Amazing city... Uniquely Singapore.. (Day 1,2,3)

Day 1 : (5/12)

Started frm home at 8ish.. flight was at 11.50.. Singapore Airlines...

no traffic hassles... easy checkin... didnt get window seat initially.. but had kept it on request.. and finally got converted... amazing view.. right behind the wing... nice place.. gr8 flight... gr8 hospitality... my 1st taste of international flight...

btw.. its my 1st foreign trip... and.. 2nd flight jounery... i wil make my 2/3rd of flight journey.. on this trip.. lol... howz tht for a ratio.. (in CFA mode na.. so ratios and stuff...

got a few pics... frm the aircraft... here they r.... sumwhr over bay of bengal...




The Changi Airport... i simply amazing... fantastic... really gr8.... words not enuff... jst took few pics.. wil take more.. on return journey..



was goin to frnds apartment(whu himself is rite now in bby).. but had to go via his frnds apartment as key were vth him.. so called him frm airport aft exchangein money to singapore $... now the trouble... found a phone booth.. didnt know.. wot denomination... to put in.. struggled to read on the ph.. most of it in canotonese.. finally caught hold of a lady.. and asked... 1st contact vth a native ;) ... 10 cents it was.. and got the way to frnds place...

Cabs here a amazing... totally... i was in a innova kinda huge car... i asked the cab driver.. r all taxi rate same?.. he said yes.. i was like.. amazing... was so amazined.. didnt even look at the brand.. of the car :( ... it was a/c.. automatic.. all alone the drove at avg speed of 100kmph... !!!!

strted interacting vth him... got to knw... there r 2 taxi operators in SNG... and they hav 12 hrs shifts... all taxi work 24hrs... so no shortage at nite... hmm.. gr8... lot of gizmo's in the taxi... includin a printer... to print the bill...

went to frnds place... took keys... the area was SANG KENG.. and... u hope over to other side of Highway... u come to Puggol.. whr i was put up...

Edgefeild plain.. 105C

reached home... at 9 pm... was sittin.. in absoulte slience.. for 3 hrs.. this being a typical residential complex.. all ppl looked in there homes... shot laga.. thx to net.. called home.. chatted vth few ppl.. felt nice...


Day 2 : (6/12)

1 day b4.. CFA exam.. it was all abt.. reading... didnt go dwn... didnt eat much.. only stuff bought by couple of frnds.. whu reached this place.. 2day morning...

Day 3: (7/12)

Had to make way to Singapore Expo .. 3 of us.. rather go by cab and reach on time.. had to reach there by 8.. examz frm 9.... left home by 7... got down.. waited for 10mins a corner.. no taxi.... then another corner.. no taci.. it was 7.20... talked to few indian guyz... asked them how to reach.. no direct transport... bus-train combo... and.. it was no.. 7.25...

finally got a taxi(not as amazin as day 1 ;) ).. went.. to expo.. huge.. halls... 2 of them.. 40-50% of ppl.. giving exam had travelled frm INDIA !!!... so.. didnt feel v r at an alien country... 2 3hrs session of examz.. 1 went well.. other strictly ok...

then.. roamed at the expo ... few exibitions... goin on.. i had my 1st ever Subway sandwich :D .. MS in md's office of a bank.. wud b smiling...

now.. v wanted to travell bck by train aka MRT... but.. had to make 2 changes.. and fare of 3 ppl.. wud b more than taxi ride.. economic sense prevailed.. and.. took a taxi...

got to knw... taxi's mileage here is aorund... 10kmpl... of manual and 9ish of automatic... hmm... taxi drivers here.. quite informative of the wheels they drive.. explained us.. y so... becoz of big engines vch drink more fuel... hmm.. nice !!

came home..... ppl bit sleepy... planned to go to Clarke quay... nice place for clubbing and nite life... along river... but.. ppl said.. after some sleep... they went offf.. and i went down.. for a stroll..

went to a local store.. looked at local food... and.. then... places around.. bought some grocerry...countined my walk.. found a school.. vth huge play grounds... a church... a gas station.. vth 5% off on petrol and deisel !!!!!... then a small fire stn... the fire van ws unique... completely diff... clicked a pic... the officer came out.. asked him.. can i click pics.. he said.. sorry i dnt knw.. so plz dnt.. he said.. sorry.. 4-5 times !!... amazing.. then invited me... y dnt u come on saturday... its open day... 9-11 am.. u can come in.. and look at stuff here... w/o any hassles at the fire stn !!!... hmm nice...



finallly saw.. a assit to cross road... hav to click a button.. to make tht.. pedestrain light green... vn traffic is gone... hmm.. sumthin new for me... again.. gr8...

bck home.. ppl r still sleeping.. so thot wud blog.. ;)

chk this space regularly till 12-13 dec... for more updates/pics..