About Singapore

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^That is because once a concrete road breaks or cracks, the whole slab must be replaced even though some parts are still ok. Patching it with asphalt is a cost effective alternative, but, once it rains or gets flooded, it gets detroyed overtime. Higher mainantance but it's still cheaper.

On the other hand, concrete roads saves you 15% on fuel cost since it's harder than asphalt and it lasts for 40 years.

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^ Dunno if we just didn't go to the right places, but regarding the food, anlayo talaga vs. HK

I prefer Malaysian and Singaporean food than Hong Kong. Hong Kong is just plain ol' Chinese food, but nevertheless, good as well. Maybe, you just went to the wrong places as there are stalls which do not taste good at all. For Taiwan food, never liked it. It's Chinese food, but, not good at all. The stinking tofu is the worst. It smells like butttcrack. LOL! However, they have one of the best instant noodles which I bought from a grocery, hands down.

For Thai food, there are Filipinos who don't like the aroma of herbs, sourness and spicyness of Thai food, but I love it. Durian season is nearing, so, most probably I'll be in Bangkok in August. They have a Durian buffet at the hotel I'm staying.

[Vodka]

haha i love stinky tofu!

but yes i'm tired of eating cantonese-type HK food. i'd really rather be eating indian food

iba pa rin ang asian cuisine. like if you go around US all the food tastes bland

[Wh1stl3r]

I've always wondered - instead of repaving a perfectly good road, why doesn't government focus on just paving new roads altogether? I spend a lot of time on provincial highways and magugulat nalang ako na "inaayos" bigla yung isang portion ng highway which was perfectly fine the last time I passed. And then may madadaanan akong mga lugar na super sama ng potholes or walang asphalt altogether but hindi inaayos.

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I have the same theory as badkuk. Repaving = recurring kickbacks with minimal scrutiny if any. They can't allocate district funds to repair another district's damaged roads so they just repave even the good ones in their area.

OT, but
why are our metro roads, sementado na sa ilalim, aspaltado pa sa itaas?
why are they guaranteeing continuous asphalting contracts?
aren't road concreting contracts supposed to be asphalt-not-needed?

Di na sana kelangan kung smooth yung pagkapave ng contractor. Meron naman pang smooth out ng concrete. Vibrator yata tawag dun? When Hanjin paved some roads here they were buttery smooth despite not having an asphalt topper.

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haha i love stinky tofu!

Every time I pass by a stinky tofu stall at Raohe, I hold my breath. Hahaha. "Did somebody fart?" But, I'm adventurous and I ate one plate for the heck of it. Glad I'm still alive. LOL!

[dr. d]

I prefer Malaysian and Singaporean food than Hong Kong. Hong Kong is just plain ol' Chinese food, but nevertheless, good as well. Maybe, you just went to the wrong places as there are stalls which do not taste good at all. For Taiwan food, never liked it. It's Chinese food, but, not good at all. The stinking tofu is the worst. It smells like butttcrack. LOL! However, they have one of the best instant noodles which I bought from a grocery, hands down.

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maybe it's because we're much of us here are filipinos, and live in a place where chinese foods abound.
to other tourists whose only exposure to chinese foods is the kato show, these are probably "exotic foods that must be tasted before one dies".

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For exotic food, I've already tasted snake soup, fugu, fried frog's legs, horse meat, and deer meat.

But, I will never ever eat snail (suso) again. That stuff is nasty! It smells like sewer. I tried it but the smell is still in my mind. lol

This one is a lot nastier. It's the garden snail they are eating. Just look at the poo. Aw hell naw!



I've read an article where this guy ate a snail on a dare. He became paralyzed because the snail was infected with rat lungworm parasite.

[Eating a snail could do much worse than just make you sick — Australian man ends up paralyzed | National Post

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This girl is someone I wouldn't mess with. lol



Disgusting!

[sixtieth]

Nagbook ako ng asean pass sa airasia byahe sa september. Nagbook na din ng mga tutuluyan airbnb sa bkk at hanoi, pagdating ko sa pagboobook ng singapore, 3 nights ako don. Walanjo sobrang mahal! Haha! Di ako makapagdesisyon kung papatulan ko ba yung mas malayo sa center (3-5K), yung nasa center pero sobrang liit (5-7k), o kakasa na ako sa mahal na 5-star (10-14k) since minsan lang at "first world" experience kumbaga (di masyado ok 5-star experience dito sa atin!). Bago ako nagtingin ng hotel sinulat ko muna lahat ng restaurant na gusto kong puntahan. Luho ko ang pagkain at pag-inom sa mga restaurant. Pero kung medyo nakainom baka hotel ang pinakaok na choice? Iniisip ko din na baka magbus na lang ako pa-malaysia tapos 1 night na lang sa singapore. Mas mahal pa kesa berlin/paris all things considered! Gulat akoo! Haha! Ano tips niyo?

[Vodka]

Nagbook ako ng asean pass sa airasia byahe sa september. Nagbook na din ng mga tutuluyan airbnb sa bkk at hanoi, pagdating ko sa pagboobook ng singapore, 3 nights ako don. Walanjo sobrang mahal! Haha! Di ako makapagdesisyon kung papatulan ko ba yung mas malayo sa center (3-5K), yung nasa center pero sobrang liit (5-7k), o kakasa na ako sa mahal na 5-star (10-14k) since minsan lang at "first world" experience kumbaga (di masyado ok 5-star experience dito sa atin!). Bago ako nagtingin ng hotel sinulat ko muna lahat ng restaurant na gusto kong puntahan. Luho ko ang pagkain at pag-inom sa mga restaurant. Pero kung medyo nakainom baka hotel ang pinakaok na choice? Iniisip ko din na baka magbus na lang ako pa-malaysia tapos 1 night na lang sa singapore. Mas mahal pa kesa berlin/paris all things considered! Gulat akoo! Haha! Ano tips niyo?

SG is such a small place. just book anywhere near an MRT station and you'll be fine

[ice15]

Nagbook ako ng asean pass sa airasia byahe sa september. Nagbook na din ng mga tutuluyan airbnb sa bkk at hanoi, pagdating ko sa pagboobook ng singapore, 3 nights ako don. Walanjo sobrang mahal! Haha! Di ako makapagdesisyon kung papatulan ko ba yung mas malayo sa center (3-5K), yung nasa center pero sobrang liit (5-7k), o kakasa na ako sa mahal na 5-star (10-14k) since minsan lang at "first world" experience kumbaga (di masyado ok 5-star experience dito sa atin!). Bago ako nagtingin ng hotel sinulat ko muna lahat ng restaurant na gusto kong puntahan. Luho ko ang pagkain at pag-inom sa mga restaurant. Pero kung medyo nakainom baka hotel ang pinakaok na choice? Iniisip ko din na baka magbus na lang ako pa-malaysia tapos 1 night na lang sa singapore. Mas mahal pa kesa berlin/paris all things considered! Gulat akoo! Haha! Ano tips niyo?

Ano travel dates mo? Baka tinamaan mo yung Singapore F1

[ice15]

I prefer Malaysian and Singaporean food than Hong Kong. Hong Kong is just plain ol' Chinese food, but nevertheless, good as well. Maybe, you just went to the wrong places as there are stalls which do not taste good at all. For Taiwan food, never liked it. It's Chinese food, but, not good at all.

Madaming types of Chinese food...

Yung sa Pinas is malapit sa HK/Taiwan food kaya dip is always soy sauce

Singapore food is more on Chili Sauce since malakas influence ng Malaysia

Even if you go to food courts in Singapore...

May Mala Hot Pot - Sichuan cuisine
Beef Brisket noodle - closer to the one we have sa Pinas
Hokkien mee - Malaysian/Singapore food pero closer to Fujian style
Char kway teow - Malaysian/Singapore food

So it will be unfair to compare "Chinese food" locally and in SG...

[ice15]

OT, but
why are our metro roads, sementado na sa ilalim, aspaltado pa sa itaas?
why are they guaranteeing continuous asphalting contracts?
aren't road concreting contracts supposed to be asphalt-not-needed?

I observed various roads here...

Confirm that there's Concrete sa ilalim then Aspahlt sa ibabaw (except for bus stops)

BUT, even if bago yung asphalt sa lane 1 and luma yung sa lane 2, di mo mararamdaman yung change... kulay lang nagkaiba

[dr. d]

SG is such a small place. just book anywhere near an MRT station and you'll be fine

correct.
or, add taxi fare x2 per day to the daily hotel bill, when choosing. i have tried the small hotels. "never again", if i can help it. it just ain't fun.
my better meals were from the "holes in the wall", e.g., the palengkes, the office fastfoods. definitely not the expensive places.

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Ano travel dates mo? Baka tinamaan mo yung Singapore F1

sept 25-29 boss. so tapos na.

SG is such a small place. just book anywhere near an MRT station and you'll be fine

thanks boss

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Madaming types of Chinese food...

Yung sa Pinas is malapit sa HK/Taiwan food kaya dip is always soy sauce

Singapore food is more on Chili Sauce since malakas influence ng Malaysia

Even if you go to food courts in Singapore...

May Mala Hot Pot - Sichuan cuisine
Beef Brisket noodle - closer to the one we have sa Pinas
Hokkien mee - Malaysian/Singapore food pero closer to Fujian style
Char kway teow - Malaysian/Singapore food

So it will be unfair to compare "Chinese food" locally and in SG...

Singapore or Singapura was part of Malaysia before. They have the same culture, food, and accent.

For dips, it depends on the dish. Some soy sauce and chili sauce are sweet. Sauces are just optional like sprinkling some pepper powder on your soup. I don't like dipping, except for Chicken Rice.

For local Chinese food, I don't count Chow King and the likes as authentic Chinese food, lol. It's already blended with local pinoy taste. We have imported Chinese Chefs for our Chinese restaurants. The Chef at Buffet 101 Makati is Cantonese as I heard him talk.

In general, for me, all Chinese food are the same. They have the same technique and preparation. It's only those "special" dishes that makes it unique to that region, like Kuay Teow and Chicken rice for Singapore. Basically, it's same Peking Duck, the same suckling pig, the same abalone dishes, the same Yang Chow rice, the same sweet and sour pork, the same steam buns, the same dim sum, the same chicken feet, the same fish ball, and etc. With some unique variations like we have unique variations of adobo here. The buns in Taiwan are one of best I've tasted. Singapore has it's own unique bun like Kachang Pao (red bean) which I love.

But, Hanoi and Siem Reap are a whole lot of exotic food adventure. But, for Seoul, when you read "spicy" on the menu, they mean it. They're not kidding, LMAO! I made a huge mistake of my life when I ordered spicy seafood noodle at Han's Deli Myeongdong. That's the hottest and most spiciest food x 1 million atomic bombs I've tasted, lol. I was sweating profusely, my whole face was red, and my nose was leaking mucus. Hahahaha!

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Possible pa rin ba while tourist sa SG. you can also try job hunting.

[ice15]

Possible pa rin ba while tourist sa SG. you can also try job hunting.

Yes. Kapag may company na mag hire syo, cancel nila yung embarkation card mo then they will apply for your pass.

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[Yatta]

Possible pa rin ba while tourist sa SG. you can also try job hunting.

Pwede pa rin, pero singaporean immigration officers are good at spotting "tourists" like these.

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[badkuk]

SG is such a small place. just book anywhere near an MRT station and you'll be fine

+1. Their MRT is top notch. Pair it with their app and you're good to go.The only downside is that you don't get to see the city that much.


btw, i learned recently that river otters do swim around Marina Bay in the early mornings.