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I took a trip to Haw Par Villa with my friend on a weekday afternoon. Nowadays it is easy to go there -simply take a MRT train and alight at Haw Par Villa MRT. Get out of the train station and turn right. The Haw Par Villa is just a few minutes walk away from [...]

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I visited the Marina Barrage again because my friend had wanted to see this place and he is not sure on how to get there. So this would be my third visit to the Marina Barrage since last year. My friend and I took a MRT train to Marina Bay and then a bus to [...]

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This is Part 2 of the photos of Melaka Trip 2011. A friend of mine just came back from Melaka and he told me that the place was crowded especially in Jonker Street. I told him to avoid going there during the school holiday season. The months of November to December are always the time [...]

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This year theme for the Christmas light-up in Singapore is about elephants. I was at Orchard Road on a Saturday evening and it was crowded with people. As I was walking along the pavements, I could see statues of elephants on display outside the malls. The elephants theme was chosen in support for the protection [...]

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I followed my friend to Gleneagles Medical Centre in Singapore, as she was there for a routine medical checkup at a private clinic located in this hospital building. This hospital is located at Napier Road which is quite close to Orchard Road. If you are taking public transport, the cheapest and easiest way is to [...]

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The Palelai Buddhist Temple is located at 49 Bedok Walk which is opposite the Simpang Bedok Post Office. The last time I visited this temple was more than 10 years ago; and so I have decided on a update visit on this Thai temple. I wanted to try going to this temple by using public [...]

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I went to Johor Bahru on a Monday afternoon specifically to visit the Pasar Malam or night market near the KSL City Mall. The pasar malam stretched along the road from the Grand Paragon Hotel to the back of the KSL City Mall. I have the impression that the night market would start normally in [...]

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According to the tips and articles in Lonely Planet, Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown is voted as one of the world’s best Chinatown. I went to Kuala Lunpur’s Chinatown recently and my impression was that it was chaotic, crowded, dirty, noisy  but an authentic Chinatown. Compared it with the Chinatown in Singapore which to me is fake; [...]

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I was in Kuala Lumpur recently and was at the vicinity of Corus Hotel along Jalan Ampang. As I was standing outside the lobby of the hotel, I saw a Chinese temple just opposite the Corus Hotel. I was curious and decided to visit this beautiful temple. I find it quite surprisingly that a Chinese [...]

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The Singapore Orchid Garden is located within the premise of the Singapore Botanical Garden. This orchid garden is like a specialty park highlighting all the beautiful orchid and many other plants. It cost S$5/- per entrance for adult to visit this park and it is definitely worth the price. A tip for visiting the Singapore [...]

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It has been a long time since I visited the Singapore Botanical Gardens; I think it should be more than 10 years ago. So I wanted to revisit this place to see what is new, though I could barely recollect what is old then. If I could remember correctly, there was a hawker center just [...]

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The Keppel railway station has been declared a national monument by the Singapore government. It is also called or referred to as the Tanjong Pagar Railway station. I decided to drop by to have a browse before it ceased operation on July 2011 and thereafter the train operations will be moved to Woodlands Train Checkpoint.  [...]

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When visiting Kuala Lumpur, the journey will seems incomplete if you do not make a point to visit and see the Petronas Twin Tower.  Even though I was on a tight working schedule, I make a commitment to see this great landmark in the late afternoon. I took a cab from my hotel to the [...]

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I took a walk from Grand Paragon Hotel at Jalan Harimau to Plaza Pelangi. It is quite a short walking distance and I passed by rows of 2 storey shop houses and surprisingly most of them are medical clinics. I was not aware that there were so many specialist clinics along Jalan Harimau. As I [...]

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Went to Marina Bay Sands on Vesak Day which was a public holiday in Singapore.  I took a train to the Promenade station and thereafter started walking to my destination. I did not realized that the journey took about 20 minutes – first walking to the Helix Bridge and then moving on along the pavement [...]

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