When in Melbourne, how could I not go take a gander at the Crown Casino, the casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, said be to attracting on average 16 million visitors a year (!!!!!)
This is specially when it was just a short tram ride from Prahran where I was staying.
And so [...]
Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category
4 Dec
Melbourne easy access to casino
30 Nov
With wine so cheap, why drink water?
I’m a real sinkek (country bumpkin) where Australia’s concerned (OK, OK, I know those who know me would retort, “why confine to Australia?” but that’s another story).
Anyway back to Australia, or Melbourne where I’ve just spent a week to be precise. It’s my 3rd trip to that continent in my whole life-time to date and [...]
27 Nov
What it should have been
One discovery of note that I made while visiting a friend in Melbourne over the past several days is this: I made a grievous mistake with this post on Aug 8 about the nasty behaviour of some shoppers.
Back then, I had griped about buying a packet of organic beverage only to find on taking the cap off, that someone had already punched thru the [...]
22 Nov
Four in a row?
I simply can’t believe it. When dropping by TK’s niece’s home in the Kew suburb of Melbourne, TK asked what I would like to drink. Water, please.
Then it happened. As she handed me my glass over the counter she knocked over her mug of tea which sloshed directly into my open handbag sitting on a [...]
10 Nov
Short, sweet and wanting more
at the Ascott Raffles Place but as i had indicated in my Tweets, the “wotever happens” happened and it had nothing to do with the prize which lived up to all I had been expecting.
But I’m getting ahead of my story.
On Oct 30, the check-in was smooth, low-key and friendly. The receptionist and a bell boy [...]
5 Nov
Ascott Raffles Place here we come!
This time last week, I was all pumped up about “consuming” the prize I won in a Twitter contest by re-tweeting contest announcements by Ascott International.
To recap, I won a 3-day 2 nite stay at any of the Ascott Group’s residences in the Asia Pacific.
There were many to choose from, as the prize covered not [...]
18 Jul
GOTO rerun: a little short of heaven
A picture, they say, paints a 1,000 words. So, with four pictures, I think I’m putting in 4,000 words worth of comment on our 2nd and latest visit to GOTO on July11 to celebrate TK’s 48th birthday.
And while it was a far more value for money in terms of food quality, presentation and convivality than [...]
12 Jul
Failed attempts 2 b socially responsible…
The Govt has stopped the temperature checks at the borders and Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan thinks that the H1N1 bug might be losing its impact. Others like Giga thinks it might always have been mild but the world caught panic.
Whatever… but I was rather put out when, on my return from Hongkong, I tried to [...]
