Just came back frm Spore. Went there for a day trip sponsored by Motorola to attend their Mobbed launch at Red Dot Muzium. It wasn’t a spectacular launch but it was great to know more ppl. We were put up at Scarlet, the boutique hotel. I was told that the hotel was very very nice. The moment we got down, i have to agree. The interior of the lobby was nice. The use of red color is boldy used to reflect the hotel’s name. Gold is also extensively used to bring out the richness of the overall mood. The staffs uniform looks like a modern dracula costume but it wasn’t that horrid la. They looked quite smart, actually.
I want to show you all the photos of the launch party and photos i taken of the hotel but sadly, there was something wrong with the memory card and all the photos were gone :( haih….
We had a bad food experience during our stay. On our arrival, we had our lunch at one of those restaurants in chinatown. Almost every dishes were covered with oil. Then later in the evening, we went to chinatown again and we went to this place called, S’pore Heritage, i think. On the first page of the menu, we were greeted by the owner named Alvin. There were a few photos of him with long white/silver hair and showing off his six pegs. Apparently, he was the champion of Asian Body Building few yrs back. I did a research on him online just now. erm…interesting chap. A celebrity chef in spore. But anyway, the food was so-so. I think i’ll eat fast-food or western food in Spore on my future trip.
Back at Scarlet, my room was smaller than the others coz i am staying alone mah. It was a Standard room but it was comfy. I like the bathroom more, actually. And i got to sleep with 4 big pillows and 2 more smaller ones. I was told that other rooms had their shower comes out frm the ceiling light above. How interesting. Then their room got space for sofas, among other things. There are no windows in the Standard rooms.The rooms are actually built underground, if i am not mistaken.
At 8am, there was a repeated announcement on a fire alarm. "This is a fire alarm. Pls do not panic and remain calm…" It repeated again and again for about 15mins. I was still in bed, obviously. Too lazy to even get up. I just listened to the announcement and i thought, o shit…i am naked now, should i put on some clothes and wait for their announcement to RUN or wait until they announce RUN! FIRE! then only dress up. Still in bed, i looked at the fake window which is plastered with semen. Great, no windows, cant escape. Then i thought, in case of a real fire, i should get myself wet with the blanket and dash out but not forgetting to scoop along all my belongings.
So, is a false alarm, afterall. Luckily i din get up to change. I had breakfast at ‘Desire’ (the hotel’s restaurant). A simple buffet breakfast. I took the scrambled eggs, ham…and…i was looking around…searching…where are the red beans?? No red beans?? Scrambled eggs with no red beans?? Gosh…how can.
This is me with Yvonne. She is one of the event organizer for motorola and she is ipoh lang. knew her since Form 2. Took this pic along the corridor near the entrance of Scarlet hotel.
Again, too bad the memory card spoiled. There were many interesting and nice pics at the Mobbed launch 
*sob*
you can visit www.thescarlethotel.com Hope i can travel more often next time.
Let’s Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson
