Chronicles of a First Time Turista Part 2

In Fairness,naka part two na ako.usually, the toxicity of work, plus my congenital laziness, would grip me and prevent me from finishing my posts. Lets hope for the best na matapos ko tong series na to. hehe.

Singapore, First Day

thanks to my officemates who take pictures of everything we see, I got the name of the restaurant where we had our lunch. Its Rekyo Inn. After a scrumptious meal of Tom Yum soup, two green leafy vegetable dishes, fish fillet, chicken, shrimp, chili crabs and fruity milk dessert, we headed our way to our oh-so fabulous five star hotel, right smack in the middle of Orchard Road. Can I salivate now? My BFF Laurice and I were designated to a room on the 18th floor. Too bad that the only view we had is a wall of a building and a back alley. And the best thing about staying there is... STAR MANDARIN Channel!!! Whooohooo! Non stop Hongkong blockbuster movies starring my favorites, andy Lau, Louis Khoo, Daniel Wu and I could go on and on and you still wouldnt know who they are. harhar.

Our idea of a perfect first day in Singapore is to hang out in the hotel room and sleep. Unfortunately, Laurice and I both have appetites the size of Russia, thus, we had to haul our fat asses to the streets of Singapore and find our way to Snacking Nirvana. riiiiight. A couple minutes walk outside of our hotel room and we're lost. We would have enjoyed that feeling of being 'lost in the big city' but unfortunately, that would be too tasking on our budget and we're both misers to the highest degree. We then had to retrace our steps before we found ourselves back at Orchard Road where we got to join some of our office friends eating the wafer ice cream being sold in the streets. Can I just say that this ice cream (chopped from a big block of ice cream) is pure heaven. and the best thing about it is that its only 1 SD! yehey!

Thanks to our accidental tour guides, JM (former officemate) and his girlfriend, we got a first hand experience of the Singapore life, i.e Walk,walk,walk. We also took the MRT to go to Suntec City, but 90% of our journey was on foot.

We had our first taste of Sing's landmarks at the Esplanade. I would have appreciated its grandeur more had I not been bathed in the glaring and burning 3pm sun. And when you only had 2 hours of sleep, it wont be easy faking your enjoyment.

While sightseeing at the Esplanade/Merlion/River place, we came across hundreds of children clad in red shirt. These children, according to our very reliable and informative tour guide JM, were practicing for the National Day Parade (NDP) of Singapore. this is what I truly admire about this country. Not only are the people helluva clean, they are also nationalistic and cooperative in their country's events. I have to admit, I would never stand a minute roasting myself under the sun for a June 12 celebration. but these kids are there, hundreds of them, practicing and perfecting their performances for this occasion. Amazing.

After a couple of miles and bunions later, we headed back to our hotel to take the 'nestea' plunge in our very soft and luxurious bed.

to be continued...