Singapore (Thread 24)

[xtine]

^Its actually SGD88 per person pero 3 course meals na sha.

http://www.noxdineinthedark.com/page/menu/

[akosila]

woah. ang pricey siguro pag may extra budget after namin gawin yung mga dapat namin ivisit sa SG

thanks sa info mga sis.

[dulcette]

nakakainis yung IO sa changi 2 nung departure ko pabalik ng pinas, sabi mali daw yung stamp ko ng immigration upon arrival -- eh ganun din naman stamp ng kasama ko--, ang daming sinabi sakin, di ko naman maintindihan kasi ang gulo ng english -- then kinausap yung isa pang IO na less masungit tapos sabi nung isa, parang "it's ok, let her pass". tapos hindi ko daw kamuka yung pic ko sa passport ko (taken 2011 -- ummm duhhh?) then hindi daw ako mukhang 22 (i look younger), so nagtanong pa why i was traveling alone (nagpaiwan yung kasama ko to meet some friends) -- ummm gusto kong sampalin ng bank statement eh

overall, my SG experience: sakit sa paa

[akosila]

^ sis, anong hinanap sainyo documents nung pag alis at pag balik niyo dito sa pinas?

ano ba dapat ang dalhin? ito kasi yung dadalhin namin eh

1. Passport
2. Booking of Hotel
3. Itinerary/Receipt
4. Certificate of Employment
5. Return Ticket/Receipt
6. IDs
7. Authorization Letter for the credit card that we used in booking the flight

Kailangan pa ba magdala ng Bank Statement? kasi may nabasa ako hindi requirement na dapat magpakita ng bank statement/"show money"

[rocky]

^upon check-in:
RT ticket, ID, passport & photocopy ng CC & valid ID ng ginamit mong CC kung hindi sya kasama.

IO:
RT ticket, boarding pass, passport & kung may reservation kayo sa hotel sama nyo na, hindi naman kasi required yon. isang tanong isang sagot lang.

^^ngayon lang ako nakarinig ng ganyang experience, never ko na-encounter yan sis kasi usually mas mababait mga IO sa ibang bansa. titingnan ka lang then stamp

[akosila]

^ thank you sis sa details

^ ngayon lang din ako nakabasa ng ganung IO sa ibang bansa ah.

[akosila]

repost ko lang po yung pinapa review kong iti:

here's my iti, pa review please.

Day 1/Night 1
- Arrival : T2 11:55PM
- Will roam around the airport - but will not pass through the immigration yet
- Hopefully we can nap without guards bothering us

Day 2:
- Will get out of the airport @ around 6AM
- Leave our bags in Bugis Hotel
- Bugis
- City Hall
- Wait for Funan Mall to open
- Padang
- Parliament
- China Town
- Lunch @ Bugis
- Check in
- Bugis again
- China Town
- Orchard - ION Orchard
- Mustafa
- Clark Quay

Day 3:
Will do city tour ulit
- City Hall
- Padang
- Parliament
- Boat Quay
- Fullerton
- Merlion Park
- Esplanade
- SG Flyer
- Makansutra
- Helix Bridge
- MBS
- Gardens by the Bay

Day 4:
- River Safari
- Night Safari

Day 5:
- Beach
- USS
- Sentosa: Luge Skyride
- Cable Car

Day 6:
- Shopping sa China Town, Ikea
- Go to Airport @ 1PM
- Departure @ 5 PM
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[rocky]

^bakit paulit2x & pabalik2x city tour nyo sis? hehe! hindi ganon kalapit ang bugis sa chinatown ha. unahin nyo USS para may energy pa kayo saka yon yong highlight eh. yong city tour pwede nyong singit2x yan depende sa weather & free time

[akosila]

hehe hindi ko nga rin po alam eh kung bakit pa ulit ulit. actually sa Day 3 kasi talaga dapat yung City Tour namin.

pano ba ang pwedeng diskarte para maging maayos? hehe.

[xtine]

^Sis,

1. Walang mashado gagawin sa Padang kasi empty ground lang sha.  Ginagawa lang shang venue pag F1 or merong malaking concerts.
2.  Parliament is sa labas lang kayo pwede mag picture picture
3.  Boat quay is yung mga tourist trap na restaurants
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/filipino-family-receives-1200-bill-for-dinner-at-boat-quay-which-includes-707
4.  Gardens by the bay is whole afternoon so skip those padang, parliament places. 
5.  Bugis is just tianggian.  Pasalubong is the best sa chinatown.
6.  Orchard road has a lot of malls, takashimaya, wisma, H&M bldg, somerset 313 or plaza singapura.  Hindi lang Ion.

I highly suggest to check www.gothere.sg  para malaman mo how near (or far) those places you mentioned in your ITI

[akosila]

Since yung Day 2 and Day 3 namin is parang redundant, may massuggest ba kayong itinerary for our Day 2 or Day 3?

We're thinking na mag Sentosa nalang kami sa Day 2 morning (ikot ikot lang) until tanghali tapos balik sa Bugis area to check in, then after checking in balik na kami ng China Town, then shopping sa Orchard Road. then Clark Quay.

[xtine]

^You can try to do overnight in KL. 

[cutiepie]

Anyone watching Le Noir this june? Feedback please ha. I'm traveling to SG on june29 just for this. Haha 

[akosila]

^You can try to do overnight in KL.

sis nakabook na kasi kami ng hotel eh for 5 days na yun. sayang naman hehe.

any suggestions pa sis? thanks ng marami

[rocky]

^sidetrip na lang sa JB for legoland & hello kitty

[akosila]

^ nasa original iti namin ang Legoland and Hello Kitty pero nung una parang nakukulangan kami, pero tinanggal ko na rin siya. I guess I have to bring it back, btw, 2 kami (couple) na mag SG this June na.

Ito yung nakita kong way para makapunta sa Legoland, copying from another forum. Okay ba siya? and ano other alternatives sa pagpunta sa Legoland + Hello Kity?

Go to Kranji MRT Outside nun may mga Buses going to JB Sentral. Take any bus. In my case I usually take Causeway Link since .80 sgd lang sya. You will have to go through immigration. Hassle yan pag weekend dahil madaming tao. Then once you're In JB na may terminal sa Baba bago may City Square Mall sakay ka dun ng Legoland Bus  check this link for the schedule of Legoland Bus http://www.causewaylink.com.my/shopping-bus#/-1/

[dulcette]

machunget daw talaga mga IO sa changi lalo na yung mga chinese women. mabait yung IO ko nung arrival eh, malaysian guy. pero kakainis lang din talaga kasi naninigaw sila ng mga nakasabay ko na indians, pati mga bata ba naman sigawan? aba malay ba naman ng mga bata kung anong procedure. and parang, ano ba namang isasagot ko nung tinanong ako, "Why is your stamp wrong?" malay ko ba kung anong right, kayo kayo din naman nagstamp nyan lol.

*departure from NAIA
- travel tax receipt
- it/ receipt
- boarding pass (though kinwenstyon ako bakit 2 yung boarding pass ko, eh sa nacheck in ko na yung return flight ehh)

also bring credit cards used for reservations, valid ID, bookings

*arrival at changi:
-Passport, immigrant card if tourist ka nag enter

- buy a prepaid data sim card if you are like me na dependent sa internet hehe really helped me around and kept me from getting lost!

*departure from changi
-Passport
-Immigrant card -- the one you filled out sa plane ride papuntang SG -- very very important but do not staple this sa passport, maarte din sila sa tampering ng passport
Ewan ko dun sa IO ko binalibaliktad pa passport ko high blood si auntie

*arrival at naia
- passport
- customs declaration if any (i did some personal shopping and did not declare anything, di ko naman ibebenta)

* did not bring any proof of employment, bank statement, and other docs

[rocky]

- buy a prepaid data sim card if you are like me na dependent sa internet hehe really helped me around and kept me from getting lost!

sis, daming free wifi don

[dulcette]

^ madami nga, but i still had to have a connection 24/7 -- yun lang ang way of communication ko with everyone back home (i was almost traveling solo). tsaka i needed Waze and singapore railways guide hehe

[xtine]

^In my opinion, its kind of rare to find free wifi here in Singapore, not all restaurants offer free wifi.  Almost wala nga eh.  My current iphone is globe locked kaya I can only use my iphone if there's wifi.

If you really want to be constantly connected to the internet, you should get a prepaid top up that comes with data.