One of my friends commented that she enjoyed my trip to Malaysia more than the one I had in Singapore. Singapore was as much fun as Malaysia, Glendz, and I'm posting pics that i earlier deemed too much for my previously "serious and formal" SG blog :D
On the plane, I was a bit apprehensive about my arrival in Singapore. I was expecting tough questions at Singapore's port of entry because it was my first time in Asia. Contrary to my expectations, immigration was a breeze. And thus, these happy scenes...
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| happy to arrive safely in Changi Airport...whew! |
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| meeting tita manuela at the Budget Terminal |
Excited and eager to immerse myself in Singapore, we decided to take the MRT from the airport. In all my travels, this is always when I and the country's currency first meet :) It's always confusing counting coins and putting them into machines, but such a fun way to get familiar with different kinds of money all over the world!
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| laughing at my clumsiness at the MRT ticket machine |
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| Tita, me, and Deoneter inside one of SG's MRTs...touted to be the most efficient and cleanest in the world |
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| sometimes like Manila transportation, standing room...but infinitely more comfy and cooler :) |
Next stop was DINNER!!!! Yeyyyyy!!!...:) specifically, the famous Chicken Rice in Lion City!
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| my first Chicken Rice meal at Junction 8 Shopping Mall Food Court |
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| savoring my un-spicy version of Chicken Rice, a treat from my tita looking on |
Time to go see my Tita's place and meet her family so we took a cab.
Guess what? Cabs accept credit cards and debit cards! ...and drivers give you back your change to the last centavo! ...without you asking or begging for it! :)
What's more? Benzes are commonplace as taxicabs in SG! Coolest trivia of the day.
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| maybe I was excited to be in my home away from home ;) |
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| with my trusty baby pillow from home, i slept like a baby... |
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| ...And woke up refreshed to my first morning glimpse of Singapore |
With so many tourist spots to see in the city, I had a hard time choosing from those found in the free map i picked up from the airport, hehe! I stuck with what i've already decided on when i was surfing the Net planning my itinerary: The Chinese Garden.
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| Jurong East MRT stops right at the Chinese Garden entrance |
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the Rainbow Bridge has a spectacular view of the pagoda, and the city on the other side -
this was the finish line of The Amazing Race Asia 2 |
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| Confucius is one of the Eight Legendary Heroes that welcomed tourists near the towering pagoda |
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| I should stand right up there with him for a better view! :) |
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| the Koi Pond next to the Live Turtle Museum |
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a very large (a scary-looking!) monitor lizard under one of the twin pagoda steps...
good thing we were at the top when it came up from the lake waters! |
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the twin pagodas
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| resting my feet AND photo ops at the same time at the pavilion |
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| at the Garden of Abundance...thought this was Mickey Mouse...it was just simply a mouse haha |
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my birth year animal: Rabbit - 1975
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| clowning around coz it felt like I had the garden to myself, well, except for Deoneter who took the nice pics |
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| even the toilets were green |
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| Chinese structure |
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| the Bonsai Park was closed for renovations |
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| Confucius: A Great Philosopher and Educator...like me! LOL |
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one of the little bridges scattered all around the gardens -
who wants to join me at this ""Bridge of Romance" ? |
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| direction map of the two gardens |
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| finally, we found the Japanese Garden (my secret favorite) |
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walking a bit aimlessly around the Japanese Garden grounds
(maybe we were a bit lost, hahaha!) |
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| one of the many stone lanterns in the garden |
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| that red Japanese arch behind me is called a Torii Arch - A torii gate marks the approach and entrance to a Shinto shrine. It is the division between the physical and spiritual worlds. |
All the walking and posing (hehe) got me famished, so we crossed the street and found some hawker food. The dimsum was a great balm to my tummy while the rain fell in earnest.
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| finished with lunch - and HAPPY :D |
...all these, in just less than a day in S'pore!
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