Travel And Adventure
Cassia Bintan: Nice Apartment Stay During Marathon Getaway
Practically everyone I know in Singapore has been to Bintan Island. My turn was a few weeks back when I took a quick escape from busy ‘little red dot’ to…
Marriott South Beach: Luxe Hip With Heritage Flair
My experiences with any 5 stars hotel chain stay are dependent upon the type/size of the room, service received across the board, quality of facilities, the exterior, interior, and location….
Magical MesaStila – A Javanese Royal Retreat?
When a friendly chauffeur greeted at the airport at an early crack of dawn, it was just a sign the holiday will be a wonderful one. Between munching on complimentary…
A Guide to Abu Dhabi For Active Soul – Worth More Than A Weekend Visit
On the way to Ireland via the national’s carrier Etihad Airways, SOTG had a quick stop in the capital city of Abu Dhabi, one of the 7th state in United Arab Emirates. While many…
Food And Drink Features
Meet the young lady behind The Source Bulk Foods opened last month in Singapore. Plus how to be ‘zero-waste’!
With many talks around green living and sustainability, I am delighted to kick off SOTG food topic this year on how to tackle waste. I had the opportunity to chat…
Healthy Start – In My Kitchen February 2018
Compiling this for ‘In My Kitchen’ (details at the end) which I last participated in September and so really didn’t want to give this one a miss. Few healthy and…
Coffee Plantation Tour At MesaStila Resort – Must Do?
Last year SOTG supposed to visit a coffee plantation in Ijen but the place closed just when I finished a 70km trail running race later in the afternoon. So when…
Fitness, Races And Training
January Training & Race Got Cancelled
Race cancelled? Not up to 3rd Feb (Monday) as Victoria 162 race organizer instead given the option for runners to delay race entrance to 2021 in dealing with the coronavirus…
Training Run at Thailand Mountain Trail
Pictures Courtesy of: Samuel Hung and Mit Sunimit First post of the year, and hopefully not too late to wish you a Happy New Year. Over the last week of…
2019 Dalat Ultra Trail 70km: Twice Charmed
There aren’t many destinations I returned to race more than once, back-to-back. It must’ve made a great impression beyond simply “yeah, I like it”. Dalat Ultra Trail is a classic…
HK Victoria 162: Start 2020 With One of 6 Races
Exclusive for SOTG readers and friends: get 20% discount for any of the 6 races in V162 21st Feb to 23rd Feb 2020. Valid till end of registration, Jan 15…
Wellness And Other
Veil Voila – Mirror On The Veil
With March being the month of empowering women for International Women’s Day, I am keeping busy reading this very rare book. It’s strange flicking through the pages and found pictures…
Mud, Sweat And Tears – Wicklow Inspirational Read
I kept this book on my shelves for over a year – thanks to my dear friend Clare Mullenger who lend it prior to my trip to beautiful Wicklow, Ireland. I…
Peaks And Pause Power
My first thought when I sat down to listen to the Peaks & Pause ATC 2018 Event was how comfortable the area was (which by the way looks like someone’s living…
Gear Your Fear
Slightly off tangent from usual blogging on food, running and travel. Recently attended my first event organised by Wedge Asia on a topic that is not only relevant as we…
