To tell you the truth, we didn't know that much about the island beforehand. Just that Pulau Ubin is one of the last rural areas to be found in Singapore. Going there was exiting, because Pulau Ubin is an island off the northeastern coast of Singapore we needed to take a ferry boat from Changi Village jetty terminal. And which kind of boat it was! Far away was luxurious and glory, but still so comfortable and easy. There was no tight schedules in the terminal. Every boat was waiting as long as there was 12 passengers on the boat, but practically ferry was going almost every five minutes and the prize was 2,5 SGD. What about the island then? Immediately when arriving there the friendly and hot (yup, I burned my back) atmosphere surrounded us. No ... read more

Our destination for the crazy halloween night was Zouk, the coolest night club in Spore like the locals had told us. Entrance was expensive (33 singaporean dollars) but it included two drinks. Also the term "bar queue" got the new meaning.. With the costume the entry for the club was free and we saw amazing outfits from the Jokers and superman's to geisha's and teddy bears. There was also one banana. Some people had really made an effort to get in. But like it came out, there were also two bars next to each others! and of course we were in an wrong queue.. For us it was same, but our poor friends need to pay the same amount with the costume they had paid only for this Halloween evening. The decoration in the bar was ... read more

Today was my friend name day and we were just walking aimlessly without any clue ( or actually we had some) which we should do. That took us past Prinsep Street and we chanced upon this : MANGA KISSa, Japanese Style Comic Cafe. My friend went crazy when seeing it so there was no doubt should we go in or not. The Cafe was adorable and really different from those where we have been visiting this far. MANGA KISSa was full of manga books, actually there was more than 16,000 comics packed within the 180 sq meter space. There’s around 13,000 Japanese manga and the rest are either Chinese or English translated manga. There was also free drinks and other magazines too, which suited us more than fine. Like my friend enthusiastically explained to me, this ... read more

"ABOUT SINGAPORE JURONG GARDENS: Built in 1975 and designed by Prof. Yuen-chen Yu, a well-known architect from Taiwan, the Chinese Garden’s concept is based on Chinese gardening art. The main characteristic is the integration of splendid architectural features with the natural environment. The Chinese Garden is modeled along the northern Chinese imperial style of architecture and landscaping." Except of The Chinese Garden, there was Japanese,- and Bonsai Gardens, which cost an estimate $3.8 million to build. This 5,800 sq meters garden with Suzhou-style buildings and landscape houses a collection of over 2,000 bonsais imported from China and other parts of the world. Those Gardens were like a paradises in the middle of the city. That peace and quietness. The day was sunny and pretty hot. Here in Singapore is said to be three seasons : hot, ... read more

In a nutshell, I'm amazed. If somebody thought the level of the schools is good in Finland, well, let's put it like that, in Asia, or actually here in Singapore, the level of the education is great. The teachers are professionals and they know what they are talking about. It also came obvious why do people need warm clothes here. The classes, or auditoriums are freezing, or more like, the air - conditioning systems are so effective that you need to hold your notes tightly if you don't want to loose them. Anyway I don't feel so"schoolgirlish" in the mornings when catching the metro and then hurrying to the monorail which leads us over the sea to the Sentosa Island. The school itself it's disappointment neither. Cozy and comfortable, doesn't look like a school at all ... read more