The Pelican Residences and Suites Krabi

Disclaimer

I'm not sponsored by the premises or any brand to write on this post. Hence, any content written in this post is written is completely my honest thoughts.

So here's the review of the accommodation that I've booked throughout my holiday at Krabi (you may read all about it by clicking here =) <shall update this link soonest possible> )

Enjoy reading and pamper your eyes through the picture I've taken with mostly my phone Huawei P20 Pro.

First question you might have asked, how do I choose my accommodation since there are tons of choices? Trust me, I've been there and I had so many doubts as well to choose the place that I'm gonna stay for few days during the holiday. It gives me HEADACHE !! =(

Thanks to Booking.com, I managed to see the different premises at Krabi and to which beach they closer to. FYI, there are few beaches such as Ao Nang (visited the most by tourists), Railay, Phra Nang, Tonsai, Klong Muang, Nopparat Thara and Tubkaak. Since I've stayed at Ao Nang before, this time I tried somewhere else which is Klong Muang.

Apparently as per the review I read, Klong Muang is one of the beaches that started to become famous for tourism. However, it's only for those looking for peaceful holiday (no noisy party unlike Ao Nang) with their loved ones (be it friends or family). This is the main reason why I made my decision to stay near this beach =)

There are few different accommodations at Klong Muang, and I decided at Pelican as it suited my budget and from the pictures I saw through their own website or booking.com. I've read some of the reviews, some mentioned that the premise is quite old and needed renovation, suited more for family holiday and not for couple (😞😞) and that moment was crushing me .. Why you asked? Simply because I planned this holiday for my boyfriend as his birthday trip and I hope to have good time spent as couple and learning about each other even deeper. But anyway, doesn't matter as I've booked and it's not refundable cancellation, so I just have to go ahead with it.

A plus point before I even visited the place is for their efficiency and effort the staff took to reply to my questions on the platform given. I requested to have my check out at 6pm as our flight is at 10pm. I know it's kinda not possible, but I still give it a shot. To my surprised, they actually giving me late check out until 2pm (good enough !! but I still want to have it at 6pm LOL). So, I asked them if there's any cost incurred if I really want to extend it to 6pm (for 4 hours from 2pm). AND YES !! They will only charged me at THB 1,000 (estimated around SGD $40) which I found it quite reasonable =)

The distance from Krabi International Airport to Pelican (thanks Google Maps!)

Without further ado, let's see what Pelican Residences and Suites look like !! =)

I would say that I'm quite impressed (although it looks like quite an old property just like what some reviews mentioned) but at least it is still looking good. There is quite a short distance walk from the security guard post to the reception but if you booked your tour, they will always pick up and drop you off at the reception so no worries ! =)

The signboard =)

You can even say a prayer every single time you go out or come back as they have Four Face Buddha statue at the entrance =) 

Four Faces Buddha just right at the entrance

The reception area

The employees are really friendly ! The check-in process was fast (probably cause we were the only one checking haha) but yeah, everything went smoothly and it took around less than 10 minutes =)

The refreshing welcome drink !! Totally love it =)

Scroll below for more picture of the property =) The facilities are quite complete, from fitness center, business center, kids club, and swimming pool.

The Fitness Centre just located beside the reception =)

The only restaurant on this place where we had our breakfast 

The swimming pool is bit small, but it still looks okay since we only utilized the pool on the very last day (the jacuzzi is not working 😐quite sad).

Swimming Pool

So as you can see from the pictures, the property is not that big hence you will definitely find this place quite private if you are travelling as couple =) But to be honest, this place is popular for family who travel with kids as well (since I think the room is quite spacious to fit)

Let me bring you to the room pictures. For your info, I booked the lowest category which is Deluxe Suite (fit for two persons) and oh my ! I was extremely surprise cause it looks like a Studio unit !! It only cost me at SGD 300+ for all 3 nights =)

Inside the room from main entrance

Kitchen (with big fridge !!)

The kitchen set. You can cook stuff and then just let the room attendants to wash it if you're too lazy HAHA

The bedroom =)

The wardrobe inside the bedroom (safe locker, bathrobes, slippers and umbrella all provided!)

The big mirror in the bedroom 😍

Inside the bathroom (bathtub!! my favorite because I get to soak myself with Lush Bubble Bath)

The other side of the bathroom. They have shower head if you don't like to shower in the bathtub

Isn't the room looks impressing? It also has balcony that can be accessed from the living room and bedroom and direct access to the swimming pool !! So basically we can access the swimming pool whenever we want to 😇

View from our balcony

Our balcony =)

Outside view of the balcony =)

I'm taking this picture when I'm in the swimming pool, showing you another perspective of the property =)

So that's it!! If you've stayed this place before, please share with me your experience in the comment box. If you haven't been to this place, I hope this post can help you a little bit deciding =)

You can book your room straight from their website, just click here and it will direct you to their website =)

BONUS picture: I helped my boyfriend to celebrate his birthday, hence I put some balloons and happy birthday banner =) and yes he is 34 this year ! Hahaha !!

Location:

The Pelican Residence and Suites Krabi

185 Moo 3 Klong Muang, Tub Kaak Rd.

Nong Talay Krabi, Thailand 81110

Gardens by the Bay - Flower Dome - Orchid Extravaganza part 1

After so much procrastination and looking at my friends post at Instagram, I decided to finish writing this post HAHAHA. I'll separate to two post for this Orchid Extravaganza as I realize THERE ARE TOO MANY PICTURES !!! I don't want you to keep scrolling until you are bored ! HAHAHA

So, my boyfriend and I went back to Flower Dome !! 😆😆 It's like our third visit of the year (ok, just third, not ten or more HAHA). You might wonder, the ticket is quite expensive, why bother to go? The only reason is because we've applied our Friends of the Gardens card when they had the 50% OFF promotion. We only had to paid around $30+ (the usual price is at $68 if I'm not mistaken). So why not apply right ?? However I believe the promotion is no longer available =( (I should have post this earlier rite !!)

All the pictures taken below is taken on two different dates (we went twice this month !! hahaha) This place might become the next dating stop for both of us as I love to take pictures of those flower and he just like the air-conditioning HAHAHAHA (okay la, sometimes he will take the flower pictures and send it to his parents as they love gardening)

So basically, we went of the first week of July, just at the moment the Begonia event ended and they are changing to all Orchid flowers =) and the second time was on 14 July. Hence when you scroll you might feel like "eh how come I did not spot this area?" as there might be changes in just a week time =)

I can't really write a lot for this post just because I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN in details HAHAHA .. I'm really honest right 😄

Without further delay, please scroll down and enjoy the scenery picture =)

Near to the entrance

I think this is leftover from the last event but they just changed the flower =)

The ring that my boyfriend bought for me =) And it's in my Instagram post ~

Beautiful gate yeah =)

They haven't arrange properly all the orchids 😃

I love this one so much !! You can start do head counting LOL !

Gorgeous ! 😍

Love this shot too as the sunlight just comes in naturally =)

I will post more pictures on my next blog post and will update the link here =)

Keisuke Ramen at Clarke Quay

Finally I have the time to write down about this place HAHAHA. I've been dragging a lot time (probably 2 weeks?) cause my life schedule is kinda hectic =(

WARNING!

This post contains lots of words and only 4 pictures as this is a reminder story for me that there is still awesome restaurant with awesome service out there. So don't complain that it's so wordy. I've warned you. LOL

Here it goes =)

Probably a lot of you have been here and know that this place has legit good ramen, however, I really want to write down this post to remind me how good is the service given to me and my boyfriend when we visited this place.

To be very honest, we did not know this place even existed (sorry not sorry, but both of us really haven't been exploring restaurant HAHA) I know that there are few eateries at Clarke Quay, but did not expect a Japanese ramen place to be there; cause you know Clarke Quay is drinking place and I did not associate drinking with ramen. Anyway, doesn't really matter. What matter most is the food quality and the service as well as the pricing of the food and beverage.

We knew this place thanks to the $10 voucher given to us by doing CapitaLand survey (we got 2 pieces! Woohoo!!) Just because I didn't know what to have for dinner, my boyfriend suggested we tried out the ramen place. It took us around 5 mins to find the place (mind you, it's because both of us kinda lost in this area) 

When we reached to the restaurant, we was taken aback as there was long queue (which we never expect) so we waited around 10 to 15mins. Well at least at the front queue, we managed to grab a seat and also drinks (provided at the entrance area, self-service for the water). After the wait, we were seated inside at the corner where we can see this huge bell in the middle for decoration purpose LOL

Right after seated the below catch my attention (although I know this is common haha). We ordered two ramen (to be honest I really forgotten which one my boyfriend ordered cause it's been too LONG !) and also ordered Sakura Cola. Picture below =)

Complimentary egg 😃

Lovely Sakura Cola =)

I have to be honest, for the Sakura Cola, it tasted just okay for me. I don't really know how to explain the taste, but it just doesn't taste like the normal Cola. It's bit sweeter and I can taste a bit sour plum? which I know is a bit weird HAHAHA. This is just for one time experience, as I was curious to know the taste and there will be no second time of ordering this. I rather just drink water LOL

As for the ramen, I swear I've forgotten what my boyfriend ordered (perhaps when we visit another time, I'll look up the name in the menu and then update it here. IF I remember ! HAHA) Meanwhile for me, I ordered the Miso Lobster ramen with egg (Ajitsuke Tamago, not the normal hard boiled egg). I can tell you it taste so good !! I finish the whole bowl by myself 😆

Meanwhile for my boyfriend, oh dear, so much drama !! Let me start narrating the drama HAHA

So he ordered the ramen and when it was served, I took picture (as usual). Right after that, he taste a spoonful of soup and gave me weird face and said "this is so bland!" I was quite curious so I took a sip (after tasted my ramen soup) and I definitely agree with him. At first we thought that it was like that, however, my boyfriend still doubting. In the end, we called one of the staffs and asked her if its normal.

She asked if we usually have stronger taste buds (meaning if you like more salty/spicy). If yes, we should not choose normal taste (there are three categories; less, normal, more (something like that, can't really remember). Thank God that she is quite understanding, and she took the bowl away.

However, on very next minute, the chef suddenly came out from the kitchen and apologized to us. He mentioned that it was their mistake that the ramen was bland. They eventually changed a new one to us and voila, tasted so much better !! My boyfriend enjoyed the meal to the last drop of the soup 😂 You can see the proof at my Instagram highlight.

The experience is definitely really good as they really care about customer feedback and immediately act on it. I know for someone who is little peanut like me, one complaint will just be another one customer lost, and it won't affect their business profit. I really appreciate the kind gesture of changing the ramen. What even surprised me more is that they actually let us eat it for FREE !! YES FREE !! The restaurant didn't charged us any single cent for the ramen that was being exchanged. I was shocked when I was leaving the restaurant and still could not believe it.

The final receipt ! At the end of the day, they only charged us one ramen and one cola =)

This is another reason why I bother to write so much word (sorry if you're looking for recommendation and I bore you with all these drama HAHAHA) and only 4 (YES 4. You can count it) pictures posted =)

I just want to write this down so I can remember there's this restaurant named Keisuke Ramen at Clarke Quay that still care about their customer although they are busy af !!

The address as per below:
3C River Valley Road,
#01-07 The Cannery, Clarke Quay
Singapore 179022

Opening hour - 6PM to 5AM daily
Nearest MRT - Clarke Quay

翠華 Tsui Wah Singapore

The new hype in town is this restaurant from Hong Kong, 翠華 Tsui Wah !!

Managed to visit on Sunday for brunch (we were there at 10.22am and started queuing LOL) Since it’s still fresh in town there’s no doubt that you will have long queue even before the opening hours. By 10.45am, one of the employees started to distribute fan (you can see picture below) for all the customers while another one started to take queue number (asking you how many pax and your name)

The Free Fan !! LOL

I did not manage to take the interior of the restaurant but I did snap few pictures of the menu (though it might not be that clear). Scroll below to see the picture =)

For this time, we ordered just 2 main and 1 dessert and a drink (both of us ordered the same stuff but it's not their specialty, which is milk-tea, because we had Gongcha yesterday so enough with milk-tea haha)

The dishes we ordered were Kagoshima-Style Braised Pork Cartilage with Tossed Instant Noddles, King Prawn in XO Sauce with Tossed Noodles, and Savory French Toast Bites served with Vanilla Ice-cream. Overall, the food was okay (not like wow! Delicious!!) but still acceptable. 

The King prawn was very fresh, but the noodle is too dry for me; so I added almost half bowl of the soup to the noodle LOL.

King Prawn in XO Sauce with Tossed Noodles, $11

My boyfriend had the other main and he really likes it. The pork cartilage is cooked to perfect tenderness and the noodle is not too soggy (it is like Maggie noodle LOL)

Kagoshima-Style Braised Pork Cartilage with Tossed Instant Noddles, $9.50

As for dessert, we had the French Toast. We waited for quite a long time (almost 30mins 😭😭) The table beside us ordered the Crispy Bun with Condensed Milk (one of their signatures), but eventually, they gave up and just canceled the order. The main reason why it was late (as per the employee) is because the vanilla ice-cream is not available anymore! Hence, they asked if it was okay to switch it to matcha which is totally fine with us =) When it was served, I was quite perplexed cause the ice-cream doesn't look like matcha ice-cream 😅 

 French Toast with Vanilla Ice-Cream, $9.50

The Yuen Yeung (coffee and tea) is mixed to perfection !! Love it so much that I don't mind to go back there again to have it HAHAHA

 Yuen Yeung, $4

To be honest, while I was waiting, I checked the review on their Facebook page (you can click here) and I was quite surprised as there are few 1star rated (mostly because of the waiting time for the food). But hey, let's be fair to the team too as it is still newly operated and all the operation might still be trial and error. 

Though we waited quite long for the dessert, the food is still good anyway (not that when it comes out the ice-cream melted and the toast tasted bad) so I will still give four-star =)

PS: THANK GOD they kept my boyfriend sling bag !! He left it at the restaurant and just realized it after 15mins later 😌😌 

Location :

翠華 Tsui Wah Singapore

Address - 3A River Valley Road, Clarke Quay #01-03, Singapore 179020

Opening hour - 11am - 11pm