My 36th Birthday In Singapore

Mandarin Oriental Hotel

 

What a beautiful day! I started my birthday with very nice welcome in Singapore when the immigration officer, after checking my passport, said “Happy birthday! Are you going to celebrate today?” How kind – it really brightened my day and I loved it.We jumped into a taxi and headed to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Singapore to celebrate my birthday with a delicious English High Tea (afternoon tea) – one of my very favourite things. This hotel is very popular for High Tea and to have a table here you must have a booking, otherwise you won’t get a table.My hubby booked our table almost 2 months ago, especially for my birthday, because he knows how much I love high tea and that I’ve been dreaming to come here for a while.

I just spent my day with my most important people in this world my own loving family. It was wonderful. I’ve nothing to complain kwa kweli, I feel blessed. We’ve been to Singapore before and we love this city. It is one of the most civilised cities in the world. Imagine – one person in twenty in this country is millionaire! Singapore has the highest number of millionaires per capita in the world. Did you know that? I was impressed when I heard that, it’s fascinating. I think that’s why things here are pretty expensive, but you’ll be surprise to see people just spending without worrying about the price! As you walk around, you’ll notice a lot of people wearing designer things and in almost every shopping mall you will find the big name designer shops. People here wear the real thing, not copies. It’s normal here.

We came here just for my birthday, we spent the day having afternoon tea and then killed a couple of hours doing a little bit of shopping, then back to the Airport in the evening, ready to board our flight to Darwin, Australia. To be honest we both love it. To see my kids singing happy birthday song to their Mummy with big smiles on their faces, awww… it makes me cry with happiness.

Good news for Tanzanians by the way. If you didn’t already know, there’s no visa required to enter Singapore. When you have the money, just pack your bags and get your visa at the Airport! I hope your next trip will be to this beautiful country. And for those who have children, you’ll be surprised at how much there is to do for the kids here. They even have a Universal Studios Singapore, so all the family can enjoy movie adventures! It’s wonderful to see people enjoying to travel and for them to experience different places and cultures. If you’re like me, once you start travelling, you won’t want to stop.

A big thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday. It meant a lot and I appreciate it.
God bless you all, much love…xoxo. Cheers!!!

 

 

Life in Oman

Grand Hyatt Hotel Muscat

 

Maisha ya Muscat, Oman kwa ujumla ni mazuri, kitu kikubwa kilichopo hapa ni amani iliyopo ni nzuri sana. Kitu cha kushangaza baada ya kufika hapa mwaka mmoja ukazaa wa pili, watatu na bado tupo. Mimi huwa napenda kuishi sehemu ambazo zimetulia sana kama vile nje ya miji, huwa sipendi kukaa sehemu ambazo ziko busy sana, kwa namna hiyo hapa nimefika maana kumetulia sana. Ila kwa wale ambao wanapenda sana kutoka mara kwa mara hapa wanaweza kidogo kuchoka ila kwa wale kama sisi ambao tunapenda sehemu iliyotulia nadhani hapa ndio penyewe.  Hakuna wizi hapa hata kama ukilala mlango wazi, utashangaa ukiamka unakuta kila kitu kiko vile vile. Nimetokea kukupenda zaidi  baada ya kupata watoto ni sehemu nzuri kwa kulea, ukiangalia kama nchi nyingi kila wakati unakua na wasiwasi na usalama wa watoto wako. Pia bila kusahau wenyeji wa hapa ni watu wazuri kuna tofauti kubwa na nchi nyingine za ukanda huu. Kama wataendelea kutupa kazi nadhani tutaendelea kuwepo hapa kwa muda…

 

Six Senses Resort & Spa, Zighy Bay Oman

Zighy Bay Six Senses Resort & Spa Hotel

 

What an experience! Kulala hapa kwa usiku mmoja inaanzia dola 1,000 na kuendelea. Zighy Bay ambayo ni Six Senses Resort & Spa Hotels iko Musandam, Oman. Kufika kwetu hapa ilituchukua karibu 7hrs tukitokea Muscat baada ya kukatiza boarder mbili za UAE. Eneo hili liko chini ya Oman ila likiwa limezungukwa na UAE pande zote so ukitaka kufika hapa lazima ukatize Fujairah or Sharjah. Ila ukitokea Dubai Airport ni masaa mawili tu. Bahati barabara ni nzuri sana kwenye nchi zote hizi mbili ni kipengele kidogo tu ambacho ni cha kuvuka milima mkubwa ndipo uweze kuingia Zighy Bay ambapo lazima uwe na 4WD ila kama huna kuna sehemu unapaki gari lako na hotel inakuja kukufuata.

Tulivyowasili tu tulipokelewa kwa ukarimu wa hali ya juu yaani wafanyakazi wote ni wakarimu sana pia kuna amani ya aina fulani unapata pindi tu ukiwasili hapa ni ya ajabu sana. Resort imejengwa kwa staili ya kizamani ya watu wa Oman ambapo villa zote zimejengwa kwa mawe huku wakichanganya na modern style kama vile private pool, etc.

The resort kwa ujumla ni very expensive kila kitu ukigusa ni pesa tu. Ila cha kushangaza ukiangalia jinsi hoteli ilivyojaa utadhani ni pesa ndogo tu kumbe bila usd 1,000 na kuendelea ujalala hapa. Ilikua bahati kweli kwetu maana our 2nights zilikua ni za bure tulishinda, tulichotakiwa kulipa ni chakula na mambo mengine tukitaka. Pia tulipewa 25% ya kila kitu lakini hata hivyo mambo yalikua expensive sana uwezi amini kwa hizo siku mbili pesa tuliyolipa inasikitisha. Wakati hapo kuna watu wako na familia nzima mpaka watoto ambapo ukipiga mahesabu mtoto mmoja si chini la dola 300 kwa siku bado chakula na mambo mengine, jamani kuna watu wana hela.

Huduma yake ilikua iko kwenye standard ya juu sana kila villa ilikua na mhudumu special ambaye yuko 24hrs kwa ajili yenu ukitaka chochote we piga simu tu dk chache tayari kafika. Chumba kinasafishwa karibu kila wakati mkitoka tu mtu keshafika na kusafisha mkirudi kunanukia acha tu, kweli hii ni 1st class service.

Wacha nami nijidai kama vile nina hela vile hahahaaa… maana watu waliopo hapa ni wenye pesa zao nami nikaonekana kuwa nami ninazo wangejua Lol! Ilikua ni experience mpya kwangu kuzungukwa na watu wa pesa tu wanavyozitumia utafikiri hakuna shida kabisa. Hii kwangu ilikua ni mpya ingawa nimeshazunguka sehemu mbali mbali na yenye watu wa aina tofauti ila hapa kwangu ilikua ni kali maana ni watu wa aina moja tu wenye pesa na si vinginevyo hata atmosphere yake ilikua tofauti kabisa. Si nisijifanye naangalia bei za spa mbona nilifunga kitabu haraka sana maana hizo bei weweeeee…yalinishinda. Nikiwa ni mpenzi wa spa na Six Senses Resort ni maarufu sana kwa spa nikasema ngoja nami nijitahidi mbona yalinishinda maana dah! zina wenyewe labda siku moja nitajaribu lakini si sasa.

Pamoja kuwa tulienjoy na kufurahia amani iliyopo hapa na sehemu yenyewe ila kama ingekuwa kulipa sidhani kama tungelipa pesa zote hizi kwa ajili ya kukaa hapa, tunaamini kuna sehemu nyingi ambazo ni nzuri zaidi ya hapa ambapo unaweza kukaa kwa bei rahisi zaidi. Ila tulifurahia kupata another new experience ingawa zilitutoka kidogo hasa kwenye dinner.

Kitu ambacho kikubwa nime notice hapa ni amani, kwa kweli ukiwa na stress au umechoka unahitaji mapumziko hapa ni mahali pake kuna amani ya ajabu sana. Ufikapo tu hapa moja kwa moja unaanza kujihisi tofauti kwa hilo nawapa hongera zao sana. I’m happy nilikwenda maana nimepata experience nyingine ambayo naweza kuadd kwenye my travel experience. Naweza sema was very interesting. Cheers!!!!