SING IT!
(part 2 of the many)

Day 2 (May 26, 2006)
It’s the first day of the great Singapore Sale!!! I wasn’t really that excited because Jelson and I were running on a limited budget but nevertheless, we braved the Sing dollar signs and tried our best to convince ourselves that whatever we bought would still come out cheaper than buying it in the Philippines.

We had an early breakfast at the hotel. After which we took some time to visit this cute park in front of our hotel.

Our first stop was the shopping haven for techies--- SIM LIM CENTER. It was a walking distance (well, it was a long walk but we tried not to mind the distance) from our hotel. We got there really early and only a few stores were open. Ate Jeng and Kuya Al went immediately on a hunt for a good digital camera. Jelson and I on the other hand just feasted our eyes to a glorious sight of amazing technology in progress. But we couldn’t contain ourselves that we bought 2 simple gadgets. We got a simple portable DVD player and a video cam cum digital camera.

We finally were able to pull ourselves from the Gadget Nirvana and made our way to a restaurant to eat. We found a place that serves good ramen. For S$24 of meal good for 4 persons, it was all well worth it! Their yangchow fried rice was so good. We all got to finish our more than a cup each serving.

Pictures at Nonya Village--- good food cheap price Ü

After a heavy meal, we immediately got on foot around the area. We went to OG at Albert Street. We bought some stuff that were on sale then proceeded to Bugis Street Mall. The mall was indeed on the street. Instead of tiled floors, it was asphalt. We got to go around and saw an interesting store for grown ups.

Since none of us have ever traveled to Singapore, we had to ask around so many times for directions. We wanted to go to Orchard Road to have a feel of the Singapore Sale so we boarded their MRT. Their MRT is a far cry from what we have here. Everything is organized. We bought on the machine single journey cards. Although if converted to peso their train fare is quite expensive, but at least, it was better and safer. When we got down at the City Hall station, we saw an arrow that directed us to Orchard. We walked following the sign but after more than 10 minutes of walking, we knew it was time to ask again. Apparently, we got off on the wrong station. It would take us another bus ride to arrive at Orchard. You could just imagine what would have happened to us if we did walk all the way to Orchard Road.

Finally, after more than 10 minutes of bus ride, we arrived at Orchard Road! I was totally amazed at how many shops can be put up on only one street! Now I understand why Singaporeans never get tired of walking. We passed through Wisma Atria, Lucky Plaza (which by the way felt like SM because of the many Filipinos), and Paragon.

Some pictures at Orchard Road…
With Ate Jeng in front of Tangs… our gift to ourselves after being employed for a year… yes, we are laborers!

With Jelson still at Tangs… sadly we couldn’t get inside anymore due to time constraint.

Somewhere along Orchard Road

Before going inside the MRT station