Just came back from a 3D2N stay at D'Kranji Farm Resort. Yeah, call me banana, but I simply hate the superficiality of meeting relatives whom you meet just once year and act like so buddy buddy. Lagi worse, give so much ang pow to practically strangers. And Adrian has a real huge extended family!!! Eversince the kids came along the way, nothing beats saving up this sum of money to spend on a short vacation with them. And fortunately I have equally banana parents and understanding fater-in-law who don't really care if we turn up to 'bai nian', so we escap easily lor!
Honestly D'Kranji Farm Resort is not an ideal place to go to during CNY. Many of the shops are closed. Besides, being officially opened only last August and most shops started only last October, facilities are minimal. Prices of beeakfast menu (only provision for 2) and seafood restaurant (the other food outlet) is incredulously high. But we still had great fun, for I never go to any resort in Singapore without my portable gas stove, extra gas and my pot. So I'm always ready to give the high-ended food a miss and have my own steamboat or noodles or pasta or whatever I can think of whipping up, especially if there is a balcony to let the smell of cooking out of the room. This time we has a Sunday dinner of instant noodles without MSG, fishballs and beef slices, then Monday lunch today of linguine with canned pork stew and button mushroom. For dinner we tried out the seafood restaurant and it was realy yummy, but really expensive man... Resourceful enough?
My balcony faces the road where occasionally you see curious drivers driving up to see what is this resort all about. Adrian thought he prefered the oter side of the villas, but I reminded him that despite the man-made road and occasional motorists, everything else is God's very own creation. If we had lived at the other side of the villas, we may not face the road, but all crops are artificially planted specially for the resort. I had so much great time outside the balcony enjoying the scenery, appreciating God's creations, imagining if the Garden of Eden would be just as peaceful if we had not been banished from it. And not forgetting it served as my kitchen too!
I really appreciate this outing where I felt I've left this world of strife. Coming back to reality, I would suggest to you sisters that should you want to visit this place too, you either go ow when it is still partially developed and hence peaceful, or give it 6 to 9 months to fully develop but become commercialised. The choice is yours. Visit http://www.dkranji.com.sg/ for more details.
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Ha ha ha.... I can totally understand what happen during Chinese New Year. My parent had hug family too. My dad had 13 slibing and my mom had 10 sibling. I dont even know how many cousins did i have, dont even know how many kids they have too. During Chinese New year, my red packets are prepare up to 100 to standby. Plus my red packets had to put at least S$10 for each. Because both of my parent side are rich. Can put few dollars only. Ha ha ha.... Hope you enjoy your Chinese New Year. I missed it a lot. It been 3 years i did not celebrate it. We're really a banana. Ha ha ha...
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