Singapore
Travel Blogs from Singapore, Malaysia
Singapore Slinging
... for a new camera. A friendly piece of advice - don't believe anything anyone says when they are selling you electronics in Singapore. They are a bunch of chancers. Of course when you ask for the camera they give some off the wall price. You bargain ...
Stark
... hand, clearly the signal to pack away my MP3 player before coming in to land. He absolutely despised me. I'd forgotten that Singapore sat on the equator. Never even gave it a thought. Which is why stepping off the plane came as a bit of a ...
Singapore here we come ready or not!
... morning we are once again up at 6.30am (yes Leanne another day with 2 x 6.30's) as we have to catch the train to Singapore at 8.30am. I didn't sleep much last night there was lots of noise and it felt like I had just closed my eyes, got comfortable and ...
Terror flight to KL
... accompanied me to the airport, we all promised to re-unite in Canada or Australia within the next 2 years. Being in Singapore and Malaysia, I felt as if I had been back home. In Cheang's cozy apartment, watching TV and feeling safe again, leaving was ...
Scouring
... ', often found proudly displayed on postcards all over the city and clearly a symbolic and iconic structure landmarking the city of Singapore. While Singers hasn't knocked my socks off on face value, it's been a whole world of contrast to the ...
'Get in ma belly, belly!'
... the city and took a tram over to Ang Mo Kio, a modest little area of the suburbs which boasted 'the cheapest Japanese food in Singapore!' We entered. We sat down. We ate a whole load of raw sashimi and tempura, and washed it all down with green tea and ...
Like a Japanese Flag
... approaches to life that you're so often presented with? I do. I always have, and after my first night in Singapore I was really excited at the prospect of reviving these old chestnuts and getting the full benefit from each moment. Hostel life after ...
Airports!
(Back to Singapore airport.. i forgot to add) Singapore airport was amazing. There is so much to do. In the middle of the airport i especially liked the mini rainforest, and those goldfish are the largest ive seen in my life! we were there for a five ...
Singapore, Malaysia
... I brought the standard down posinbg for this one! After a day of shopping, what more could we want other than a 'Singapore Sling' in the very marvellous Raffles Hotel! What an amazing place that is with so many roons and courtyards and superbly ...
Singapore
... , there were many others. However, he did receive it the next day and it was hand delievered by taxi. As compensation, Singapore Airlines, gave him a bathroom bag with t-shirt as well as 120 dollars which equates to approximately 40 pounds - so that ...
Vanuit indonesie arriveren we in singapore ...
Vanuit Indonesie arriveren we in Singapore. Wat een verschil! We verbazen ons over de wolkenkrabbers en de luxe om ons heen. De ene shoppingmall na de andere, merkkleding, coca cola, SPULLEN, daar gaat het om in Singapore. Wel weer heerlijk gegeten, ...
Sweating so much there's no need to go pee
... seen some cool things: Strange Art and Cultural centre in Singapore (looks like big bug eyes) Causeway connecting Singapore and Malaysia (then elephants, windows in a ten-storey building filled with weird manequins, cockroaches, bugs, birds, and ...
Pulau Ubin and Mid-Autumn Festival
... people got on stage lighting up lanterns and letting them drift into the night sky. Our attention was adverted to platforms set up in the narrow stretch of the Singapore River. In true Chinese style they shot fireworks to light up the night ...
Orchids and storms
At last we got to see Orchids. After our disappointment in Kuala Lumper, we went to the botanic gardens and the national orchid garden. Really enjoyed walking round, enjoying the peace and quiet and the wonderful different colours of the flowers. ...
What?! No beach?!
... This means, however, that the centre is very modern and commercialised against a backdrop of small, and colourful houses and shops. Singapore was essentially a hot, humid London but clean and efficient. So come to think of it, nuffink like London wot ...
Singapore Slung
After another marathon 5 hours bus journey, armchairs of course! we've arrived in Singapore. Last night our hotel was over the bus station so we didn't have far to carry our rucksacks. Found our hotel via the metro system - experts at this now as so ...
Singers Pingers
Entered into Singapore via the causeway that links it to mainland Malaysia. Everyone I had met so far had a different opinion of Singapore so I was interested to see it for myself. I was delighted that I would be staying with family during this ...
SINGAPORE
... ; I had my luggage checked all the way through to Bali so I set off with just my backpack to have a look at Singapore. The tourist authority there want people passing through to leave as much of their hard earned cash behind them as possible, so they ...
1. dan
Ole, ole! Oglasava se iz mali indije v singapurju. Let je bil dolg in dolgocasen, edin polno otrok se je drl ponoc. Drgac pa prva situacija, ko sva stopila iz podzemne ---> bazen, tle je tko soparno,da sva imela obcutek kot, da bi bila v pokritem ...
Tiger Beer
Having been in Singapore only a week I found myself with a job! I was going to be an extra in a print and tv commercial for a local beer! Tiger Beer! They are targeting a soccer audience and I was to be a fan in the stadium! It was only a three day ...
Second Half of the Day!
... a MAGGY'S card and we parted ways! Again Little India was absolutely packed with people - Indians who have come to work in Singapore and earn the stronger dollar. As they are all male workers and their common day off is Sunday it is basically a big ...
Singapore odds and ends
We are nearly finished with Asia now, but have enjoyed our short time in Singapore. Today walked round the Chinese garden and along the river taking in all the sites such as Raffles original landing, Parliament house etc. We also went for our Singapore ...
The Oracle!
Wow... I just had my favourite and most unique experience of Singapore... i visited the oracle! I'm serious! It was almost exactly like in The Matrix! Gen (Morpheus) took me (Neo) to an apartment building where we patiently waited for an old, ...
Storms and the OM Cafe
Sheesha and milkshake concoctions flowed freely at OM Cafe - a very funky little Arab cafe secluded away from, yet still right near, the bright lights of the city. After another day of training it was a nice relaxing night with ...
free internet!
hey guys!! well lara and i are going CRAZY on free internet at singapore airport!! i have a funny squirmy feeling in my stomache cos i am COMING HOME! eww a chick just spat into a plastic garden next to me, WHAT IS THIS PLACE?? cant wait to be ...
Dual-Thlon!!
... shirt!) My cheering squad of Gen, Nisah and Perry turned up and I was getting nervous! There was the Singapore Waterpolo Team, Triathletes, soldiers, the Singaporean Running Club, the Swim Team... all these superhuman looking athletes who appeared ...
Indians, Chinese, Malaysians, Oh My!
... came the end of their reign of terror, and the British were welcomed back with open arms. In 1963, Singapore joined Malaya, Sarawak, and Sabah to form Malaysia. It was not, however, a match made in heaven, and in 1965, Singapore departed from the union ...


