Before I knew it, I am back from Singapore.
It was a rather spontaneous trip for us; my mom, my brother and I.
I saw my brother browsing for Bangkok’s hotel and he said he has got a few days off.
So I said, ‘Okay let me join you, I’ll only pay for the air tickets haha.’ Turns out ticket to Bangkok was too expensive for me, so the choice was between Medan and Singapore.
We decided on Singapore in the end because we wanted to try our luck and look for our father’s friend whom we’ve not met for more than ten years.
Luck was not with us though, the place he used to stay is now flattened and turned into a construction site.
There goes our last chance. :(
#1 Right after take off.
#2 We stayed two nights at Singapore and we bought a Singapore Tourist Pass each for $20. With this Singapore Tourist Pass you can take unlimited times of MRT, LRT and bus for 3 days. It really does save up a lot of money. You’ll have to pay an extra $10 deposit and return the card at the end of the third day to get your deposit back.
#3 First stop was Chinatown.
#4 Took a walk around Chinatown and had our dinner before we went to Upper Thomson road to find our father’s friend.
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#6 Brought our mom to Marina Bay. Happy mom is happy.
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#9 There was a light show going on at Gardens by The Bay, so we took our time to enjoy it.
#10 We wanted to go to Gardens by The Bay the next day but my mom was too tired. I’ll just have to save it for next time, with Fatty.
#11 It was really a beautiful sight to behold during night time.
We headed to Sentosa the next day because mom wanted to check out the casino over there.
#12 Le mom in the casino.
It was my brother’s first time and he found the jackpot machine amusing so he put in $2 to try and I added in another $2. We won from $4 to $10.60 the first round and off we went haha.
#13 Universal Studio which we did not went in.
#14 Stand outside take pictures can already lah.
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#16 Asked my mom to take a picture with the chocolates using the same pose and she blocked hershey kisses’ eyes. -_-
#17 The Chows.
#18 So cute I was tempted to buy it if not for the price.
#19 Mom bought this trolley though because she’s a sucker for things like this. Anything with wheels like how she bought a mini bicycle home from Bali.
#20 Went to Fuk Tak Chi Museum knowing that it is free of charge but it is not exactly a museum at all. Five to ten minutes and you’ll be done.
#21 Chinese surnames. I spotted mine and Fatty’s.
#22 Miniatures of how Singapore used to look like a long long time ago.
#23 Mom giving a boo sign because we kept taking mrt non-stop, it was extremely tiring.
We went to Marina Bay Sands again to take another walk.
There was a free Chanel exhibition at Art Science Musuem, The Little Black Jacket by Karl Lagerfeld.
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#26 Time to relax after a very tiring day at Marina’s infinity pool much thanks to Aaron for the access.
Mom said ‘Such a bad thing to have a friend like you. Have to give you access to this and that.’
I replied, ‘What!? I’m not his friend. I’m his ex-girlfriend.’
And then she started asking, ‘What ex-girlfriend? Who is he? How come I don’t know you used to have him as a boyfriend?’.
Mom, there’s a lot you don’t know. (-_-‘)
#27 My brother and my mom.
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#31 My mom enjoyed the jacuzzi so much cause she gets to massage herself. The sky was getting dark and we kept asking her to leave but she didn’t want to haha.
#32 The last time I went to Singapore I didn’t really get to watch the entire Wonder Full (light and water show) but this time I get to. Do not sit too front or else you’ll be quite wet, like us.
The next day was dedicated to Singapore’s national museum, entrance fees is $10 per person.
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#34 Bamboo tent created by Indonesian architect right in front of Singapore’s National Museum.
#35 It was very cooling inside the tent, a great place for people in the city to escape the busy city for a while.
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#38 One of the art installation made by uranium something something. Affected by radioactive, each chandelier represents a country that has nuclear weapons.
#39 My mom really enjoyed the museum because there’s a lot of Chinese stuff around. Something that really suits her, telling us those are the things she used during her time when she was a kid.
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#41 Le mom moping the museum’s floor, haha.
#42 Newspaper from the olden days! That’s a cigarette advertisement right there.
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#44 Last stop was at Orchard Road before we head to Changi airport. We were super impressed with their stunts and my mom likes it a lot. She used to watch all these on the tv a lot.
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#46 Kinetic rain at Changi airport that amuses me. It was 14 years ago when I last step foot at Changi airport.
I had to go back to LCCT alone because the flight was full and both my mom and my brother had to wait for the next flight.
Due to the fact that my brother is an Air Asia pilot, my mom and him will always buy last minute tickets which will sometimes result in heart attack.
They almost had to stay overnight at the airport, not fun.
For now, I’m just waiting for that few pairs of free flight tickets from my brother.
WHERE IS IT!?