Singapore

Hi kun! If we ever meet in the future you'll have to treat me to a meal to make up for the lost opportunity of meeting me. Yeah, we went to Malaysia as I've told you in our email exchange but I did not enjoy shopping there. I did not do any shopping there actually. There weren't any souvenir shop in the mall where we went. But I'm thankful we were able to buy cheap chocolates in the supermarket. If not, we would have gone back to Bugis.

Very funny kun ... I only ate a few chocolates when I got home. I gave all of them to my little niece and nephew and to my friends. But I have really gotten darker and I think I'm still getting darker! All of my officemates have noticed that. My friends who I went swimming with before I went to Singapore have already gotten back their natural skin color. I'm the only one left!!! Yes, there were a lot of people in Bugis! So crowded! But it was my first time there and I was seeing a lot of colorful stuffs and I like looking at colorful stuffs! So I really enjoyed it there and it was there that I ate a block ice cream! That was new to me and I was really amazed. There's no block ice cream here in our country. And we don't put ice cream in wafers. We saw Illuma but we did not go there. It was already late in the afternoon when we arrived at Bugis Junction and we stopped going around at Bugis Street by 7 and went back to the hotel. Another different thing I noticed was that the sun sets later in your country than mine! It was already 7 in the evening and yet, the day is still bright! And in the morning, we always wake up late since the sun rises late, it was already 7AM and yet it was still a little dark! It's hard to adjust with that.

OF course!! I will definitely treat u to a nice meal should u ever come here again! Beside that, u can contact me directly instead of via email where it's so inconvenient for u ^_^ Actually most singaporeans are only there for grocery shopping because it costs half of what it's here.. haha =D I know why is your skin tone so dark, not because of the sun and swims, it's because of the chocolate u eaten! haha =D Effects are reflected on your skin?? hehe ^_^ Just kidding!! Dun u find bugis crowded? It might be fun, but boring after a while.. hehe ^_^ OR did u go over to Illuma? IT's just opposite bugis.

I haven't been here in myLot, too. Thanks for the heads up. If we decide to visit Sentosa I will remember not to buy any souvenirs there. I will suggest to my friends to go to Chinatown. Even simple key chains or fridge magnets will do as souvenirs. I wanted to go out tonight but my friends are all so tired. I'm the only one who's awake now and I'll be sleeping a little later. Singapore is really great, unlike with Manila which is so polluted and congested with traffic. Here, it's really nice, there are lots of trees around, the streets are clean, the buses stop only at the right places, commuters are at the right places, everything is really organized.

Well, the government "trained" us well... I haven't been to Manila so I'm not sure what things are like there but my friends who have been there, like Manila. If you are thinking of key chains and fridge magnets, I would suggest Bugis Village. The things there are pretty affordable. How long do you intend to stay in Singapore?

I wish our government is like your government. Manila is so congested. There are some nice places but the bad things are the roads, the traffic, the pedestrian, the pollution, and many other things. Your place is much better. I like the organized system and the cleanliness of the roads and air. I will suggest to my friends to go to Bugis Village. We will be staying here until Sunday. We attended a seminar this day and tomorrow there'll be a seminar, too. Saturday and Sunday we will be going to places.

Yeah, when we went there, there was actually a super sale up to 80% discount on many goods.

Yeah! The shopping malls are great here especially if you have the money! I've seen a lot of things that I like but I have to save money because we'll be staying here until next week.

This was a package tour and it covered Bangkok and Pattaya too. I remember buying a whole lot of chocolates my favourite and being Christmas time the entire streets of Singapore were adorned with Christmas decorations with carol singing everywhere. It was a wonderful experience. I never looked back after that where travel was concerned as I have travelled to several other places but this first trip of ours is etched in my memory.

Wow. It seemed you really enjoyed that. Good for you!

Hi chiwasaki! Yeah, it's really nice there. No heavy traffic, no pollution. It also crossed my mind to find work there. But it's just an idea, I don't plan on pursuing it, yet. But if opportunity knocks, I might grab it.

Just grab it, dun say might grab it!! hehe

Hi adnileb! Wow! You've been to lots of places abroad already! We were planning to go to Hongkong before but the plan always never push through. I was in charge of choosing the tour package but whenever I get a good one, my companions always think twice and thrice and back out because they say it's expensive. But when we went to Singapore they spent more than what they will spend in Hongkong. You should go to Singapore, it's a really good place to visit.

That would be good! It would be a big cut to your expenses if your lodging will be free. More money for shopping.

I'd love to. But I have to save money first. Some of my friends are working there so if ever I'll have a visit there, I have someone to spend the night. Less cost.

Wow! You've been there three times?? You must have really enjoyed it there! Well, I think I might go back there if I have the money and the opportunity. But when that time comes, I will choose carefully my companions! Or better yet, I will go alone. We weren't able to go to that cafe with lots of people with bird cages! I wish I could have seen that. I also liked the buses and MRTs. It was very easy to travel because of it. Everything was so orderly. And you only had to use a card! It's very efficient. We also went to Malaysia but we couldn't enjoy shopping for cheaper goods there. We had limited time and that's why we weren't able to go to Indonesia, too.

So you work in Malaysia! That's nice. We are planning to go there this Saturday. They say it's just near to Singapore so we should take the opportunity to visit it. I have already told my friends that I will not be bringing home any souvenirs because it's very expensive here and I don't have the money so there. But I might buy some chocolates for my family especially my niece and nephew.

You should visit Singapore in the future!

I enjoyed the place. Thanks!

And I was surprised to know that even taxi fares have tax!

Yeah, they say the super sale will start tomorrow. I don't know if I will buy any souvenirs from these malls. I want to visit Chinatown and Bugis Village because they say there are many affordable goods there.

Thanks! And good luck to your travel!

Hi! Yeah, it's very clean there and the people are very well-disciplined and everything is so organized. One myLotter who is a Singaporean said, their government "trained" them to be so. And I think that's good. I wasn't able to visit their zoo and the underwater world, but we were able to visit Sentosa and that was really a great tourist spot.

We're here for a Fish exhibit/seminar but we have the weekend to tour the place. Singapore is a very small country but it's really advanced. As far as I know Singapore is a First World just like Japan.

You're welcome.

Yeah, I've seen a few garbage but that is nothing compared to our country. I've heard that chewing gums are not allowed in your country, too? I saw a used chewing gum in a table beside the pool here in the hotel and I thought maybe a guest here does not know about the rule here. Oh, inflation is really bad. Bad for tourists, too.

Hi msdivkar! Well, there are indeed cheap good food here but the souvenirs are expensive. We are planning to go to Chinatown and Bugis Village because they say there are cheap goods there.