NeonTetra SG Often overlooked by the international traveler, East Singapore (the neighborhoods and area in and around Geylang Road, Joo Chiat and airport) is where Singaporeans go about their everyday lives working, playing and shopping. As such, the hotels in this area cater mainly to the businessmen that serve local businesses and offer good value for money (especially the Hotel 81s) for budget travelers or visitors in transit. Predominately Malay, there are markets, cafes and any number of small stalls all going about their business quite nicely thank you in a harmonious blend of cultures and religions. If you are looking for the "real" Singapore of today, this is where you will find it. I'M PROUD TO STAY IN THE EAST!!
MooKu SG WE HAVE GOOD FOOD! Think Fei Fei Wanton Mee, Katong Laksa, delicious Peranakan fare in Katong, Long Beach Seafood, good prawn noodles @ Onan Road, yummy wanton mee at Dunman Food Court, cheap crabs at the Crab Restaurant in Joo Chiat... and the list goes on.... and on... and on........
Taufiq SG Haha I have been an Easterner all my life... I have seen Parkway bloom from a poor man's CK Tangs to a name of its own. I have been to the parkway with a play centre for kids in the olden days. Where there was still a Yaohan there. There also used to be a disco there Roller skating rink cum disco.... Then there was IKEA. The only one in Singapore then... Almost every weekend, hordes of people would visit the well hidden furniture heartland Then there was the Library opposite the NTUC and Popular... So many amenities... All a stone's throw from my house!!! The now Touch Church once housed Liberty Theatre where it showed one of my first movies Robocop and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I think Marine Parade boasts as the only estate having two movie theatres within a 400m radius Gosh, i never see myself moving house and eradicating myself from a sea view every morning...
MooKu SG WE HAVE PROMINENT FIGURES! OF WHOM SOME CAN EVEN BE A TOURIST ATTRACTION! Think Chan Soo Sen, Gok Chok Tong, the Chan family, MooKu, President S. R. Nathan..................................... [thanks Taufiq ]
MooKu SG Not cheap meh? The Bai Xian Guan leh. Errr okay then ahhh they have a WIDE variety of ways to cook crabs!
MooKu SG AND WE'VE GOT ALL THE GOOD PLACES! Think Indoor Stadium, National Stadium, Malay kampung-like Geylang Serai, Peranakan haven Katong, Big Splash, Downtown East, Wild Wild Wet, Changi Airport, East Coast Park....................etc etc.
NeonTetra SG those stressful places...we leave it to the west mah.. hor hor...later BBB beat me up ah
