Here's day 2 of my trip in SG. Day 1 recap here.
I surprisingly woke up early on my second day. After the tiring first day, I thought I'll be sleeping more/ But that's perfectly fine as I already had plans with my friend in the morning.
I walked my way to Bugis just by using the map for directions. Most of the stores were still closed but the mall, Bugis Junction, just opened and it was hot so I went there for some sightseeing and airconditioning. I was planning to buy some souvenir items for pasalubong in the area since my friend's stylist told me that it was a place to get cheap gifts.
The bazaar area was still closed so I had to settle for the stores inside the mall. I was able to buy myself a watch from Cotton On.
I was scheduled to meet my friend at his place for lunch so I left the mall early. However, the bazaar area was open when I passed by so I decided to do some last minute shopping before leaving the area. I got a local SG shirt and a bunch of keychains that were enough for the people back home.
I rode the train to Punggol which was the last stop of the purple line and the area where my friend stays. It was a residential area so I was greeted by mostly apartments and condominiums when I got down. There were barely a sign of commercial buildings so I wondered where my friend would take me.
We had lunch at this mini food court and had me try the chicken rice which is supposed to be one of SG's well-known dishes. Unfortunately, I had no appetite during my whole trip but the food was good though!
It turns out that the area had some nature sights to offer. We took a short bus trip going to Punggol Waterways where we can view the beach. It had a deck and a turtle pond as well as a walkway where you can rent and ride a bicycle. It was a good place to chill out. We took some good photos before heading back to the city.
We were going to meet my friend's stylist at Orchard road so we took the MRT. While waiting, we tried the dollar ice cream that was popular among the streets of SG. We also went to this bookstore that occupied an entire floor in one of the malls.
We finally caught up with the stylist and decided to head to the Marina Bay Sands area. I got to see the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Gardens By The Bay, Merlion, and cross the Esplanade. I wanted to go to these places up close but my friend suggested against it, especially the Merlion since it was quite overrated plus we didn't really have much time and we're all tired from walking. We just took a couple of pictures along the bay and entered the mall. I invited them to ride the Singapore flyer, a big ferris wheel. They haven't rode it yet so we almost got lost trying to find it. We had to cross the helix bridge and walk down the streets to go there. Unfortunately, the price was too expensive for our budget so we decided not to go. We just hang around a Subway resto at the ground floor where there were restaurants. We spent some time looking and choosing photos from the previous day's shoot and talk about career plans and struggles as well.
We went to Clarke Quaye afterwards to ride the G-Max after my friend suggested it. It was a reverse bungee ride which will throw you up in the sky! Me and my friend rode it and it was very fun! It was scary at first after watching people go up and flip around but it's not that scary once you're on it. We even saw a great view from the top. The area was such a good place to have drinks and chill out but my friend's stylist had to go for a birthday party to attend to so me and my friend decided to have dinner somewhere in Somerset but ended up in a food court at a mall in Orchard road if I'm not mistaken. We had time to catch up with each other's lives and even talked about extending my trip for a sure flight back home.
Back in the hostel, I couldn't sleep so I decided to go to Mustafa centre tolook around.This time, I made sure to remember the exits so I won't get lost again. I also got in touch with my mom and talked about the possibility of extending my trip just in case.
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