It has been a while since I last visited Singapore.
Singapore didn’t really change that much from the memories of my last visit (that is probably like 3 – 4 years ago).
This time round, I decided to follow my parents down to see the Christmas light up.
I remembered the streets were beautifully lighted back in my younger days.
So many bright and colourful bulbs, it made me wonder if they were on sale.
Santa Claus , reindeers and elf were anywhere and everywhere.
But what I love most was Santa handing out candies
That is how much I love spending Christmas in Singapore.
So yes, after so many invites from my parents and their friends, Singapore.. here I come.
The first day of the trip was tiring.
We woke up early and dad drove all the way to Johor Bahru to meet up with his friends.
We had a good lunch while waiting for Wilson (my parent’s godson) to drive us in to Singapore since it can be quite a hassle for foreign cars like us to drive in.
When we reach Wilson’s parents home, we did a quick unpack and rested while my parents we busy chit chatting away.
Yes, I can tell that my dad has a lot of catching up to do with his friends.
As for me, just chill and rest while listening to their stories .
Later that night, went out for dinner at a nearby place.
I have no clue where it was except the fact that is was at some HBD flat nearby.
Seriously, most of the HBD flats here look identical and I am sure I will be lost if I were left to wander around on my own.
Dinner is just amazing in which I am so happy that we get to try something NEW!
As in, I have not tried this way of cooking before.
This is the first time I tried frog meat steamed with Brand’s Essence of Chicken.
It tasted really good and sweet, and I really love how it elevates the taste of the frog meat and blends in well together!
Later at night, we decided to go for a quick sight-seeing along Orchard Road.
We just drive pass it and headed to Woodlands as we know day 02 would be a full shopping day in Orchard. While driving pass Orchard, I was disappointed. Badly disappointed. It used to be a busy street full of lights and beautiful decorations… now, sigh… honestly, even the decorations in KL looks better than that! Bah… probably I am too tired, I need to sleep! I wonder why I feel so sleepy.
Second day was pure shopping day. Orchard Road, here I come.
My parents made appointment to meet more friends.
So before shopping, we went to have lunch at a Korean Restaurant.
I think the adults over ordered again! On a hindsight, at least I get the chance to try a little of everything.
From Kimchi Soup to Bulgogi to Bibimbap to loads of Kimchi and pancakes.
Burp ! Nothing beats eating all of these at one go.
Next, shopping spree begins! Somehow, nothing caught my attention.
Somewhat feel the items that were sold in Singapore was also sold in Malaysia, but more expensive (of course) due to the currency exchange .
The fact that I am broke also explains why.
Yeah, so tagging along parents for trips like this are good for my wallet.
For dinner, we manage to try some traditional Chinese food.
According to my dad’s friend, the restaurant owner came from China.
We get to try something new. I don’t know what they called, it is some kind of dough being cooked together with vegetables and meat.
It is a little sticky, but nice.
And the dumplings were so good. My dad’s godson loved it so much that we had to repeat our orders. Yummy!
Day three is the best. For the first time, we visited the Esplanade, which in my opinion looks like a big durian.
Not forgetting the Merlion Park as well since it was nearby.
The close up view of the texture of the Merlion is amazing. To date, I still wonder how a Mermaid and the Lion combined together?
We spend a lot of time taking pictures there while dad spend a lot of time trying to figure out what building and what building was there previously.
Yes, dad used to work in Singapore like 30 to 40 years ago, so he had a lot of story to tell.
He had been telling me histories and stories about Singapore which is pretty interesting.
So yes, the big DURIAN (Esplanade) is really beautiful.
I still cannot imagine how a fruit can give such wonderful inspirations to the designers.
Despite the disappointment I had with the Christmas light up, the Esplanade visit sort of compensated for it.
Did I mention, it rained non-stop during our entire trip in Singapore?
I am sure everyone from Malaysia would remember the massive flood in Johor.
And you guessed it right. I was one of the lucky ones that got stuck in the jam for 8 hours from Singapore while coming back to Johor Bahru.
A trip that normally only takes 40 mins is now 8 hours, not forgetting to add another 3 hours to reach PD.
So yes, that’s a whole day gone while my butt is aching!
So yes, while I am disappointed with the light up and the 8 hours jam, I am happy to spend time with my parents. Let’s pray for better luck the next time when I visit Singapore.
in the meantime… I am still the little devil among the angels in the office.
. First time submitting, Gigi aka. divine surely melts our heart with a cute and dreamy snowgirl. Hahaha… very merry christmas.
