My first trip to Singapore
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
August 11, 2020 1:54am CST
Let me share the picture before I left home for the airport. That was my first trip to Singapore for a one-week seminar. It was kind of a rush trip that I got my plane ticket a day before the flight. But everything turned out fine in the hotel and in the seminar as well.
PS. I got the picture when I am backing up my archive disk.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
11 Aug 20
@Alexandoy
Did you have some free time to relax and explore there also?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
The seminar was from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm everyday so the only free time was at night.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
@Hannihar I arrived in the hotel in the late afternoon. I had dinner and then retired early. On the next morning we were picked up by the shuttle to be brought to the seminar venue.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
11 Aug 20
@Alexandoy
I bet you were exhausted. I would want to sleep after that.
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@LadyDuck (470915)
• Switzerland
15 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Your dog was a very young dog in this photo.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Aug 20
@LadyDuck you are right. That picture was taken in 2011, our dog was only 4 years old.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
The picture was taken in 2011.
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@rakski (120888)
• Philippines
13 Aug 20
@Alexandoy I see. It seems nothing change
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@moffittjc (121514)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Aug 20
Look at you Alex, such a sharp-dressed man!
When you were at the conference in Singapore, what language were the conference sessions presented in?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
13 Aug 20
The participants are representatives of Asian countries. The seminar is in English but many could not understand especially the Vietnamese and Cambodians.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Aug 20
@moffittjc the seminar is actually on how to use a software. Can you imagine the non-English speaker? Not to brag but it seems that me and my colleague are the only one good in English, all the other participants use sign language. As for the question why they are there? The seminar is free including everything.
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@moffittjc (121514)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Aug 20
@Alexandoy That is very interesting. I wonder how the non-English speaking attendees were able to benefit from being there if they could not follow along with what was going on.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
11 Aug 20
This photo seems to be taken long time back. You look charming . More like Jacky Chang ready for some kungfu fight.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
Yes, it was in 2011 when the picture was taken. I was still active in kung fu, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
@jayanth_77 after my first trip, my wife and I would visit Singapore every year.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
11 Aug 20
@Alexandoy I too had visited Singapore in 2011 February. A very neat and clean country where any rules not followed will lead to a fine.
Smoking and spitting are totally banned in public places. Fines are very high. I found it difficult to find a vegetarian meal. Luckily I stayed in little India where south Indian hotels are available.
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
12 Aug 20
Barbie wanted to in to the luggage 
. In this corona nice to seeing a traveliig photos... like a memorizing a moment
. In this corona nice to seeing a traveliig photos... like a memorizing a moment1 person likes this
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
That is actually Tisoy, our oldest dog.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
15 Aug 20
@HannahKusKus they look alike with the color of the fur.
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@HannahKusKus (4025)
• Semarang, Indonesia
14 Aug 20
@Alexandoy oow. Sorry. I got wrong in guessing
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@Letranknight2015 (51914)
• Philippines
12 Aug 20
Those were some memories, I hope you go back there some day.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
That picture was taken in 2011.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
It was about Intellectual Property Rights conducted by World Intellectual Property Office.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
13 Aug 20
Thank you for the compliments on my jacket. After my first trip to Singapore we were going there every year. It is a very nice place in Asia that can be comparable to Japan.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
On my first time it was all seminar. When I came back with my wife on the following year, it was truly enjoyable. Singapore is one of the best places in Asia.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Aug 20
Yes, that picture was taken in 2011.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
Yes, many years ago but not a century yet, waheehee.
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
11 Aug 20
Best of luck my friend. Hope you get good trip. But I think your pet not interested to allow you to for your trip my friend.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
That trip was some years ago. Yes, our dog seems to restrain me, waheehee.
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
11 Aug 20
@Alexandoy oh OK. You Pic really cool lol. Thanks for sharing us.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
Yeah, those were the good old days for me.
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@pitsipeahie (5015)
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11 Aug 20
Were you given sometime after the one-week seminar, say the last day, to go around at least within the area to enjoy a little? or was it just pure business no pleasure? hehe 
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
No time for our personal endeavor. I arrived in the late afternoon of a Sunday. The seminar was Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. My flight home was Saturday morning.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
It was in November 2011. It was a rush trip that I was hurriedly assigned to attend because I am the only one with a valid passport.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
11 Aug 20
It was a long time ago, waheehee.
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