{"id":9864,"date":"2014-02-25T21:44:27","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T05:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=9864"},"modified":"2014-02-25T21:49:17","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T05:49:17","slug":"10-things-learned-recent-trip-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/02\/25\/10-things-learned-recent-trip-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things I Learned From My Recent Trip to Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just got back yesterday from my mileage run vacation to Singapore<\/a> and I\u2019m still currently recuperating from jet-lag. It was a short four days in Singapore, but in that time span, I got to experience what Singapore is all about and met some amazing people along the way. Four days was not enough and in reality, I needed to spend a week to see everything I wanted to see in Singapore. Here are 10 things I learned from my recent trip to Singapore:<\/p>\n

1. Taxi surcharges are not fun. My flight arrived at 12:30am and I wanted to get to my hotel after a long flight in coach. The MRT (subway) stopped running which was the cheapest and fastest way to get to the hotel ($3.00 SGD). I took a taxi from Changi airport and made it to my hotel in 18 minutes. The total cost was $23.25 SGD which wasn\u2019t too bad, but I saw the itemized receipt and there were two surcharges. The first surcharge was $3.00 because the pick-up originated from Changi\u2019s Singapore Airport. There is also a 50% late night metered fare surcharge for pick-ups between midnight and 5:59am. If you\u2019re headed to Singapore, be sure to check out this site<\/a> for a complete list of taxi surcharges<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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2. You can find a 24 hour restaurant just about anywhere in Singapore. I hung out around the Geylang neighborhood at around 3am and found out that most restaurants were open and surprisingly still packed with people.<\/p>\n

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3. Buy an EZ-Link RFID card from the MRT station. The EZ-Link is a stored value card ($5 non-fundable fee) that provides discounted MRT and bus travel. Load your EZ-Link with money and just tap in and out from any MRT station and bus. If you\u2019re planning to take the MRT or bus for a few days in Singapore, I highly recommend getting the EZ-Link card because you won\u2019t have to fiddle with coins (exact change for buses) and mess with buying one-way tickets all the time from the machines.<\/p>\n

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4. iHome audio devices at the Westin Singapore come with the iPhone 5 adapter. Hallelujah! This is the first hotel I\u2019ve ever seen with the iPhone 5 compatible iHome audio device. Ever since the iPhone 5 debuted in 2012, I haven\u2019t stayed in a hotel that has adopted the iPhone 5 lightning adapter in the iHome audio devices.<\/p>\n

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5. Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice is overrated. First of all, the lines are ridiculous and filled with tourists at the Maxwell Road Hawker Center. Although the chicken rice is $2.50 SGD, the chicken was served cold. I\u2019m not a fan of cold chicken and the roasted chicken rice I had the day before in Geylang was 10x better than Tian Tian\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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6. Hawker Center food is simply the best in Singapore. I think I visited about 10 different Hawker Centers throughout my four days in Singapore (I was on a mission). I really like it because you can find a large amount of local Singaporean food in one place. The food is inexpensive and has a great local feel.<\/p>\n

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7. The AWAY Room private plunge pool at the W Singapore Sentosa Cove is legit. When I booked this hotel, I saw some amazing pictures of the various rooms at the W Singapore. My dream room was the AWAY Room and the AWAY Suite which featured a private pool. I was ecstatic to find out that I was upgraded to one of the coveted rooms. It felt amazing having my own private pool in the comfort of my room.<\/p>\n

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8. Double decker public buses exist in Singapore. It was definitely a rare sight for me to see (outside of London) and it was great taking pictures while sitting in the front row of the upper deck.<\/p>\n

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9. Massage Parlors in Singapore infringe the Lufthansa logo. When I went inside to inquire about Lufthansa, I was offered a special Lufthansa massage menu.<\/p>\n

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10. The laksa at 328 Katong Laksa is legit. There\u2019s just something about having a nice hot bowl of laksa in Singapore. It\u2019s one of the must eats in Singapore that\u2019s bursting in flavor.<\/p>\n

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