Category Archives: Travel & Living

This is among the last tourist attractions we managed to go to on our trip to Singapore. We saw another Merlion in Sentosa island but this one is the official one in Merlion Park.

We took the MRT and stop at Raffles Place station, walked around the area and saw Esplanade from far. There is one bridge nearby the Fullerton Hotel and we just walked according to the sign.

Then we saw people (can only see their legs from the tunnel under the Anderson bridge) and I know they must be flocking at the Merlion..heh!

Oh, I did pose with open mouth (imagining the Merlion is spitting the water) but couldn’t get a good pose because I was too conscious of other people watching me gaping..but you should see so many others with funny pose at the park.

I need to survey for cheap hotels in Singapore fast. Our expat friends who are currently staying in Singapore decided to migrate to Canada in March and they requested that we go and visit them in Singapore for one last time before they depart.

I’m browsing this website to see whether it has all the information I need to decide which hotel to stay. Since we are not sure whether to drive or take flight to Singapore, I have to take all the details into consideration. I wouldn’t want the parking rate to be more expensive than the hotel rate for sure..heh!

The picture above was taken from the page on Golden Landmark – A Far East Hotel. It is said that the hotel is a walking distance from the Bugis Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station, nearby the famous Orchard Road and in the vicinity of Bugis Street (with its Chinese food and Chinese wares), Arab Street (ideal for bargain hunters) and Bugis Village. I have no idea what they have in Singapore so I need to find more info about all those places.

I’m reading the reviews given by those who have stayed at the hotel. 1 out of the 3 reviews gave good feedback so based on my experience as long as the room is good, it doesn’t really matter how the reception of the staffs at the hotel, heh! After all I won’t be staying in the room the whole time as it is my first time in Singapore and I would be glad to explore all the places of attraction there.

I also love the fact that the website provides few pictures of each hotel. At least it would give a glimpse of the place before I decide to place a reservation. Now I have to check whether the date I plan to go to Singapore coincides with any major public holiday or school holiday. I will surely update my blog readers after I get back from Singapore. Stay tune!