Singapore

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I thought I should put a few photos up of Singapore. My home away from home.

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Photos

The Merlion
The symbol of Singapore sitting in Marina Bay. Singapura is the Malay word for Lion City.

Esplanade Drive
I work down this road to the left where all the buildings are...Shenton Way.

Marina Bay
Theatres on the Bay in the background.

Fountain of Wealth - Suntec City
You are supposed to walk around the fountain 3 times while touching the water to give you good fortune. The four legs symbolise the four races and religions of Singapore.

Koi Garden - Suntec City
Suntec City is a fairly huge shopping centre. It was designed with feng shui in mind. There are 5 buildings which resemble a hand when viewed from above.

Orchard Road
The famous shopping road of Singapore. Goes for about 1km and has 3 MRT stations along it.

Raffles Hotel
Room rates can be up and over SGD$1000. Hence this is where I always stay when in Singapore.

Bedok Wharf - East Coast
One of the reasons I moved to the east was so I could go jogging on the beach. Ironically I usually go jogging north to Bedok reservoir instead. All this is man made beach from reclaimed land.

Beach on East Coast
On the weekend there are a lot of people roller blading, riding bikes, jogging, and fishing.

Chilli Crab - Jumbo Restaurant
Chilli crab is probably the signature dish of Singapore, up there with Chicken Rice. One of the best places to have it is on the East Coast at Jumbo's.

No Signboard - Geylang
Another great place for crab is No Sign Board restaurant in Geylang. I prefer the pepper crab here than the chilli.

Eating frog - Geylang
Geylang is east of the CBD and is known for 2 things. Being the red light district and its food. The frog here is fantastic. It tastes like scallops.

Eating Durian - Geylang
There is also plenty of durian to be had at Geylang. This fruit leaves a pretty distinctive odour which can last for hours. Hence there is a fine if you bring them on the MRT.

Mattress Centre - Geylang
I thought it amusing that they'd be a mattress centre in the heart of Geyland. I guess they go through a few.

Places to go at night
Clarke Quay and Boat Quay are probably the most well known area to go out for a drink. Set along the water, it is a nice area to go for a seafood meal or a drink.

Clarke Quay
On the other side of where all the restaurants and bars are. You can see old Parliament house in the background.

Brewerkz - Clarke Quay
One of the more poplular pubs in Clarke Quay is Brewerkz where they brew their own beer.

Clarke Quay
Singapore has the ideal weather to drink beer, however it's easy to get carried away.

Ice Bar Indochine - Clarke Quay
The IndoChine restaurant has an ice bar inside where you can go in a have a shot of vodka. It's a pretty interesting and funky restaurant.

Karaoke
There are many Chinese pubs offering karaoke if that's your cup of tea or pint of beer.

Alley Bar - Orchard Road
Located in Emerald Hill on Orchard, the Alley Bar is a very narrow bar popular with tourists and locals alike.