These shoes are made for walking

I reached Singapore at about 10.30pm on Wednesday. The initial plan was to take a cab from Changi to Marina Mandarin (which is in Raffles Blvd, not Orchard Rd). I went to the info desk and asked how much is the cab fare to Marina. She said between SGD 25 -30..uiyyoo...that could be one cool blouse for me to grab at Orchard! So I asked if there is a bus to get there and she said I can take a shuttle that would drop me off in front of hotel at SGD 9 je!

I decided my game plan for Singapore is to ‘act,think,do – budget travelling’.. I’ve got to be calculative and think like Hj Bakhil.. hehe .. Well, this trip is more like a relaxing retreat anyway not so much to shop.

Marina Mandarin is a really nice luxury hotel right smack in between a couple of malls.. Room is not that big but there is a balcony and a good view of Singapore – especially as the amazing looking Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Casino can be seen from the room. The last I came to S’pore for work, I stayed at Conrad, just nearby Marina Mandarin. But there were not that many malls that time. I decided to brave myself for some window shopping at all nearby malls the next day.

5 minutes in Marina Square and I almost bought a SGD 40 blouse! Almost ajelah coz then I put on my calculator mode and letak balik the blouse.. hehe.. Think I walked no less than 10km and more than 5 hours in,out and around the malls..I love the dresses and shoes that they have here...When it comes to fashion I guess memang SG has it far better than KL.. tahan je like crazy looking at the cool stuff...nasib baik the blouses are mostly with ruffles and polka dots (haishh...not really my kind of thing)... the trend is back kot..

The damage in the end was just about SGD 40 in total... *applause* *applause*.. Got myself a designer blouse which I have always wanted and was on sale at SGD19.90 only!! And a pair of shoes which was just love at first sight for me and also on sale at SGD 19.90 only!!! Super duper worth braving through the 5 hours at 3 malls and be choosy. But I think I might end up buying some more shoes laa... susah mau tahan laaa... i am a sucker for strappy and lacey shoes... hard to find in KL but simply abundance with some really nice designs in SG!

Since Hubby raved so much about the Sup Tulang in S’pore, I decided to just have it a go.. had dinner at M.A.Deen Biasa, Jalan Sultan... the mere mention of soup made me think of the normal clear soup, like in KL.. but this soup is blood red. My first time makan sup tulang camtu and yeappp...true to what hubby said..it tasted super good...the nasik goreng was super yummy too..but the murtabak was a bit disappointing.. maybe kena try jugak murtabak kat Arab Street tu kot..

Went to Marina Bay Sands after dinner...didn’t go up the Skypark because it was already late by then. Due to some strictly ‘private and confidential activities’ I can’t say much about Marina Bay Sands and no pics to post... haha..Word of advice: If you wanna come here make sure you have no less than RM 10,000 to burn. Kalau takde, a couple of Nescafes could cost you SGD 150! And Nyet, you can only come here with me! ;p :)

@ Marina Square just in front of Hotel where I window shopped for 5 hours

View of Singapore from the room..

2nd pic is Marina Bay Sands..I think the architecture is just uber cool!

Lounge at Marina Mandarin..pretty nice too.

Bloody red Sup Tulang..ordered for 1 person but these came! Giloss if sorang makan camni..

How can I not go crazy looking at the shoes!

Love at first sight :)

Sakit kaki and so tired by the end of the day so decided to stay in for half a day today. Still undecided now whether nak pegi check out Universal Studios (try pop corn and beli fridge magnets je..hehe) or walk to Orchard Road. Dinner with Yeen pun tak sempat lagi because I got the timing all wrong...

Whatever it is, am not gonna be a bum in SG..These shoes will be put to good use.

Note to self: Kalau nak tinggal S’pore I shall be a taxi driver..demand higher than supply!