Sunny Singapore Part 3

This is a continuation of Sunny Singapore Part 2..

My first day in Singapore ended with a 1 hour Internet session at the nearest Internet Cafe, tempting Lele with Zara sales(Over already) and telling how great the place is..

I had my dinner(or supper?) around 12.15 am at the Indian restaurant nearby. Walked too much until I forgot the time and my dinner..Ate Nasi Goreng Biasa (SGD 2.80) and Teh Tarik (SGD 1.00). It was nice and full..

DAY 2

After my breakfast and all, I finally decided to visit the Singapore Discovery Centre which is located near the Jurong Birdpark. Its around 10 mins away from the Boon Lay MRT station by taking bus no 182 or 193 at the Boon Lay Bus Hub..








Bus 182..

Bus no 182 turns out to be a double-decker and I was excited as this is the first time taking a double-decker bus..But the bus was a bit old, nonetheless the bus still functions well ,unlike the Malaysian buses which have more breakdowns..Wonder when will Malaysia change???


The view from the top of the bus.


The Sunny Singapore Traffic..

Anyway I alighted at the wrong bus stop, and it took me 10 more minutes to walk to the SDC..I think its because by the time I pressed the button to ask the bus to stop, the bus already went past the bus stop that I was suppose to alight at...Oh well..

There's a lake at the SDC area.. and on weekends there's boat paddling activities available..


Near the entrance of the SDC there was this mini expo conducted by the Singapore Civil Defense Force(SCDF) .I think its some sort of awareness campaign where they displayed their fire trucks,equipments and more..


I think its a great thing to do by the respective authorities to display it especially at a tourist attraction centre..Not only it helps to spread awareness among the people, it also helps to increase the knowledge of people as well(Like me..hehe..)..

The ticket admission costs SGD 10 which also includes a free SAFTI tour and some 2D viewing which unfortunately I have to forgone it due to time constraints..

The SAFTI bus tour is a tour of the SAFTI Military Institute where it is a tri-service military training institution for all officers of the Singapore Armed Forces. So this means that the officers from the navy,airforce and army will have their training here. Because its a military place, visitors like myself cant take any pictures of the entire place during the bus tour(Sorry).

By the way, I'm the sole passenger for the bus tour as it's a weekday I suppose..But nonetheless, its a fun and educating experience. The SAFTI tour guide also asked me about our country's 'Summer Camp' aka National Service. I find it hard to explain to him as I was not picked it(Lucky!). And I told him that Malaysia's National Service is one of the crappiest things ever exist.Was kinda harsh I guess but that's the fact.


One of the old military planes that was used by the Singapore Airforce.

After the tour, I finally entered the SDC.

To cut it short, SDC is not a very interesting place although it highlights the country's infrastructure, culture and other stuff. I would rather visit the Singapore Science Centre which is way cheaper(SGD 4.50). But one of the things that I liked was when I was greeted by this cute symbol of Singapore which is:

The Merlion and his rap, 'So Singapore'. Its basically a simple musical about Singapore and its cultures, from the diversity of its people,HDB and Singlish. I find it quite funny and educating. I wonder if there's this kind of show in Malaysia.


I'll just post the rest of the pics that I took while at SDC..

A dome where there's a mini game where people can have fun building the future Singapore..Not that fun if you were to play it alone.

A flying simulator.

Leslieweslie reporting for CNN..Haha..I like this thing where you get to be a news reporter. But the quality of the recorder wasnt that good.Perhaps they should upgrade it to make it look better.
Bye Bye Mr Robot and SDC..I wont come here again.

That's all for Sunny Singapore Part 3...

Sunny Singapore Part 2

This is a continuation of Sunny Singapore Part 1..

I alighted at Outram Park MRT to meet my friend Lynn,who went to Singapore to work. I visited her room which is very very small,even my hostel room's bigger than us. But the security system of the shoplot is definitely top-notch. Apparently they used key cards and the door opens when you touch the keycard on the door.



This pic was taken from the rooftop of the shoplot..

Before we went to Clarke Quay, she went to her sis's house which I followed as well. Its located in Yishun but we alighted at Khatib MRT instead. The area is full of HDB flats but what was astonishing is the type of cars that the typical Singaporeans own.
Most of the residents own at least a Vios..Others drive Camry and I even saw a Mercedes C-class as well..You cant see these kind of cars in flats in Malaysia..

The walk to her sis's house from the MRT station was kinda long..About 5-10 mins. If its in Malaysia, I would definitely complaint of the long walk. But for Singaporeans, it is a norm. If I were to stay in Singapore would definitely need to walk walk and walk the whole time..


HDB flats with nice cars around it..

After that we went to Clarke Quay..Over there, there's lots of really nice(and expensive) restaurants,bars and cafes. There's also this Bungee thingy that is also available in KL.. I did not try the food over there as it is a bit too expensive for me to savour. But nonetheless, this is a really nice place to hangout at night.


The Bungee thingy..


Clarke Quay..





Loved this pic..Looks like the spaceship from Independence Day.

More pics from Clarke Quay



Notice the color changes from blue to purple..





That's all for Part 2..Stay tuned for part 3

Sunny Singapore Part 1

Just came back from Singapore..And its hot and I'm very tired..But I'll post pics and explain briefly about my recent trip to Singapore. This time however, I spent most of my trips on malls,malls and malls.. What was supposed to be a trip to East Coast Park was replaced by a 3 hour tour around Jurong Point.I'll explain more about this in the second part.



LCCT terminal.One of the most boring airport terminals in the world I suppose..Full of people and lack of sitting space inside the terminal is definitely not a good impression hence the low cost of the airfares..



My luggage and sling bag to accompany me for the trip.



My seat is near the window of the wing. Its definitely a nice place to take pictures of the beautiful sky..






I wished I took that plane instead..





The Immigration Counter in Terminal 1..The lady in charge of the immigration was friendly , a total contrast to the stern-looking immigration officers of our country.



The skytrain that I took in to go to Terminal 2 for me to board the MRT..



The Crowne Plaza..One of the best looking hotels that I have ever seen..It'll look magnificent at night I reckon.



After I had checked in at the Inncrowd Backpacker's Hostel which is located somewhere near Bugis, I went for lunch and like the last few trips, I went and tried the ever famous Katong Laksa. The laksa costs 3.50SGD and is very nice. I also ordered Teh C to compliment it for a very nice satisfying meal. Total cost:4.50SGD..


A construction that was in progress..

More pics to come..Tired..

Pre-trip to Singapore..

Tomorrow will be my 2nd solo trip to Sunny Singaporeee....Gonna board the plane at 12.30 pm afternoon but my parents are sending me to KL Sentral around 6.45am..Thats 6 hours for me to hang out..And I'm bringing my laptop as well..Although I know its a hassle and dangerous to bring it but I think I gonna need it to enjoy my trip.

Might be buying clothes(Zara??) and possibly an iPod case. But should be able to get some souvenirs I guess..

Will post other stuffs at a later time..

Dont gamble on birthdays..

My 20th year of my life started with losing a total of Rm50 in two days. Most of it came from Black Jack..My luck ran out very fast this time and I ended up the biggest loser..Guess its a taboo to gamble on your birthday??

Went out with the Berher gang to 1U for some bowling and Wong Kok..Had a very large milk tea for free....There were 7 people and we almost cant finish the drink..

After that we went to Jing Qian's house at Ijok(45 mins from 1U,get some angpau's and off we go to Kuala Selangor for dinner.

We ate at the Riverside Restaurant..To my surprise, the restaurant has a nice ambience and has two LCD TV's to entertain the guests. We ate two fishes,some seafood thingy, vege and chicken. The total amount is Rm160 for 9 persons. I would give it a 3 out of 5 rating.

I'm also proud to announce that my cousin sister gave birth to a son and its on my birthday. His name is Ryan Neo and he'll be sharing the same birthday as me..Double celebration perhaps?? Lol.

Lazy to post the rest..That's all for now..

To Lele who had a bad encounter..

Today's the fourth day of Chinese New Year but I'm not in the mood to celebrate it at all as I still have my exams next Wed and Fri..And the worst thing is that I'm still unprepared for my exam.

I have to blame it on my bro's PSP..Been hooked on to Dissidia Final Fantasy which is easily one of the best games on the PSP..Because of it , I've completely abandoned Terra and the gang in Final Fantasy VI...Training Frionel to be a kick@$$ character proves to be a top priority than defeating the evil Kekfa..Aih..

Watched the first five episodes of 24 Season 7 and I've must say that Jack Bauer still rocks..

Hope to be able to get my Gears of War 2 tomorrow though.

Wanna sleep nao..Bye..

Ps..Lele get some 'forgetful' drink that get rid of bad memories..

To Lele who symphatizes the teeth instead..

On Friday I went to the dentist in Bangsar to get my wisdom teeth extraction. Since my parents were working, I have to take the dreaded public transport to go to the area.

Luckily the journey wasnt too long..Around 1 hour++..Once I reached the Bangsar LRT Station I took U87 from there to the Bangsar main area which includes Bangsar Village I and II. Even though its a weekday I can still see the cafes around the area were full with customers especially the angmohs.. I really like Bangsar for some reason. Nice restaurants,nice cars and shopping malls in a neighbourhood area. Maybe I could afford to live there one day..

Anyway just to make things simple, the extraction was done in less than 10 mins. First of all he sprayed some anesthetic on the teeth before injecting it TWICE with some other kind of anesthetic.It tastes bitter.. After that he used some electrical machine thingy, forgot the name but it reminds me of some tools from the Kemahiran Hidup subject and he basically cut the tissue around the teeth before removing it. Did not feel any pain at all.


The machine that was used to cut the tissue of the teeth..


The wisdom teeth that was extracted..Yes..Its that small.

I celebrated by having a light brunch at the Pelita mamak restaurant few blocks away from the dentistry. Ordered a mee goreng and teh tarik kurang manis. The food was so-so but I was very hungry so I'm satisfied with it..



My Brunch..

Lazy to post other stuff now..Not in a good mood..