Merry Christmas 2011

Merry Christmas!

Christmas theme decor from Tampines One

Christmas theme decor from Tampines One

"Rudolph" the reindeer from my dentist office

Terminal 2 Departure Hall, Changi Airport

Terminal 2 Departure Hall, Changi Airport

Terminal 2 Departure Hall, Changi Airport

Terminal 3 Departure Hall, Changi Airport

Terminal 1 Departure Hall, Changi Airport

Terminal 1 Departure Hall, Changi Airport

Takashimaya

Tampines Mall

Carolling at Orchard Central (Mall)

Christmas Tree above th gazebo where they sang the carols

Christmas Shopping Display, OC

Giant watch frame, OC

Gingerbread House, OC

Living Hall, OC

Postcard OC

Reindeer, OC

Giant Photo Framce, OC

The Stage, OC

The Stage, OC

Hershey's Store at Tampines Mall

Fairmont Hotel

Robinsons at Raffles City

Santa Claus, Harborfront Centre

Atrium, Paragon

Paragon

Takashimaya B1

Rilakkuma, Takashimaya

Metro, Paragon

Metro, Paragon

Christmas Lights Up at Orhard Road

Transportation modes in Singapore

Most people commute using public transport on their daily lives.
There are two major modes - subway and bus services.

SBS Transit is the major public bus line.
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/

This is the journey planner
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/journeyplan/step1.aspx

SMRT is another operator of bus services particularly in north west and north east area besides taxi services. It is a listed company in SGX.
http://www.smrtbuses.com.sg/ebusguide/busguide.asp


The subway in Singapore is called MRT (Mass Rapid Train)
This is the current subway network
http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/network_map.asp

From Changi Airport passenger could be able to board it to the other part of Singapore by alighting in Tanah Merah interchange and board the West bound train (denotes with green line) if commuting to the North, South, Central, and West area.

The North South line is denoted in red line, while the North East line is denoted in purple line, and the latest Circle Line connecting East, Central to the Southwest part of Singapore.

The major interchange stations are Dhoby Ghaut, Raffles Place, Cityhall, Serangoon, Outram Park, and Payalebar.

 The timeliness of trains and buses in Singapore could not be compared with those in Japan

This is the future plan of Singapore subway network









Below is the link of taxi companies in Singapore
http://www.taxisingapore.com/

For those willing to pay here here are more fancy taxies
http://www.limousinecab.com/

Below is the link - I really have no idea how accurate it is since ComfortDelgro just announced to increase its taxi fares
http://www.worldtaximeter.com/singapore
http://www.cdgtaxi.com.sg/news_current_year.mvn?year=2011&cid=2444701

Personally I feel that hiring a cab in Singapore is not that costly if compares it with other developed nations such as Japan and Australia.

One good thing is CDG keeps up with technology i.e passenger could use Iphone Apps to book a cab (provided I know the full address of the building and the pick up area) instead of jamming the operator line desperately looking for a cab during a rainy day or a peak hour.

Happy commuting!

Flora around Marina Bay area

Here are photos I took

Istana

Istana is the official presidential resident in Singapore.

Inside the compound there is a lake, presidential office, pond, garden, and huge park.

Every year there is an open house day where public could visit it for free.
Foreigner could enter by paying SGD 1 only.
http://www.istana.gov.sg/content/istana/istana/istanaopenhouse.html

The location is at Orchard Road, to be precise it is next to Plaza Singapura.