Monthly Archives: June 2009

Strength, Endurance and Hot Tub Therapy

The support of the joints in our bodies relies on the strength of our muscles.  Creating a regular exercise regime is beneficial to the health of the overall population, as well as the segments of the population that suffer from ailments such as arthritis.  Although this may seem difficult due to the pain caused by arthritis, it is necessary in order to eventually lessen or, perhaps one day just alleviate the pain all together.  The pressure on the affected joints [...]

Daredevils in Singapore

I been very fortunate to visit Singapore twice and each time I found it to be the most interesting place in the world. It’s so clean, well manicured and there’s so much to do and see. On my second visit, which was a business trip, I got to stay at one of the Business Hotels Singapore offers and the staff gave me free tickets to Imbiah Lookout on Sentosa Island just located off Singapore itself. I asked them what was [...]

Driving in Dubai

I finally got my drivers license and was raring to go driving in Dubai all weekend long. My friend and I were staying with my folks in one of the Business Hotels Dubai has and were bored to death hanging around the hotel while my folks were constantly at business meetings. My parents didn’t know we managed to hire a car by putting it on their hotel tab. We couldn’t help ourselves, the wide roads the pavements planted with flowers [...]

Kampong of Singapore

As I walked around early in the morning, I was pleasantly surprised to find a tiny village nestled in trees among the tall masses of apartment blocks. It wasn’t too far from the Boutique Hotel Singapore were I was staying. As I stood in the middle of the tiny village a refreshing breeze rustled the coconut palms and stirred the tropical birds to whoop and whistle. Butterflies fluttered from mango trees to star fruit trees. I saw little fish swim [...]

Cape Town History

I was fascinated with Cape Town and the cultural mix which was influenced by the Dutch, British and the French. Being an artist, I was also impressed with the amount of artist enclaves and performers of every type. I came to Cape Town on business, but when I saw how much culture this place offers. A huge selection of museums and cultural events happening everyday. I asked the Boutique Hotel Cape Town concierges if they could guide me where to [...]

Double-Decker Bombay

I took a joyride around South Bombay in an open top Double-Decker bus. I’ve never done that before, but I thought I do the touristy thing since I was at one of the Bombay India Hotels a  a tourist and see what it was like. I was meeting a bunch of my friends at the IPL Bar Crawl to watch the cricket match that would be playing on the big screen.  The entry into the club was nominal, but the [...]

Rainy Bombay

I almost forgot about one of the best things I enjoyed about Bombay was the monsoon. After a hot summer the monsoon rains cool everything off. I always visited Bombay in the hot and humid summers. The Bombay Hotel were I always stayed had fans going and their air-conditioning never shut down until the rains arrive, and for some strange reason, I was always in Bombay for the first rain and it was always on June 8th. I accounted for [...]

Fruit Trees of Singapore

A reason I enjoy getting out of Singapore and driving in the countryside of Malaysia is that I can see tons of fruit trees growing in the compounds of people’s homes. Recently, I made a trip to Kukup, it’s a fishing town on the South-Western tip of the state of Johor. It was the season for rambutan and I saw many trees fruiting by the roadside. I also saw may roadside fruit stalls which reminded me of Singapore in the [...]

Botanical Singapore

Being a contributor, I received an invention card to attend the Tree Planting Ceremony at the Singapore Botanical Gardens. This tree planting event was to kick off a series of activities spanning over a year for its 150th anniversary celebration. I needed to book one of the Best Singapore Hotels in-order for me to completely enjoy not only the ceremony, but the trip itself. I would’ve like my children to come along, but they were still in school, so I [...]

Mumbai the new Bombay

When I walk around Mumbai, I keep in mind all the seven islands: Colaba, Fort, Parel, Byculla, Worli, Matunga and Mahim. They are testament to a single land mass being formed through successive reclamations. When I sit on the outside patio of one of the Best Restaurants Mumbai has, I can’t help but be amazed, but not surprised as the city extended up to Mahim until recently when the greater Mumbai has not completely evolved, or ever will completely evolve. [...]

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