Singapore - Back to Jakarta

Well, writing and posting this from the Singapore, Changi Airport.
It has been a good experience for about 3 weeks in Singapore.

In short, went to:
- Bugis Junction (of course), the nearest mall from my client's place. In fact, going back through this mall to the hotel is better. Well conditioned rooms and a shortcut (probably)

- Mustafa Center, a place with so many things to sell and buy at cheaper price. Some of it items are cheaper by 2 SGD or so if compared with other shops (like W******, etc)

- Sim Lim Square.. Nuh, when i went there, many shops are closed already. Plus the gossips that the sellers are all not so friendly, so i don't even asked around

- Vivo City, this is a place i went to in order to get to Sentosa Island. A big mall, with many things to sell also. But, oh well, i am thinking, Jakarta has many malls also. so... Anyway, going to the Sentosa Island through the boardwalk.

- Sentosa Island, a resort island of Singapore. The admission fee was 1 SGD. Many places and attractions to see. Ate a malay Hokkian Mee Prawn. I think this tasted like laksa. The broth is prawny, with beansprouts, pork, 2 prawns and of course..hokkian me (as the name suggest). Bought this for about 5 SGD.

- Universal Studios, an amusement park, kind of like Dufan (if you've been to Ancol, Indonesia, then you know what Dufan is). Didn't go in, just walking around.

- Marine Life Park. This was the main attraction i went to that day. Well, first of all, i have to say, never go to this kind of place in a public holiday. The queue is too long. 1st hour spent queing for tickets without realizing the queue for the entrance is also a very long one. So, another 1 hour
queing for the entrance (should have purchased the Priority Queue next time), or ask someone to queue for you and you queue for the ticket.. win win =). Forgot to mention that the weather was very hot. I sweat a lot, which i rarely do. After getting in, the air was cool. But then again, when i asked the attendant "where is the aquarium?" He just said "you go straight and turn right". "Omg, another queue" yes, one more hour for the queue.

The aquarium itself is pretty okay. Big panels, many species of fishes and the inside was nice, clean and cool. Just didn't realized many sharks' species was considered threatened. Spend 29 SGD here. I would say worth it, but the queue was kind of frustating.

- Gardens by the bay. The gardens here was nice. Yea, gardens, because it consist of many gardens: Indian Garden, Chinese Garden, Malay Garden, etc2... The conservatories were really good. Flower dome and Cloud Forest. Flower dome was fragrant. I think it was lavender. Cloud Forest has this man-made waterfall, with the wind tunnels provided also!

The entrance fee for the domes are 28 SGD for non singaporean. It is worth it also. If you don't want to enter the dome, you can just walk around, it was free.

One thing to note though, Singapore is very sunny and rainy. It rains almost 2 or 3 days once. Always remember to bring your umbrella or hat. And use sunscreen or sunblock. You will be thankful if you do.

- Shopping spree. Well, i called it shopping free, even though i only bought 5 clothes. But if you know me, that is a lot in once shopping. The design of the clothes are good, and they fit. Not so many brands fit me, but this one do... Spent around 118 SGD shopping.

- Claiming GST refund at Changi airport is really easy. You just go to the GST refund counter, bring your passport and the invoices from the vendor, sign something and then you are done. You are then directed to the inside of the departure to claim your money. I got 5 SGD refund for that 118 SGD spent.

Too bad, this time going to Singapore, i only got some photos due to my phone was broken. Had it worked well, i would hav ebeen able to grab more pictures for this blog. I am sure it will be worth it.