Singapore, finally

Our flight to singapore was scheduled 5:50am and because it's my brother's first time to go to the naia terminal 1, we needed to be extra early to be on the safe side. There, we arrived at T1 past 2pm and yeah t'was really early since luggage check in counters opens at 3:50am. As soon as were good to go, we lined up towards the entrance and showed our passport and ticket. All your bags including your carry on will pass through the x-ray scanner.

We went straight to the check in counter but was advised that we need to pay the travel tax first for a hefty Php1,650. So we went to the counter and paid our travel tax then showed our receipts while the lady prior to the check in counter officer got one of the copies. Afterwards, our checked in luggages were weighed and since none of our luggages exceeded 20kg (we paid extra upon booking our flight online since tiger airways only allows 15kg, again just to be safe). Here we got our boarding pass and seat numbers. Next, we paid another hefty P750 for the terminal fee and yes only our country charges such. Lastly, final security check and you're good to go. Some immigration officers were downright grumpy towards some of the passengers flying out of the country for the first time which I don't find acceptable. 

Flying via Tiger Airways
Man, we were so exhausted when we got to the plane! Three hours seemed long and coffee cost 3sgd whew considering it's just your ordinary 3in1 coffee lol. I'd rather drink one of those nescafe machiatto coffee for PHP20.

We reached singapore 30mins earlier than scheduled. The temperature was 28ºC. The view of the sea from the plane was breathtaking and the buildings looked like dioramas. Don't forget to fill out the embarkation card which would be given to you on the plane before you land in singapore. 

Changi Airport Budget Terminal
Singapore's immigration wasn't a pain in the ass. The officer just stamped my passport, i was granted 30days social visit pass as expected and there we go, got our luggage from the carousel then we purchased this local sim called M1 for 33$. They also have very cheap call rates to the Philippines. which is some cents for minutes of talk time. How kewl is that?

Cabbie to Punggol central..

Their cabs are right hand drive so t'was crazy but i don't mind since i won't be driving anyways. I found that the cabbie driver was a li'l order than the usual cabbie drivers we have in the philippines. I admire sg for allowing them to still get jobs despite their age cuz i believe that age shouldn't be an issue for as long as they're still capable to work.

Cabbie fare roughly $15 and the driver was really courteous and helpful despite of the language barrier.We reached 193 edgefield plains and yeah t'was really clean. Dirt and pollution free.No jetlag but we just did a li't nap to rest.

Singapore 
Day  01

Since we arrived early and rested enough we decided to stroll around the block. We rode the 2nd bus that came and because t'was our first time in the country, although we've researched enough, we just boarded the bus and thought we could use cash for our fare however once the purple bus reached the stop/punggol mrt station we were told that yeah, as i thought, we need to have an ezlink card. I know it sounds really stupid but the driver was kind enough to spare us and educated us that next time we shouldn't do that again. It's embarassing but what the heck, first timers always encounter a lot of mistakes. At least we did not break any law in this country governed by 'fines' for each and every violations and we won't even try!

Our first stop...little india.

I've always had this fascination with anything 'india' like their fabrics, accessories, food, music, etc..

beet juice and noodles

You'll find in little india tons of hawkers (kinda like karinderya in the philippines except that they're SO much cleaner). To have a taste of sg's very diverse culture we tried some pork shrimp noodles. Me and my sister had some abc fruit juice which is an amalgamation of apple, beetroot & carrots. T'was weird at first but later on we kind of appreciate the sour and sweet combination hehe.

We walked a lot today to burn all the calories we just gained. Today's raining in singapore. drizzling afternoon.