Blogs from Chinatown, Singapore, Asia - page 6

Now we have come the end of our SE Asia adventure I if think it’s time for a beer blog. I will give a brief review of each beer we have sampled and then give my top five pick of the pops countdown at the end. Some of the photos also document my travelling weight loss; I got weighed on one of them machines outside a 7/11 the other day and I reckon I have lost nearly two stones in five months. But don’t worry everyone, I have eaten like a fat girl at a cake shop for the last few weeks and I’m now starting to gain a few pounds again! So here goes:- 1. Tiger This is a beer that is pretty well known back in the western world but with its headquarters in ... read more

So it turns out you do need the city even though we have found even more awesome things in the airport- free sweets plus a slide! Just don't come into the city, as it's referred even though it's a country, without comfortable walking shoes and a credit card or six! We started our big adventure with an upgrade from the regional silk air carrier to Singapore Airlines the daddy of all airlines! It meant we left an hour early, got complimentary juices and plush seats with games even though only a 55 minute flight. We signed up to the tourist pass for unlimited bus and MRT use, getting the tube to the centre and to our digs just after 1pm. When we say digs this was slumming it for us! We know KL was awful but ... read more

1st officers log * date 22/06/2012 After a 4.30am start were now in Singapore, stuffed (as in tired) and ready for food. A good flight but the programmed trip to the gym was less than fruitful. We'll start the exercise programme again tomorrow. Out for tea (dinner) in China Town and then an early night, ready to hit the gym and get those muscles pumping. Planning a trip to Sentosa, and a look at that new hotel - the one with the funny boat shape on top. Spock (he's really the hero of these things) out.... read more

16 Juin 2012, Singapour Ça doit être ça voyager autour du monde. Passer de l’Himalaya à l’Ile de Java en deux semaines, en passant par les Ghat funéraires du Gange et les centre commerciaux ultramodernes de Singapour. Le jour et la nuit! Singapour est vraiment une ville atypique de l’Asie du Sud-Est. Très moderne et bien organisée, où l’aménagement urbain et l’architecture sont des priorités. Un conseil : débuter par le Centre d’urbanisme de Singapour, pour y voir des maquettes à diverses échelles de la ville et des expositions sur son histoire et ses projets de développement à long terme. Il est intéressant de voir comment cette ville asiatique s’est radicalement transformée en seulement 50 ans et de voir son plan d’aménagement urbain à long terme. Focus sur une densité urbaine mixte et des espaces publics ... read more

Tanjong Pagar Best-Kept Secrets - Dao Ji Ipoh Hor Fun Wednesday, 30th May 2012 There is this stall in Tanjong Pagar Market that I patronised quite frequently over the past few weeks ever since my office shifted to this area. The stall was manned by an elderly grandma who was probably in her 80s together with her middle-aged daughter. On the stall menu, there were only 2 items on offer – Ipoh Hor Fun or Macaroni. For $2.50 ($2.70 for take-away), my choice of Hor Fun came with a generous serving of mushrooms and fresh greens, 2 prawn dumplings and some chicken slices. What made my Hor Fun so special was their homemade gravy. If you noticed closed enough, you would probably realised that their gravy was heated up slowly over a charcoal stove. Yes, charcoal ... read more