Singapore: Food & Hotel

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Singaporeans love complexes - destinations for eating and drinking. And there's no end to them and theme restaurants and bars. I'm sure I only saw the tip of the iceberg...this is just a few of the place I loved:

Dempsey Hill: A park full of cool restaurants and a *giant* Jones the Grocer, transplanted form Australia. Cool!



Rochester Park: Went to Graze and hung out on the zen alfresco lounges at Da Paolo.



Clarke Quay: It's like Downtown Disney with booze! Feels like there are a billion bars there...Ministry of Sound bar, a Fashion TV bar and a bar called Clinic where the chairs are wheelchairs and drinks come in a drip. Weird!



Chijmes: Another complex in the city. It used to be an old convent but is now rull of place to eat and shop. Of course!



Sentosa: Reminds me of Vegas in that everything is man made...the beaches, the resorts, the whole tropical resort island feel. Hung out at Cafe Del Mar for a day. Could have easily spent a whole holiday there. It had pools, hot tubs, beach, and best of all, lounger-side drink service.



The hotel - the Scarlett: A-maz-ing. Modern boudoir chic. The website does not do it justice. Best part is the rooftop bar and restaurant.

SJP on PR4

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So they bring in Sarah Jessica Parker to be a guest judge on Project Runway...she's cute and all but she's so boring! No catty remarks, no insightful comments, no juicy bits at all. (Have you see her Bitten line...bo-ring!)



I know SJP is supposed to be a fashion icon and all that...but I can't help but wonder: who are all the people in the background getting her those looks and styling her? I guarantee it's not her!



I know I sound like a jealous bitch but I think people should get credit where credit is due. Seems like her fashion style is spot on (stylist) but when she actually has a hand it them, the things she puts her name to fall short (Bitten and the stinky Covet)
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Singapore: The Shopping

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If you only know 2 things about shopping in Singapore: It is not cheap. The range is amazing.

Staying at a hotel just off of Orchard Road is dangerous! Taxis are super cheap...5 bucks (tops!) to get anywhere. There is ridiculous amount of countless malls and shops.

I learned from locals that Singaporeans are really heavily in debt as banks will lend to anyone...there are ads for all kinds of credit cards everywhere. There were more than a few ads where they could just SMS their bank and they'd increase their limit. Crazy!

Do not miss:

Paragon For the best Miu Miu shop! Banana Republic (I miss this in Sydney)

Centrepoint For Marks and Sparks, Gap (Which is as boring as I remember)

Takashimaya The best Agnes b selection! Gorgeous Paul & Joe cosmetics counter.

Tangs Cheap shoes, great Stila counter.

Wisma Atria Huge Topshop and Forever 21.

Vivo City Zara, Bebe, Ted Baker.

Sim Lim Square 8 floors of electronics extravaganza ...mobile phones, computers and digital cameras.

Charles & Keith This shop is in most of the malls. No pair of shoes is over $60. No designer trend is sacred as everything seems to be a knock-off.



I surprised myself at how little I bought...price was the deterrent. Don't know why I thought Singapore would be cheaper, but I'm better off saving my fun money for my trip back to Vancouver and the US next month.

I bought a few cheap pairs of shoes at Charles & Keith's. A couple of pieces at Top Shop and a few odds and ends at Agnes b. Not much else really. I'm saving myself for Marc Jacobs in SFO! More on that later...

Singapore: The Flight

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How lucky am I to have been on an Airbus A380? It's everything you've heard about...roomy, quiet, comfortable. Singapore Airlines seems to be very proud to be the first to fly these things...it's written everywhere.



The flight was delayed about 45 minutes...first they said it was because the incoming plane was late, then they changed their story to a fault with the plane, then they loaded us up. Getting everyone on didn't take anywhere near as long you might think it would. The takeoff was easy as. It barely feels like it's trying to get off the ground...it just does.

Best part? The entertainment system in the back of the seats. I could choose from an amazing selection of 100 movies, hundreds more TV shows and tons of games and CDs. I had my own French film festival of Hors de Prix, Paris Je t'Aime and Odette Toulemonde. Eight and a half hours flew by and I didn't even look at the British Vogue I had bought.



One word of advice if you're on one of these flights: Check in online to secure your seat. I only checked in at the airport on the morning and could only get a middle seat. Luckily, I was between a tiny German backpacking girl and an equally tiny nerdy looking guy who let me check out his iPhone (I hadn't seen one in person yet)

Off to Singapore in the morning!

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The land of shoes and bag and shopping and chilli crab and shopping! Yay! Will post a full report upon my return.

The real land of shoes and bags is here next February, if you're in the trade.

3 more sleeps!

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3 more sleeps until I go to the land of bags and shoes...

10 more sleeps!

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