Here’s something different, going home for the holidays but with a 2-night stopover at Singapore. Adventure awaits!
First of all, I’d like to say thanks to my boy PhoneMaw ( @PolarBearPMH ) for letting me stay in his place!
Why did I get a connecting flight to Singapore? Well, it is a big convenience for me that it will land at Clark, just where my family lives. The last time I went back home, I got stuck in Manila traffic for more than four hours! It was really bad so why not turn that floor hours in traffic to four hours flight time? At least I was able to enjoy the city of Singapore.
I flew over via Scoot, a Singapore Airlines’ budget company. Their new Boeing Dreamliner 787 planes gave me a wonderful flying experience. It was an 8 hour flight and I was expecting it to be boring but I made new friends! My Brazilian seatmates, Pedro and Catalina made the commute more interesting. I arrived at about 6pm Singapore time.
Not opting to have a meal in the plane, as I landed to Singapore, I was starving like crazy! Instead of taking a rest and dropping off my stuff, we went out to eat. @PolarBearPMH took me to some kind of walking street, and we had this AMAZING hot pot for dinner at Chong Qing Grilled Fish . Yum.
We were lucky because we were able to take a seat immediately as we got there as a long line started to form! Afterwards, we had dessert at a place called Ah Chew Desserts (sounds like the words when you sneeze, right?) nearby. It was also popular, crowded and we were lucky again to have a seat. Strike two! There was so many to choose from, but I took a plunge on this black bean soup. Initially, I thought it was a savory kind of dessert but it was a bit sweet and really good! Plus, some mochi on the side.
And that concludes my first night! Not much, but I had lots of fun. Maybe because it’s unexplored territory for me. Anyway, I’ll make another post for the other day. Stay tuned!
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