First time I traveled to Singapore was 2009 care of Nuffnang. It was actually a prize I won from Pringles Contest to attend the Nuffnang Blog Awards 2009. Lucky right? One of the highlights of the event was the Uniquely Singapore Tour where we had the chance to ride in one of the capsules of Singapore Flyer.

The capsules up close

I finally decided to write a separate post for this tour and realized I made some stunning shots when I dug into my archives. Not trying to brag myself here but my camera was just months old that time and made the most out of it. Like what most photographer’s advice, When a camera is new, rape it. Read more…

I woke up early in the morning to wander around Singapore and savor my last two days there. After finishing the best Kaya Toast courtesy of my hostel, I immediately headed to Boon Keng station to find myself around Chinatown.

The street in Chinatown is usually busy and lined with bunch of eateries and restaurants, but since it was early morning, I was the only tourist walking around stopping by souvenir stores pretending to have interest.

All of a sudden, I felt bored. A flashback of curious young Ada together with blogger friends smacked me while walking towards the familiar street of Chinatown. I have been here before. We have been before.
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The Mint Museum of Toys was actually part of our Uniquely Singapore tour experience last October 2009. The large reason why I blogged about this was because I stumbled upon a travel website with bad reviews about this place. One of the reviewers complained that the lighting was extremely poor.

Pardon my french, but whut-duh.fish, didn’t they realize that building was really designed with a low-light environment to preserve the toys from UV-rays? Which is why camera flash is not allowed. It was just bit disappointing.

Moving forward, Mint Museum of Toys is one of the must see attractions in Singapore. I suggest that you visit this place the day before you leave Singapore as it definitely will give you a strong nostalgic feeling of childhood on your travel back home.

Like other museums, pay the admission fee first before beginning the tour. Upon seeing the huge mural painting at the counter, it already gave me a nostalgic feeling of childhood. Browse my photos and take a sneak peak of what’s inside.

In the elevator: GF – Mr. Punch Restaurant; 1F – Entrance and Mint Shop; 2F - Collectables; 3F – Childhood Favorites; 4F – Characters; 5F – Outerspace (arrangement when we last visited, 2009) Read more…

After leaving my heavy backpack in a friendly hostel along the stretch of Serangoon Road, I decided to take a walk to Singapore’s “Little India.” I passed by several Indian restaurants which, to my disbelief, spoiled foods were just thrown out at the street sides and made the road smelled of a curry – so that was the flip side of Singapore.

The Mustafa Centre was no longer busy that night. Several Indian nationals working by the center seemed curious of my whereabouts.

As I walk, I finally found a row of restaurants along the Arcade. Having no idea where to eat, I decided to choose this restaurant where Singaporeans mostly eat. I picked a table, left my umbrella and went to the food attendant. Having no idea about foods written in Chinese, I asked the food attendant which food is “Ok lah,” and he recommended the Teochew Fried Kway Teow.
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It was a hot sunny day in Singapore and I can still remember how excited I was when I first got there — it was my first international flight.

Building near the Singapore Hawker Centre.

How about you, what was your first international flight?