy night Friday celebrating Dale's departure from Design Bridge I think we were all feeling a little rough. The weekend involved a lot of sleeping, sun bathing, relaxing, swimming and sky riding! We headed over to Sentosa on Sunday afternoon to check out the island that has become "Asia's Favourite Playground." Located 15 minutes from the city, we caught the MRT down to Harbourfront and jumped on a cable car which took us up to the top of the hill to a bar called The Jewel Box. A bar that rests amongst the  trees at the top of Mount Faber. It's Singapore's most iconic hilltop destination. It would have been rude not to have a cocktail when we arrived. So we sat 106 metres above sea level admiring the views out to Sentosa sipping on Pink Ladies, Singapore Slings and Screaming Orgasms (Tom's choice of drink!). 


A quick cable car ride back down and we were on Sentosa. Home to a wide variety of themed attractions, award winning spa retreats, rainforests, golden sandy beaches, resort accommodations, golf courses and a marina, all spread over 500 hectares. It's pretty impressive. To get from the entrance down to the beach you hop on a sky ride. With you're feet dangling above the trees below you can't help but feel exhilarated. Don't worry mum, I won't put you through that! 

We were heading towards the beach. One of three on the island. Dale and his friends had invited us along to join them at Tanjong Beach Club which is right on the front of the beautiful stretch of beach, just 15 metres from the water. As the sun set the twinkling lights of the nearby ships made it almost magical. The "Club" itself is a mix of restaurant, bar and playground, with an infinity pool in the middle and beds on the beach and a DJ playing chill out music. I'd say both sexy and sophisticated! There was a lot of flesh on show! The weekend finished off with some yummy food at a nearby restaurant, again, sat out on the beach. Even at 10pm it is still extremely warm and you don't even feel time passing by. Although it is hot here constantly which reminds me that I'm far away from home, this weekend, whilst we sat admiring the view, I had the realisation that I now live on a tropical island. I've swapped Sunday afternoons at the Duke sat in front of the fire getting warm for afternoons lying on the beach relaxing in the intense sunshine topping up my tan. Crazy.


Another weekend has come and gone. I've been here a month already! After hearing about Ken and Lauren's engagement I decided to book a holiday home at the end of January 2011 for a fortnight. Although that's 16 weeks away, with so many exciting things planned between now and then (hopefully Christmas in Thailand) I already know that time flies and it will be here before I know it. I look forward to seeing you all in January!