Whoa, i can’t believe that it took me 5 long months before i could post here. A lot of things happened already but i’m gonna start my 2011 post with my Singapore trip, then maybe once in a while tell about other stories too.
This SG weekend trip was my first out of the country trip. Of course via PI’s budget airline aka Cebu Pacific. We booked our flight last October and got a promo fare for only P3,500 roundtrip (+P200 for check in baggage RT).
Arrived at SG Budget Terminal at around 1am because of the delayed flight. I was really surprised at how, well, not as nice the airport was. there were no seats for the departure waiting area and the terminal is very unlikely for Singapore. But everything seems to be orderly anyway.
We were greeted by the rest of the gang who had an earlier flight then went to Carissa Park, where all else started.
view from the windows of Lalie’s condo in SG
Raffles Hotel: Tito Bong gave us a little bit of SG’s history and we found out that Raffles is the developer of SG.
Chicken Rice: It is quite a popular dish in SG. At Food Republic, it costs like $5. They don’t have soy sauce, they love chili, and they seem to be so addicted to Milo.
The MRT is like the major mode of transportation in SG, also the double deck city buses.
SG is very organized that you even have to fall in line just to cross the street.
Bugis: one of the shopping streets of SG.
Ion Mall: one of the nicest malls along Orchard Road, where designer labels can be found
Kaya Toast is another popular food in coffee shops
Tram ride at the Night Safari
Merlion City
Drinks at Pump Room at Clarke Quay
Universal Studios
All in all, the weekend was not good enough for the shopping, sight seeing, learning about their culture and who they are. but i guess what i have realized in this trip is that, still tere is no place like home. no matter how organized, clean, rich Singapore is, i still love PIs chaos, noise, unpredictiblity, excitement and new discoveries in all corners of the country.
