Raffles at 2 or thereabouts would work nicely, me thinks. I know that there is a lunch at Muthu's which will probably get going around noon, so that ought to work. It will be great to see everyone again.

Best, Dave

The vote was a tie -- 4 for Esplanade and 4 for Geylang. The were 5 votes with hanging chads. So I will break the tie by casting my vote for the Esplanade because of convenience and wanting to try a different place.

I'm here
 

I just want to inform you that I have arrived in SIN this morning. Flight was very smooth, service outstanding. The new 77W looks great. This was actually my first flight ever on SQ metal, and certainly not my latest.

Unfortunately I got a foodpoisoing some days before, and I wasn't able to eat at all :( :( No Krug, no caviar for me... too bad. It's a pitty, because I was really looking forward to this flight, especially because of the new First Class I was booked on. At least my flight back will be on SQ again, so I have another chance.

I'm very happy to see you guys on Friday, and I'll bring over a FT baggage tag as well of course.

Oh, and I forgot to add that I have a special Flyertalk "member" carrying on with me: Sir Freddy Junior, living at the house of miles in Colorado....

I will be glad to take Freddie, Jr off your hands and he can spend next week in the Conrad Bangkok Presidential Suite.

please post about Freddie in the Where is Freddie thread as well, its a more suitable place than a DO thread - thats where people would look for it.

regards

chrissxb
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Not wishing to step on SweetWillie's toes or anything but I think a summary is in order - well for me it was anyway.

Friday night drinks: New Aisa Bar 71/72 floor Stamford Hotel 10pm (RestlessinRNO time request in post 209)

Friday night eats: La Pau Sat no specific time as yet

Saturday lunch: Muthu no specific time as yet (although bseller mentioned noon in post 226)

Saturday walking tour: Raffles Long Bar 2pm (see violist post 225)

Saturday dinner: No Signboard Seafood - Esplanade meet 6:30pm Conrad Lobby for 7:00 pm dinner (see gfowler-ord-1k post 179 & 227)

Sunday no firm plans as yet

Quite a good point that we haven't put arrangements in "stone". Noon for Muthu's was just a starting point. "Too" much later than that and folks who would otherwise want to do both Lunch and Walking Tour will be outta luck.
P.S. - For the walking tour, SweetWillie - do please add WWBGD + 1.
Best, Dave

All updated,

summary/who's attending in posts 106, 108, 109, 110


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I vote for the Esplanade too, if that helps. :)

Read the schedule and it seems fine to me. Lunch does need to be at 12 sharp, so that we can make our way collectively by taxis to the Long Bar around 13.30. Then we can have one drink and set of for the walk. I will do a slightly different walk this year (of course!).

After the walk we can do happy hour again at Boat Quay, like last year. That was quite relaxing. Maybe Harry's bar, as it is so famous or another place around there.

Sweet Willie, do you want to add happy hour into the planning for around 17.00h on Saturday. The walk from Boat Qauy to Esplenade is quite short (if we do not drink too much).

Cheers

Freddie Jr.
 

Thanks for the heads up - and sorry to tell you this was posted in the Freddie Jr. thread quite some time ago ... :p

See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showp...&postcount=191. :cool:

As mentioned in the other thread, Freddie Jr. is currently enjoying Auckland with me before we head to Sin for Dinner on the 13th.

Sweet Willie and GFowler,

I just looked through the summaries in posts 106 to 110, and it seems I'm not on the list. I hope I'm allowed to join! Am really looking forward to this, and have my plans made!

(Note that f4freeJunior and f4free are not the same person ....)

As mentioned before, I have been able to rearrange my flights so I can attend dinner on the 13th. Unfortunately, due to stopover restrictions on my caviar run I can really just come for dinner.

I will arrive at Changi at 20.15 on the 13th from AKL on SQ 286. I have just enough time for Dinner (4h 50min layover) before I continue from SIN to ZRH on SQ346.

Due to the short time I have in SIN, I strongly plead to all of you to please have dinner at Geylang. I am not familiar with traffic on a Saturday evening, but considering MRT travel times I will probably loose at least 20 mins each way if I have to go from the airport to the Esplanade rather than Geylang. (So, it would shorten the quality time I can spend with all of you by roughly 45 mins.)

Of course, if the reservation at Geylang has been cancelled already due to the outcome of the vote, I won't complain and be happy to come to the Esplanade ... (Pending your confirmation of my attendance.)

Oh, one more thing ... Juniors foodpoisening must have really impacted his memory. Poor guy. Freddie Jr. is definitely with me in AKL, I just doublechecked after seeing Juniors post.

of course you are !!!!:)

Bizarre. I had just randomly picked SIN for this weekend before working in PVG next week and just now I find out there is a Flyertalk Do going on. I'll try to join in on some of the drink sessions if I can. I have a couple of business meetings Saturday, but we'll see.

I go to SIN about 10 times a year if anyone needs any local tips. I usually stay at either the Oriental or the IC Bugis and will be at the IC this time.

Cya