Plaza Premium Lounge Experience at Terminal 1 Singapore Changi Airport on 18 Dec 2016

When you are travelling with kids and have a few hours before boarding the plane, the best place to hang out will be Plaza Premium Lounge where you can enjoy food, drinks and even shower and sleep for a few hours.  How wonderful is that?  

Special thanks to the arrangement of the Marketing Team of Plaza Premium Lounge Singapore Pte Ltd, my family was able to enjoy a 3 hrs media access to the lounge just before we board our plane to Thailand, Chiang Mai. 

You won't need to worry about checking your flight details because there are television monitors inside the lounge that show the flight arrivals and departure timings.  Next to the monitors are racks of magazines and newspapers where you can read at your leisure while relaxing in the Plaza Premium Lounge.

The 7,000-squate foot lounge, designed with warm earth tones, provides convenience, comfort and value to all travellers regardless of their choice of airline or class of travel.

Just take a look at the different type of seats available which you can choose.  In addition, the lounge also offers three private resting suites, six shower rooms with amenities (one of which is wheelchair-friendly), two VIP rooms, massage and nail care services.  The lounge can accommodate up to 150 persons at one time.

Seats that are suitable if you have a family or a group using the lounge facilities

Seats suitable for if you just want to relax over some books, magazines and newspapers

Suitable if you are a sole traveller and wants to do some work on the go.

Great if you want to grab some quick bites before your flight

The kids wanted a glass of apple and orange juice each to start off their experience in the Plaza Premium Lounge.

Besides juices, travellers also get to enjoy alcohol and wine, although these are chargeable.

It's always great to have some chips and nuts to go with drinks for a relaxing moment.

For coffee lovers, you are well taken care of too with a trusty coffee machine.

You can have the different choices of coffee based on your likes.

For the tea lovers, you can also enjoy a cup of tea with a good selection from Dilmah.

Choose from the wide array of teas available

You also get to enjoy apple and orange juices on top of milk if you prefer these.

For those who prefer canned drinks, there is a wide selection from soft drinks to non carbonated ones, all refrigerated to keep them cold.

To kickstart and fuel up your day, travellers get to savour delectable selections at its all-day dining spread with signature dishes such as Singapore Laksa and classic Singapore Chicken Rice.  Travellers can also enjoy an interactive airport dining experience, where the chef will freshly prepare made-to-order dishes in front of you at the live-cooking counters. 

As our flight was early in the morning, the food available are mostly for breakfast.

Bread station where you can toast your own bread

Your choices of bread

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

Fresh salad

Soba noodles for the noodle lovers

healthy yogurt

Pancakes and crossiants

Nasi lemak rice for rice lovers 

Food that goes well with the rice 

My Rayes's favorite breakfast fuel

Porridge for easy digestion

Mushroom soup to warm the tummy

If you prefer for someone to prepare your breakfast, you can also order the All Day Breakfast set available from 6am to 11am.

I ordered a set each for my two boys and they loved it!

I went for the laksa which was freshly prepared on the spot.

My little boy Rayes insisted on feeding me breakfast... hahaha!

The boys enjoyed the food so much that this was the first time I see them eat a lot without prompting from me.  If only, I can bring them here for breakfast everyday, then I won't have to keep pushing them to eat breakfast at home... hahaha!

Pardon the messy table but I just wanted to enjoy my piping hot laksa before it turned cold.

Overall, it was a wonderful relaxing experience in the Plaza Premium lounge as we enjoyed our breakfast before boarding the plane.  With the complimentary Wi-Fi and charging stations, I managed to stay connected online as well.

I am glad that my two boys enjoyed the experience too, looking at their happy faces.

If you want to enjoy some quiet time before boarding your flight, you may want to consider Plaza Premium Lounge located at Level 3, Departure/Transit Lounge West, Terminal 1 of Singapore Changi Airport.  It is opened 24 hours daily so you don't have to worry about the schedule.

For more information, check out Plaza Premium Lounge website at https://www.plaza-network.com/location_detail?city=Singapore

Thanks Plaza Premium Lounge for the wonderful hosting!

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Media Food Tasting at TGM in Terminal 2 of Singapore Changi Airport on 15 Dec 2016

When I received the media invite to Plaza Premium Group’s newest dining addition , TGM, which features a new concept of JAKO – a term derived from the cuisine offered: Japanese & Korean fusion, I immediately said 'YES' as I was curious how Japanese and Korean food can be fused together to create a spectrum of JAKO fusion while respecting the flavour, plating and ingredients.

At the same time, as I wanted to check TGM out to see if it is worthwhile spending money and time on the food if I were to travel out of Singapore from Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2.  

TGM didn't fail me.  TGM challenged the common perception of overpriced, poor quality airport food and lack of places to hang-out, and came out with quality food that is value for money while providing an alternate dining space for travellers.

You can choose to sit in the specially designed seating enclosure or at the regular tables or the counter where you can see the fresh sashimi on display while the chefs prepare the food right in front of you.

With 20 years of experience in various airport restaurants around the world with an expertise in Asian cuisines, Chef Woo Chee Kiang takes the helm at TGM. As the Head chef of Plaza Premium Group F&B operations in Singapore, he takes charge of product development and works closely with internal stakeholders and turn the passion for great cuisine in airports and concept of JAKO into reality.

Now for some food porn...

For appetizers, we had the following:

Grilled Oyster with Mentai Mayo S$24

This was my favorite amongst the appetizers.  The oysters were very fresh and succulent.  The mentai mayo went extremely well with the oysters as it provided a savoury taste to the oysters.

We also had two more appetizers as shown below.

Botan Shrimp S$14

Tuna Otoshi S$20

These ingredients for these two dishes are simply so fresh... no doubt about it.

For side dishes, we had Jap Kushi Yaki, comprising of the following:

Grilled Bacon Enoki Mushroom Roll Skewer S$9

Grilled Chicken Wings Skewer S$9

Grilled Shiitake Mushroom Skewer S$7

These grilled stuff are super yummy and since they are grilled, they are not oily at all.  My personal favourite is the grilled shiitake mushroom skewer.

Another side dish served was the Maki Mariwase.  It was very interesting because of the colourful rolls that greeted us and we wondered how the colour came about and found out that it was due to the beetroot and squid ink.

Just take a look at the photos below.  Very unique right?

California Maki S$14

Beetroot and Crab Meat Mari S$14

Squid Ink Mari S$14

  Maki Mariwase

o   California Maki: S$14

o   Beetroot and Crab Meat Mari: S$14

o   Squid Ink Mari: S$14

Diners can choose from a range of main courses like the following:

Beef Shogayaki S$22

The Korean Spicy Noodles is served in special spicy soup topped with kimchi, sausage, luncheon meat and sliced Kurobuta pork.

Korean Spicy Noodles S$16

Sashimi Jap Set S$25

Tempura Jap Set S$22

For the Salmon Butter Yaki Set, it was pan-fried salmon cooked with butter yaki sauce.  I chose this set because I love fish!

Salmon Butter Yaki S$22

And oh boy, it was done just nice... soft on the inside but crisp on the outside.  I loved the sauce too as it was sweet, salty and fragrant.

As for dessert, we had the TGM Patbingsu.

This is a great dessert for everyone as there are fruits, ice-cream and even pocky sticks and Korean-style shaved ice at the bottom.  Basically, it caters to everyone's preferences.

Overall, it was a great media food tasting session and best of all, now I know that I can hang out here before my boarding time.

Located on Level 3 in Terminal 2 of Singapore Changi Airport, TGM operates from 6am to 1am daily with seating capacity of about 120 people. Ala carte menu prices starts from S$6.00, reservations can be made directly with TGM through phone 6546 1928.

Give it a try if you are boarding a plane in Terminal 2.  I would definitely be back. 

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