Epinions Recent Reviews for singaporeboy

A tribute to Japanese innovation and efficiency

Thu, 31 May 2001 06:55:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Alright, so it's been established in my other opinions that Asian airlines have a blanket superiority over North American airlines when it comes to in-flight service. I was expecting no less than this when I checked into my first Japan Airlines...

The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore: Bring your camera, you won't want to forget staying here

Sat, 5 May 2001 02:22:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - I've had the pleasure of staying in the Ritz Carlton Millenia Singapore twice now, once in a standard room and once in a premium room. I can be picky about hotels, as my other opinions will probably indicate, but I've already reserved myself a room at...

Best Western: Best Western International - be very careful

Tue, 1 May 2001 01:42:16 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - This opinion refers specifically to the Best Western Baiyoke Suite Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.

Best Western, as their website proclaims, is one of the world's largest hotel chains, each of which is independently owned and operated...

Asia's underestimated dragon of the skies

Sun, 15 Apr 2001 10:21:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - People advised me against flying Korean Air before I stepped on the plane for the first time. I was given images of 747s crashing in flames onto the ground or into the sea. Thankfully, they remained images and didn't translate into reality. The...

Now this is how to fly

Sun, 1 Apr 2001 07:32:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - It's widely known that among the world's airlines, Emirates Airlines is one of the top ranking transportation companies. The reputation is well deserved. They are well above (if you'll pardon the pun) their European and North American competitors, and...

Goodwood Park Hotel: One of Singapore's grand old hotels

Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:11:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Although it may not be all that famous now, the Goodwood Park Hotel is one of Singapore's grand old hotels, and has been around longer than almost any of the other major 5-star properties on the island. It's every bit as charming and historic as...

Suitable for budget travel, but there are many better airlines available

Sun, 18 Mar 2001 09:27:41 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Let me preface this opinion by saying that I found nothing wrong with Northwest Airlines, and let me clarify that statement by saying that I found nothing particularly right about them either. I've flown them between Europe and the continental United...

Hyatt: Exceptional service, and they rewarded me for a mistake I made

Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:20:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - One of the world's top rated hotel chains, according to reputation, is the Hyatt. I've passed by several of them in various different countries, and they do look very regal indeed. So, I decided to give them a try, and stay in a Hyatt hotel for a few...

Ramada Inn: Save your money, patience and appetite...stay elsewhere

Wed, 14 Mar 2001 23:48:12 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - The first time I stayed in a Ramada hotel, I was stuck at an airport overnight after a flight got canceled. The second time was of my own volition, as it was cheap and conveniently located. That was enough.

These are not impressive hotels...

Banyan Tree: Easy to check in to and very difficult to leave

Wed, 14 Mar 2001 23:26:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - I've had the absolute pleasure of experiencing some of the Banyan Tree resorts in Asia, and I have nothing but positive commentary to note on them. I've thoroughly enjoyed my stays at them every time.

Banyan Tree hotels are a little different...

Pan Pacific: At the lower end of the higher end of hotels in Asia

Mon, 12 Mar 2001 23:22:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - While traveling throughout Asia, I've had the pleasure (usually) of staying in several different Pan Pacific hotels in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. They are nice, in some cases very nice, and although it feels as though they need to modernize a...

True, sincere Asian hospitality in the air

Thu, 8 Feb 2001 02:42:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - I've really enjoyed every flight I've taken with Malaysia Airlines. I haven't flown with them very far, mind you, but I have flown with them a lot, and it's always a pleasure. For several reasons, they do deserve to be considered one of the premium...

They're the favorite in my world

Sun, 28 Jan 2001 03:01:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - The world's favorite airline...that's how British Airways markets itself to the world.

It's one of the most truthful advertising campaigns I've seen yet.

British Airways has, for as long as I can remember, been consistently...

Smooth, swift and superior service

Thu, 21 Dec 2000 07:17:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - My first flight with United was a complicated flight path from Singapore to Toronto, involving two overnight layovers, two long transits, two changes of terminal in a foreign airport and two different airlines (Scandinavian SAS and United Airlines)...

A sad, sorry, useless airline

Sun, 19 Nov 2000 07:12:25 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Before I fly with any airline, I check around to see what the general opinion of it is, and I check their website to see if they have information on what I can expect. From what my Chinese friends and colleagues have told me about Air China's level of...

This is not a toy

Sat, 18 Nov 2000 14:36:44 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Oh my...the things you find when snooping around Epinions. I normally concentrate on writing travel opinions, but I happened to notice someone's opinion on a Ouija board, and when I investigated that I found all kinds of heated debate through opinions...

Connectix Virtual PC: Virtually a PC, and virtually slow

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 23:53:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Virtual PC is, I'd say, an incredible piece of software. It brings out the underused ability of the Macintosh to become almost any other computer through emulating a foreign operating system, by allowing it to turn into a Windows machine.

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The True North...strong, but a far cry from free

Thu, 16 Nov 2000 08:49:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Air Canada has had a poor reputation for as long as I can remember, and it's been getting somewhat worse progressively over the past few years, for a number of reasons. I've flown with them dozens of times, over a long period of time (from 1978 to...

ICQ: A neat system which needs more Mac support

Tue, 14 Nov 2000 02:52:36 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Just about everybody seems to have heard about ICQ these days. It's very, very popular, to the point where people who wish to contact me ask for my ICQ# almost as often as my email address. I stopped giving it out a while ago, though, because the...

Expedia Flight Reservations: Extensive, yet useless for international travel

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 23:53:42 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Expedia is, first of all, a huge travel website. It has a simple, intuitive interface, it runs swiftly, and it has access to a wealth of flight information. It's always found me available flights, even on very indirect routes. On the surface,...

Chic, stylish and fantastically mediocre

Sun, 12 Nov 2000 11:32:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - My experiences with Scandinavian Airlines have been positive overall. I've noticed two things about them: they're very stylish, and they're mediocre.

STYLE

This is one of the most striking aspects of Scandinavian. They're...

Realmz: An expansive, if disjoined, world of fantasy

Wed, 8 Nov 2000 02:12:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Realmz is probably the most widely distributed shareware RPG engine available for the Macintosh (it's also available for Windows), and it's probably also one of the biggest games in and of itself. It consists of a core role-playing engine, onto which...

Hotmail: Not sure about hot...lukewarm, perhaps

Wed, 8 Nov 2000 00:52:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Hotmail's been my free email provider of choice for quite a while, since well before they were bought out my Microsoft and *ahem* improved with all kinds of new features. It wasn't all that hot before, and it's still only a little on the warm side.
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East coast beach resorts make a great getaway

Sat, 4 Nov 2000 04:52:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy -
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions

One of Malaysia's biggest tourist draws is its beaches, which are a tourist draw simply because not many tourists know about all of them. The major beaches, such as Langkawi, are popular...

The Devil made me do it

Sat, 28 Oct 2000 12:58:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author singaporeboy - Or rather, watch it. The main draw for me to see this movie was Elizabeth Hurley, whom I regard as a fabulous actress, playing a starring role. I'm glad I went.

The two main talents, Hurley and Fraser, make the movie. They are both highly...