Been jumping from one travel post to another ever since my South Koreatrip. I still have two pending posts from my Japantrip and probably also two for South Korea. I'll get to them soon! For now, I want to start on Singapore before leaving again! :)
Traveling last year was a blast for me. Being able to go to three of my bucket list countries was a dream come true and of course, I can't thank my Mom enough for being so game and taking me to places that I thought I wouldn't be able to visit in a long time. :)
Usually, December is the time we spend with family and we really don't go anywhere. But my mom decided to have a little adventure after Christmas and off to Singapore we went!
We took Jet Star again for this trip and I suggest booking months ahead, so you get a good deal or price. :) Just a little warning though that they're really strict with luggage allowance. Beyond 7kg, you will pay for a total of 15kg. Regardless, if you have a 8 or 10kg weight, you will pay for the 15kg. Sadly, what do you expect from a budget airline? :(
For this trip, we arrived at Singapore around 4:00PM (SG and Manila have the same timezone) and the first thing on our list was to get our tourist SIM from the CHEERS Convenience store.
What we initially wanted to book was a pocket WiFi, but I highly suggest that if you're going on a trip in the month of December, book weeks ahead! I tried booking days before and everything was fully booked. :( But no regrets cos this was the first time that I tried out the 4G SIM Card and I recommend this! For only Php 594, it has 100GB Data and I was able to use this for all my social media/internet needs, Google Maps, and even calling my Mom when we had to part ways sometimes. :) I used this for 4 days and I even had a lot of data left when our time in SG was over. :) At least with a SIM card, you only need to focus on your phone and not have to worry about your pocket WiFi getting lowbatt.
Spotted this cute Hello Kitty installation at Terminal 2, I think?
When we finished with immigration and getting our bags, the MRT can conveniently be found within the airport! :) I suggest that you get a stored value card and load it up with at least $SGD 40 if you're staying for 5 days. :) If you don't end up using the whole amount, you can easily get it refunded.
Unlike Japan, where I got so confused with the train system and never understood it until I left, Singapore was the complete opposite! I mastered it in just one day! ^_^ So easy! Just simply follow the color of the lines and which station you're transferring or going to. :)
After all the airport hustle and bustle, we headed to our AirBnB at Somerset Station. :) There is a long walk going to our AirBnB from Somerset Station and I didn't really expect this. But the place was indeed beautiful! :) Love the heritage looking apartment.
This is the place is Php 3, 486 per night and it has its own bathroom, WiFi, and TV too! Plus nice staff that are always around to help! :)
Though our place requires a bit of a walk, it has its perks of being near the shopping locations, like Orchard and we had a 24 hour grocery nearby, so we got to stock up for our room easily. :)
Like I mentioned above, we arrived at Singapore already at a late time, so there isn't really much to do, so knowing this even way before our trip, I still made sure we at least had something to do, like go to Marina Bay Sands and watch their Spectra light show that happens at the event plaza around 8:00 and 9:00PM everyday for 15 minutes and is absolutely FREE to the public. :)
But first dinner! We dined at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands and this is my favorite place! The mall opens 10:30AM and closes at 11PM. We practically went here 3-4x during our 4day stay! :) This place is so pretty and filled with luxury stores!
Spotted Pandora in the mall and got a Christmas gift from Mom! :)
Mom and I were already hungry when we got to Marina Bay Sands cos our last meal was before leaving Manila. So, the first restaurant we saw was The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Beanstro. :) This reminded me so much of the bistro version back in Manila. My love for CBTL is still evident in SG! Haha! ^_^
We also discovered in our few hours stay in Marina Bay that there are so many Filipinos! Truly, SG is a melting pot of cultures and we didn't struggle at all in terms of communication. :)
The beautiful night view of the event place.♥
A glimpse of the Spectra light show! :)
After the light show, we headed back and just admired Marina Bay Sands hotel at night. :) Got to tick this one off my bucket list! Yey!
That ends our first day in Singapore! Can't wait to blog the rest! :)
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woowww andaming ganap sana mkapasyal din dyan
ReplyDeletewhen in Singapore.... ahh i miss the food, the weather and of course the lovely people
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