Trip To Singapore (Day 1)

Singapore, also known as the Lion City was the destination for my holiday during the mid term break. Actually, the reasons I wanted to go there are Universal Studio and because it seems like the easiest country to go about (since it's so tiny but sophisticated at the same time).

When I was planning for my holiday, I log on to the Airasia website and saw that the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore was only RM79 and immediately called my mom to ask her if I could go (I seriously needed to go outstation =P). Praise the Lord that she agreed and so my three sisters and I were set on to travel to Singapore from 16 to 19 July. 

Zoey and Isabelle at LCCT~~ eating expensive bread =.=

Our flight from LCCT was 5.30pm and we touched down in Changi Airport Terminal 1, Singapore at 6.10pm (20 minutes ahead of schedule). By the way, Terminal 1 is for budget airlines like Airasia but it is SO MUCH NICER and CLEANER than LCCT. Terminal 1 (for budget airline) is as good as Terminal 2 and 3 which are for full service airlines like Singapore Airlines, Emirates, MAS etc and it has the same standard like KLIA... 

The first thing I notice about Singapore is the way they walk... practically half running. Really speedy like they are rushing to catch a plane... but for the few who aren't brisk walking, they know how to make way for the others. When riding an escalator, Singaporeans stand on the left side and leave the right lane empty so people who are rushing and walk past. Very orderly indeed, not like in Malaysia where you have to zoom and squeeze here and there just to get through. 

Changi Airport

We got on a taxi and headed to our hotel, Haising Hotel - with simple and small rooms (you can check out their rooms online) it cost SGD140 per night for a 4-person room. The taxi uncle was very nice and friendly(out of all the taxis we took he was the only one that talked to us) and he pointed out to us the places of interest in Singapore. He said and I quote "You only need 30 minutes to see the whole of Singapore", indicating how "tiny" the island was. 

When we got to our hotel (after 25 mins) the taxi fare was SGD26 because they have many "charges" such as airport pick up charge -SGD3 and other toll charges. We checked in and went out around 7.30pm to Suntec City Mall. We grabbed a taxi too from the hotel and the fair was SGD8+ to get there. 



Eating at Food Republic

First we went to eat at Food Republic (some sort of food court) We ate Singapore Hokkien Mee, Wanton Mee, Ipoh Mee and some red bean and green bean bread. Most of the meal were about SGD4-6. Maybe the mall wasn't really fully occupied with tenants because there were some empty shoplots... and most of the shops close around 9.30pm which was shocking to me XP.

Fountain of Wealth at the center of the Suntec City Area

We also went to find the Fountain of Wealth to see the laser show...but honestly it was not really interesting. Or maybe it wasn't our cup of tea, so instead we took pictures near the fountain and the surrounding areas.

Suntec City Mall at 9.30... the shops behind us are closed

Since the shops close around 9.30pm, there wasn't much to shop on the first day, I only manage to grab some souvenirs and we took a taxi back to the hotel which cost about SGD8+ and reached around 10.15pm. 

I will continue the rest of the days on other posts! Adios...