my stay in singapore

it's only been a week and couple of days since i arrived here in sg. everything is doing quite well except that i miss our flat back home and the local programming. i'm not very used to having housemates, although that's what i'm hoping to get used to.

here in sg, owning your own flat is very expensive, it's the equivalent of owning a beautiful condo unit back home. a room will cost almost 15-20k a month (take note, just a room).

my sister and her friend recently moved to this place in bishan and for just the 3 of us, 2 weeks would costs 450sgd or 150sgd/head (let's assume conversion between sgd and peso is P33 so roughly it's P14,850 to stay in this master's bedroom with own t&b though for 2 weeks because 450sgd=Pp14,850. don't convert if you don't want to get stressed out. that's what i am actually trying most of the time to avoid because it's hard to compare as wage and cost of living here in sg is so much different. alright, so far so good. i haven't feel home sick yet since we call mum and dad a lot.

let's talk about their goods or stuff you'll find in their supermarkets. i recently bought this honey cookie from this local shop in sengkang and t'was different. maybe not really palatable for me because i crave for mostly western foodie 'cuz that's what we have back home. recently, this sg local said, pinoy dishes are 'tasteless' BUT i begged to disagree. i did not comment as that's just his sole opinion. everyone is entitled to their own as this food may be good for some and not for quite a few. they just have different taste.

me and my sister is bored as hell so we decided to go out yesterday and since the hdb maze is pretty hard to figure, i kept mental notes and landmarks whilst walking out of the village to make sure we won't get lost. i made 3 landmarks, going out should be to the right at all times while going back is always to the left. first landmark, the blue playground, second is the white courtyard and third the police station.

i love SG's vending

machines, such wide

array of refreshment

to choose from :)

in the supermarket, we decided to stock up on bread and some more bottled water. we bought this 1 litre bottled water for 0.60c and this cute bread that looks like a biggie carrot muffin, some wafer to much on and this local pretzels called Ego. i liked the pandan bread but the biggie muffin was ok as well.

we love their bubble teas and it's a big hit on students as well. we bought 2 blueberry bubble tea yesterday for 1.50sgd each. loved it.

this is my new fave, it's a canned soya drink from the vending machine downstairs.