Singapore (Thread 20)

[Ella Montana]

^Is there any reason why you chose IMM for shopping? Malayo kasi sha sa city, probably an hour pa.
Marami malls sa city: Bugis, Orchard, Plaza Sing etc.

For the outlet stores sis

[xtine]

^Outlet stores din ang Anchorpoint in Alexandra which is within the city.  May I ask anong mga shops ang particular kayo?

Also, from Harbourfront, just get to the street level and look for the bus stop.  Bus 97 is Harbourfront (Vivocity) to Marina Bay sands.

Why not shop within the city?  Unless you have more than 5 days here in SG, siguro that's the time you can drop by Jurong east.  Also, you have to check the website for scheduled masses in Good shepherd, Sacred heart or Church of St. Bernadette as there are korean masses, filipino masses, english and chinese masses.  Baka yung 9AM mass mo, hindi english.  So better check.

[Ella Montana]

Thanks sa responses!

We're fine kahit anong language ng mass
When I checked online, ang nakita ko lang kasing outlet stores sa Anchorpoint are Giordano, Billabong, G2000, Charles & Keith, Cotton On, Fox and Pedro. Parang Pedro lang wala sa IMM. They have Adidas na gusto ng sister ko and Esprit na gusto ng cousin ko. Plus other outlets.

Are churches open kahit walang mass?
Even at around 8pm?

[nataliaesperon2000]

regarding sa catholic church sa divine mery sa pasir ris sarado sya na walang mass considering dec 31 kami  pumunta dun

[Ella Montana]

regarding sa catholic church sa divine mery sa pasir ris sarado sya na walang mass considering dec 31 kami  pumunta dun

Sayang. Plan ko kasi sana daan na lang ng church kung wala kaming maabutan na Mass.

[chockulit]

Hello. May I ask kung strict sila na no food allowed inside USS?  Di po ba pwede magdala ng mga cookies or chocolates or chips?  Please advise po.
Thank you.   

Sis, hindi sila strict sa food and drinks.  Hindi nila ini-inspect ang mga bags lalo na kung may kasamang kids and that goes the same with Singapore Zoo and Bird Park.  I suggest na magbaon talaga kayo dahil sobrang mahal ng pagkain sa loob ng parks.

To those who are asking about directions to go around Singapore, I would suggest na i-download ninyo yung streetdirectory na app sa I-phone if you have one.  It's an offline map, meaning gumagana sya even if you're not connected to the internet.  Very helpful sya.

[yapeegurl]

Ella Montana, sa West eto ang mga churches:
- Church of St Francis of Assisi [200 Boon Lay Avenue, Singapore 649964]
- Church of the Holy Cross [450 Clementi Avenue 1, Singapore 129955]

Para from hotel derecho muna kayo sa church then around Jurong area na kayo. And alam ko sis hindi laging bukas ang church kapag walang mass.

For mass schedules, here's a link that might help you:
http://www.veritas.org.sg/mass_schedule.php

[sixteen16]

Ask ko lang anong month ang best month kung pupunta sa SG for pleasure? Yung malamig sana pero hindi tag-ulan..

[meimei]

^re: max of 3 adults in a room, this has been discussed several times already. yes, Singapore is strict, max of 3 adults is for a regular room. so kung family room, pwede apat. just confirm with the hotel what's the maximum occupancy of their rooms.

anyway, YMCA International Hostel has a room for four adults and it's more affordable than most other hotels in SG. so i suggest that you just book that (since you said na hindi pa naman confirmed yung hotel ninyo). but if you want more options, then please use the Search function and use the keywords "family room" and "four adults". there were detailed discussions na before regarding that. pero it seems that you're on the practical side, so just book in YMCA, kung mag-backread ka yan din ang makikita mong recommendation for a family room.

[xtine]

^if i may add, 5 star hotels do not  check on max occupancies like MBS, grand copthorne, mandarin orchard or marriott.  Een four seasons hotel in orchard does not check if you are more than the booked hotel room.  Ony those that are 4 stars below or yung maliliit na hotels / hostels ang nagchecheck like YMCA, hotels within bencoleen street, geylang and others.

For the 3 days itinereies, i think this was widely discussed in previous threads.

[minami617]

Mga sis, maulan ba jan ngayon? anjan kasi ako sa friday-monday (mar 8-11), based from accuweather maulan daw (a couple of showers and thunderstorms) 

[xtine]

^its sunny today but sometimes, it rains in the afternoon.  Betwr bring your umbrella.  It also rained last weekend.  Yung bisita ko were not able to to go merlion.

[catitay]

mga sis, may nakapag stay na ba sa inyo sa Value Hotel Thomson?

[kayesl]

re: weather in SG
i definitely think SG weather is very unpredictable.  It can be sunny and cloudless this hour and pouring cats and dogs on the next hour.  talo pa ang babae!  always bring an umbrella with you.  kahit anong time of the year.  maswerte lang ang January at February kasi medyo malamig talaga. pedeng di mag-aircon pagtulog.
naaalala ko last year,  early march eh malamig pa. ngayon, pagtuntong ng March1, super init at super humid na!

[dooonna]

We'll be there for the first time on April with the fam! Question, okay lang ba if we just buy the tickets for Sentosa, RSW and USS doon na mismo? Thank you!

[xtine]

^For me its ok to buy on the spot.  I buy on the spot all the time as just in case magkatamaran, no need to cancel the tickets.  Btw sis, what is RSW?  Resorts world sentosa?

[Bel_84]

Ive been backreading pero most of what i read re:itinerary/activities eh for families na may malalaki ng kids. Will be travelling with hubby and my 5 mo. Old baby this apr kasi...pwede ba sa uss ang baby? Any suggested activities kapag baby ang kasama?

[xtine]

^I think  5 yr olds already pass as small kids.  Majority of the people who ask us have toddlers to 9 year olds.  In other words, majority of the itineraries here are for kids.  Rarely pa ang for barkadas (teenagers to yuppies).

http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php/topic,254853.msg6909583.html#msg6909583
http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php/topic,270065.msg7451433.html#msg7451433
http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php/topic,266697.msg7354167.html#msg7354167

I also tried searching via google with keywords "singapore itinerary kids"

I think you better look at these sites then come up with an itinerary and you can check it with us.  Sorry sis, we've been granting itineraries for 3 days, 5 days, with kids, without kids in this thread.  So let us know your chosen itinerary then we'll give you our thoughts if its doable or we can substitute with better ideas.

[minami617]

Hi! Hingi naman po ako ng advise. I need to decide na po kasi kung kukuha ako ng express pass sa USS for Saturday. Magpapabili na kasi ako sa traveldelight, 20sgd ang discount nya. Tingin nyo po kelangan ko yun this saturday? Ang mahal po kasi e... Pero at the same time, ayaw ko naman po pumila ng 1-2 hours sa rides..

[xtine]

^^Normally, around 30 minutes lang ang pila and airconditioned ang pipilahan mo.  Siguro just get the express pass if you'll only be staying in USS for half day (afternoon lang) to make use of the time.  Otherwise, manageable ang pila sa USS even if its an hour.  I do suggest you go to transformer's first as its line is the longest of all the rides within USS.