Hot in the City

Didn't I tell you that December was super busy for me? Well, immediately after my Sentosa chalet, I had to leave the next day to Kyushu, Japan for my week-long vacation with 3 other girlfriends. The reason why I chose this destination is because Jocelyn invited me after my failed South Africa trip. Morever, I wanted to see the Atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki and of course, who can resist the hot springs.

We first went to Huis Ten Bosch, a dutch theme park. It looked even more dutch than Netherlands!



Another highlight of the trip was going to Beppu, a region well-known for its hot springs. You can see from the picture that this hot spring is too hot to be soaked in. We could only watch as the steam evaporated. Alas, our hotel had its own tiny outdoor hot springs. However, I was too sick then to do much. I ate this big pot of stew that was fit for a Sumo Wrestler and fell sick and threw up after that.



I was still pretty sick at Hello Kitty Land. All these pictures were taken by the other girls. Even my favorite Batz Maru didn't make me feel better.

OK, peeps. When was the last time you were at a chalet?!? Can you even recall? Well, I was at one in December, at Sentosa NTUC chalet. They don't call it chalets now, it's called the Costa Sands Resort.

Well, I guess Big is quite a sentimental guy when he suggested going to a chalet. I exclaimed to say who would go to a chalet nowadays. Alas, I gave in on the condition that I decide the destination of our next trip. It'd probably be a weekend getaway on Bintan Island.

The resort wasn't that bad. It's situated along Siloso Beach, right next to the new Sentosa Beach Resort. The rooms have a/c, TV, fridge and hot water.



After spending 2 days on Sentosa, we concluded that it's basically quite boring, expensive and had lousy food there, unless we stay at the Beaufort and dine at the Cliff. Moreover, it rained on the first day we were there. However, we enjoyed ourselves tremendously, exploring the island. We visited Fort Siloso, hiked a little on the Dragon trail and walked a lot. But we were so ready to leave the island on the third day. I guess it'd be 10 years later before we stay at Sentosa again. Maybe not since the casino is opening soon.

Hey, I'm back after a few months' hiatus. December was a very busy month for me. First, there was the marathon on Dec 2 that both Big and I decided to participate in the 10K run.



Since the men's and women's runs started at different times, in order for us to run together, he had to join me in the women's run. He felt strange running with all the ladies. The 10K route wasn't as interesting compared to the GE women 10K run. Moreover, it started half hour later so the heat from the sun really got on to us. However, we both managed to finish the run together hand-in-hand. It was something personal to us to finish the run together but Marathon Geek caught us in the act at the finishing line. Oops!