Assalamualaikum.
Yes it is. I went to Singapore last 2 weeks. On 30 March to 1 April. The trip was splendid! I went to those big connected malls which sell luxury stuff, to Universal Studio of Singapore (of course), Singapore Zoo and to the Bugis street where all the low-price stuff being sold.
From Kuantan, I took a flight (Fireflyz) at Kuantan Airport straight to Singapore Airport. The journey was about 1 hour. I just sleep through the entire journey because I didn't have enough sleep the night before, trying to finish up all my works plus too excited!
When I reach there, I was like... "Duhh nothing new. Same old same old like Malaysia". That is when I was inside the airport. But when I went out, hahahaha... it is true after all. Singapore is different!
From the Budget Terminal where I landed, I have to go to Terminal 2 to catch MRT. To go there, a shuttle bus is provided. Its free. At Terminal 2, we ( me and friends) bought a Tourist MRT travel card for 3 days. Since we all decided to explore Singapore on our own, so we opt for their public transport. Some more I heard the public transport there is good. And it is good. Proven! Roughly, they approximate we will use SG$10 per day, so SG$30 goes for the card. You can claim the balance later when you finish using it. Mind you that during my visit, RM1 is equal to SG$2.4. Every penny counts yo!
Inside the MRT. It feels good looking at the Malay language signage.
Oh yeah. You can download the SMRT application in your smartphone. Using this application, you can plan your route; which train and where interchange to take to be at your destination, together with the fare amount. But you seldom look at the fare because you already have the travel card. It's already being taken care of.
When I first use the MRT, I was quite mesmerized with the system. They were times where I have to change from Circle-Line to North-South Line to reach my destination. In other words, I have to change train. Just like in KL, you change from LRT to monorail at Hang Tuah Station to go to Bukit Bintang. Previously, we will check out from LRT, then queue up those long line for ticket at Monorail counter because they are two different companies. Here in Singapore, to change from one train to another, there is no need to buy a new ticket. The best part is when the new train is just situated next to the previous train. No long walks are needed.
But to my surprise, when I use the train in KL right after I came back from Singapore, we are now using the same system. Monorail and LRT just started the system. KTM Komuter will join them by this July. Now it means I have nothing to brag about the Singapore MRT system. Pffff! So if you are originally at LRT station just about to buy the ticket, and your destination is to be a place that could be reached by using monorail or KTM Komuter, you can chose that destination. Only one ticket is needed. Cool!
The first destination is to Kalang where our hotel situated. It is hardly a hotel actually. A dorm to be exact.
Kalang MRT Station. See the CCTV. So many of them.
After freshen-up a little bit, and keep the luggage in the room, we went out for lunch at nearby restaurant. It was called P&Z Eating House which claims to have the best mee rebus in Singapore and yes I admit they do. But just best mee rebus. I don't know whether they are the best or not because this is the only mee rebus in Singapore that I have tasted. Tanya Aaron Aziz la. He will know.
Then off to shopping mall to shop, my favourite part.
xoxo~
