Stay in Barcelona (Part 5) Sagrada Familia Church by Antoni Gaudi

This is the final works of Antoni Gaudi and from the photos you will see that this church is still under construction. There are 2 sides to this church and will notice that the ending few photos, the style is very different from all the other part of the church. It is because the back of this church is done by another designer who is more of abstract artist, therefore the style differs a lot from Gaudi's work.

I took many close-up photos of the details. So take time to enjoy every little detail that are put into this building. It is art, it is a masterpiece. There is so much going on that but taking a glance, you would have missed out on so much more.

You can see that the lay out of the church is like the tabernacle of the old testament. Where there is a outer court, Holy place and Holy of Holies (where the sculpture of Jesus is hanging over) as shown in the photos above.

Below are the abstract design by other designer that i mentioned earlier.

Photographer: ME!

How you enjoyed every detail as much as i did!

Stay in Barcelona (Part 4) Park Güell by Antoni Gaudi

This whole park is designed by the same designer, Antoni Gaudi.

Where he devoted around 45 years of his life, staying in this park to build and design this park

Photographer: ME!

If you noticed, there are some elements in Gaudi's design that is like his trademark.

The CROSS... His religion as a Catholic.

The outer pillars are always leaning inwards to increase stability of the structure, just like how we are in a standing position with our feet apart.

A very beautiful park~

So sad that it was raining... If not i would love to stay and sit around the park longer.

Just to absorb it's beauty and every detail of the art and the architectures!

A place worth visiting if you are considering where to go in Barcelona =)

Fraser Rewards Card Reviews

Having a whole loads of cards in my wallet... Why another card? What are the benefits of having this card?

There are a list of benefits from this card, let me start from the one that attracts me the most and most useful to me to the least:

First of all is the FCM$ where you earn 1FCM$ for every $1 you spend AND this FCM$ DOUBLES on your birthday month! So it's my husband's birthday this month, and i bought $600+ worth of things from Challenger so i decided to get this card!

Secondly, it is the convenience of signing up for the card on the spot! I actually found out about this card after making my purchase at Challenger and was introduced to this card by the cashier in Challenger. When i went to find out about signing up for this card, the counter lady was very helpful, you just need your NRIC and key in some particulars over the iPad provided and the card was done almost instantly! The next best thing was that they allow me to credit in the FCM$ of what i have already made payment for at Challenger as long as it was on the same day!

On top of these, the third thing that happened was that i found out about instant rewards of complimentary gifts with purchase or promotions that vary across the malls, with minimum spending applies. The existing promotion at Northpoint was, spend $50 = receive $5 e-cash voucher or spend at least $150 = receive $15 e-cash voucher. You can combine up to 3 receipts in the same day. I have already spend $600+ in a single receipt at Challenger, so i was credited with $15 e-cash on the spot.

What can you do with the FCM$ you have earned? You have to convert your FCM$ into e-cash in order to use them to make offset of your next purchase. Some points about converting your FCM$ are, you need to have a minimum of 500FCM$ to start converting. Every 500FCM$ = $5 e-cash. You are capped at earning 8000FCM$ ($80) per redemption year (1st July to 30th June of the following year).

Every $30 you spent earns you a chance for promotional periods Fraser Rewards Travel Draw. I'm not sure how this draw will goes but who knows? You can win yourself a trip for a nice getaway~

Free weekday parking (with minimum spending) is something i have yet to try. Below are the list of participating malls! Find out more about the minimum spending for each mall and it's existing promotions by checking http://www.fraserscentrepointmalls.com !

* Anchorpoint
* Bedok Point
* Causeway Point
* Changi City Point
* China Square Central
* Compass Point
* East Point
* Northpoint
* The Centrepoint
* Robertson Walk
* Valley Point
* Yew Tee Point

Just a summary of my first transaction with the Fraser Rewards Card:
- Spent $600+ at Challenger = 600FCM$
- Double the points on birthday month = 600FCM$ X 2 = 1200FCM$
- Existing mall promotion of spending at least $150 = receive $15 e-cash voucher
- 1000FCM$ = $10 e-cash
- $30 = a chance in the Travel draw. $600 = 20 chances
Total i earned $25 e-cash and 20 chances in the travel draw!

*One not so good thing about this card is... you have to bring the physical card around and swipe it for the points. Many retail malls or shops have already gone 'card-less' where points can be credited directly to the account via NRIC or telephone number etc. So it just adds on the the stack of membership cards in my wallet~

Uber Taxi App

From this post, you will find out more about Uber's benefits and exactly how it works!

Many would have heard about Uber Taxi Application (Singapore) by now. Maybe like most people you are still unsure about how it works or it sounds too good to be true to you.

Like most people and drivers, i was not sure and was sceptical about it for awhile till i found out more about it just 2 days back.

Downloading the app from the app store was the first step, but the app sat quietly on my phone for almost a month simply because it required a credit card details for logging in. Like many caution users, we do not give out credit card details easily without finding out where the information is going and what are they used for.

So here's what i found out and hopefully it helps you to understand this Uber better and why you should use Uber and how it works!

Uber is a company started in the US, with a strong arm, google. That is a reason why they have live google map function that held an upper hand compared to other taxi apps. This app can be used in 57 different countries! It has very good functions that benefits both passengers and taxi drivers!

Problems with current taxi situation for either passengers or taxi drivers:

Problem #1 

(Happening to passengers): Have you ever called Taxi hotline and was put on hold to listen to music for 10 minutes and it says "Sorry there's no cab in your area now. Please try again later" and hang up on you? Especially when you are in a rush and there seems to be to no avail no matter which cab company you are calling?

Solution from Uber #1 

In 2 simple steps...

- Set pickup location according to the drop pin and make sure the address on the PICK UP LOCATION) is correct. You can already see the location of all the Uber taxis near you!

- Wait for the timing to load and you can see exactly how long the nearest cab will take to reach you!

Problem #2
(Happening to passengers): Have you ever called a taxi, couldn't find the taxi because it went to a wrong spot or pickup location?

(Happening to Taxi drivers): Received a call, got there but could not locate passenger due to lack of contact info or exact info of pick up location?

Solution from Uber #2
(To passengers): Be sure you can reach the pickup point within the timing shown and tap on the (>) on the black bar and it will lead you to the following. Tap on the Request Taxi and wait for your Taxi Driver's car plate info and watch the taxi come towards the pickup point LIVE. In the event if the driver goes to the carpark or is waiting at a wrong spot, you can tap on the (^) on the right hand side of the taxi info and tap on the tap that says "Contact Driver"!

(To Taxi drivers): You can now have access to "Contact passenger" to verify or confirm pickup location in the even if you are unsure or could not find the passenger.

Problem #3
(Happening to Taxi drivers): Faced with 'no show' incidents where passenger did not show up and just cancel call after you have arrived because they got on another taxi?

Solution from Uber #3
(To Taxi drivers): I'm not sure about this yet, but i heard that passengers who call and only cancel the Taxi last minute will be charged $7, which is good because people do not call Taxi for fun just because the Taxi queue they are in seems a little long and that they can cancel anytime. Less people will hog the Taxi hotlines. And in such event, Taxi drivers get paid $5 so that their trip over is not wasted. This app is for serious users only! ;)

Other benefits of Uber!

Get a FREE $10 Credit when you sign up via https://get.uber.com/invite/xiuzhenl or key in "xiuzhenl" under your promo code when you sign up! it will be automatically credited in your Uber credit, calculated and deducted from your overall Taxi charge.

No hidden or extra charges! You will receive a entire trip summary in your email with the starting location and time to the ending point and time. The whole journey, including the route the driver took will be recorded. Charges are charged directly to your card with no cash payment needed and fare breakdown are displayed clearly as shown!

You get to rate your trip and even leave a comment at the end of your trip, for both the Taxi driver and the passenger! This helps to ensure both parties are doing their best to provide a pleasant ride for each other!

Very good promotions all the time! Like ALL DAY FREE TAXI (just yesterday on Thursday, 23rd Oct) and 25% off ALL Taxi rides till 31st oct (still on-going now)!

As you have seen from my trip summary above, my Taxi charge was $22.10. There's a on-going 25% discount, which is a $5.52 off my total charge, plus my FREE $10 credit. That makes my entire Taxi fare only $6.58!

So far, i have taken Uber taxi 4 times since 2 days back and every ride was a bliss from beginning to end! No more listening to music for a never ending duration... Taxi drivers are friendly and pleasant! The whole journey and experience is easy and comfortable! You will know it when you tru=y it for yourself!