Singapore (Thread 23)

[GirlCrush]

Cinnam, glad you enjoyed your trip... Yung "merlion" ice creme wafer, nagkalat rin yan along Orchard The brand that you usually see is Walls, which is Selecta sa atin. Fave ko rin yung ripple flavour! You should've tried the XLB at Paradise Dynasty instead... They have a branch at Ion and Vivo City... Their XLB is better than Din Tai Fung

[msals2007]

thanks sis cinnam for the detailed review and recommendations. I've been checking the site of travel delight, parang mas mura kung sa kanila bibili ng tickets for the attractions kaysa dumirecho sa mga official website. updated naman siguro website nila no? example yung gardens by the bay nila including 2 conservatories $23 lang, pag sa official website ng gardens by the bay $28. paano pala yun, mag iissue sila ng eticket, then punta din kami sa ticketing office ng mismong attraction pag andun na kami o pwedeng direcho na?

[cinnam]

^^^sis mom c yes unlimited rides yun sa mrt pero yung sa bus, not all, besides, sa sbs transit bus 138 (going to zoo) ko lang nagamit yun for bus rides.

^^sis girl crush sayang sana nga dun na lang ako nag try

^sis msals2007 yes updated site nila, you can email them as well if your hotel is included (they do deliver the tickets straight to your hotel but backpackers hostels are not included) if it's not, then you can claim the tickets from their bugis office. USS, sg zoo straight ka na sa entrance. Songs of sea, skyride luge you have to exchange the tickets first sa ticketing counter sa beach and Imbiah stations, respectively. And please don't forget yung USS meal vouchers! A lot of savings especially kung madami kayo pupunta sa USS. Also ask for the free $10meal voucher and $5retail voucher, they have given me eh.

[msals2007]

thanks sis cinnam. i emailed them earlier regarding all attractions that we want to visit including malaysian tour. sana mas maka mura nga kami. forgot to ask about that meal vouchers. remind ko pag binigyan na ko ng quotation. thanks again.

[pinksuman]

i'm back from my pinas holiday and next week chinese new year (cny) holiday na. papunta na me sephora at bugis plus. let's see if may sale pa =)

weather for today it's so windy as in malamig na hangin. hindi na sya maulan pero mahangin naman =) hindi na nga ako pinapawisan papuntang office eh

recently i was checking some hotels and mukang ok sa quincy hotel because walking distance lang sa paragon mall and orchard mrt. saw this in tripadvisor and included na yung meals from modesto and dean and deluca. bongga =)

sa may chinatown area naman ok and affordable sa park 22 hotel.

so ayan out na me. i'll do some monday shopping and collect my sephora hehe

[cloudzy_09]

We are planning to visit singapore sa feb baka 3 days lang kami we cant leave the kids ng matagal. Can you recomend places to visit na more on culture, nature and food hindi kasi kami mahilig ni hubby sa mga amusement park.

[GirlCrush]

^You can check out the museums around Dhoby Ghaut area... National Museum, Peranakan Museum, etc., You can also add Gardens by the Bay in your list and for food, the infamous Tian Tian chicken rice at Maxwell hawker centre should be in your list)

[redmicki_ea]

hi mga sis, will be in SG this coming Feb12-15.. Torn between porcelain hotel, SEA Hotel and YMCA hotel ngayon na dapat ako magbooking. Any inputs regarding pros and cons nila? then yung IT namin pakicheck kung tama:

Day 1: Arrival at SG 9am
           Check-in at hotel, iwan lang ng bag tapos what to do?
           USS/Songs of Sea or Citytour tapos mall hopping and   
           buy pasalubong sa chinatown?

Day 2: dito ko ko na lang ba ipapasok yung USS/Songs of
           Sea/Sentosa?

Day 3: Valentines day, so relax lang... Dito ko na lang ba 
           ipapasok yung city tour at mall hopping or continue
           Sentosa na lang?

Day 4: 10am flyt back to Manila so 7am dapat nasa airport na.

Eto kasi ang plan namin puntahan..

USS, Sentosa, Luge, Citytour, Shopping (ako lang may gusto nito =D), tapos meet up mga friends sa SG.

First out of the country kasi namin ito tapos last January 7 ko lang binook yung ticket namin kasi nagsale yung cebupac, 6.8K two-way, 2pax. Pahelp na lang mga sis..

[pinksuman]

cloudzy_09,
you can add Chinatown at your list na walking distance na lang from Maxwell hawker centre. maraming old structure buildings sa Chinatown na wedding photographers often take photos here coz of their nice buildings

redmicki_ea,
saya naman at super mura nakuha nyo sa sg 

yung porcelain hotel I don't recommend this coz yung smallest room nila is very very small but the most bothering part is all interiors are black so all the lights there are spotlights....sakit sa ulo kaya although ok ang location sa Chinatown area and new hotel sya.

may colleagues have tried park 22 hotel walking distance na lang sa outram park mrt and walking distance sa Chinatown area. dito ko dinadala yung mga tao na tight sa budget. recently this is what I recommended a French backpacker. maliit na hotel lang sya pero may wifi and breakfast na. superior room with queen size bed with window is only SGD150.

This is what I think that you can do on your iti:
Day 1: brunch, city tour and shopping or meet up with your friends.

Day 2: whole day sa sentosa (songs of the Sea is inside sentosa), USS, pasyal pasyal lang at puede pang magshopping sa vivo city or harbourfront mall (labas ng sentosa).

Day 3: if hindi kasya ang 1 day sentosa uss nyo then you can use this day or meet up with your friends. 

I'm pretty sure they know where you can shop =)

enjoy lang! weather for today is sunny and windy and Chinatown area is full of stuffs and tiangge and mga kabayo =) year of the horse na and napaka timely ng my little hehe

[redmicki_ea]

Thank sis pinksuman. Tama ka super mura nga kaya nga napabook ako ng wala sa oras kahit 1 month lang preparation. hahaha! sige follow ko yung IT mo, hinde naman kasi kami mahilig sa mga zoo, halaman at museum kaya more on extreme experience kami. Yung mga friends namin sa gabi pa namin imeet kasi may mga pasok sila kaya yung sa araw lakwatcha mode. Check ko din yung park22. thanks!

[GirlCrush]

redmicki, YMCA for me. Location palang panalo na. It's in the middle of everything.. 1 mrt ride lang to Sentosa, Chinatown also because Dhoby Ghaut MRT is an intersection for purple, yellow and red lane na MRT

[msals2007]

uso din ba ang tawad tawad sa Chinatown dyan?

[IamDindin]

Hello there!  Planning to visit SG on Feb 26 to March 3.  Okay ba sa Days Hotel or is it far from the city?   Our itinerary looks like this:

Feb 26: MNL-SG-Johor (gusto lang namin madagdagan yung stamps sa passports namin )
Feb 27: Johor-SG (Sentosa)
Feb 28: USS
Mar1&2:Garden by the bay, city tour with friends based in SG
Mar 3:  SG-Manila

Anyone na makakapag suggest pa na pwede namin idagdag sa itinerary?   Thanks you sisses!

[gorgeous_mommie]

advise naman po.. which is the best  to KL from SG? train or bus? were going back to sg this april after 7 years, hehe.. but this time, with our daughter.. we'll actually meet up with my hubby there kasi meron syang conference for a week.. so working vacation sya.. and don na kami magtatagpo.. so most of day times, kami ng daughter ko ang magkasama since hubby will be in his seminar.. i was thinkong of going to KL sa lego land and hello kitty town. paano po ba pinaka mabilis? pwede ba to balikan to sg?o do we need to stay in KL atleast 1 night?
and anong bus co. ang pinaka reliable at mabilis to get to kl frm sg??? ilan hrs po ang travel time? TIA

[GirlCrush]

^Bus is faster according to colleagues who were able to try both

[shielala]

Hi everyone, I'll be on my first solo trip to SG on April. Any recommendation san ako pwede magstay, kahit hostel lang?

[burberi]

^I booked sa Beary Best hostel for our trip this March. Haven't tried it yet but it seems to have good reviews. Check it out.

[redmicki_ea]

Anyone tried plush pod hostel. Planning to book their standard room with own bathroom. Thanks!

[kayesl]

gorgeous_mommie
- Legoland and Hello Kitty town are not in KL. sa Johor Bahru lang sya - yung pinakamalapit na part ng MY sa Singapore. mga 1.5hrs by bus (pedeng mas matagal depende sa tagal nyo sa immigration).  i think Legoland and HK Town kaya naman ng isang araw.  pero kung gusto nyong masulit, pede din naman kayong mag-overnight doon. you can try Legoland Hotel na kakabukas lang.  medyo pricey pero mukhang fun mag-stay doon   for the bus, try mo tingnan yung WTS Travel website. meron silang package at merong bus lang.

[shielala]

May babayaran pa ba ko na terminal fee and airport tax from sg to manila?

Mga magkano kaya bus sg to kl?

Anyone here na natry na sa betelbox hostel? Habol ko kase dun yung free food walk tour nila pag nagstay ka ng minimum 3 nights.