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Title: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: kido on 10 June 2012, 02:10:00
Last week I went to Singapore for a short trip, I was a first timer to there.  I lived like a Singaporean because I stayed in my sister's home, experiencing what they are seeing and doing.

Singapore - before I got there it seems to me that it's a place fell far behind HK.  But in fact this was terribly wrong and it surpassed HK for a great extent.  From the perspective of living/working environment, environmental protection, and quality of people, it looked HK should learn from them.

It also surprised me that they liked to compare HK and Singapore (maybe they knew I came from HK).  And they liked to mock at our HK Govt. that we're so stupid that we don't control our immigration policy. (Well, of course Singapore can control their immigration policy!). It's not we dont want, we can't.

I heard from many people that there are not very interesting place for visiting in Singapore.  OK, now I am a tourist, so grab the camera and start shooting.

City random shots:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gnEfAV_aO7g/T89wKKdfFRI/AAAAAAAACT8/GR_GM72TuWE/s800/IMG_2412.JPG)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Pp1Nz7rbtN0/T89wL2D1SlI/AAAAAAAACUE/7_9AV5_16Is/s800/IMG_2413.JPG)

Eye catching building:

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-me5St_Xe1ps/T89wN9txSKI/AAAAAAAACUU/pBcfo3b0HWU/s800/IMG_2415.JPG)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EP-SPZK27CQ/T89wbaZu5BI/AAAAAAAACVw/KJBMuoo3NzQ/s800/IMG_2424.JPG)

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dD6fqAMGBDs/T89w-ozOVYI/AAAAAAAACZI/BZjFBZdnfCM/s800/IMG_2448.JPG)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qx2RMiYl2uo/T89xnjW4wFI/AAAAAAAACdQ/EfVWixTGfek/s800/IMG_2475.JPG)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3QLScoE-Gec/T89xWkyUsjI/AAAAAAAACbg/FPeTFsy8svc/s800/IMG_2464.JPG)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KsnpWB0pNAQ/T89x6H3KF_I/AAAAAAAACe4/W_MMKorjdWU/s800/IMG_2488.JPG)


Light Post:

(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ydRUW4p6Mas/T89wP3rdwFI/AAAAAAAACUo/GdCQuDIVDxY/s800/IMG_2417.JPG)

Some on River side:

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--uTs52VrVwI/T89wT0FPNMI/AAAAAAAACU4/UCiD8MLZOsc/s800/IMG_2419.JPG)

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IX95eyNNzks/T89wlKUOjYI/AAAAAAAACWY/GaLTnElNFYA/s800/IMG_2429.JPG)


Non forgiving Sun:

(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cXghEYEtsQg/T89xqOXuudI/AAAAAAAACdM/P48cWNCBMBc/s800/IMG_2477.JPG)

And Till Moon comes:

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YVdowm3ISrw/T89x7dY0-EI/AAAAAAAACfA/CosnHPHxo4I/s800/IMG_2489.JPG)
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: kido on 10 June 2012, 02:49:28
And there is full set in Google map (https://maps.google.com.hk/maps/ms?msid=215641784977754653016.0004c138d156035bdcf2a&msa=0)
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: chin on 10 June 2012, 12:51:42
Your sister live there? Married a Singaporean?
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: kido on 10 June 2012, 17:41:23
Quote from: chin on 10 June 2012, 12:51:42
Your sister live there? Married a Singaporean?

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Her husband is a HK guy, she and her husband are working in Singapore, ready to apply for PR status.
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Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: chin on 10 June 2012, 18:35:54
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Sometimes you look at Singapore and wonder if that's the result of a good mix of western governing principles & traditional Chinese "parental" style rules. Over the long Chinese history, whenever there is an authoritative 明君, there will be long period of prosperity and development. The Lee father & son in Singapore has been taking this role in the last 50 years???
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Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: kido on 11 June 2012, 12:29:02

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It's true.

But also it's partly because HK stays whatever it was for 15 yrs. Sad. :(

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Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: wongyan on 11 June 2012, 13:24:46
Although it looks good in terms of economy, Singapore is still a boring city which is not suitable for human.  I can never remember anything from my visits to Singapore except their Chilli Crab and Hawker centre.  Sentosa sucks. 
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: chin on 11 June 2012, 13:51:42
Quote from: wongyan on 11 June 2012, 13:24:46
Although it looks good in terms of economy, Singapore is still a boring city which is not suitable for human.  I can never remember anything from my visits to Singapore except their Chilli Crab and Hawker centre.  Sentosa sucks. 

I somewhat agree that Sentosa if not very exciting. But then the last time I visited was almost 10 years ago. Now they have the casino & Universal Studio (but I don't really care about any of these.)
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: hangchoi on 11 June 2012, 14:35:58
Never been in Singapore before.......time to plan a trip there ??  ;D
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: kido on 11 June 2012, 15:24:48
Quote from: hangchoi on 11 June 2012, 14:35:58
Never been in Singapore before.......time to plan a trip there ??  ;D

How about the trip suggested by chin last time, was it a tour to Nepal ?  ???
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: chin on 11 June 2012, 15:56:31
Quote from: kido on 11 June 2012, 15:24:48
How about the trip suggested by chin last time, was it a tour to Nepal ?  ???

When?
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: chanchiwai on 13 June 2012, 07:43:31
the city i hate more in asia is singapore.....

a city full of monkeys....

i believe it's not easy for your brother-in-law to work with monkeys....

 :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: chin on 13 June 2012, 11:08:42
Quote from: chanchiwai on 13 June 2012, 07:43:31
the city i hate more in asia is singapore.....

a city full of monkeys....

i believe it's not easy for your brother-in-law to work with monkeys....

 :'( :'( :'(

Funny, why have such strong feeling about the place.

My experience there is generally very pleasant. The Singaporean businessmen I dealt with are also fine.
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: kido on 14 June 2012, 18:30:56
Quote from: chin on 11 June 2012, 15:56:31
When?

no requirement, but I'd prefer not hitting the peak season.
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: wongyan on 09 July 2012, 11:11:09
photo taken in Taxi, KL, Malaysia
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: kido on 09 July 2012, 11:23:55
Quote from: wongyan on 09 July 2012, 11:11:09
photo taken in Taxi, KL, Malaysia

Malaysian taxi driver doesn't want you to kiss him ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Quick Short Trip to Singapore
Post by: chin on 09 July 2012, 12:28:58
Quote from: wongyan on 09 July 2012, 11:11:09
photo taken in Taxi, KL, Malaysia

FUNNY!!!