Tuesday 11 November 2014

Singapore


Second asian country I've visited was Singapore. Surprisingly that was one of not as many fixed schedules during my trip. I came from Manila, Philippines. Immediately after arrival I've missed Philippines so much. Singapore is way more expensive.
It's a nice, impressive city state and you pay for it. I picked hostel on booking.com and gone to Little India train station. Unfortunately I didn't save map from the app and had no idea which direction to go. I've had such a bad luck every time have asked for directions they send me wrong way. When I stoped asking people for directions and finally got the right direction and find out the hostel was just 3min walk from station but opposite direction. First nite was same story as usual I've walked around to see nice spots (followed tripadvisor and lonely planet guids for tips).

Singapore highlights
Marina Bay Sands Skypark, theatre, City Bus Tour (Double decker), Singapore Flyer, Waterfront Promenade, River tour, Sri Mariamman Temple, China Town.
I've arrived to Singapore on 7th March 2014 and have met Doctor Lukas before gone for Cambodia trip which we organised in December only before I hit the road. We did some city walk bus and river trips nite out. Stayed in G4 backpacker in Little Indian next to Little India metro train station. This was nice clean backpacker close to the main places and train station. We've done successful shopping got camera and cam corders before further coming Cambodia trip.
There are bargin markets through Little India, Singapore where you can get pair of jeans for 3USD.
Food in Singapore is purely amazing! So many different asian and western food with indian, malaysian, indonesian, western and mainly chinese influence you can purchase in fast foods and nice deecent restaurants.
I only find out after I left city but the chewing gums are illegal. 


Me (red shirt) and Doctor Lukas on River Tour

There is many shops with electronics around city we were looking for good price GOPRO camcorders but in the end bought these in Harvey Norman's just in case.

Singapore City Bus Tour

One afternoon during the river tour Doctor came with briliant idea: "What about to go Indonesia just for one night?" Well we did so. We runned back to hostel grabed wallet and passport jumped on train and cought last ferry to Batam late that nite. Staff on ferry desk was wondering where's our luggage as there were only us and passports.

Ferry cruise was okay quiet sea no as many people on board. Just after arrival got some money from ferry terminal ATM. Hop into taxi and drivers first question was about accommodation we told him we aren't going to any place to stay over night even that we heard this question ten times again. Finally we've reached nice food court somewhere in the middle of Batam town. It was late night only locals were eating drinking around nice place around 100m square just after we've stepped in all the girls selling drinks and mainly beers run to us and tail us all the way around food shops until we ordered the food at very last shop and of course some beer as well. Food was incredible cheap and so tasty I think even had some of the sea food first time. We ate and drink a lot as it was delicious when we're done and shops closed staff sit down and drink with us. There was just something strange running between the table on this almost empty place with dimmed lights of course the common species rats size of small cat. I just asked the locals what's that? They replied simply: "That's Jerry". There were many Jerry's that nite. Our new friends got brilliant idea go to discotheque why now? They've took us on motorbikes stopped at their homes and swapped smart phones with stupid phones in few minutes we figured out why. We arrived to famous local place unfortunately I can't remember its name. Went to third floor stepped of the lift and you could recognize loud doof doof music behind the door. Once they opened the door I've got frozen so surprised was expecting anything but not this. There was loud music as heck hundrets siluets of people and absolute dark inside such a completely new story. When you want to order you just light your phone on and staff found you at this moment I've recognized why our friends swapped their devices. I didn't see there any other foreign faces and anytime we gone even to the bathroom our friends followed us.
When they closed this place we just hop on taxi and run to the ferry harbor where we wait for an hour or so I felt into sleep few times and Doctor luckily look after tickets. Than we arrived to hostel right at breakfest time. Well this was our 2 million ( Rupiah IDR) trip to Indonesia.


Next morning we flew to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.


2 million quick trip Singapore - Batam, Indonesia - Singapore 
One nite all in




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