Singapore is Fine, La!

the land of vertically expanding real estate and gum-slash-jaywalker-slash-free streets opened its arms to welcome me for three days last week... (thanks trina for coming to meet me! :D kita tayo ulit when i go back. hopefully makapunta kami dyan together: dani, jude, peds, mikoy). they say Singapore is a "fine" city: you're gonna get FINED one way or another. curiously wala namang nangyaring fine-ing episode to yours truly. maybe Singapore is starting to loosen up a bit, like most everyone else in this world...

courtyard by my hotel in little india 

window shopping for my PhD 

church in chijmes... i forget if this is still a place of worship or already just a landmark 

chijmes... monastery turned resto/bar junction 

modern open city meets old world colonial 

an "architectural" find inside raffles plaza's preggo restorante... check out this olive oil and vinaigrette bottle... looks very "alchemist"... the pizza by the way was perfect 

singapore has four national languages (english, mandarin, a malay dialect and an indian dialect) and no language it can call its own

the one great global equalizer: the MRT-Metro-Skytrain-LRT-Subway-wahtever you call it

pwede nang magmukhang 5-star hotel ang 3-star hotel ko 

view from my hotel window... global na pala ang HAP CHANG... the blue taxis are those you need to call in advance--hindi sila talaga pumapara sa mga nagaabang sa kalye. if you can't take rejection well, avoid waving these guys towards you or you're setting yourself up to be hurt.

mukhang banyo ang building ng kliyente ko promise... in all fairness, hindi naman amoy banyo 

waiting in the royal orchid lounge for my manila flight