Something Different?

kivichio SG

Coming back to Singapore for a weeklong vacation on the wk of May 19th. I've lived in Singapore for 12yrs off and on, but am bringing my girlfriend here as well. She's not local and this will be her virgin trip to the island. I'm just thinking other than the usual touristy stuff that we can do, plus hitting the start of the Great Singapore Sale, is there anything slightly different but unique to show her to?

I've booked a room at the Sentosa Resort and Spa + accompanying spa treatment and will show her the usual spots but wondering if anyone here has any good ideas for the rest of the week.

the Bear SG

food.. bring her to the hawker centres and pig out..

(sorry... i'm not much help since we're big on gluttony here)

Fatum SG

ermmm ... food of course ....

kivichio SG

Singaporeans and food.... :)

Anyway, she's not really the hawker centre type, but I've already made reservations for Mezza9, Equinox and Au Jardin plus we'll be hitting the usual brunch/buffets. But again, looking for more something to do/see than eat.

the Bear SG

could try the Buddhist Temples if it is Vesak Day.. it's a major festival for Buddhists...

Fatum SG

if she's not the hawker type, then I suppose she'll find it hard to find other things to do here ....

there are lots to do actually ... like hiking in the nature parks, etc ....

or why not fly out for a couple of days out to tioman for the "bali hai" experience ? ...

kivichio SG

Sounds like a plan. Probably can't do Tioman due to time constraints, but that reminds me, are there still places to rent jetskis or perhaps do rock-face climbing?

Fatum SG

jetskis ... hmmmmm ... not that I know of .... if you're thinking of " natural" rocks ... there's a spot at the bukit timah nature reserve ....

the only other place I know are used as an SAF training ground ...

Angel Danger SG

Take her to catch live music at bars-

If she likes rock-

EIC, they play at Timbre (substation) on wed, Balaclava on thursday, Wala on Friday/Sunday, Sat- Arts House.

tare SG

Singaporeans and food.... :)

u wanna show her more of sg by bringing her to eat all the atas non-local food? yup i'm sure she'll get to know and enjoy sg very muchie....

kivichio SG

Thanks for the piece of advice Tare if made a bit pointedly. Anyway, I'm sure a stopover at Jumbo or some of the foodcourts at the shopping centres will do the trick. However, sorry to be annoying but any suggestions beyond introducing Singapore as a gastronomic mecca?

Angel Danger, that's a good suggestion. What kind of a live band is EIC and in your opinion are they any good? Also how crowded are these places as I've only been to Balaclava.

Thanks again all.

tare SG

but tis is sg! our national past time is eat hahaha...

well, u can try to find if there's any of those free "afternoon" concerts at the durian [aka esplanade]... after a lunch at marina sq, concert at durian and maybe *gasp* singapore flyer? hahaha...

bala is CROWDED... the noise level is worse than a hawker, and most of the time ppl are standing ard... since u're staying at sentosa, why not cafe del mal [not sure abt the spelling]?

if u want mainstream clubbing scene, well... boat quey whr MOS and all others are then...

elindra SG

I suggest St James Powerstation since it WAS a powerstation in the past

That place is filled with history and bring her to Prima Resturant nearby then since you wanna bring her to atas places only. You can tell her it's built on top of a flour mill which is what it is

Can tell her the story that the boss of Prima Flour always wanted a resturant and that he thought his location is good coz of the view of the port so he built the resturant above his flour mill :P

Errr the Singapore Flyer (Haha) or go up the DHL balloon

elindra SG

Oh ya and since you are going to Equinox, you might as well drop by New Asia Bar for drinks

Enjoy the city view while at it too

And if I am not wrong, sentosa have jet skis for rent.

For a bit of culture, maybe you can bring her to the Art Museam which is the old St Joseph's and you can head over to Chijmes too and you can tell them they are both old schools converted for other uses :P

Some history too :P

Fatum SG

bala's and wala's ... you can forget it when the band's in ...... unless you really like squeezing ...

kivichio SG

Thanks all for the sugggestions. Will look into them.

Meanwhile just two question.

1) What is atas?

2) Wow, so many moderators in this forum. Why's that?

elindra SG

Thanks all for the sugggestions. Will look into them.

Meanwhile just two question.

1) What is atas?

2) Wow, so many moderators in this forum. Why's that?

1) Atas = Malay word for 'High Class'

2) We only have 4 Mods excluding the founder. I don't think that is a lot of Mods

bluejuice SG

can go singapore museum, little india, chinatown..

TehJarVu SG

flyer
champagne brunch (sunday)
high tea (rose veranda - shangrila)
buffet (the line - shangrila)
duck tour (starts from suntec)
food court (food republic at suntec)
hawker food - old airport road: prawn noodles
- lagoon: beef noodles soup, satay
eat crab - eng seng coffee shop (stil road and joo chiat place junction)
purvis street - beef noodles dry
my house - best lamb chop in SEA (jk jk)
s'pore art museun (bras basah road and queen street junction)
national museum
ACM (asian civilisation museum)
sentosa (underwater world)
shopping - Raffles City, Parkway Parade
Go to the beach - East Coast Parkway (cycling/blading/strolling/kissing)

east coast lagoon got ski park

Watch movie (vivocity - Golden Village gold Class - can have wine! http://www.gv.com.sg/cinemas_gvgoldclass.jsp)

zoo
night safari
bird park

TehJarVu SG

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