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Prowling around in a baggy blue boiler suit, Ann the chef looks more suited to Cultural Revolution-era China than a luxury retreat. But the only ideology to which she demonstrates allegiance is that she must do all she can to please guests at the Tanjong Jara beach resort. Many resorts rely on predictable hotel kitchens. Not this one. Often eschewing menus altogether, chef Ann herself comes to each dinner table and informs you what the kitchen has fresh that day. Maybe red snapper or barramundi. Perhaps green prawns, a range of vegetables, even locally reared venison. Once you select...
...Chef Ann's informal approach is but a morsel of the Tanjong Jara's relaxed, and relaxing, charm. Some super-luxury enclaves suffocate guests with services and ceaseless, ultimately intrusive, efforts to make sure everything is just right. Here, save the odd cold towel or glass of ice water, guests are left peacefully, blessedly, alone and thus free to appreciate some of Asia's most stunning scenery. Built in 1980, the resort expertly re-creates the architectural splendor of the timber-wrought palaces of the region's 17th century sultans. The result?which won the prestigious Aga Khan Award...
...knowledge of the region's flora and fauna. And from May to September, visitors can take a hotel van southward for an hour to see hawksbill turtles trundle on shore to lay their eggs. Thousands of massive leatherbacks used to haul themselves onto the beach right next to the Tanjong Jara to do the same. Sadly, mistreatment of the ancient creatures?by tourists, fishermen and egg hunters?has reduced landings from some 10,000 in the 1960s to zero last year...
...Still, regeneration and renewal, for humans at least, remain a part of the Tanjong Jara experience. You need choose only how you want it served...
...Singaporeans say they've never had it so good. Although nightspots like Taboo have existed for years, the emergence of a gay "district" like Tanjong Pagar was unthinkable a few years ago. Now the government closes one eye to the existence of these places as long as the patrons behave. If the laws are still weighted against them, gays reason that the government has its compulsions. "Singapore is an island nation surrounded by Muslim states. It would be too provocative to repeal any anti-gay laws now," explains Addie Loh, one of Taboo's owners. Loh won't allow...