Raffles Hotel, Singapore

On a Friday evening, I joined the company Christmas Party at Raffles hotel.

It was a short drive from the office. I tumpang a colleague's car. Some went by shuttle bus arranged by the company. Reached there around 6 something coz the event starts at 7 sharp.

This pre-war building looks abit like my former school with colonial architecture, corridors and staircase.

The party was held in a private suite located at 3rd floor.

The hotel is painted white.

Tableware, cutleries

My plate of everything....lol!

The food looks piled up coz the plate is small😂

I was seated at table #8 (a lucky number)....but our table wins nothing from the games.

After the event ended, me and another colleague took the MRT back to our hotel. On our way to the station, we walked past the Raffles City....The Raffles Place MRT station is just 2 stops from Tanjong Pagar station which is just right in front of our hotel.

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The next morning. I had my final hotel breakfast....

What's on my plate: Loh mai kai, scrambled egg, sauteed mushrooms, baked beans, sausage, hashbrown pop, ham and Chinese stir-fried veggies.

Not to forget some watermelons too.

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Changi Airport Terminal 4....

My favorite shops - Charles & Keith and TWG are just next to each other. 

Meanwhile the boarding gate is just right behind these shops.

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On the flight back to KL, I pre-ordered a meal - Roasted chicken with black pepper sauce.

It has potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots and boneless chicken meat. Tastes good!

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Stopped by Verrona Bakery in KLIA2

Bought a butter cake loaf to try. RM24.90 (if not mistaken)

Taste just so-so only, not bad but not great either.

Lau Pa Sat

Nightwalk around the city, nearby the office.

Shenton Food Hall - opens during daytime till 9pm, weekdays only.

[Below] Lau Pa Sat, a bigger scale hawker centre compared to Shenton Food Hall. The other option for affordable work lunch would be Amoy Hawker Centre but that is further walk towards the other side.

This place is patronised by mostly office workers during the daytime and tourists in the evening. Pricewise is slightly higher than normal food courts because of its strategic location.

I wanted to try SG hokkien mee and SG laksa, so i went to this stall.

Ordered a small laksa and hokkien mee, but it came out like normal portion with lotsa noodles.

Since i wasn't in a rush, i slowly eat to finish them. I've never tried SG hokkien mee before...turns out it tastes like my mum's fried yee mee despite the noodle type difference.

So, all the while my mum had been frying SG hokkien mee without me realising😂

Then the SG laksa...the curry gravy is kinda santan-ish, diluted kind of curry just like my mum's curry - the Chinese style mild curry😕

The ingredients are taupok, fishcakes and boiled egg.

Overall, the taste of both are kinda nostalgic...

The food I’m curious about turns out to have similar tastes from my mum's kitchen😂

The interior of Lau Pa Sat...I can easily get lost without the signboard labelling the 'street number' coz every corner looks the same to me.

It was stuffy & smoky inside, despite having large ceiling fans. The smoke from nearby woks and satay grills lingered on your clothes the longer you stayed there.

After the heavy meal, went for a stroll to burn off the calories.

This Christmas tree structure at Raffles Street was recycled from last year.

Breakfast @ Oasia Hotel

Can't get enough of this pretty & nicely decorated tree😁

The ground floor houses the hotel cafeteria....

The elevators that bring you to the check-in lobby (12th floor)

The breakfast buffet spread

Condiments for porridge

I had porridge, fried meehoon, some curry veggies, baby potatoes, salads, watermelon and a vegetarian bao.

The gym (taken during daytime)

The view from my room window - Below is the courtyard at 12th floor right in front of the check-in lobby.

A pillar blocking my view of the city, otherwise I will have a clear view of the office, and perhaps MBS.

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Back to the office. On the left is my future million-dollar apartment😃, further away is the Singapore Strait.

Skipped lunch after taken a heavy breakfast. By 3pm i was hungry again....so went over to the pantry to get some Vitasoy😀

My favorite fridge with lotsa beverages....

Got milo, ribena, vitasoy, some fizzy drinks, milk, sweet jasmine tea...

Mostly sugared drinks...can't drink too much although it's foc.

Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore

Stayed at Oasia Downtown in Tanjong Pagar this time. It is just next door to the Carlton City hotel that i previously stayed (in 2024).

The hotel cafeteria is located nearby the entrance at the ground floor (aka 1st floor by the hotel floor numbering).

The check-in counter is located at 12th floor instead.

Check-in lobby....

There are coffee machines, drinking water and green apples available for visitors.

Coincidently my b'day falls on the check-in date...

Thanks for the gift!

Now, let's tour the room....

toilet and shower area

Tooth brush, tooth paste, shower cap, sanitary bag, makeup remover cotton, handwasher/lotion in bottles

The shiny water tap

tea/coffee

no bottled drinking water provided because you can drink from the tap!

bathrobes, iron board, torch light, slippers, laundry bags and safety box....

Meanwhile at the side of the bed - the AC temperature control, phone

and a digital alarm clock

as for my birthday gift, i got 2 macarons and a brownie 😍

[Below] The room entrance as seen from the corridor outside. My room is 1614.

The gym is located at 12th floor.

Overall, a pleasant stay despite a short one. The only thing inconvenient is that the lift is not connected all the way to the ground floor. Tenants have to go to the 12th floor and walk past the check-in lobby (one end to the other end) before taking another lift to the ground floor. Same goes for going up to the room.

The Christmas tree is nice though😉