Christmas dream

When I travel to Singapore, I’m aware that Christmas is around the corner. Just less than 2 months to go, we are going to celebrate the greatest holiday of the year. I’m not a Christian but I like Christmas. Christmas is not only about the Christmas trees, expensive decorations, getting gold coin as Christmas present, shopping malls and great meals. It’s about appreciation, appreciate for the time you have with your loved ones, appreciate for all the precious moments you have with your friends and family, and appreciate for everything you have. So the best moment in my mind on Christmas day is having the whole family sitting together in front of a fireplace, with grandma on a rocking chair, telling old time stories… what a great scene!

Best public transportation

When I travel in Singapore, another thing that has impressed me is their complete network and good service for public transportation. You can get connections everywhere, by bus, train (MRT & LRT), or even taxi with low fares.

You just need to buy an ezlink card, you can travel anywhere by touch-and-go. Each bus and train station has a number and the station name, on the bus you can get all the route guide and the schedule. As long as you can read English, you won't get yourself lost on the way in Singapore. This time when I travel, I actually didn't plan my trip before. You can ask any officer or staff in anywhere for the way as long as you know where you want to go. And this kind of service is really not Malaysia can compare.

Another best thing is, the passengers will really give up their seats to the elderies and those in need. I witness it when I traveled together with my parents. My dad actually felt awkward when somebody gave up their seats to him. See, who said Singaporeans are cold and uncourteous?

PublicTransport@SG

SMRT

Cheap phones in SG

Many people had been amazed by the low price of mobile phones in Singapore, you can get $0 for a mobile phone if you signed up a plan with contract. In many years ago, when we didn't need to sign up any plan to buy a phone, many people like to get some gadgets from Singapore, especially Malaysians. But now, as the currency for SGD is getting higher and higher, buying SG gadgets with Malaysia Ringgits is no longer worth it.

Moreover, as I was told, the call plan in SG is not really cheap also as it charges both caller and receiver. I haven't really made any research on the phone and call package in SG, but I was also surprised that actually cheap mobile phones are sold in convenient stores like 7-11, without any contract. You can get one by paying less than $100, isn't it great?

Visit Singapore - Day 1: Visit friends/relatives

After planning for more than half a year, I stepped in to Singapore on 5 November. This time, I went together with my parents. One of the purpose is to visit my best friend, my ‘kei lui’ Talisa and my aunt whom staying in Fajar Rd.

And this is the first time ever, we were left in the Singapore custom by the bus company. It’s quite a scary experience, I have been traveling to Singapore by bus for at least 3 times before and never had any bus driver had left me in the custom. Luckily got one guy who was on the same bus with us recognized us and told us that the driver asked him to take another bus to Singapore. I admit that we were late because of filling the form, but still you need to let us know how long you will wait and after how many minutes you will leave, at least we know. Next time, I would consider not to take the Konsortium bus anymore.

As we were taking another bus, so the destination also not the same. Luckily from the place where we were dropped off is just a few minutes away from the hotel by taxi. By 3pm, we managed to check in and started our journey.

First destination, is my best friend's house at Woodlands. We took bus and MRT there, and finally I could see my 'kei lui' for the very first time since she was born. She and both her parents had quite a hard time when she was born, as she gotta take operation on the second day of birth. But she is living healthily and happily now with a lot of love.

For my aunt and uncle, they are good and living with their sons together. Actually their body condition is not really that good, they cannot travel a lot and for long time so they seldom go anywhere nowadays. If they could own at least a bullion they maybe can have a better and easier live. We had a great time chatting with them before we returned back to the hotel.

See, she is Talisa (Suan Suan), my 'kei lui'. So energetic and active.

The hotel we stayed. It's a budget hotel located at Balestier Rd. Actually there are at least 5 budget hotels along the street.

Lilian's Wedding

It's been more than a year since she had left, what so precious is, we still keep in touch, although we don't see each other so frequent, at least, we never forget.

This is the first time ever, I attended the full vegetarian wedding dinner. They are not really vegetarian, but they couldn't find other restaurant, so they picked here. But still, the food is nice, I like their decoration the most, it's quite glamourous.

She had been the most naive and innocent girl among us, and we are so happy to see her starting another journey of her life from now on. Wish for her happiness and 幸福 ever after.

By the way, I don't really feel good about the arrangement, I thought it would be some sort of "gathering" for the 'old buddies'. Yes, all the "ex" lunch buddies are staying together, but those others we know, are so far away from us.

My 'kei lui' and me

"Kei Lui" means goddaughter in Cantonese. She is my BEST friend's daughter and of course, I have ot be her 'Kei Ma'... hehehe

Actually this is the first time I met her since she was born. Her birth had made my friend so worried about her because she had been staying in the hospital for quite some time. Anyhow, we are so happy to see her being so healthy (and naughty :P) now.

She likes to be carried all the time, so you see she is so enjoyed...

My wish, my gadgets

I have been wishing to get two new gadgets by this year: one new mobile phone and digital camera. But until now, I still haven’t got any of them yet. One of the reasons is, I’m asking for my brother’s advice to choose the best and most suitable one for me, but he has been choosing too long until cannot make any decision for me yet. Another reason, of course is the budget issue.

I have been buying low price phones all the while, and most of them ended up either being stolen, snatched or lost. Now, I want to buy a good one, a really good one. If I could earn money by investing in gold bullion, maybe I could get all these, and whichever I wish for.