Uniquely Singapore 2016: Day 1

It's been a while since I wrote a travel post, that's why I am very excited to share with you my recent Singapore trip. Just so know you, this is my 1st trip abroad so its a HUGE deal for me. Now you may be asking, "Why Singapore?". Well, first thing, I got my round-trip ticket in promo fare so that was a deal breaker hehe. Next, I have a friend there (Hi Fred!) that I want to visit. There you go, so let's get down to my post.

Like my Palawan trip, I will share with you my day-to-day in my Singapore and then I will also post separate entries of places, activities and what-have-you, that made my trip truly sassy!

I arrived in SG around 3AM and my friend was already waiting for me. Below is the 1st photo that I took, and if you notice I was in a restroom. Well, I was the only one there and I'm just too happy and excited that I made it haha.

Touchdown SG!!!

According to Fred, MRT will open at around 5AM so he suggested that we have breakfast first. To be honest, I am so excited for this trip that I want to go out and explore SG already. But reason prevailed and my friend hasn't gotten some sleep yet so I went with his suggestion. After breakfast and chit-chat, we went to his place so we both could catch some sleep.

People close to me know that I am a fan of Asian food, so part of my "must-do / must-try" for this trip is try authentic Singapore dishes and have them in true Singaporean style, eating at hawkers :) So for lunch, my friend gladly brought me to a hawker near his old office and mind you, the food selection was endless. I mean, there were so many that I want to try but I don't know where to start. So I asked Fred what he will be having and I'll just have the same. He recommended the Chicken Sambal of Aspirasi.

Chicken Sambal and Kopi

I'd describe Chicken Sambal (SGD 4.00) as fried chicken with sambal sauce which is kind of spicy. It has this what looks to me is crispy fried batter, you top it and eat it together with the chicken. It was good but it was too spicy for me so I removed some of the sambal sauce. We paired our meal with Kopi (SGD 1.00) which delighted the coffee-lover in me.

My first stop for my SG trip, Universal Studios Singapore! Yey!

It was raining that day so while waiting for it to stop, picture time around Sentosa.

It was already 3PM or so when we entered Universal Studios. Well, I just followed Alfred's lead and went to whatever ride he recommends.

I admit I am such a scaredy cat that's why I am not a fan of horror houses and even horror movies. I was even about to cry when we tried the Mummy Ride in USS, but I survived (hallelujah!). 

Welcome to my castle :)

I enjoyed myself in USS but it was really tiring, my legs were crying from all the walk that I did. There is no time difference between Philippines and Singapore but 7PM there feels like 4 or 5PM in PH. We left USS around 9PM and decided to have dinner in a "high-end" hawker in a nearby mall.

For dinner, Alfred let me pick what I want to have and "left" me so I could try buying for myself.

Thank goodness for the English translation on the menu :)

 I decided to have the Single Set Meal (SGD 6.50) at Sergeant Hainanese Chicken Rice. The set includes Hainanese chicken (I chose the roast variant), chicken rice, veggies and soup. It was good but I didn't like the veggies, it was kinda bitter. Alfred got a noodle dish (which I forgot the name) that has prawns in it.

Some rest before boarding the train :)

That wraps my Day 1 at Singapore. It was a tiring but definitely a fun-filled day. Stay tuned for Day 2!