Soul-Searching in Singapore Thread III

[Miyawski]

Just saw this. Thought it's a good deal.

Only $39.50 For a Fun-Filled 6-in-1 Sentosa Outing!
Package Includes Admission to Underwater World + Dolphin Lagoon Show + 2-Way Jewel Cable Car Ride + Cable Car Museum + Sentosa Island Admission + Hi-Tea at Sky Bar! Valid For All Days! Buy as Many as You Like! Child Rate Available!

[karupin07]

Hello po!

It's my first time to travel outside the Philippines and I'm traveling solo po. San po ba magandang magstay na hostel na mura lang? Saka pasuggest naman po sa itinerary below. thanks thanks

day 1: city tour
merlion park, esplanade, the flyer, helix bridge, marina bay sands, chinatown, fountain of youth

day 2: Senstosa, USS, Songs of the Sea

day 3: KL
Batu Caves, Ride HOHO

day 4: Singapore Botanic Garden, Singapore Museum, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore Zoo and Night Safari

day 5: Harry Potter Exhibit, Little India, Mount Faber Park

[supercouchpotato]

DIY mo na lang. You should be able to save some money that way. Madali lang i-tour ang Siingapore, since uber liit lang naman nito and nakapa-efficient ng transportation (sans all the train faults that have been happening lately) .

Budget.. depende sa trip mo. If you're ok staying in hostels, you should be able to get around S$20 per night (shared). If hotel naman.. may budget hotels like Hotel 81 (though yung mura nilang rooms is usually yung located near / within the red light district ng SG).. nasa S$50~ ang rate per night.

Expect to shell out a minimum of S$5 per meal (kasama na water/drinks). Cost for attractions.. see Naked_Salvation's posts above.

Thanks Miyawski! SGD po ba yung prices pinost mo above? So ipon na lang ako 1,000 SGD..pwede na siguro yun at medyo makakapag-enjoy na ako...

[lite_blue_f]

Are the hotels strict? Pwede ba sneak in sa mga 5 star hotels? Thanks!

[Miyawski]

Thanks Miyawski! SGD po ba yung prices pinost mo above? So ipon na lang ako 1,000 SGD..pwede na siguro yun at medyo makakapag-enjoy na ako...

Yes. SGD.

Are the hotels strict? Pwede ba sneak in sa mga 5 star hotels? Thanks!

Pwede naman.. wag lang masyadong marami and you must do it discreetly.

[Miyawski]

Hello po!

It's my first time to travel outside the Philippines and I'm traveling solo po. San po ba magandang magstay na hostel na mura lang? Saka pasuggest naman po sa itinerary below. thanks thanks

day 1: city tour
merlion park, esplanade, the flyer, helix bridge, marina bay sands, chinatown, fountain of youth

day 2: Senstosa, USS, Songs of the Sea

day 3: KL
Batu Caves, Ride HOHO

day 4: Singapore Botanic Garden, Singapore Museum, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore Zoo and Night Safari

day 5: Harry Potter Exhibit, Little India, Mount Faber Park

Day 1: Doable naman po. Do the Chinatown in the morning (not too early.. siguro mga 10am), have your lunch there (daming nice food dun... try the chicken rice na ni-recommend ni Naked_Salvation sa 1st page nitong thread na ito) then head on to City Hall station for the remainder ng itinerary mo.

day 2: Doable but you won't be able to maximize yung trip mo to USS. As I said in the the other thread, sometimes ang pila sa popular rides can stretch up to 90 mins (usually 15 - 45 mins).

day 3: the question here is what day & time kayo aalis ng SG? And through bus ba? Or plane? If bus, very tight po yan.. bus trip to KL can take anywhere between 5 and 8 hours (depende sa traffic and dami ng tao sa immig).

day 4: Not possible. Probably Botanic Garden in the morning, Zoo in the afternoon then Night Safari afterwards.

day 5: Ang Horry Potter exhibit po eh nasa Marina Bay Sands so you can cover this on your day 1. Mount Faber you can take it on your day 2. Instead of taking the monorail to Sentosa, mag-cable car na lang kayo. Start the cable car ride sa Mt Faber. Get a 1 way ride lang... then take the monorail on your way out of Sentosa.

Hope the above helps.

[karupin07]

Miyawski, thank you po. gabi po sana ng day 2 aalis from SG to KL through bus. then gabi rin ng day 3 babalik to SG. may suggestion po ba kayo kung anong bus ang pwedeng sakyan going to KL?

[Miyawski]

Miyawski, thank you po. gabi po sana ng day 2 aalis from SG to KL through bus. then gabi rin ng day 3 babalik to SG. may suggestion po ba kayo kung anong bus ang pwedeng sakyan going to KL?

Matinding sched yan. Hehe. But yeah, pwede. I just hope you get enough sleep during the bus trip (i'm one of those na hirap matulog sa byahe -- be it plane or bus).

Bus.. you can actually select a bus and purchase your ticket online either via Bus Online Ticket or EasiBook. Transtar, Five Stars, Konsortium, AeroBus, Nice are some of the good ones.

[floreno]

Question: Is it ok nowadays to buy USS tickets 1 to 2 weeks before your visit there. Thanks.

[Miyawski]

Question: Is it ok nowadays to buy USS tickets 1 to 2 weeks before your visit there. Thanks.

As long as firm / final na travel dates nyo, yes. Definitely. Highly recommended. Limited lang kasi ang tickets na available over the counter so best to secure your ticket as early as possible.

[mackyboi]

Originally Posted by AngCoolit
FYI, sa mga magdadala ng YOSI... WALA NA allowance ang tourists na magdala ng cigarettes sa SG. Kaya pag may nagpadala sa inyo, hindi na pwede yan, unless gusto nyo magbayad ng tax. Kelangan nyo i-declare yan otherwise kapag nahuli kayo may parusa. Nagbago sila ng rule, so be warned.

Kahit 1 pack na Yosi babayaran mo yung tax?

[Naked_Salvation]

Originally Posted by AngCoolit
FYI, sa mga magdadala ng YOSI... WALA NA allowance ang tourists na magdala ng cigarettes sa SG. Kaya pag may nagpadala sa inyo, hindi na pwede yan, unless gusto nyo magbayad ng tax. Kelangan nyo i-declare yan otherwise kapag nahuli kayo may parusa. Nagbago sila ng rule, so be warned.

Kahit 1 pack na Yosi babayaran mo yung tax?

It's better to be safe than sorry. Mas mahal magbayad ng fine at magkakarecord ka pa kapag nahuli.

Ang balita ko, mahigpit ang mga IO sa budget terminal. Baka matyempuhan ka.

[Naked_Salvation]

Question: Is it ok nowadays to buy USS tickets 1 to 2 weeks before your visit there. Thanks.

Kung confirmed na yung travel date nyo, yes. Nagkakaubusan ng ticket sa USS minsan. Hindi siya kagaya ng Star City or Enchanted na unlimited ang number na ticket ang nirerelease for a day.

Kaya kahit madaming tao, hindi ganoon katagal ang wait time sa mga attractions.

[Naked_Salvation]

Are the hotels strict? Pwede ba sneak in sa mga 5 star hotels? Thanks!

I'm not a fan of "sneak in" sa hotel.

Kung pwede/legal siya you wont call it "sneak in". Hindi mo siya gagawin patago. If youre asking naman kung strict ang hotels, some of them oo. Some of the hotels just ignore it.

Yang plano mo, risk yan. Kapag nataon ka sa mahigpit na nagbabatay and nahuli kayo, you'll be fined at magiiwan pa kayo ng image na ang mga pinoy gawain yan. Kawawa naman yung mga pinoy na susunod sa inyo.

[AngCoolit]

Originally Posted by AngCoolit
FYI, sa mga magdadala ng YOSI... WALA NA allowance ang tourists na magdala ng cigarettes sa SG. Kaya pag may nagpadala sa inyo, hindi na pwede yan, unless gusto nyo magbayad ng tax. Kelangan nyo i-declare yan otherwise kapag nahuli kayo may parusa. Nagbago sila ng rule, so be warned.

Kahit 1 pack na Yosi babayaran mo yung tax?

Yes, kailangan mo i-declare at magbayad ng tax. Pwede mo naman hindi declare, pero kapag natyempuhan ka at di mo na-declare, either kulong ka or bayad ng fine. Actually, matagal naman nang walang allowance. Nagkakataon lang na hindi sila strict sa pag-scan ng mga baggages. Pero lately parang mas naghigpit na sila. Suddenly PAL stopped selling cigarettes in flight kasi bawal na nga daw magpasok.
So, up to you pa din naman.

[pit bull]

I'm not a fan of "sneak in" sa hotel.

Kung pwede/legal siya you wont call it "sneak in". Hindi mo siya gagawin patago. If youre asking naman kung strict ang hotels, some of them oo. Some of the hotels just ignore it.

Yang plano mo, risk yan. Kapag nataon ka sa mahigpit na nagbabatay and nahuli kayo, you'll be fined at magiiwan pa kayo ng image na ang mga pinoy gawain yan. Kawawa naman yung mga pinoy na susunod sa inyo.

hindi ko rin nirerecommend ang sneak-in, mas ok yung legal at lahat accounted for pagdating sa accommodation. If kelangan magtipid, dito kami sa PI magtitipid, skyflakes muna sa lunch

[mrbiarcal]

anybody who have tried staying at GRACELODGE any comment po? ok naman ang review sa tripadvisor, agoda at asiarooms pero iba pa rin if filipino ang nagstay na dun. thanks

[sakuranai]

nakontak na namin si sir darry, kasya kami 4 adults 2 child. same price sa link.. marunong pa mag tagalog! hehehe..

question po ulet, ano po mas ok yung ez link o mag bayad nalang ng cash sa mrt and bus?
saan po murang bumile ng mga t-shirt and pasalubong?


thanks..

recommended ko yang si Kuya Darry! super bait niya!
true, hinde siya legit na taxi but more of a lorry although maliit lang sasakyan so hinde tipong buong bahay na lipatan, mga luggages at boxes lang.
20$ flat rate niya plus 200 pesos, yup pesos!
be ready lang na mapakanta kasi meron siyang magic sing sa van niya at papakantahin nya kayo! LOL.
He is singaporean but only caters to Pinoy clients, at loob ng van niya puro Pinoy stuffs.

hectic din sked niya so message him in advance to avail his services.

This is a way lang to help him na din. Super ok kasi naging service niya samin when we moved HDB. Ang bait niya, kahit gano kami kaingay at kagulo sa Van niya, enjoy siya.
plus super loaded ang van niya sa dami ng gamit namin tapos 5 pa kaming nakasakay.

Also, KUDOS to the new thread!

[mrbiarcal]

Hi saan banda yung mga bus from KL to SG. From KL kc kami by bus unlike dati nag airasia kami. Ty

[louise_xoxo]

Okay bang bumili nalang Singapore Tourist Pass or hindi. Similar siya sa Ez link unlimited rides sa public transportation.

Here's the site

http://www.thesingaporetouristpass.com