About Singapore

[brushless]

Singapore is a very tiny country, no bigger than metro manila. Once you've visited every place in Singapore, it's not something you would consider returning. Maybe, once or twice, that's it. Nothing to see. Boring. For the food, sure it's good, but, you can get the same from Malaysia since both countries share the same culture.

I would book a flight to Malaysia since there are so many things to explore there. It's a big country. You wouldn't miss Singapore.

If you want to hit two birds with one stone and if it's your first time going to Singapore, I would rather go to Malaysia first then take a bus to Singapore crossing the Johor-Singapore causeway. Two countries, one ticket. No need VISA.

[xwangbu]

^ KL to SG by bus is about 5-6 hours depending on traffic. there's no direct flight from Manila to JB. if you are on a tight schedule and still want to visit Malaysia - that'll be MNL-SG by air and SG to JB by bus.
from SG pwede ka pa mag-Indonesia.

[dr. d]

...then, there's the (nice, may nagsabi) railroad ride, thailand-malaysia..

[jut703]

I went on a day trip to KL on my last trip to Singapore. I rode the midnight bus from SG-KL and that's where I slept too to save on lodging. Trip was about 6 hours.



Then spent the day around KL (there's really not much to see, MNL > KL).





After dinner and drinks, I took the bus back to SG again and did some last minute shopping before flying back home.



It was a tiring day trip but it was worth it for me since my main objective was to visit my friend who lives there, and it was a new adventure for me.

It was also nice seeing KL as the intermediary stage for the Philippines before we become first world like Singapore - Manila is actually comparable to KL if you only look at BGC and Makati. But the infrastructure (roads, trains, etc) is much better so it's easy to see that it's what we need to focus on to spur growth. I do wish the road to NL and SL will be as good as the road from KL to JB within my lifetime.

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[dreamur]

I went on a day trip to KL on my last trip to Singapore. I rode the midnight bus from SG-KL and that's where I slept too to save on lodging. Trip was about 6 hours.



Then spent the day around KL (there's really not much to see, MNL > KL).





After dinner and drinks, I took the bus back to SG again and did some last minute shopping before flying back home.



It was a tiring day trip but it was worth it for me since my main objective was to visit my friend who lives there, and it was a new adventure for me.

It was also nice seeing KL as the intermediary stage for the Philippines before we become first world like Singapore - Manila is actually comparable to KL if you only look at BGC and Makati. But the infrastructure (roads, trains, etc) is much better so it's easy to see that it's what we need to focus on to spur growth. I do wish the road to NL and SL will be as good as the road from KL to JB within my lifetime.

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Change is coming bro. :D

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[brushless]

^ KL to SG by bus is about 5-6 hours depending on traffic. there's no direct flight from Manila to JB. if you are on a tight schedule and still want to visit Malaysia - that'll be MNL-SG by air and SG to JB by bus.
from SG pwede ka pa mag-Indonesia.

AirAsia KL to SG round trip, if time is limited.

[Erick Chavez]

sumakay ako ng MRT don kumakain ako ng baon kong skyflakes.. sinita ako ng ibang passenger bawal pala hehehe

[badkuk]

I went on a day trip to KL on my last trip to Singapore. I rode the midnight bus from SG-KL and that's where I slept too to save on lodging. Trip was about 6 hours.



Then spent the day around KL (there's really not much to see, MNL > KL).





After dinner and drinks, I took the bus back to SG again and did some last minute shopping before flying back home.



It was a tiring day trip but it was worth it for me since my main objective was to visit my friend who lives there, and it was a new adventure for me.

It was also nice seeing KL as the intermediary stage for the Philippines before we become first world like Singapore - Manila is actually comparable to KL if you only look at BGC and Makati. But the infrastructure (roads, trains, etc) is much better so it's easy to see that it's what we need to focus on to spur growth. I do wish the road to NL and SL will be as good as the road from KL to JB within my lifetime.

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Is Malaysia as "lawless" as the Singaporeans say? The way some describe it, parang Maynila lang.

[gneap]

ilang days ba recommeded para matour SG? is 3 days enough?

[dr. d]

ilang days ba recommeded para matour SG? is 3 days enough?

it would depend, on what you want to see, and how in-depth you want to see it in.
a tourist can do seeing four sites in one day, just to say one saw it.
but i can spend an entire day inside the domed garden, and not feel bored.
kung mamalasin, one can universal studios in one whole day, and still not get to ride and see everything.
one can dine in a different scheme every night for a week, and still miss out on something.

three days is tight schedule. "i wouldn't be happy doing it, as i would be rushing rushing, and not relaxing, which is the objective of the trip... right?"
if the tourist is not squeemish, he can take a cheap hotel and stretch his stay to a week.
one, at the most two, tourist spots a day.
food isn't that expensive, if one chooses where to eat.
as is in every location, local color can be expensive and cheap.

[Wh1stl3r]

I went on a day trip to KL on my last trip to Singapore. I rode the midnight bus from SG-KL and that's where I slept too to save on lodging. Trip was about 6 hours.



Then spent the day around KL (there's really not much to see, MNL > KL).





After dinner and drinks, I took the bus back to SG again and did some last minute shopping before flying back home.



It was a tiring day trip but it was worth it for me since my main objective was to visit my friend who lives there, and it was a new adventure for me.

It was also nice seeing KL as the intermediary stage for the Philippines before we become first world like Singapore - Manila is actually comparable to KL if you only look at BGC and Makati. But the infrastructure (roads, trains, etc) is much better so it's easy to see that it's what we need to focus on to spur growth. I do wish the road to NL and SL will be as good as the road from KL to JB within my lifetime.

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Bro, our roads should last a lot longer if there was no overloading. Problem is, truckers keep loading over 4 tons/tire. Congressmen love road projects so overloading is a big plus for them. Even repaving good roads is not uncommon.

If existing roads didn't have to be repaved every year or so one can imagine how many more new roads can be made with the money.

Agree there's not much to see in SG and Malaysia. And the humidity/heat is just brutal. Last time we were there we went to Jurong Bird park and a zoo. I have never sweated more in my life haha

[badkuk]

^ Dunno if we just didn't go to the right places, but regarding the food, anlayo talaga vs. HK

[Wh1stl3r]

^
I'm sure there are places that serve good food but Malaysian food just doesn't seem to suit our palate bro. Looks good and tasty but when you put it in your mouth it's just spicy and oily with not much flavor. I always look for western food when I'm there.

[jut703]

Bro, our roads should last a lot longer if there was no overloading. Problem is, truckers keep loading over 4 tons/tire. Congressmen love road projects so overloading is a big plus for them. Even repaving good roads is not uncommon.

If existing roads didn't have to be repaved every year or so one can imagine how many more new roads can be made with the money.

Agree there's not much to see in SG and Malaysia. And the humidity/heat is just brutal. Last time we were there we went to Jurong Bird park and a zoo. I have never sweated more in my life haha

I've always wondered - instead of repaving a perfectly good road, why doesn't government focus on just paving new roads altogether? I spend a lot of time on provincial highways and magugulat nalang ako na "inaayos" bigla yung isang portion ng highway which was perfectly fine the last time I passed. And then may madadaanan akong mga lugar na super sama ng potholes or walang asphalt altogether but hindi inaayos.

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[dr. d]

I've always wondered - instead of repaving a perfectly good road, why doesn't government focus on just paving new roads altogether? I spend a lot of time on provincial highways and magugulat nalang ako na "inaayos" bigla yung isang portion ng highway which was perfectly fine the last time I passed. And then may madadaanan akong mga lugar na super sama ng potholes or walang asphalt altogether but hindi inaayos.

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OT, but
why are our metro roads, sementado na sa ilalim, aspaltado pa sa itaas?
why are they guaranteeing continuous asphalting contracts?
aren't road concreting contracts supposed to be asphalt-not-needed?

[badkuk]

^ para me recurring "kita" pag tumuklap.na ang asphalt

[ice15]

I do wish the road to NL and SL will be as good as the road from KL to JB within my lifetime.

The highway is actually connecting Singapore and Thailand... My Malaysian colleague once told me it's always his last ride before trading in his old car.

Change is coming bro. :D

We can all hope... But change must come from the bottom...

[ice15]

OT, but
why are our metro roads, sementado na sa ilalim, aspaltado pa sa itaas?
why are they guaranteeing continuous asphalting contracts?
aren't road concreting contracts supposed to be asphalt-not-needed?

IMO, maalon ang concrete...

Best roads are the ones na concrete sa ilalim tapos asphalt sa surface... kaya lang medyo low quality asphalt sa atin kaya madaling mabakbak.

[dr. d]

IMO, maalon ang concrete...

Best roads are the ones na concrete sa ilalim tapos asphalt sa surface... kaya lang medyo low quality asphalt sa atin kaya madaling mabakbak.

the old north and south diversion roads were all concrete, without asphalt overlay.
but they were not ma-alon.

also, i notice that many of today's concrete road works do not have the so-called "expansion joints" anymore.
is that why today's concrete roads are ma-alon?

[Ketib]

OT, but
why are our metro roads, sementado na sa ilalim, aspaltado pa sa itaas?
why are they guaranteeing continuous asphalting contracts?
aren't road concreting contracts supposed to be asphalt-not-needed?

OT
May mga contract talaga na they have to overlay flexible pavement over rigid. And sometimes, if may imperfections na and rigid pavement they prefer to repair or tapal asphalt instead of new one, because after 24 hours of tapal, pwede nang madaanan.