Showing posts with label vivo city. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vivo city. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Singapore FAQs

Immigration

The officer normally grants the visitor a 14 or 30 day social visit pass. I'm not quite sure if there are instances where they give less than 14 days for tourists.


Transportation

MRT and LRT System Map can be found on each train station, however it is still advisable to have a map on hand. The link below will show you the map which you can print for your own reference.




There are designated stops for the buses, you can't just flag them anywhere. These vehicles are numbered.




The most expensive way of transportation is Taxi. Drivers provides receipt after each ride.

(Hindi po nangongontrata ang mga taxi dun. hehe!)

A singapore tourist pass which provides unlimited ride to train and buses can also be bought, but if you are to visit two sites a day, you won't get to maximize the S$8 per day fee. It will still be cheaper to buy a single journey ticket.

On every vehicle, the driver is on the right side so be careful when crossing the street, always look to your left and right.



Where to Stay

Of course there are lots of Hotel in Singapore, if you have enough money to spend, there's Fullerton Hotel, Meritus Mandarin and other big hotels waiting for you. But if you don't have much, you can try the backpacker's hostel ranging from S$20 to S$38 dollars (including breakfast). So always try to search the net for the most affordable one if you're on a tight budget, anyway you will always be out of your room.

The Food

Chips at Sentosa



Seven Eleven almost anywhere




Pasta Fusion & Venezia from Bugis Junction




Sweddish Meatballs from Ikea


From Vivo City Food Court






Thai Express Bistro




KFC near Pasir Ris




Kabayan & Merlion Cookies from Lucky Plaza




Ice cream with Wafer on Esplanade sidewalk



Food court in a mall near Choa Chu Kang



Law of Singapore

Singapore has strict rules. I found the post below on train stations and buses.


Basic violations includes no jaywalking, no littering, no chewing gum, not flushing the toilet.













Monday, February 23, 2009

Singapore Trip Day4

It is our last day, the day to buy pasalubong, gifts and souvenir items for our loved ones and friends.

We went to Mustafa and Little india, but to no avail we did not find anything that interests us.





So we went back to Vivo City and bought some chocolates and Chinese cookies in time for the Chinese New Year. We had our lunch taken at the mini food court.






Lastly we meet up with a college friend in Bugis Junction.
We were instructed by our friend to go to Bugis Street just across Bugis Junction. There we found the most affordable souvenir items. Some of the things we bought were bags, tshirts, nail cutters, keychains and ref magnets.