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I visited Wynn Macau with my mother for Mother's Day on 9th May 2010.
The following is a review of the hotel.
Location:
Wynn is a 5 star hotel located at Rua Cidade de Sintra, Macau.
Location wise, this is a very nice location, beside MGM grand, near Sands Casino, Grand Lisboa, etc. It is quite centralized and convenient to get to. The shopping areas are close to get to, and Airport is about 10 minutes away by Taxi.
Tree of prosperity show.
This show is amazing. The detail on the ceiling and the dome is great. The ceiling depicts the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac and the dome has all the horoscope embossed on it. It is extremely detailed.
Facade:
The Wynn Hotel looks very impressive and fancy from the outside. When you enter the lobby, it looks great with lots of high end shopping. The hotel is fantastic, different from Las Vegas, but still gives you the elegant feel.
Room:
I booked a VIP Grand Deluxe Lake View Room, did not mind spending more on my mom. The room was fantastic, and one of the largest I've been in for a decent price. The view is very stunning, and had every amenity I would have hoped for, but no "free" wireless Internet.The room was not cheap, but no free Wifi? Come on! I really believe that in today world this should be a standard inclusion as it is many 5 star hotels worldwide.
I wanted a smoke free room, however, the stench of 2nd hand smoke is unbearable. I could not change my room either. I got an air freshener for every corner, and it was tolerable.
Service: I wanted to feel like a VIP, however the staff does not even try. The staff felt untrained, I wanted to know what kind of VIP treatment came with the room, but was told by the staff that the key allowed me to go the end of the corridor and take the elevator. Not sure if it would be considered "VIP" for that.
This was supposed to be a Mother's Day treat for my mom and I decided to spend some time with her at the Casino. I do not gamble much, but since my mum loved playing slots, I decided to bring along HKD$100,000 for gambling and entertainment.
On my way to my hotel, I saw an ad for Cirque du Soleil, and decided to check it out while I was in Macau, The staff at Wynn Hotel and at the Casino does not even seem to bother to give any advice or tell me where it was. (Not a problem, except for the fact that there was no Internet!)
I am a little surprised that they have such a bad clientele in the casino as well. There was tons of Mainland Chinese. Not that I have anything against them, a small group of them bumped into my mom which caused her to fall. There was not an apology and the staff stood there to watch. In the casino, these Mainland Chinese people spit into the trash bins, which makes me and my mom not want to go near any of the bins when we search for slot machines.
There was a 388 points for a HKD$100 East/West dining voucher deal going on, and my mom got me to become a member. After getting turned off by the unruly people in the casino, we decided to ask the staff for nice dinner places nearby, but again, we were ignored. We had to get a cab, which brought us to Venetian and we really enjoyed our Steak there, no thanks to Wynn Hotel.
Later in the night, at 9pm, we returned to Wynn Casino and we wanted to see if we could get free rooms if we play a lot. I mean, $100,000 does not mean I'm a high roller, but since I only booked one night stay, I did not want to change hotels. The reply from the staff at the membership counter was, 1,000+ points.
We started playing slots and within a few minutes we had several hundred points. When I clarified, the staff said that the points on the card was different kind of points. Then i asked if the meal vouchers of $100 can be combined as we were aiming to get about 5 of these vouchers for lunch tomorrow, and specifically asked, "If I get 2000 points tonight on my slot machine card, can I get 5 $100 vouchers? Can they be combined?" The answer was "YES"
As we played the $0.20 slots, we managed to accumulate 2000 points shortly and returned to our room.
The next day, asking the staff about the "Ruins of St Paul" and "A Ma Temple" was a failure again, as the English speaking staff had a strong pinoy accent and I could not understand him. Nonetheless, traveling on the cab was cheap and the driver got us to where we want to go.
Returning to Wynn Casino, we decided to get lunch there, and when we went to membership service counter again, there was an apparent rule they forgot to let us know. "You can only redeem your points and use the voucher on the same day."
This is an outrage! We possibly lost HKD$2000 to get that 2000 points at 11pm at night, and at 11am the next day, our points were not valid because it was earned 12 hours ago? I tried to speak with the manager, but the reply was, "This is the rules set by the casino and I have to abide by it."
I was very unhappy and decided to check out and the hotel even wanted us to pay a "Late check out fee" as we checked out slightly after 12pm, but they "Waived it"
I have a suggestion to all who are interested in going to Wynn Macau. Don't stay there, don't gamble there, MGM Grand is just behind and Sands and Venetian are also fantastic hotel. There is a lot more to do at Sands and Venetian, and I got to watch my Cirque du Soleil and enjoy myself at other casinos and hotels with more knowledgeable staff who can communicate properly and have rules which make sense. For Wynn hotel, I'll never go back to your hotel and casino, even if you offer free rooms. There are more than 40 casinos in Macau, and many better than Wynn Macau.
This has been the worst hotel and casino experience ever, even for my 70 year old mom who got to a different casino every month. Wynn Macau, you are simply the worst in terms of service there can ever be.
Conclusion:
There are so many different casino hotels in Macau, why pick Wynn?
Tips:
Visit Wynn Macau to check out the tree of prosperity show at night, so that you can watch the fountain display as well. It is no Sands, and does not have anything else going on, and the service is bad so don't expect much and you can have a great time!
No, this movie is not about computer networking, or any internet or networking protocols. This is actually a martial arts movie starring Donnie Yen as Ip Man.
The story continues as Ip Man (Donnie Yen) flees Southern China (Foshan) and arrive in Hong Kong in 1949. Life was still hard in the post war period, and Ip Man starts his Wing Chun School. There are many adversaries in the movie, such as other martial arts school and the British...
Without revealing too much of the plot, I would say that this movie will promise to evoke emotions, and you can have the "Rocky moment" and really feel for the movie when victory finally comes.
The fights scenes are pretty intense, and it is no doubt a Sammo Hung directed movie. From choreographing the Wing Chun style to the other authentic Chinese Martial arts style - Praying Mantis (Which seemed to look like monkey style) and Hung Gar -- the movie is packed with fantastic fight scenes. The directing of the action is fantastic, and the editing keeps the movie script tight.
Without initial knowledge of what would the movie be about, I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of emotions felt throughout the movie, even though you would think that all of these Chinese martial arts movies follow the same scripts, I can promise that Ip Man 2 can deliver the impact better than the other ones by far.
In this, Ip Man does get hurt, and be prepared to be blown away by the action, and feel "Chinese Pride" and other range of emotions by the end of the movie.
The fight scene between Donny Yen and Sammo Hung is quite a spectacle too. The story I felt, was well though out, and the action scenes and minor details in the movie really does bring it all together. This is not a mindless action flick!
I was with my mom at the Esplanade yesterday and there was many people and a lot of things to see. Firstly, there was a Korean Music Festival going on and there was also the opening of the Marina Bay Sands Bridge.
There was some strange bamboo erections up, and it does make an interesting wall.
Walking down further towards the large body of water, the view was great. You get to see the partially constructed Marina Bay Sands and the Central business district area, which is lit up and beautiful at night.
There are a lot of seats available for you to sit and enjoy the lights and sights.
Marina Bay Sands Bridge Opening.
There was much fireworks and performance in celebration of the opening of this new bridge, however, the speech given by Mah Bow Tan was underwhelming, and the performance lack luster. The crowd was very foreboding, and everyone seemed to be there just to be in the crowd.
The esplanade will probably be a very nice place to go, once the construction is over, and the new bridge would definitely be a great addition.
But if there are dark clouds, remember to bring an umbrella as there is not much shelter!
Kick-Ass directed by Matthew Vaughn, proves to be an interesting movie. Highly anticipated, and yet did not fail to deliver action, character depth and a moral behind the story.
I've not enjoyed a movie this much, and Kick-Ass certainly plays with your emotions, making you really feel for the characters in the movie. There are lots of ups and downs, and the action is pretty graphic and brutal, yet it is humorous with sort of a comic book feel. (Yeah, superheroes)
The story focuses on Dave Lizewski, your average teenage kid, whose obsession with comic books inspires him to create his very own superhero, Kick-Ass, despite his lack of superpowers. What he makes up for is passion and heart.
Dave's attempt to be a vigilante crime failed initially but he did not give up, and his tenacity and "never give up" attitude propelled him into stardom when he saved a man on the streets and got recorded and placed up on YouTube.
Chloe Moretz then enters and steals the show as Hit-girl -- with her incredible skills and boldness. Christopher Mintz-Plasse is Red-Mist and is the son of a crime lord, and though his part was not that big in the movie, his character is interesting, sort of like the Green Goblin / Spiderman kind of way.
The soundtrack is fantastic, and it compliments the movie well. I especially love the scene when Kick-Ass sprays the room full of bullets. You've gotta watch it, and I'm not going to say more.
The movie is indeed a lot darker than the trailers, and be prepared for gore, humor and a mix of emotions as you go through the 2 hours worth of action and adventure.
The stealth in game is completely different, and though it seemed like a short game, the story is compelling and game play very exciting. Action is very fast, and the cut scene seemed very cool. Projected text is awesome.
This is one game you need to try to know how it feels.
This game has best stealth, cover and assassination so far.
I have never actually "not" fully paid my credit card bills, until last month, where I accidentally paid $314 less than the full amount.
When I later found out earlier this month, I looked at the interest rate of 24%, and though it was rather high, but as I intend to pay off this month, 2% per month for $300 is about $6, so I did not really get around to do it.
To my horror, the credit card statement I received today showed
INTEREST on $314.60 - $60.24
This comes up to 229.77 percent. YES THIS EXCEEDS 100%.
I have used credit cards for more than 15 years, and in many countries, and have never been charge 229.77% for interest before, and I would like to inform people with Citibank Credit Card to clear off all their outstanding balance as INTEREST RATES are worse than that of your local loan shark, or even any other loan shark you find in Geylang, Chinatown, Woodlands and near Turf Club.
This means that if you don't have enough money to pay, borrow from a loan shark at 100% per year, or pawn your valuables. You WILL SAVE MONEY as interests are not as high as that from your credit card.
With the financial crisis that just happened, I don't understand why in Singapore, the credit cards can charge such high interest rates, when everything else is so monitored.
