Singapore with Choon Wah

IT was Saturday. My coursemates and I decided to visit Singapore since our next and last paper is in days away. That would be Choon Wah and Vanessa first time there. The five of us took a bus to JB where we walked to the custom and board another bus to the neighbour country.

Our first stop was Bugis. We took the MRT there and had our lunch at Yoshinoya in Bugis Junction Complex. After the meal we walked around and do some shopping.

Ichiban!

Girls shop and the guy wait

Bugis Junction

Then we went to Bugis Street which was just right next to it. It is like our Petaling street in KL but cleaner, bigger and cooler. And no VCD/DVD haram. Most of us bought a little something for ourself. Jenny and I bought a bag each. Vanessa bought a shirt and I don't know what Sim got for herself.

Bugis street

Next, we took the MRT to City Hall and walked to the Esplanade through the underground shopping mall. Esplande is an art and musical theater. Sometimes there also exhibits some artworks for the public.

Tunnel to the Esplanade

Tunnel Art

Some artwork display

Vanessa and Choon Wah tried out the Chocz's ice-cream which cost them S$4 each. We took some photos outside the Esplanade overlooking Marina Bay and the city of Singapore.

Ice cream with red wine

Group pic

The city

The Esplande = Durian

It rained for awhile, which made the weather cool. We walked across a bridge to the Merlion and the Fullerton Hotel side to snap some photos. Sim wanted to have dessert so badly so we stopped under the bridge for some drinks and rest awhile.

The Esplande Bridge

The Merlion

A new attraction coming up soon - the Ferris Wheel

Some drinks and rest underneath the bridge

C-O-C-O-N-U-T

At the Merlion, there were a lot of tourists: Ang mohs, Koreans, Veitnamese, Chinese etc. And there was this group of university students from Korea and Jenny got hook up with one of the handsome Korean.

Vanessa, Jenny, Choon Wah and Sia Fern Me, Jenny and Vanessa

The koreans Merlion = Mermaid + Lion

Next, we entered the 5 star Fullerton Hotel to have a look of its inside. From the exterior it looks like a old coloniol building but inside the hotel it was very exclusive with nice furnishing, ligthing, enviroment and so on. I wonder how much will it be charged for one night. It was too nice untli the girls even took some pics in the washroom.

The Fullerton Hotel

As if we are staying in there

One of the bridges nearby

With the kids

Kampung people in big city

After 'visiting' the hotel, we walked along the Singapore River, passing Boat Quay and Clark Quay. Along the way, there were nice bronze statue/sclupture for us to take photo and make fun with.

Walk along the Singapore River

Boat Quay

Meet some people

Having some fun time with them

But having some communication problem

Some people can't control herself

Beauty on the underneath as well

Some pics

In Clark Quay

After a long tiring walk along the river, we took MRT to our final stop, Orchard Road. Had our dinner at Orchard Cineleisure. Then enjoy the night scene of the Orchard and shopped around Wisma Atria. We didn't buy anything because all of us have no money to spend already.

Ommelette noodle with cheese for dinner

We left Orchard around 8pm and took the MRT back to Kranji where we board the bus back to Johor. All of us got tired after a whole day of walking and snapping photos but we will come back again some other time during our five years of stay in UTM. Some interesting places yet to explore...

Island Trip (Day 2)

Day 2 (Fri)
Our first day of work! KJ and I had breakfast at home then walked to Buono Vista MRT station at about 8 something to distribute the flyers. We finished in just a short time as it was a peak hour at that time.

Then we took MRT to Raffles Place. Walked around, took some photos, and headed to One Fullerton.

The CEO of JM Corp.

First, we walked along the Elgin Bridge

Then walked pass Boat Quay

Saw Sir Stamford Raffles...statue

Aruging over small matters

Kids jumping off into Singapore River

KJ finally found his car..

..at the Fullerton Hotel

and I found mine too

We saw a big group of tourist, mainly Japanese students, taking photos and buying souveniors at One Fullerton. There was a big statue of Lion Head + Fish Tail, called the Merlion.

"Arigatou goazaimasu"

Then we walked to The Esplanade and right up till Suntec Shopping Mall. Went to the arcade and ended up donating money to them.

Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay

"I want that Nokia!!!"

Had our lunch in the food court before giving out flyers outside Suntec. After that we took a double decker bus to Orchard Road and gave out the flyers in the underpass of Orchard Road. There were alot of people walking down there.

View from the bus

In the bus upstairs

After all the hard work we went to Lucky Plaza and bought some stuff. Then met up with KJ's air-stewardess cousin to have dinner together at Wisma Atria.

Lucky Plaza @ Orchard Road

Wisma Atria @ Orchard Road

At about 10pm we went back home, bathed, rested then slept! Another tired day.