After two years, we were back in Bangkok couple weeks ago. This time we decided to indulge a little more and took SQ instead of Tigers. And we stayed in the Space Zone at Baiyoke Sky Hotel instead of Tango Vibrant. It was a very short trip but one of the best we had in Bangkok. Thanks to the surprising nice weather while we were there. The cool breeze outdoor resembles the winter afternoon in Hong Kong and the shopping malls were all blasted with coolest air-condition! Some shoppers were even in thick jackets, which was a little over IMO.

View from our Space Zone room at Baiyoke Sky Hotel

We took the trains in Bangkok for the first time, and it sure did help speed up on transportation time; skipping the heavy traffic jams on the roads. If only they will soon figure out a way to have one standard ticket for tourists to use on all the different trains instead of having to buy tickets at every single interchange.

Single trip token for train ride in Bangkok

Highlight of this trip was to visit their newest shopping mall at Asok (right at the foot of the train station), Terminal 21. The shopping mall is HUGEEEE! The stalls at every level matches the country that level is themed after. There’s Rome, Paris, Tokyo, London, Istanbul, San Francisco and Hollywood all in one mall! Even the toilet (and its cleaners) were furnished and dressed as themed! Every corner you go to (yes toilets too) you’ll see shoppers taking photos and camwhoring. Great mall for photo opportunities if you’re heading there. Sharing some shots I took with iPhone 4s at Terminal 21.

Japan themed level - Fortune cat

Yes! I’m insane! 2 staycation weekend in a row! Hohoho! But this time is feels more like a true staycation as compared to the previous two, thanks to the all inclusive stay at Quincy Hotel! You can book yours too and I’ve got a promotion for you!

If you’ve been following my tweets or updates during my staycation and like what you see, quick book your slot with the form below. (If you’re having problem loading the form on this post, its also accessible here.) Book a Qool Weekend staycation for your love one and yourself.

Promotion updated with even Qooler activities and even a lucky draw! Find out more after the video!

Updates!

On top of Yoga and Cupcake classes, Quincy have introduced Happy Feet – Learn Foot Massage! Also, Friday and Sunday check-in guests are now welcomed to join us for some fun as Quincy have opened up more available time slots for you.

Here are the available activities:
Friday Check-ins
Happy Feet – Learn Foot Massage! (9pm-10.30pm)
Cupcake Baking class (2.30pm-4pm, Saturday Afternoon)
Saturday Check-ins
Cupcake Baking class (4.30pm-6pm)
Movie Nights by/in pool (9pm)
Sunday Check-ins
Happy Feet – Learn Foot Massage! (3.30pm-5pm)
Movie Nights Nights by/in pool (9pm)

Prior registration is required and activities are subject to availability/a minimum group size. Interested guests are encouraged to confirm the activities availability from the hotel at +65 6738 5888.

There’s even an Exclusive Lucky Draw for Qool Weekend Guests!! 1 night stay = 1 entry. Increase your chances of winning by booking more nights at Quincy!

Weekly Draw

• Win a 6″ Cold Stone Ice Cream Cake worth $44 with 5 flavors to choose from!
• 1 winner each week. Check out Quincy Facebook Page for the results! First draw starts on 18th November 2011.

Overal Draw (4 winners)

• Top Prize : OCHRE Dining Voucher worth $200 (1 Winner)
• Runner Up: Orchard Central Vouchers worth $100 (3 Winners)
• Results will be announced on 10 February 2012 at our Facebook Page

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Let me share why I love Quincy Hotel! (Purely my personal opinions)

After the first, there’ll always be a second and a third… and… more staycations! One new item added to my bucket list is to stay in as many hotels in Singapore as I can and share my staycation experience! Wahahahaha! *continue to dream*

Last weekend we took a short break at the eastern part of Singapore at Changi Village Hotel.

Feels good to be away from the buzz and crowd in town. And with the hotel near the beach, it gives us a resort style feel to it, with sighting of planes landing towards Changi Airport, from the pool deck.

The rooftop, level 8

In June we went on a short getaway in Singapore. Yes! In Singapore! I kinda like the idea of staycation cos it saves time, no need for any flight delay and we are less tired at the end of it cos there’s no long traveling nor waiting hours as compared to trips oversea.

A 3D2N staycation at Meritus Mandarin Singapore started on Friday, 10 June. When we were planning this, we did not check the event schedule and not sure if its good or bad, that’s the PC show weekend at Suntec! We had to battle with the crowd around the hotel. The stay could have been better if the shopping crowd wasn’t so crazy then.

One thing that got me quite upset was the room we were given. Upon check-in, we were upgraded to an executive deluxe room (we booked a deluxe room) and when we entered the room, stayed for awhile, we realized the air-conditioning wasn’t working. The room was warm even after like 20minutes of cooling. We called the reception and the technician came to check, he insisted that we didn’t turn-on the aircon hence its not cooling. Truth is, the first thing he did upon entering our room was to touch the aircon control next to the bed and HE turned it off! Not wanting to argue, we let the matter past and he said the aircon was working fine, left and we waited.

Whoever’s going to or coming back from Tokyo, you gotta bring back some of these yummilicious snacks for your friends! I’ve checked and these are not available in Singapore. Well at least not the real deal. Tried the similar kind, but nothing beats the real deal from Tokyo.

Tokyo Bananas

On 29 April, Diana and I took a day off and soaked ourselves wet (Yes! Wet!!) at the most exciting attractions to date in Singapore. We captured fun memories at Universal Studio Singapore with Canon digital cameras. Thanks to Canon of course!

Castle Far Far Away

On adventures like such, you wouldn’t want to carry big bulky DSLR with you right? So we were given the challenge to try out Canon latest cameras and the oh-so-fun new shooting modes! Personally I had more fun playing with these shooting modes than the rides at USS! (I’m serious!)

During his March school term break and both of us needed to get away from the stress at work for awhile and spend quality time together. So we had an impromptu getaway to Sentosa. And we rediscovered the fun things we can do at this small “island”! Now we’re planning for one more in December! Who says going on holiday has to fly? We just drive! Or you can just ride the SEX in! Ya… Sentosa EXpress from Vivo!

While we planned this trip, we didn’t know that it was also the soft opening for Universal Studio. When we knew about it, we thought we’ll be stuck in major jam going into Sentosa. Glad that didn’t happen. Traffic was smooth and the place wasn’t as packed as we thought.

We didn’t get chance on the first day to dip into the cool pool at Siloso Beach Resort. The waterfall is enticing us to get in there quick.