Six Days of Singapore

(This is a very very late blog post about my Singapore trip which was three weeks ago. I know I should've done this during my 10-day quarantine but I busy playing with Sims 3 then. :)) )

This is also going to be a long post. Imma try to keep it short but it's going to be hard. XD

Read it though, I had a fun time making this blog spot.

I went to Singapore again! This time with my College Friends. (I ♥ you, friends.) Went there with: Aya, Dino, Kevin, Paul, Jet, Mark, Gio, Carlo and Louie.


We stayed there from June 15 to 20. It was for school since we wanted to attend this seminar--CG Overdrive. But of course, since I was with my friends, hell, we were in Singapore, of course we'd make the most of it! And, it was the best six days of my life, so far. And the best of my memories. It was the first time I traveled abroad with just my friends.

(picture by Kevin)
Kevin and I in the bus from Budget Terminal
to Terminal 2. So happy!

I learned a lot from this trip, apart from the CG Overdrive. I learned that I have a new found love for maps! I practiced my map reading skills there which actually got my friends and I to places in Singapore and taught us about the transportation routes as well. They have such nice train stations in Singapore. I wouldn't complain about commuting in Singapore. Even their buses are way nicer than the ones we have here.

(picture by Aya)
Here's our stop, Little India. Our hotel was just
across the street!

DAY ONE.

We stayed at G4 Station. This really, really cool backpacker's hostel I found through the net. It was small, but it was just right, it was enough to keep us rested but it was also enough to tell us to see the rest of Singapore and not stay in all day. I shared a room with Aya, Paul and Kevin.

(picture by Dino)

Our first stop of the day was the typical tourist spot of the Merlion by the Esplanade!

(picture by Jet)
I love this picture a lot!

It was a tiring trip to the Esplanade since we went around the Merlion when we could've just taken the shortcut. Haha, I was still sharpening my map skills then. XD

(picture by Kevin)
Me by the Esplanade!

It was around dinner time and all of us we're hungry. We took our first Singapore bus with our Tourist Pass! First dinner we had was in Lau Pa Sat! It was like this big big food court! I still remember my first taste of Satay! I was so happy when I got to taste it again!

(picture by Dino)
Our Satay and sticky rice!



(picture by Kevin)
Me and Aya! Happy with our Satays
and Lemon Tree drinks.

Then we went to Bugis Street for some shopping. ♥

(picture by Dino)
Here's our favorite Bugis Street.
"The largest street shopping location
in Singapore."

DAY TWO.

We got up pretty late. It rained the first morning and we got too lazy to get out of bed. It was so cold in the room. We went to Sunshine Plaza then back to Bugis after we ate lunch @ Singapore's famous Hawkers. More food splurge!

(picture from Kevin's camera)
Aya bought Green Tea ice cream.
And I bought Suha ice cream.



(picture from Kevin's camera)
The spicy noodle lunch. It was
still epically yummy.


(picture from Kevin's camera)
By the CG Overdrive sign. :P


Look at our cool CG Overdrive IDs!

We met up with a lot of schools there too. Got all of us interested in studying in Singapore in the future.

(picture by Dino)
Look at our freebies! We also got an
exclusive invite to the Open House @ Lucas Arts
Studio in Singapore.

We met up with a lot of schools there too. Got all of us interested in studying in Singapore in the future.

It was nighttime already and we were all so hungry. So we went to Wisma Atria and had dinner @ Food Republic.

(picture from Kevin's camera)
I love my mango ice!

We did more shopping. Some of us went to Kinokuniya, while the rest of us explored the rest of Orchard Rd. Aya, Paul and I also went to HMV! Ahhh, yes, CD heaven. We also found Gramophone!

(picture from Kevin's camera)
I just really like this shot of Aya and me.

It was still early for us when we got to the hotel. Lol~ And the boys, along with the G4Station crew started this drinking station. We stayed up until 3am-ish drinking and playing the card game. We drank a lot. Good thing it was the boys who shouldered the drinking. :))

(picture from Gio)
See the Tiger beer and the cards!

DAY THREE.

Well, we went back to CG Overdrive. Paul, Kevin, Jet and I went to attend the seminar of this really cool speaker from Feng Zhu Design. I got so amazed I was inspired to make portrait from a blank canvas, if only I knew how. :))

But still, I was so happy that I found myself some Crispy Mint M&Ms!

(picture by Kevin)
Rare candies I find only
in Singapore

I accompanied the boys and we went to Bugis Street. Then we returned to the hotel where we played Bullshit all night. And went to 7-11 even though it was like 2am already. Take note, we were in our pajamas!

DAY FOUR.

Was the day we went to our Lucas Arts Studio invite. It was a very awkward situation since it seemed like we were the only students there. Most of the people who went were already professionals. It didn't matter though, it was a one time event thing and we got exclusive IDs! It was all good. Couldn't take pictures though since we signed a confidentiality agreement.

(picture from Kevin's camera)
In the Expo station.
Just came from Lucas.

I was happy that night since finally, we were going to Sentosa! It was already my second time in Singapore and wasn't going to allow that I don't see Sentosa. I wasn't able to go their when I was last in Singapore.

We left the hotel around 8pm to have dinner at Food Republic in Vivo City.

Color-changing castle in Sentosa.


(picture by Carlo)
Yaaay~ Girls only. :P

It was pretty late but good thing we were still able to catch the train to Sentosa. We had enough time for pictures. But since we stayed too long we had to ride the bus going back to the city.

DAY FIVE.

Last day of the conference. But I didn't attend that day. Instead I went to Bugis with Aya. Aya and I, since we were on our last day, went on a shopping splurge! We even got our nails done--3D nail art! I also met up with my Dad and Tito Harry!

My Dad also went to Singapore, he followed days after my flight. :) It was so nice to have him there. I got to spend some quality time with him. We rode the Singapore Flyer, the ferris wheel! It was so pretty. I think it's best if you ride around 6pm so that you just catch that perfect moment between the sunset and the beautiful night skyline.

Finally got to ride this ferris wheel!



My Dad and I and the Singapore skyline.
The ferris wheel was at the very top.
♥ ♥ ♥ Thanks, Pa. ♥ ♥ ♥



Very beautiful! ♥ I took this shot! Hah!

And for the big ender of our Singapore trip, Tito Harry gave my friends and I free entrance to Zirca! Which was a bar in Singapore that played house music. Bars in Singapore are cooler! The only smoke that filled the bar was fog. XD

(picture from Kevin's camera)
It's me and Aya! :) The only girls in
the whole trip!


(picture from Kevin's camera)
Kevin and I! Kevin really enjoyed
dancing that night! Didn't you, Kevin?


(picture from Kevin's camera)
Here's me and Carlo. Lol, he was
my dancing buddy till 4am!

Lol, my friends and I stayed up until 4am dancing! We didn't notice the time already. All we knew was that we were tired. :)) I couldn't think of a better way of spending my last night in Singapore. Thanks, Tito Harry!

The only thing I wasn't able to do that night was do the Reverse Bungee! T_T I didn't know it was a two-person thing! No one wanted to do it with me since the Bungee was a little expensive. D: Oh well, I shall try it when I go back to Singapore. I still have a reason to go! I'm definitely doing the Reverse Bungee-Gmax next time.

DAY SIX.
Last day. It was time to go home! Nooooo! We wanted to stay longer but we couldn't. Last stop before we went to the airport was La Salle-Singapore! It was so PRETTY, PRETTIER than my school! I love everything about it!

(picture by Aya)
See how beautiful it is!

And here's our final picture before we leave for Singapore.

(picture from Kevin's camera)
Yay for group picture! Here we are. :)


(picture from Paul's camera)
Here we are with Vannessa from G4.

I enjoyed the trip most definitely. And I enjoyed it most since I went there with my friends and my Dad also followed. It was a wonderful trip. :P I got to splurge a lot though, so I said goodbye to my savings already. :)) It's time to start saving again. But it was all worth it, I learned a lot too... and that's what really matters.

And since CG Overdrive is a yearly thing, some of my other friends are going again next year! Maaahn! I want to go with them too! I seriously need to save more moolahs! :))


Friends, thanks for the wonderful trip. :) I had a great time. Lots of memories, lah!

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥