Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww I am there on Jan. 17-19!!!

I want in!


Chili Crab at Red House in East Coast Park, BEST in SIN.

Welcome, myn4! This year is going to be the best ever. We always get a great group of people - and the turnout has exploded this year. It will be great to meet an FT newcomer.

As a HH Gold if you want access to the exec lounge (without booking an exec room or suite) you need to book a 'Business Room', which is one level down. It is worth it IMHO as the lounge is great.

I must say this is shaping up to be some do, pity I can't swing a trip out there at the same time :( .

Now let me get this straight. Am I correct that this Do is all about food? Is there much else to do in Singapore aside from trying all the food? Have any massage and reflexology treatments actually been scheduled?

Is the Conrad that is being discussed the one that is advertised by Hilton as the "Conrad Centennial Singapore?" Would a couple of East Coast short haul sloggers be so disoriented by the flights over that the weekend will be finished before they got their feet on the ground?

I know that's a lot of questions from an intruder into this thread, but I figure that around here somebody has time to answer them and this is more than academic, because there are award seats available for that weekend on AF in C class (I know, it's not the same as F on AF).

Not only that, we punked out on mjm and much of this crowd about three years ago when we did not get to the Party in Provence because of business reasons (and also because we were punchy after having been caught in France on 9/11). It looks like we have over 400 posts to read before 12/22 on which date we would need to give the miles to Delta.

Now let me get this straight. Am I correct that this Do is all about food?


Not only food. The theme was the chili crab.. but there's also the people who are attending.. as well as various other Singapore activities (spa/massage, nice hot weather, historical walks, shopping).

Is the Conrad that is being discussed the one that is advertised by Hilton as the "Conrad Centennial Singapore?" Would a couple of East Coast short haul sloggers be so disoriented by the flights over that the weekend will be finished before they got their feet on the ground?

Yes, that's the only Conrad in SIN. True, this Do is a hair above 48 hrs.. but the party starts as soon as everyone passes through immigration on Friday night.. and I suspect there will be a shortage of sleeptime and an excess of Do-ing/partying/eating/shopping.. there's always plenty of resting to do on the flight back home. ;)

Would highly recommend a C/F ticket as a long-haul weekend can be rough.

Monitor, if you are coming all the way to Singapore on an award ticket, I'd urge you to add another Asian city to your trip. It's a lot of miles to burn and a long way to come. The appeal for many of us is exactly the distance - it is a wonderful way to kickstart the quest for status. However, you'll be burning instead of earning. Of course, if you love to fly, then it is a great way to enjoy the treatment in a front cabin.

Consider Bangkok or Hong Kong, for example. Or if you are an Asian expert, you can be a little more exotic. I used Singapore s a jumping off point for a 3 day trip to Borneo two years ago.

Also, be sure to take the Singapore Airlines bus tour. It is about a 90 minute overview of the city; well worth the $5 or so that is charged.

Point well taken, but we've got gobs of miles and status is never a problem. Since our only *A miles are from USAir (remember that East Coast stuff), we can't upgrade coach fares on UA, etc. and the only awards available there there are in coach. I suspect that this might change sometime next year if US does not pull off the latest transformation plan. In that case, I would expect UA to match the US status so we could then party on the upper decks with all of you.

We prefer to take one trip and make one stop and, believe it or not, we've never been west of San Francisco. We can and would come into Singapore a day early and see some sights and do things such as the bus tour (thanks for mentioning it). And then, we can do it all over again to see another Asian city.

But right now, we're trying to clear away enough time for this trip, and should know for sure in a week or two.

Hey, Mike -

Popping in after a long while:

My schedule has changed for the worse (I have to be in
Boston during the day on the 13th), and my Carol's has
prevented her from even showing up at all, and I can't
even find Bennie (she's currently in Vietnam or Thailand).
So I'll be alone and in economy:
0113 SQ 21 EWR SIN 2300 0655+2
0117 SQ 22 SIN EWR 1205 1700

Please sign me up for all 15th and 16th activities, and I may
get up early on the 17th to have a last party with you all
in the beautiful (cough, cough) SATS Lounge.

PS to Monitor -
As SD1K, JanAZ, and Bennie can attest, there's no problem getting
massage and reflexology ad lib - just walk down into Chinatown and
pop in, and they won't turn down those good hard SGDs from you.

Oh no - who is going to take the fork out of my mouth when the ambien hits :-:

Jet-lag will definitely set in, cuz by the time u arrive in SIN, it will be around noon on the east coast. If you reckon you will be up all nite, save yourself a nite's accomodation, and do an early check-in that morning.

Just make sure you have your 8 hrs of sleep though, else this article might prove interesting...
http://www.suntimes.com/output/healt...nws-fat07.html

>>>>>I'm way past the point of worrying about something like that. With the amount of calories that I consume, 12 hours of sleep each night would not help because it would still leave me with 12 hours to eat. However, if we could get the sleep time up into the 20s, that would not leave too much time to fill up, and I could imagine in that case one might lose a few pounds.

Is there room for one more at dinner Sat?
 

I may be in town that weekend - I'll know for sure by the end of this week.

MIchael

PLease move me to the confirmed list and add Mrs. PETEFLYS to the list also as she will be coming with me on her first DO and mileage run. We will attend the dinner on Saturday evening (Black Pepper Crab for me please)MRS PETEFLYS would like to join the historic walk and the ladies spa trip.
I will advise you with my hotel choice later.

Hi Mike and all....

Add me to the confirmed list for dinner :D

Count me in!
 

Please add one more! My itinerary is below and I will be staying at the Sheraton.

1/12 UA842 ORD SFO upgrade confirmed
1/12-1/13 UA837 SFO-NRT-SIN, upgrade waitlisted :(
1/19 UA 838 SIN-NRT, upgrade confirmed
1/19 UA 882 NRT-ORD, upgrade confirmed

Put me down for the Saturday night dinner for now. The rest I will confirm later.

Thanks!