Singapore Tour

Basic Expenses:

300.00 PHP - Jeepney from Clark Maingate to DMIA (if you're with other people who will also go to the airport you can divide the fare among yourselves)

(less than) 6,000.00 php - Roundtrip Ticket (arriving in Changi Airport SG, leaving from KLIA)

1620.00 PHP- Terminal Tax (Clark Airport)

450.00 PHP - Travel Tax (Clark Airport)

20.00 SGD - Metered taxi from Changi to @ The Little Red DOt hostel at Lavender St

(less than) 800.00 PHP per person - lodging at @ The Little Red Dot Hostel booked via Hostelworld.com

74.00 SGD - ticket to Universal Studios (the hostel sells the tickets for $69.00 SGD if available. Some taxi drivers also sell them)

(less than) 20.00 SGD - taxi to Universal Studios from the hostel

5.00 SGD - Drinks at Universal Studios (to save money you can buy bottled water from outside)

(more or less) 20.00 SGD - fare from Universal Studios back to hostel

* A taxi can hold 4 passengers so it will be more economical if it's 4 of you. If not you may want to try the MRT which is a walking distance from @ The Little Red Dot hostel

(less than) 2.00 SGD - MRT to Marina Bay to see the Merlion

*  We were told that he nearest station to Merlion Park is "City Hall" but we disembarked to Marina Bay Station instead so we had to walk quite a distance to get to the Merlion. We spent some of our time taking pictures of things we see along the way.

(more or less) 2.00 SGD - MRT to Chinatown from Merlion Park (I already forgot what station we boarded)

(less than) 15.00 SGD - taxi from Chinatown to the hostel

(less than) 20.00 SGD - taxi to Golden Mile Complex

25.00 SGD (Starmart Express Bus ticket for Kuala Lumpur bought from Golden Mile Complex)

*Travel from Golden Mile Complex to KL is approximately 6-7 hours

Singapore Day 1: Universal Studios (April 24, 2013)

We arrived at Changi Airport at past 10:00 AM. My sister was getting ready to wear her sunglasses because it's hot but we were surprised that the plane landed right on the door of the airport. No need for us to walk under the hot sun. The ground our feet readily landed on was carpeted which was awesome J

Arrival at Changi Airport

We asked customer service how much it may cost us to take a taxi to Lavender Street and the receptionist said maybe $20.00 SGD and she's right :) It was 19.00 SGD and some change :) The taxis are metered. You would see a paper pasted on the taxi windows showing their flagdown rate of $3.00 and some change. It is the first time that I saw taxis with computer-like monitors installed on them. I'm not sure if that's a GPS tool but it has the taxi driver's name and it looks like they use it to locate their destination. It was a 20-30 minutes travel to the hostel and it's nice to observe the outside surroundings. You will notice that there are trees everywhere and the air looks and feels really clean and unpolluted although the windows are close. We passed by Arab Street, Beach Road and just a few minutes after, Lavender Street. Once you reach the hostel you have to ring the doorbell, once you see the light on the doorbell turn green you can already open the door and it will unlock. We arrived before lunch and although Hostelworld said check in time is by 2:00 pm they already had us go to our rooms. It was an 8-bed dorm and since we're a group of 8 we occupied the whole room.

We bought USS tickets from the hostel but they don't have tickets available however Desmond was kind enough to find us 3 tickets which we paid $69.00 SGD each, the rest we bought from Universal Studios at $74.00 SGD each. We got to Universal Studios at around past 1:00 pm.

For starters we tried Shrek 4D. It was fun and interesting but I think it's more for kids :)

Then me and my 2 other cousins tried Battlestar Galactica's Human and Cylon which are rollercoaster kind of rides.

Battlestar Galactica: Human and Cylon

When I tried Human I already felt a bit nauseated however I also want to try Cylon which I did. Halfway through the ride, I already felt like crying because I don't know what to feel anymore but I also survived it however it totally drained my energy and I was no longer my sober self and it's unfair because my cousins didn't look affected at all!

5th Ave

New York Public Library

We also tried Treasure Hunter which is boring (not much to see and it's too brief. We spent more time on the queues).

Then for water rides we tried Madagascar and Rapids Adventure. You're in for a little surprise with Madagascar. I find the ride relaxing and very suited for children.

Madagascar

Rapids Adventure is more upbeat :)

Rapids Adventure

More importantly, you should not miss Transformers. It’s something you would want to try over and over again. i can't describe it but it's highly-recommended :)

Transformers The Ride

Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time anymore to explore the whole place as it's already dark.

Hollywood

USS's version of the Merlion

If you've been to USS please drop me a line of what we should also have tried so we can try it if we ever come back :)

Singapore Day 2: Merlion Park and Chinatown (April 25, 2013)

Me and my sister woke up early so we can walk around. What we noticed was the sun doesn't rise early in Singapore unlike in the Philippines where the sun is already up at past 6:30 am. It's already past 7:00 am but the sun is still not felt and it's still gloomy outside. You would also rarely see people walking outside unlike in the Philippines where at past 6:00 it's already rush hour. As far as I can remember, if you turn to Hamilton Rd you'll see a 711 on the side of Horne Rd.

Walking straight from the hostel, (the side where you'll pass by Backpacker's Hostel) you'll eventually encounter a red and white striped barricade then you'll see a pedestrian. you cross that and you'll see the Kallang Rd signage, to the right is the way to the Lavender Street MRT. 

the path to my right is the way to the Lavender MRT Station

straight ahead is the Lavender MRT Station

After we found the MRT we went back to the hostel, took a bath and got ready so we can visit the Merlion. After disembarking at the Marina Bay Station we walked and asked people how we can get to the Merlion Park.

a little respite from the scorching sun

It was a very hot day as usual so we bought some Starbucks frappe along the way which costs $7.00 SGD and some change.

After taking some pictures of the Merlion we searched for another MRT station to bring us to Chinatown. 

The Merlion

Singapore's MRT

From Chinatown we asked people where we can buy delicious and affordable foods and they pointed us to the Hawker Center where we bought meals for $3.00 SGD and $5.00 SGD.

Chinatown

Since we already have to check out by 12:00 pm and it's just 30 minutes before 12:00 we just took a taxi to the hostel. We then checked out and proceeded to Golden Mile Complex to buy our tickets to Kuala Lumpur.

i wish we had stayed longer in SG. There’s still a lot of places to see.