Sunday, July 05, 2009

Swing Around Singapore...twice!

Singapore Fast Facts:
Coordinates: 1° 14′ 0″ N, 103° 55′ 0″ E
Official languages: English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil
Government: Parliamentary republic
Area: 710.2 km2
Population: 4,839,400 (2008 estimate)
Per capita: $51,142
Internet TLD: .sg
Calling code: +65

Ah Singapore, it’s slightly bigger than the whole of Metro Manila yet fourteen times richer than the Philippines in terms of per capita income. Never dreamt I'd get to visit this little country twice in a span of two month last year. The first visit was in April 2008 for a personal trip and the second in June for business. The personal visit was tipid to the max as we stayed in a cheap inn near Nathan road while during the business trip, we were billeted at Conrad Hilton along Two Temasek Boulevard and right beside Suntec City, Singapore's second biggest mall.

Here's my top ten favorite pix of this tiny but developed Southeast Asia neighbor:
Subject: Images of Singapore
Location: Sentosa Island
Date: June 2008
Taken from a Nikon D40

Subject: South side view of Singapore
Location: On top of the Merlion, Sentosa Island
Date: June 2008
Taken from a Nikon D40

Subject: Sentosa Train
Location: Sentosa Island
Date: June 2008
Taken from a Nikon D40

Subject: Merlion, the real thing
Location: While riding a bumboat
Date: April 2008
Taken from a Nikon D40

Subject: Esplanade
Location: Singapore
Date: June 2008
Taken from a Nikon D40

Subject: Spiral
Location: Time Square at Millenia Walk
Date: June 2008
Taken from a Nikon D40

Subject: MRT Symmetry
Location: Expo MRT
Date: June 2008
Taken from a Nikon D40

Subject: Singapore Flyer
Location: While riding the SG Flyer
Date: June 2008
Taken from a Nikon D40

Subject: Singaporeans @ work during CommunicAsia
Location: Singapore Expo 2008
Date: June 2008
Taken from a Nikon D40

Subject: Singapore Visitor Center
Location: Nathan Road
Date: April 2008
Taken from a Nikon D40