January 2012


Photo bloggingSunday, 29 January 2012 09:57 pm

cruise-baggage-drop

I arrived back in Perth Thursday morning and I’m only just got to feeling “normal” again. I was quite lazy and cbf the past few days. Long holiday was long and sooo relaxing. :)

I’ve got plenty of photos to share and I will start with some taken on the first day. This is our first view of the ship at Singapore Harbour Front.

first-view-of-ms-zaandam

The baggage drop was smooth going but the check-in process was quite hellish. I estimated that we must have stood in this long line for at least 45 minutes.

cruise-check-in-madness

A lot of the guests were elderly and I can’t imagine it to be a pleasant experience for them. I think a better way would be to hand out numbers to groups of guests and process us in batches, while allowing the rest of us to sit in a waiting room of some form.

This is what the corridors leading to the rooms look like.

cruise-corridor-marvin

This is what the cabins look like. It was small but cosy and just out of the photo to the left was the bathroom and toilet. The one that my brother and I shared was cheaper and had no port holes so once the lights were switched off, it was pitch black.

cruise-cabin

This is the view from the top deck looking out at Singapore harbour as the ship pulled out of port.

view-singapore-harbour

I will end with a shot of this – these hand sanitizers were everywhere on the ship. They take hygiene very seriously and they were very reassuring.

cruise-hand-sanitizer

LinksSaturday, 28 January 2012 12:37 pm

Promo poster for ZoukOut 2011

ZoukOut is an annual dance music festival held on Sentosa Island, Singapore by the famous club Zouk. Martin, a friend in Singapore is a founder of Midlifecrisis Productions who has been involved with the video promotions of the festival for the past few years. Martin and his crew has recently completed the trailer for the recent edition.

A good trailer makes you want to be there and I think Martin and his crew has succeeded. It also makes me envious of the fact that they get to do this as a living and the fancy cameras and editing tools that they get to play with. I’m sure it’s not an easy job but you guys make it look so cool. Oh and hot chicks. Gotta love the hot chicks. :mrgreen:

PersonalSunday, 8 January 2012 03:24 pm

Holland America Cruise Ship Zaandam

Ohai. By the time this is published, I would have just got aboard one of these and will be cruising from Singapore to Macau with stops along the way for the next 14 days. Blogging may be sporadic. Not because there will be no internet (hello satellite broadband) but probably because I will be too busy stuffing my face or drinking myself silly with the family – all 22 of us! :mrgreen: