Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Trip to Singapore : Day 1! (Changi Airport & Vivocity)

 
I have always wanted to visit Singapore. Since young, I have always been told that Singapore is a very nice place with good transportation systems, beautiful tourist attractions, clean environment and it is also a very safe country. Curiosity grew and my wish to visit that country finally came true! This amazing country does have very good transportation systems and it is a really safe place. Why say so? To be honest, I'm really impressed with their transportation services. In just less than 4 minutes, the MRTs or the buses would arrive at their respective stations/stops which is super convenient especially for tourists like us since we depend highly on such public transportation services. You have to experience it to believe it. On the other hand, it's best to have a EZ-link card with you while travelling as you'll need it in order to board the MRTs or buses. You need not to worry about safety issues when travelling around Singapore as this place is safe. My family and I have walked around a few places late at night here and we didn't have to worry about anything. But my legs are kind of sore now after a long period of continuous walking, hehe.


This trip was organised by my mum as we wanted to visit our baby niece and also our cousins who lives in Singapore. As usual, I'm the one who booked the tickets and I even did some research online with my dad to check out which are the famous tourist attractions in Singapore. We stayed in our cousin's house. Our duration of stay in Singapore was 8 days and 7 nights. We arrived at Singapore by 12th Dec and came back to Malaysia by 19 Dec. What about the weather? It is almost the same as our motherland, Malaysia.


Alright, let's get started shall we?


Arrived at KLIA 2 at around 8 am and checked in our luggage at 9 am. After that, we went for breakfast at oldtown. By 10.45 am, we checked in ourselves and waited at the departure hall. Our flight departed at 11.25 am. This round, we chose Jetstar airways.


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My passport and boarding pass.

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At the departure hall.

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Boarded the plane. It was quite comfortable for a small plane like this.

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The cold air from the aircond was misty.

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Ready for take off.

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Up we go!

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Up in the skies.

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View outside of the plane window.

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Fluffy clouds that looked like cotton candy.

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So many ships on the sea.

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Reaching Changi airport soon! View from above.

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Hello Singapore!

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Landed safely at Changi airport.

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Arrived at the Changi airport.

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The kinetic rain at terminal 1.

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Inside terminal 1.

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Before heading to cousin's house, we had lunch at this place that serves western cuisines (also in terminal 1).

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My dad and I shared a plate of lemon lime grilled chicken with sides (wedges and mac n cheese). SGD 9.90.

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Took the skytrain to terminal 2 to catch the MRT.

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It was raining and this is the skytrain.

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Star wars fever?

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Star wars figures at Changi airport.

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A real living Christmas tree at terminal 2.

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Later in the evening, my family and I went to Vivocity (the largest Singapore lifestyle and retail store) with our cousins to have our dinner there. It was raining for the entire day hence our initial plan of visiting Sentosa was canceled. What a bummer. 

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Had our dinner at the asian kitchen that serves chinese food.

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I ordered a chicken chop ramen set. Around more or less SGD 10++

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Dan dan mian. It had peanut sauce in it. SGD 7.90 for a bowl.

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Dad wanted to try out the egglets sold by this stall named Hong Kong egglet.

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Bought the original one for SGD 2.20. It was crispy and crunchy.

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Star wars figures on display at Vivocity. They even sell star wars products and merchandises.

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It was drizzling. The view outside of Vivocity (facing Sentosa).

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You can spot Sentosa across Vivocity.

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The sparkly cable cars.

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Here's a short vlog about our day 1 trip in Singapore!





That's all for now, stay tuned for the upcoming updates (day 2 and more)!

     

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