At the airport, we found somewhere to have some breakfast. I had the Fish Rice Porridge and a cup of Condensed Milk Tea.
We met up with Christina and David (my cousin) for dinner at the Crystal Jade Chinese restaurant, where David had made reservations for us to have our own private dining room. Marissa and Teresa were able to have the 'lo hei' that they missed a few nights ago and we enjoyed an extravagant banquet dinner.
After dinner, we went for some karaoke! We discovered that David has a fantastic voice - possibly the future asian Buble! Teresa eventually joined in on a few songs too. 
This morning we wandered by the hotel pool while waiting for our shuttle bus to take us to the mainland for some shopping. We spotted some gorgeous peacocks with their chicks nearby. 
For dinner, we found the Food Republic at Vivo City and I had Hainanese Chicken Rice, Teresa had Braised Pig Trotters and Marissa had a Bean Paste Deep Fried Dumpling, Curry with Roti and Vegetables, Pork Floss on Toast, and a Condensed Milk Tea. Someone got their appetite back!
Back at the hotel, we went to have a few drinks in the Pavilion bar and again we saw Angela sing. She even played us our request *sniff*
Instead of heading back to the hotel, Christina had gotten in touch with me to meet up with her to go shopping for something for my mum. We met on Orchard Road and I spent the next few hours following her around, eating. I managed to finally get some Jellyfish Sushi!! Christina also finally got to show me the ice cream dumplings she'd been raving about from Mochi.
Later in the evening, we met up with my cousins and auntie for a seafood banquet. We had the traditional Lo Hei, which is shared on the seventh day of Chinese New Year. Traditionally, you have a dish with a selection of shredded vegetables, sauces and raw sliced fish. You mix the ingredients up with your chopsticks as high as you can while saying out loud 'lo hei' (for longevity) to bring in the new year. We didn't have raw fish in ours! But I love this dish - it's like a cold salad appetiser. Our banquet included Shark Fin Soup and Pepper Crab.
This was the third time at the Spa Botanica for Marissa and I, and the first time for Teresa. We all had a therapeutic back massage and then met for lunch in the outdoor gazebo. We then took it in turns to have a coconut milk bath. Pure indulgence!! I made a fool of myself for getting caught with a pair of disposable knickers on my head by one of the spa staff though...the look on her face - priceless!
After the spa treatments, I went to meet up with Christina and our cousins, Lisa and Malcolm, for dinner. They took us to a local outdoor restaurant for chilli crab! We also had some fried bread dumplings that you use to dip in the chilli crab sauce. YUM! After dinner we went to get some dessert in a nearby hawker centre. I had grass jelly and Christina had ice kachang.
Back at the hotel, Teresa, Marissa and I had a drink in the pavilion bar and befriended the lounge singer, Angela. I ordered a 'French coffee' which turned out to be way too strong, as you can see in the photo!
Back in our room, we got the munchies and ordered room service. Creamy Asparagus soup and French Fries.
After our high tea, we went to Marina Square for some shopping. We discovered a little boutique store that had the most gorgeous dresses!! One in particular caught my eye and I juew knew I had to buy it when I tried it on.
It was awesome!!! There were tables with wheelchairs instead of regular seats; little "cubicles"; surgical lights hung from the ceilings; and they served a few novelty drinks amongst the usual. We ordered some shots in syringes and a cocktail we drank from an IV drip. People were stopping to ask to take photos of us sucking away on the IV and "shooting up" on the syringes. I called Marissa to get her ass out of bed and join us.
In the evening we made our way to my cousin David's house, where we had takeaway Indian for dinner. David had set up his Nintendo Wii, which provided endless entertainment for the night. Especially when my cousin Richard, his wife Ivy, and their son Zhi Heng, arrived. Zhi Heng ran around cheering everytime someone bowled a strike. He is absolutely gorgeous!!
Christina and I helped my auntie prepare food; as always, there were heaps of New Year goodies to nibble on before dinner.
My cousins made it to dinner - we shared a magnum of Vasse Felix Theatre Cabernet I had brought all the way from Margaret River.
After dinner we went for a walk around the very crowded Chinatown. Back at our hotel at 0200hrs, all we wanted was a shower and to crawl into bed. Alas! Our shower was nothing but a dribble of water droplets! We ended up lugging our luggage to another room on the floor below us but the shower there was no better - and the beds were made up with dirty, yellowed sheets. Horrified, but oh so so tired, we had a shower, packed and carried our luggage back upstairs to our original room to sleep. Needless to say, we checked out the next day and went to the hotel Marissa, Christina and I had stayed at last time were in Singapore - the Novotel in Clarke Quay.
