Wind In My Head: Holiday Town
Wind In My Head
Monday, December 13, 2004
Holiday Town
We spent the weekend at the Changi Village Hotel- No, it's not as sleazy as it sounds. It was a package where you bought 3 rooms for the price of two. So, all and sunder were housed there for the weekend. My brother and his family, plus maid, my mom, Dan and I. Mom bought the kids scooters so they spent most of the time, in their words "scooting around". I'm not certain it's the right word to be used, but it suits their purpose. And scoot around they did, everywhere, all the time.I got a phonecall early Sunday morning from my bro- he couldn't ring the doorbell because I'd put on the do not disturb sign to prevent the kids from ringing the door bell incessantly and yelling out for us when we chose to ignore them- he wanted to know if the kids were with me because they couldn't find them.
So, when Dan asked me, half asleep, what was going on, I muttered that the kids were missing and fell right back to sleep. Of course, he thought they were really missing and insisted we get out of our comfy hotel beds to look for them. Well, actually, I get out of bed and look for them while he joined me in a bit (read: sometime late morning). Anyway, the kids were easily found, scooting around in their pyjamas and unwashed with their maid that looked like she was ready to crawl back into bed.
Well, the kids had fun. It was a nice place with the pool and a sun deck facing the ocean and board walk. It was also nice to walk out of the hotel and somehow feel you weren't quite in Singapore because there were no large malls in the area. The most modernised store in the area, 7-11. The most commercialised food outlet? Subway. It would have been more fun if we had managed to join the family on the beach for dinner on Saturday night, but I got a phonecall about a politicking kid in one of my broods and Dan had to ok plans for an upcoming proposal. We decided, small and cosy instead of crass and public. :)
That was the weekend. Restful. Last night, we went to the ballet, the Sleeping Beauty. Unfortunately, Princess Aurora fell on stage and apparently, it was her first principal performance, so poor her. I dread to think of the fallout that would have happened backstage after the show. It's been a while since I've gone to the ballet. I think I remember why. I've been spoilt by all the international acts I saw in Australia and while I know the SDT are pretty good by Asian standards, I'm still not too impressed. I've become a ballet snob unfortunately. That's why we need to move back abroad. Good ballet, good theatre actually. Here, big performing arts space, not so big on quality.
So, we did the hotel, we did some shopping- Timberland work shoes for $69!, we did the ballet and now,or in about half an hour, we're off to Bali for the next four days! Yay! Hopefully, my voice will catch up sometime during the week, but it should be fun. Sun, sand, cheap food, lots of rest. We're staying at the Hard Rock Hotel, totally campy and we're loving the idea.
To go and finish packing now. We shall endeavour to take the train to the airport. I like the idea and it's a short trip so we don't have samsonite oystershell bags to lug around. The perfect opportunity!
Later.
Ondine tossed this thought in at 13:41
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At 10:27 am
Tym said... You did see last week's The O.C. episode, in which Seth loves The Vegas and the guys all camp out at the Hard Rock Hotel there?