Singapore, a place to go back to

this holiday, I, for the very first time, spent 5 days 4 nights abroad. a-b-r-o-a-d. outside the country. seriously. for me it's one in a life time chance, though i want this kind of chance to keep coming to me. destination? Singapore. a place close to my friend's heart, as she goes there so many times, a place not so far from indonesia.

I've heard so many things bout this small country before. most of them mentioned bout how clean this country is. and i have to admit, it's awesomely clean. not in all places, but in most places, making it an even more beautiful view to enjoy. 

riding on the MRT, the subway, was a delightful experience. not something you can find in Indonesia yet. but hopefully in the next few years, surabaya has this kind of transportation. comfy, fast, and well maintained. same thing as the buses. while i have never, even once, gone by bus in surabaya, i always go by bus in singapore, to reach the nearest subway station. a thrilling ride, i must say. the drivers drove the buses fast, and most of the time i didn't find a seat. so i have to either hold the pole, or hang on the handrail. both of them, still couldn't make me stood still and stiff. i swayed to the left and to the right. nauseating sometimes, but all in the normal dose. 

what i love the most bout my trip? the shopping time, of course. singapore provides so many, if not much, shopping places, with a wide varieties of shops. not the thing you can find in my hometown. though i didn't buy many things (i got: sandals, necklaces, earrings, key chains, watch, teddy bears), i still felt content. 

my second favorite moment: the universal studios in sentosa integrated resort. beautiful, stunning, a place called F-U-N, FUN. i didn't dare to ride on the roller coasters, or to get my self soaked, but i somehow still got to experience the other things too. watching Shrek short film in 4D (damn, it's WONDERFUL), watching the live performance of MONSTERS (some kind of musical concert, where all the singers dressed in monster costumes like vampire, mummy, etc. ATTENTION: the dracula, was so charming i couldn't take my eyes off him. i wish i could take a picture with him, but i couldn't. what a waste.), watching the special effect by steven spielberg, and other things i can't recall; honestly, i felt the happiest there. not to mention all the people in costumes that we could take pictures with, i love them! the costumes were great, they were nice, and i met quite a few : woody woodpecker, betty boop, king julien and the 3 penguins, 2 weird creatures, betty boop again (BETTY BOOP, for crying out loud), PO the panda and frankenstein. i had them all pictured in my head. 

it's a shame i can't insert even one picture to this post, as i am, terribly lazy to move the pictures from my camera to the PC. lol. i promise i'll do it later on though, when i've finished my other task. 

so, to put it in a nutshell, i had a blast. one time is not enough. i definitely promised my self that i'd go back again near in the future.

PS: i have one regret. i couldn't met Lynn. for many reasons. i couldn't make it, or she couldn't make it, or i canceled it in the last minute. sorry Lynn. :( let's meet next time i visit singapore. maybe because that will be my second visit, i'd have much more free time for my own.  

SEE YOU AGAIN, VERY SOON, singapore. thanks for the aww-mazing and memorable moments! (the merlion i used to see only in the pictures, i could finally saw it with my own eyes. haha. :D)