(my long overdue blog of our Singapore trip)
Our trip to Singapore wasn’t a spur of the moment plan or just because we felt the need to splurge our really small savings. Jelson learned about a certain conference in Singapore late last year. He really worked hard for it and last April, he finally got an email confirming his attendance to the said conference. I had the privilege of accompanying him to Singapore (not the conference itself cause people paid good money to listen to the speakers). That being said, I would like to share with you our fun Singapore tour. (That felt like a disclaimer Ü)
Day 1 (May 25, 2006)
Jelson and I were so excited for our Singapore trip. It is after all our first together. We left the house with Ate Jeng and Kuya Al at around 10am and arrived at the Centennial Airport before 12 noon. Checking in was sort of hassle free since the lines were not like that of NAIA’s (or were we just to excited to mind the line?). We finished checking in our luggage and going through the immigration almost 1pm. Waiting was really a bore because there wasn’t much to go to and undeniably, there were quite a number of people inside the really small international airport. We bought sandwiches at Delifrance and strolled both ends of the airport. Jelson and I were looking for something to read or at least keep our mind off the really warm weather, when we saw Ate Jeng and Kuya Al running towards an exit. Apparently, Kuya Al heard his name called over the PA system. He didn’t hear where exactly he was being asked to go so they went outside to check with the information. It turns out, our friend from PAL has arranged for us to be accommodated at the Mabuhay Lounge (thank goodness!!!). An hour before our boarding, we treated ourselves with everything that is available there, most especially the really cool air-conditioning.
Our first plane ride together. We were treated with a great meal and movie--- Kingkong!
We arrived at Changi Airport and we were all left in awe. The airport was huge. Like 3 times the entire Centenial Airport--- domestic and international combined!
Visitor’s Center at Changi Airport, Singapore.
We arrived at Hangout at Mt. Emily a little past 8pm. Our hotel is located in Little India area and at the top of Mt. Emily. We met the receptionist (we forgot her name so we coined her Yao Ming because that’s what we could make from how she pronounced her name) who was very accommodating to us.
We didn’t waste any more of our time and went to the best place where shops won’t close their doors on you--- Mustafa Center. It’s a 24- hour mall. I’m not kidding! They really are open 24 hours. There wasn’t a chance to take pictures there but the height of our night was walking from Mustafa Center back to our hotel. According to Yao Ming, it would only take us about 20 minutes of walking to go from the hotel to Mustafa Center (vice versa) but honestly, it really felt that it was more of 20 kilometers walk than just 20 minutes! We got back to the hotel safely at around 1am (it’s relatively safe to walk around the city even in the wee hours). What a way to cap off our first day.
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