Luxury Hotels PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering - COLLECTION Club Lifestyle Room (COLLECTION Club Lounge Access)

ABBEY: I won a staycation from a work challenge and it is at ParkRoyal Collection Pickering. It is for 2D1N stay at their club room and includes access to their club lounge.

Check-in is at 3PM but we got our room ready by 12:30PM. Once we settled our things in the room, we put on our swimwear and hit the pool. It was refreshing. After a few laps and couples of minutes in the pool jet we went back to our room and prepare for afternoon tea. They have scones and siew mai which we were craving for. We went to their Urban Garden that showcases different plants and herbs. 

The building is full of greenery. Ample lights enter the rooms as the windows are not tinted. And if you need to hydrate you can always get a glass from their filtered water faucet. 

The cocktails started at 6PM and we lounged there until closing. The beer and beef chilli were perfect partners. We also had smoked salmon, cold cuts and cheese. A great way to wrap up the day. As the next day started, we headed down to Lime for breakfast buffet. I had a couple servings of bacon, pork sausage, fried chicken, blue pea rice; my own version of nasi lemak. 

For our last hurrah, we went up in the club lounge for the sparkling wine. Our stay is a blast! 

Ultimate Eco-Luxury Experience | A Night at PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering

WILL: Abbey (being so competitve) won the Most Zero Waste and Carbon Conscious Activities Done in their 2023 Eco Challenge. And with a delight, he won a staycation with Lounge Access (worth SS600++) at ParkRoyal’s most instagrammable branch which is the Pickering. 

Abbey, now converted Eco-Lover, he researched why their company chose Pekroyal Pickering as their Grand Price. Except for their luscious greeneries, they do have a herb farm just beside their lounge, they have this massive window that welcomes the sunlight and open walkways that didn’t need an airconditionong and carpet. Those eco-efforts requires different perspective to design and a huge determination to lessen the carbon footprints. 

How about their room? It is spacious and well designed to get a view of their greeneries, bed is comfortable and toiletries are refillable (lesser plastics). They have Bacha for coffee and TWG for tea. TV channels has a pretty array of selection, but we USB plugs are not working nor airplay. 

Lounge is open whole day. You can order tea, coffee or fruit juice and have some cookies or fruits to consume. 

Teatime: my favourite is their vegetarian siew mai and I am regretting why I didn’t tried their scones. 

Evening Cocktails: love their cheese platter and crackers with, their nachos and impossible meat chili. Red wine is quite dry but champagne is irresistible to top up. Haha. 

Breakfast: they do have a meagre option but because of champagne, we opted to spend time in there. 

Lime Breakfast: offers blue pea Nasi Lemak and crispy pork bacon! What a lovely combination! 

Swimming pool has cold water and 30mins of swim and Vitamin D infusing is enough to enjoy the view of Hong Lim Park. 

Will definitely recommend this hotel. Their lounge is pretty nice to laze and people watching from above. Lovely place to plan for a goal!

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PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, Singapore 

(W) https://www.panpacific.com/en/booking... 

(A) 3 Upper Pickering Street, Singapore 058289 

(T) +65 6809 8888

Don Lechon at Paya Lebar - Authentic Filipino Lechon (Roasted Suckling Pig)

ABBEY: We’ve been craving lechon for a long time so we headed to Don Lechon (Grandlink Square). We got an order of chopped lechon and lechon sisig each. Literally after a couple of minutes they’re already in our table. 

How did it fare? It was great. It seems we were in Pinas. The pork is tender and went well with the sweet sauce. And sisig has crunchy bits, creamy and tangy. Craving. Satisfied! Until next time.

Don Lechon at Paya Lebar - Authentic Filipino Lechon (Roasted Suckling Pig)

WILL: Lechon is the highlight of every occasion in the Philippines and that is the reason why on a month long celebration of my birthday, I requested Abbey to have a dinner in Don Lechon. Yeyyy! 

You may tell that they are on a pricey side for a rice meal but their lechon serving is generous! You could ask for another rice for it. Haha. Delightfuly good! There’s a good proportion of fat and meat, the soy sauce with kalamansi dip is perfect! Delicious!!! 

Recommended and will truly coming back to Don Lechon. Yummmy!!

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Don Lechon

(W) 

donlechon.co-enterprise.com.sg

(H) 12noon to 9:30pm

(A) #01-52, Grandlink Square, 511 Guillemard Road 

(T) 9778 9737

Gordon Ramsay's Beef Wellington at Bread Street Kitchen Singapore

ABBEY: There’s only one item we want from Bread Street Kitchen: Beef Wellington. The item is right at the center of the menu. You definitely can’t miss it. 

We ordered it immediately as we sat down as the waiting time is 45 minutes minimum. While waiting, we got ourselves a huge serving of fries. Then the golden brown log of beef arrived. 

We paced as we eat and savor the beef. It was tender and juicy. Worth the wait and highly recommended. Cost: SGD168++. 

Gordon Ramsay's Beef Wellington at Bread Street Kitchen Singapore - S$168++

Gordon Ramsay's Beef Wellington at Bread Street Kitchen Singapore

WILL: I have tasted this dish when we were invited over by Abbey’s Boss for a dinner. As a fan of breads and pastries I somewhat got curious how the tagged as the best beef Wellington tasted. So on my birthday, being spontaneous, we walked-in at Bread Street Kitchen and ordered the famous dish. 

We waited for almost an hour (yep they warned us) and while waiting we are nibbling on the fries that is perfectly paired with their tomato ketchup. So the main dish arrived and it is pretty huge for me and Abbey. The taste? Divine! Meat is tender and even it is medium cooked, you can’t smell not taste blood from the meat or pastry. The pastry is flaky, such a nice pair with the meat! 

Oh yeah, even it is huge size, Abbey and I manage to eat it all. Haha-happy tummy! Will surely come back for more beef Wellington!

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Bread Street Kitchen

(W) https://www.marinabaysands.com/restaurants/bread-street-kitchen.html

(A) Marina Bay Sands Bay Level L1-81, 2 Bayfront Avenue, The Shoppes, Singapore S018972

(T) 6688 5665

(H) 12noon to 12am

Hidden Gem of Sentosa Singapore - Tanjong Beach Club

ABBEY: I became curious what Tanjong Beach Club offers when we passed by it as we stroll along the beach. Wilma booked for a cabana-style outside bed in front of the pool for S$100(10am to 2pm). But we didn’t pass up the chance to get our Vitamin “sea”. 

Few moments after we were back at the pool enjoying our truffle fries, calamari, sourdough bread, sautéed mushrooms, smoked salmon, and pork sausage. It was a feast under the sun. And speaking of sun, we beat the heat with a pitcher of sangria and free flow of sparkling water. Perfect time to catch up.

Hidden Gem of Sentosa Singapore - Tanjong Beach Club

Hidden Gem of Sentosa Singapore - Tanjong Beach Club Breakfast Meal

WILL: It is my 40th birthday and all I want is to tick off some of my to-do or wishes on my birthday month. One of those is to swim in Sentosa Island and experience to book a pool bed in Tanjong Beach Club. Lame? Well, cares? I am too old to care! Haha! 

 We were at Tanjong Beach Club earlier than the staffs. Excited? Yes! Of all beach club in Sentosa? Why this? Well… 

1. It is pretty far from the buzz of other stalls. Secluded means more pacifying aura. Adulting here! Haha. 

 2. I like the sand and water of the Tanjong Beach. 

 3. I only have 2 reasons. Haha. 

Thus it met my expectations? Yes. Food is fulfilling and price is reasonable. The vibe of staffs were uplifting that makes the crowd jolly! The shower room in front of the club is clean and tidy! Totally recommendable for people who wants to relax and fill up their need of Vitamin D! 

See you there!

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Tanjong Beach Club

(W) https://www.tanjongbeachclub.com/

(H) Monday–Friday | 10am–8pm & Saturday–Sunday | 10am–9pm

(A) 120 Tanjong Beach Walk Singapore 098942

(T) +65 9750 5323

Luckin coffee, the "Starbucks of China" -- HIGH QUALITY ARABICA BEANS

ABBEY: They say Luckin Coffee is China’s version of Starbucks. It’s offering SGD 0.99 for your first cup of coffee. And it comes with other vouchers from 50% up to 40% off on your cups. Referring a friend will give you another 99-cent coffee.

I tried Vanilla Flavored Creamy Latte. It was smooth, hot, sweet and right amount of bitterness. The same goes to Coconut Velvet Latte and Dark Brown Sugar Velvet Latte. They differ in the type of sweetener.

I also had their Single Origin Espresso (SOE) series Yirgacheffe and Hambella in flat white without added syrup. 

Order via the app and have it delivered or pick up. Never had to wait for a long time to get my order.

Try their coffee offerings as alternative for your usual cups.

Luckin coffee, the "Starbucks of China" -- HIGH QUALITY ARABICA BEANS

WILL: Can I say that Abbey is coffee addict? Yep! Not enthusiast but he is totally addicted to it. Haha! So whenever there’s a new cafe or coffee concoction that pops, he dearly needs to try it. And of course, one of that is Luckin’ Coffee. 

I am thrilled to know that they infused coconut into their drink which I will tell you that they perfectly done it. Not overly sweet! Creaminess is superb. 

Top it all, they have a S$0.99 promo in your first purchase! Good coffee with a good deal. Kudos Luckin’ Coffee.

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Luckin Coffee Singapore

(W) https://m.luckincoffee.com/activity/pullNewInvitee...

(A) Marina Square: 6 Raffles Boulevard, #02-153, Marina Square, Singapore 039594

391 Orchard Road, #01-K2, Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, Singapore 238872