“There’s no such thing as too much
of a good thing”—that’s what I read in one of the under renovation shops in
Marina Bay Sands and I think, that’s Singapore for me. Living in Singapore I
think is like living only once in a week-- only on a Sunday when everyone’s
getting together, happily greeting each other, eat out, unlimited sharing of
stories, fast paced but friendly environment and definitely can be a day with
books and sharing of stories over a cup of coffee. For someone from Manila like
me, Singapore is like a big Fort Bonifacio High Street, a safer one.
Singapore is such a mixture of
culture and the diversity makes this small country interesting and fun to visit.
First stop, Chinatown.
The Chinatown amazed me for its cleanliness and entertaining
atmosphere. Maybe it’s because most of the people in Singapore is Chinese and
walking in the stretch with Chinese decorations made me feel that I was
actually in China. I got our pairs of chopsticks for S$2 each.
Of course the Chinatown experience
won’t be complete without eating frogs which
has the taste of “in between fish and chicken.”
Bollywood is the new Hollywood,
that’s what they say. Well, watching 3 Idiots, I will definitely agree to that,
but Singapore can also be a haven for Bollywood fans. Then we transported to a
different culture, The Little India.
India is one of the most colourful cultures
for me and we were just so lucky when we visited because they just finished Deepavali
(also known as Diwali Dipawali, etc), the “Festival of lights” which is one of the
most important festivals in a year for Hindus when the families get together
and performs traditional activities together. It was a national holiday in
Singapore.
Of course Indian food is one of the
most distinct and delicious food ever made by mankind. Haha. And so we tried
the famous fish head curry in
Singapore and finally met Gulaab Jammun.
After
trying out various dishes, our taste buds craved for the original Singaporean
food so we headed to Hawker Centre
and had a taste Laksa and taho.
We also tried the famous Chili Crab
in Jumbo Seafood Restaurant near Clark Quay.
And definitely, Halloween is awesome in Singapore.
I can
consider Singapore as one of the best places for walking, especially if you
want to feel like traveling in different places when you can stop your feet
(well depends on the mood). Maybe a few steps from Singapore Art Museum, we’ve
reached the Arab Street where I found
nice shops and restaurants that will definitely transport you to the Middle
East. I think it’s one of my favourite streets there.
A few
more steps then we reached Little
Thailand, Little Malaysia and
maybe the Lucky Plaza can be Little
Philippines. Haha. (I'll surely visit Lucky Plaza on my next trip to Singapore.)
Every
street in this country has different character. Taku and I were so amazed on
the architecture of the city.
We sneaked
in the bar of Marina Bay Sands not just for our usual Mojito but to see the beauty
of the city from the top. It was breath taking.
We just
moved around the city, tried the bus and MRT, and were wowed with the way of life
and amiable nature of the Singaporeans.
With Taku’s friendly and nice nature, I believe that he fits in Singapore. I wish I could live there too so that every day is Sunday.
With Taku’s friendly and nice nature, I believe that he fits in Singapore. I wish I could live there too so that every day is Sunday.
Thanks to Heidi, a couchsurfer from Malaysia for walking around with us! See you soon!
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