SG Chronicles: The Lion City

Past mid-dawn it was when our first-class coach reached Golden Miles Complex at Beach Road, Singapore. Believing that money changers are readily available in the area, we came with only Malaysian ringgit and US dollars in our wallet. Much to our surprise, since we arrived in wee hours, the only store open was 7-11 where I tried bargaining with the tender to trade even a portion of our money to their local currency. The man, politely resisted though, handed me five Singapore dollars instead for us to get to our cousin’s apartment in Jurong. He’s the first Filipino we encountered. The thought of being cared for by a kababayan eased our anxiety to finally reach our destination safe and sound. And we just did! After a few minutes of arguing whether or not to take the MRT using those five dollars, we ended up catching a cab instead whose chauffer demanded us USD 20+ then. Well, it was pretty much satisfying to sit back and relax and be assured that we’re finally heading home.

After a meagre rest, off we went to Sentosa Island which, I must say, is fifty times bigger than Enchanted Kingdom! Since dollars are involved here, I didn’t dare try getting inside the amusement attractions. Photo ops are so much! I loved best the huge statue of the Lion City’s legendary landmark, the Merlion. One day isn’t enough to roam completely around the area.

After which, we tried visiting the grand Merlion Park at Raffles Square. Not so sure if the rain contributed to disable the statue from secreting water, we just took pictures of the sceneries around. Had I known it better, that I would not be flying back just on the next day, we could have opted to come at night there to see better the city’s panorama.

Since my twenty-four-hour tour was upgraded to a few more days, I had enough time to hop from one place to another. I’ve gone from the most expensive down to the cheapest shopping site in the metropolis. And I enjoyed the long walk, really!

Coming here in Singapore is a dream-made-true!

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