The Sentosa Resort & Spa Day 1

Dont be swayed by all those pillows. They are the kind that will sink with weight.

Hmmm bathroom is very small.

6pm i was at the ready to receive Z at the drop off point cos it may seem like he wont have enough cash with him. I waited 15min!! Turned out the driver didnt know where The Sentosa (which is previously known as Beaufort) is and brought him to Rasa Sentosa instead!

Apparently, when i spoke to the hotel's doorman, this happens FREQUENTLY. Rasa Sentosa (used to be Shangri-La) guests were also sent to The Sentosa. Why confuse your patrons just so you can get the name Sentosa for your hotel? Bodoh nak mampos!

Anyways.. when the cab finally arrived... its $37.00!!! i nearly fainted. The driver said he's NEVER been INSIDE sentosa before! It's bad enough that most Singaporeans only go to Sentosa every 5 to 10yrs... but to have NEVER been there?! Pity...

I think Z was the only family member that arrived as early as he did. So i sent him off to get his own dinner while i go to the hotel's bar for pre-dinner drinks. Afterwards, we got on the Yellow Line Bus to go to Siloso Beach for dinner and ... soo funny... Z was in the bus too!! HAHAHHA

Dinner was at Cafe Del Mar. This picture is actually a moving light from above so i prided myself to have captured it beautifully. haha

But not relaxed enough to be sitting on the actual beach.

Prolly you guys have been here but i was totally astounded by the concept of a pool in a restaurant! (and not just in a hotel nor was it a pool with a restaurant) You can even swim up to the bar (ok ive seen this before on TV). The best part was its just right up the beach. Any closer and the restaurant will be drowned when the high tide comes in. Or maybe the BEST part is that you get to lounge, dine, suntan on the sand (that's the part after the pool) but you're actually IN the restaurant. ok ok enough.

I had a little trouble when it came to ordering food though. Looking at the menu, i almost plunged into despair when i saw the main menu doesnt have seafood... only lamb chop, Ribeye steak and King Prawn (which i think i wont be full with) and grilled Salmon (not a fish lover). Besides, they all seem to be cooked in wine, when i read the description.

So i had to look for Pasta & Rice. I was afraid to order seafood pasta cos i dont take mussels nor oysters and the like... so i ended up with something Paella: Saffron rice with prawn, scallop and of course, squid.

I was the only one who ordered this. 3 others ordered lamb chop and another 3 ordered prawn. and they all practically cooed when they saw my plate! Why not when it comes in a pot! i cant tell you how enticing it looks!

Oh yes. a good thing i confirmed with the waiter again, "No wine in this food right?" He replied, "Actually there is, but you can request for it to be cooked without..." As an after thought he added, "So i suppose u wanna order drinks also as i dont think you'll take the red & white wine?" I felt happy that he's.. you know concerned about my dietary restriction.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the 3 various servings of Tapas (esp the PRawn on toast) earlier, made me full already and cldnt even finish up the last 2 spoonfuls of my rice. but i totally enjoyed them. So enjoyable that i felt guilty. What is Zubair having for dinner, i wondered.

He was already in the room when i reached at 9:30pm. Z complained that the INdian food stall is not nice. Again, a pang of guilt hit me.

After watching some television and rested my eyes for like 30min, Z announced, at midnight, that he wants to go to the 7-11. Of course i felt obliged to follow, despite having an early start the next day. Firstly because i dont wanna be left alone in the room, secondly, i wanna go jalan2 (sight seeing) with him also.

We discovered the stairs down to the beach. and walked for another 15min leisurely to reach the next beach, Palawan Beach. I spent like $16 at 7-11 on 2 cartons of milk, 1 big bag of chips, 1 sandwich and 1 pkt of Curry Chicken w Rice (which is also not nice), a bar of Hershey's Cookies and cream and 1 small cup of Apple Slurpee.

It being a Thursday night, nothing happening was going on. I heard music banging from on secluded hut / bar. and saw only one couple at the bench. But about 4 other pple came to the 7-11 but dont know where they disappeared to.

The walk back seems shorter. But the 132-steps ascend was.... out of body (or rather, leg) experience! haha