Of Going Around and Travelling with Friends

Day 3

Woke up getting ready for a day of walking around the City. The Backpacker place we were staying is still quiet and backpackers are still fast asleep, I guess, but I already managed to dragged Liza from her beloved sleep and up to a day of walking.

First stop: Chinatown. Compared to our very own Binondo, I guess their Chinatown is much cleaner and more organized. Although, basically the same rule applies: bargain, if you can, and you can get things a whole lot cheaper. Walking through Chinatown, we also passed by a Hindu Temple. I was surprised because I see stalls like our Tiangge, and yet they accept credit cards. Hmm, I'm really in another country. We bought t-shirts, some souvenirs to bring back home and took lots of pictures. We also eat at a nearby Chinese fastfood stall and ordered their roasted chicken to see how it will compare to the roasted chicken near our hostel. It was good, but a little bit more expensive than Tong Seng. There are a lot of treasures to be unearthed in Chinatown, but we only have the morning to explore, so after lunch, off we go to our next stop. By foot!

Second Stop: Esplanade. Theatres by the Bay. Like the Opera House in Sydney, the Esplanade stands out in its glorious splendour, although by the time we got there, (we've been walking since early morning) we're so tired, we almost missed being awed by the architecture. High end shops inside and a quick picture-taking session infront. Nothing much to say because it was so hot, the heat of the sun was searing my skin. I swear!

Third stop: Chjimes. Like a small Intramuros with a former nunnery and chapel converted into a restaurant and inside the complex, there are several more restaurants to choose from. Going in, I can imagine Singaporeans daydreaming about holding their wedding receptions at Chjimes.

Fourth stop: Singapore Art Gallery. Just a few blocks away from Chjimes, free entrance every Friday night (6pm onwards) but we got there at 4pm. Gah, so we pay, and we marvelled at art pieces, acting as if we know what's good and what's not. Anyway, Filipino art style stood out for us. We can definitely reconized our own.

Last stop: (like our every Last stop for the day) Tong Sen Fast food. Ah, the wonder of Roasted Chicken and mineral water, and what it can do to a human being.

But....there's more.

After resting for a while, I managed to drag Liza to Orchard Road. But before that, we tried calling Jas through his friend Chani. There's some misunderstanding and I hope we can clear things up, before it gets out of hand. I'm really caught in the middle because Liza doesn't want to go to Palau Ubin the next day and it has been arranged. Hmm...


Day 4

Since we didn't go to Palau Ubin with Jasper and Davina, we slept until 9am, and pronounced Saturday as our leisure day. All we have to do is buy tickets for our trip to Malaysia, check out from our hostel, and be out the whole day.

So, in order, we went to Botanical Gardens, then to the mall, eat dinner, watched Flight Plan, and then went to the bus station.

On our way to Malaysia. Yey!!!!