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thermographer

thermographer

I'm heading to Singapore for 28 days. We have weekends off and I hate to spend the time sitting around the hotel waiting for happy hour. (Thats Monday - Friday) :biggrin1:

If anyone else can throw in a few suggestions, I would appreciate it.

My buddies at work just got back and these are the few things they passed onto me.

1) Have a Singaore Sling at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel.
2) Excellant burgers that the "Brew Works" at Clark Quay.
3) Santosa Island, pick a spot, people watch and have a few 'beverages'.
4) The night Safari is a must see.
5) The Singapore flyer, though somewhat expensive, I'm told it was worth it.

They also mentioned there are tours of WW2 era sights and such but none of them went there.
 
beyboo

beyboo

All the above plus a visit to the Mustafa center - a 24x7 shopping mall - its gigantic !! It has shave creams and soaps and brushes from all over including India.

Sentosa is an exhaustive day long trip which has everything in it from a WW2 fort, Dolphin show, underground fish acquarium, beaches, the famous Merlion show at night and a musical water show at night which they claim is next best only to the one in Las Vegas :001_huh:

thermographer said:
I'm heading to Singapore for 28 days. We have weekends off and I hate to spend the time sitting around the hotel waiting for happy hour. (Thats Monday - Friday) :biggrin1:

If anyone else can throw in a few suggestions, I would appreciate it.

My buddies at work just got back and these are the few things they passed onto me.

1) Have a Singaore Sling at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel.
2) Excellant burgers that the "Brew Works" at Clark Quay.
3) Santosa Island, pick a spot, people watch and have a few 'beverages'.
4) The night Safari is a must see.
5) The Singapore flyer, though somewhat expensive, I'm told it was worth it.

They also mentioned there are tours of WW2 era sights and such but none of them went there.
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luvmysuper

luvmysuper

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thermographer said:
I'm heading to Singapore for 28 days. We have weekends off and I hate to spend the time sitting around the hotel waiting for happy hour. (Thats Monday - Friday) :biggrin1:

If anyone else can throw in a few suggestions, I would appreciate it.

My buddies at work just got back and these are the few things they passed onto me.

1) Have a Singaore Sling at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel.
2) Excellant burgers that the "Brew Works" at Clark Quay.
3) Santosa Island, pick a spot, people watch and have a few 'beverages'.
4) The night Safari is a must see.
5) The Singapore flyer, though somewhat expensive, I'm told it was worth it.

They also mentioned there are tours of WW2 era sights and such but none of them went there.
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Go to "Little India" at the Mustafa Center - 145 Syed Alwi Road, and pick up all sorts of Indian shaving goodies.

Oh, and get your picture taken simulating drinking from the MerLion statue

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proxymoron

proxymoron

Have roti prata (or roti canai) early in your trip to ensure you'll have enough chances to go back and have it again! I think 'Mr. Prata' is my friend's favorite but I'm sure the concierge can point you in a direction. You'll never have it as fluffy or delicious as it's served on the Malaccan Strait.

Lau Pa Sat for Singaporean hawker food that is as storied as it is tasty.

Have some Peranakan (Chinese Malaysian) style food. Fish-tail curry is recommended.

East Coast for pepper crab as big as it is tasty. Touristy, but.

Teh tarik (pulled tea). I like it in glasses, but you can get it on the street served in a plastic bag with a straw for novelty.

While you're in Little India shopping for razors, make sure you eat. There's some tasty biryani to be had.

My in-country friends like to take boats out to Indonesia for five-star golf weekends at one-star prices (you can also do it as a day trip).

If you ever wanted a Rolex, I think Singapore gives Hong Kong a run for its money. The rule of thumb used to be 25% off at a minimum, but that might have changed (it's been awhile).

If you're really bored, you can take mass transit across the causeway to JB (Johor Baru) to see Malaysian culture as wild and free-wheeling as it gets.

As you'll soon see, eating and shopping are about all you can do in the S'pore... and the shopping's overrated.

Have fun.
 
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bigstick

bigstick

say "Hi" to my brother Dan. You'll find him eating toas somewhere around town. He never stops talking about toas. blah blah blah. :thumbup1:
 
thermographer

thermographer

Thanks for the tip on the Mustafa Center. I walked into door number 2 and the shave stuff was within 10 feet of the door.

Needless to say I picked up enough stuff to make it for awhile. :w00t:

I've been to Raffles and had a Singapore Sline, and the Brewworkz. This weekend we are heading to the zoo and the night safari and then the Singapore flyer on Sunday. We spend a couple of hours at China town and I could go back and spend a day there.
 
thermographer

thermographer

The Gillette blades were .80 Sing dollars for a 5 pack. The Shogun blades were $2.00 sing dollars for 25. The only other blade brand I recognized was Astra, but there were 4 or 5 more brands I didn't bother with.
 
Legion

Legion

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"We sail tonight for Singapore, don't fall asleep while you're ashore."

I think Tom Waits usually has the best advice.
 
slcsteve

slcsteve

Buy a pack of chewing gum (if you can find any), sit down on a park bench and wait for a cop. Make sure that he sees you chewing a piece of gum. Let us know the outcome. :biggrin1:
 
MoJoe

MoJoe

I was there for 2 weeks back in October. I stayed at the Marroitt on Orchid. That area is crazy busy and has about as much retail as you'll want to see. Another advocate of Mustafa's, which is in Little India. The shaving supplies are on the 2nd floor near fragrance. You'll be amazed how much you could get for $20 Sing. While there, have dinner at the Banana Leaf - excellent Indian food. I went there with a Brit Expat (Indian is their national cusine) and several Indian colleagues and they all love the place.

Spend a lot of time at Clarke Quay. It is for bars and restaurants what Orchid is for shopping. Very lively, it's covered so rain is no problem, it's close to the subway and you can get about any kind of food there from American chains (like Hooters) to local establishments. I had some Chili Crab there that was outstanding.

Down the river a bit is the downtown and a lot of the old colonial buildings. There are museums and the Raffles as you indicated. One of the hotels, can't remember which, is in the old Singapore Post Office which is an amazing colonial building both inside and out. They have a high tea that is worth doing.

Across from the Raffels is an old convent that was converted to dining and nighlife area. My British Expat friend said that the restaurants there are very good and that it's a good place to be to watch British Primer League soccer matches because they set up two huge projection screens outside.

In downtown, by the lagoon (not far from the Mer-Lion statue above) is a performing arts center. There are some outdoor bars there and make a good stopping off place for a beer. There's a bandshell there and they often will have live music.

Finally, you might be able to get inexpensive airfares on Air Asia or other airlines to some nearby countries like Thiland, Malaysia or Indonesia. Anyway, enjoy the trip. Singapore is a great place and became a favorite place to visit in the short time I was there.
 
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toucanlamp

Honestly though I'd be terrified of going somewhere like Singapore, what if someone slips something into your luggage, onto your person, anything like that, they don't give you any rights at all, people get hanged within like a week for those kinds of things. Scary stuff.

I'd be sitting there with my bag wrapped in my arms non-stop if I was travelling there.
 
luvmysuper

luvmysuper

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toucanlamp said:
Honestly though I'd be terrified of going somewhere like Singapore, what if someone slips something into your luggage, onto your person, anything like that, they don't give you any rights at all, people get hanged within like a week for those kinds of things. Scary stuff.

I'd be sitting there with my bag wrapped in my arms non-stop if I was travelling there.
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It's not bad really. I mean, you always need to keep your wits about you, but it sure is a great hoot of fun to travel around and see wonderful things all over this great world of ours!
 
thermographer

thermographer

Chewing gum is not for sale here, and I was smart enough to remove it from my travel bag before boarding the plane. $500 fine.
 
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