rehinapola: 2015

Singapore - Malaysia in 5 days

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Arrived in Singapore for a day and stay in Malaysia for two, went back to Singapore on the third and took a tour. Stay four more and on the fifth day, I don't want to go back home...

Singapore, the lion city. A place where the east somehow meets the west.
Generally speaks Mandarin, Malay, Tamil and English. Usually uses Singlish esp for the youth.

Famous for the Marina bay with its Merlion statue.

Famous food Laksa noodles and Chicken Rice (my favorite)

Flown to Singapore with only less than a month of preparation. Bought a regular ticket for an spontaneous adventure.

HOW TO GET THERE:

From manila to Singapore

By Plane: Booked a flight from Tigerair for affordable prices, try to book even a month before.

From Airport around Singapore

By Bus and MRT: Buy your EZLink card from the station inside the Airport. You can use this card for either the MRT or the Bus to take you to any destination within Singapore. The bus is the cheapest way to go around and the MRT is the fastest way. You can top-up your card at any station as well or even at the mall or multi-purpose halls.

By Cab: If you have a lot of luggage or if you're feeling too lazy, you can take a cab. Fair warning, if you're from Phil, taking a cab will really cost you a leg, might as well take a different route.

From Singapore to Malaysia

By Bus: Book your ticket from Busonlineticket to check schedule and prices. This engine is very convenient as you can choose from which terminal and time you'd want to depart and arrive. You can either pay it online or buy tickets at the terminal itself. (Tip: Buses are mostly on time, avoid being late)

MUST GO PLACES:

SINGAPORE

1. Orchard Road - Go to place if your quest in Singapore is to buy lots of clothes, accessories from luxury brands. You can choose from Louis Vuitton to Abercrombie, this road is also surrounded by hotels and restaurants plus fancy coffee shops. Don't forget to go to Mustafa to buy your pasalubongs.

Orchard in Christmas season

2. Bugis Street - For all your low budget souvenirs and random street food, this place will empty your pockets.

3. Haji Lane - The hippies place in the city with the most colorful windows, famous photo ops place. Most shops, except for the coffee shops, opens 6PM onwards. This is a street field with authentic and hard to find stuff. Products vary from glasses to clutch, shoes to dress, socks and stationary.

4. Sentosa - The happiest place that will bring the kid out of you. Here you will find technology meets nature. Holistic Sentosa is consist of a water park, theme park and a beach. The best way to go across and around is via Cable car.

Universal Studios. You don't need to go to Los Angeles to finally experience some of your favorite movies. This place gives you the full studio feels.One whole-day is not enough to enjoy it.

Siloso beach. Somehow reflects a man made beach as the sand is at its finest. Random umbrella are pitched around the area to shade you from Singapore's scorching heat. Restaurants are all lined few feet away from the shore to serve only the best and quench those dried out throat.

bird's eye view

Adventure cove waterpark. Time didn't allow us to experience those heart popping slides. We only had a day to spent in Sentosa, aside from the bad weather, there are a lot of people spending their holiday.

5. Clark Quay - If you're into the night life. Tiger beer and some fun, this is the place to go. Meet some new friends and enjoy the night away. You can also take a quick sling shot ride to loosen up or let the river take you on a smooth ride.

MALAYSIA

Malacca ~ Melaka

Where to stay:

Tang house (BnB) - Located within Jonker street, beside the vicinity stage.

doing your diy travel, staying at a bed and breakfast will keep your budget in tuck, besides, the ultimate purpose of travelling is submerging to the culture not staying in your room and watching tivo. As long as you have a decent bed, secure room and clean bathroom and toilet, you're all set.

our humble room

MUST GO PLACES:

1. Jonker Street - Best day to visit is from Friday - Sunday, they have a night market which serves variety of street food. Stick ice candy, various maki and sushi, malaysian delicacy, tarts and a lot more. This street is filled with tasty restaurants and stalls. There are also Bike rentals.

Best way to explore melaka

Delectable yet cheap

cheese tart and waffle <3

Don't leave without having Mee hoon kuey!

2. A famosa fort - Remains of the Portuguese invasion in Malacca. Built in 1511, constructed by Alfonso Albuquerque. This is technically an uphill climb to reach the St. Paul church on top.

3. St. Paul church - Same era as the A famosa fort, it is dedicated to the tourist aside from being catholic but those who loves architecture and history at the same time. The place is definitely, defined by age.

4. Cheng Hoon teng Temple - The oldest traditional Chinese temple which is dedicated to the God of Mercy. Here is where i've seen people asking and wishing from God using the sticks.

5. Melaka River - Where you can take the Mamee boat ride. It will take you from Melaka's end to end.

6. Heritage Center - Visit and learn more about Malacca and it's neighbouring cities and Malaysia as a whole.

7. Flora De la Mar Museum - This big boat docked in Malacca with get you as cat curious. It's actually a museum.

Trip date: November-December 2015 To be continued... :)

Literature

The unread letter

05:09

It’s been long since the first time we saw each other. We were both on our way and no one seemed to bother. By the steps, we almost collide, you were on your way up and I wondered by the side. I’ve always been here before but never in my life have I thought there’ll be a day you’ll see me, the way I saw you. I remembered once, you used to look at me with those sharp yet gloomy eyes, those eyes which drawn me closer to you, speculated what path you were walking and trials you’ve come across. I was caught by your mysterious net. Those who were around don’t really know you -They admire you, they sing praises to you, and not a single fault they cast upon you. Your craft is not the only thing that makes you and that they don’t know of.

I want to tell you everything; the way I watch humans and how they love as well as hate, of desire, fear and pain. On the contrary, I choose not to, I hid all to myself, thinking that those words won’t mean a thing. I felt that writing poetry and being with you is enough to let you know I care more than I should.

You’ve always been surrounded by your muses with never ending beauty. Influential as you are, I refrain myself from envy, not for being adored by most but from them being at your side more than I. We always show certain respect for time, for tasks, for friends and of being alone, except, I don’t want to be alone. I want to be near you, I want to know those who are around you, I want to be close to you, and maybe that you didn’t know of.

But now, when there is no more time to spare and you no longer care, I say this to you, the one I have loved. I don’t intend your pity and never do I will insist to share you my grief but with the last draw of my breath, I confess all these feelings I intend to bury.

I was the one who admired you the most. I was the one who appreciated all your crafts maybe it be raw or aged. I was the one who cheered you the loudest from the crowd, when everything seemed to fail. I was always in the background.

I was the one who listened to all your stories. I was one who walked behind you when you were lost, the hand who held you in the dark, and whose arms wrapped you when your world started to fall apart. Thus, you weren’t able to feel them, I tell you now, I tried. Honestly, I did as I might. But I was weak, I was scared. I didn’t see that among all, I’d be the one who ought to fall. So, I chose for you, I chose for us. To let you go and set you free. Because you deserve someone better and I’ll be happy even if it’s not me. My choice might have been wrong because I still long for you. But remember this, my dear Apollo, every dawn, when you look up at the sky and see the moon trying to wait for the sun, it’s like us. No need for words, we’ll always get by.

Forever yours,

Calliope

#TeamPuyat

The Porac Adventure

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Up for a whole day activity? Don’t really have much of a budget but definitely want to have a good time. Fret not! Pampanga is here to offer you more than humid atmosphere and sun-kissed skins, a day well spent. Either you travel via public or private transportation, as long as you take few friends or family with you, I assure you’ll have the time you’re dying to spend out of your dreaded metro routine.

How to get there?

· From Manila – From Cubao via Partas terminal, take any bus that will pass Dau Terminal.

Thereafter, ride a jeep to SM clark, I recommend you eat first before going to the next destination as they don’t really have rice meals and usually have corkage for bringing food in. Then, look for the jeep that can take you to Alviera, just tell them Sandbox. Approximate time travel is about 2-3hours.
From Sandbox to Poracay - Can't give you directions. We almost got lost, we drove back and forth the same route but it's too dark to see road signs and it took us almost an hour or so to get there.

Must Go Places:

« Sandbox

From its name, it’s like a prep school’s playground with slides, monkey bars and sand multiplied to hectares.

They have packages to choose from and I won’t recommend visiting on weekends, you’ll spend half of your time waiting in line. A big No, No! You can bum around like what we did, ‘coz the weather that time was heatstroke hot. And, if you’ll take the package with archery, don’t forget to make reservations before lazing around or they'll close up leaving you with an unused ticket.

giant friggin swing

Team Puyat minus 1

« Poracay

Don’t place your expectation meter to Boracay, it's way far from that. It’s a resort, ok? Not a beach. The place is really big and their rentals are massive, it’s actually like you’re in a subdivision. The same with sandbox, they don’t have a restaurant inside, they do have mini groceries however, it’s not 24hrs. It's a bummer coz we had to leave after an hour or so due to hunger.

TEAM PUYAT <3

Traveled: May, 2015

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