I visited Singapore on 17 January – 19 January 2010 with my parents. (3 people). We flew with Air Asia and the ticket price was 807,000 rupiah for 3 people (fare 0, promotion rates). Our departure time in Soekarno Hatta Airport was 2.20 pm. We arrived in Soekarno Hatta at 12.30 pm and ate KFC in Airport. My father kept our car in the parking area. We paid 150,000 for Airport Tax each person and no fiscal tax anymore. We did not use baggage because we didn’t bring much staff, only 3 bags.
17 January 2010 in Singapore
We arrived in Changi Airport at 5 pm, terminal 1. (Different time between Jakarta-Singapore is 1 hour). Then we used connection train from terminal 1 to terminal 2, walked about 5 minutes from migration area. We will go to Hotel 81 Dickson in Dickson Road (near from little India and bugis area) and we booked already that place about 190 SGD for 2 nights (if I travel alone, I will stay in hostel. The hotel was near from many hostels, one of them is printfoot hostel). From terminal 2, we used MRT. I bought the Ez Link Card (5 SGD for the card, and 7 for the deposit so total 12 SGD). This was the route to Bugis station from Changi Airport. (East West Line=Board the train towards Tanah merah station and alight at Tanah Merah Station, 2 stop later. Then, East West Line=Board the train towards joo koon station and alight at Bugis, 8 stop later. Actually, Bugis station is not far from Dickson Road, but at that time we didn’t know how to go to Dickson road. We tried to ask people around but no one could explain to us how to go to Dickson road. So we decided to use taxi and spent about 6 SGD. actually it was easy to Dickson road from Bugis station. (First go to behind the station to Bugis Area crossed the rochor road, turn right and go straight until traffic light turn right and crossed the street and there are traffic light again and crossed the Jalan Besar street. Turn right and just follow the Jalan Besar Street until u meet Dickson Road. U will see the board of Hotel 81). We arrived at 8 pm, and we got our deluxe room. We were so hungry so we searched the food area. Anyway, there are many places to eat near from our hotel but we were afraid that it is not halal (Chinese food). Because at that time already mid night so the mall already closed. We ate at Bancoolen Street. Just follow the Jalan Besar to the right from Dickson road. The food was not expensive but not cheap for Indonesian. We spent 16 SGD for 3 people (food and drink). After that we backed to our hotel and Slept.
18 January 2010
We woke up at 6.30 am. Took a Shower, prayed, had our breakfast. We left the hotel at 8.30 am and would go to Orchard Area. We went to Bugis Station and this was the route from bugis to Orchard Station. (East West Line= Board the train towards Joo Koon Station and alight at city hall station, 1 stop later, then North South Line= board the train towards jurong east station, alight at orchard station. And from the station u will arrive at Wisma Altria. Because we arrived at 9 am, so the malls stil closed. We just walked around Orchard until istana park. Then at 10 am, the mall was open and we started shopping. We ate in Food Court Wisma Altria; there are many foods that we could choose. From Orchard we would go to China Town. This was the route from Orchard to China Town Station. (North South Line=Board the train towards Marina Bay and alight at dhobi gaut station, 2 stop later, then North East Line= Board the Train Towards Harbounfront station, and alight at China Town, 2 stop later). We arrived in Chinatown. We bought some souvenirs. We got 30 key chains for only 10 SGD even not the good one. After that, we decided to Mustafa centre in little India area. This was the route from china town to Mustafa centre. (From China town station, North East Line, Board the train toward pungol station and alight at farrer park station, 4 stop later) Then we walked around 7 minutes from that station. We bought perfumes, chocolates, and many things there. From Mustafa centre, we walked to Dickson road. The journey about 15 minutes, but because we already walked a lot and many shopping bag that we brought, we was so tired and felt the journey took so long time. We arrived at the hotel at 2.30 pm and we prayed and took a rest in the room.
At 7 pm, we decided to go outside and see the night of Singapore. We decided to go to Marina bay because it’s popular building in Singapore. To go to Marina Bay we went to Bugis station. This was the route from bugis station to marina bay. (East West Line=Board the train toward joo koon station and alight at raffles place station, 2 stop later. Then, North South Line=Board the train towards marina bay station and alight at marina Bay station, 1 stop later). Then we should walk to Marina Bay, it’s far but maybe I took a wrong way. The view was so great especially if you see the high building near from Marina bay. Then we walked inside and deciided to esplanade. Actually we could walk from marina Bay to Esplanade around 15 minutes, but we were tired at that time. We decided to use bus. We used Bus number 106 or 133 at the esplanade raffles avenue. We ate near from the esplanade. And if u want to take a picture with the marina bay as the background, u could take a picture near from that spot. After that we wanted to go home by bus. We used bus from Esplanade to Bugis station (just see the board schedule; I forget which bus number that I used). We arrived at the hotel at 12 am.
19 January 2010
We woke up at 6.30 am. We took a shower and prayed. My mom wanted to buy more souvenirs so we decided to go to Mustafa Centre again. We just knew that Mustafa centre opened for 24 hours so it was okay if we came to that place before 10 am. We walked to Mustafa from our hotel about 10-15 minutes (just turn left from the hotel and go straight until Serangoon Road. Then turn right, follow the street until u can see Mustafa centre). We bought many souvenirs and chocolates. After that, we back to our hotel at 10 am. We checked out from hotel and we went to Sentosa Island. This was the route from Bugis station to Sentosa Island. (East West Line= board the train towards joo koon station and alight at outram park station. Then, north east line= board the train towards harbourfront station and alight at harbourfront station, 1 stop later. We arrived at vivocity. To the Sentosa Island, we went to the fourth floor. We paid 3 SGD and took sentosa express line and a light at imbian station, 2 stop later. In that place, we can take a photo with the merlion. We ate KFC there. My parents were too tired to walk with our bag so we decided to use the sentosa express train to the beach part. From the beach station, we went to luge area. I played luge plus sky ride and paid 12 SGD per person. After that, we went to airport. This is the route to airport from Sentosa Island (use Sentosa Island express to vivocity. Use the MRT at lobby vivocity. North East Line= board the train towards pungol station and alight at outram park station, 1 stop later. East West Line, board the train towards Tanah merah station and alight at Tanah merah station, East West Line=Board the train towards change airport and alight at change airport station, 2 stop later. I arrived in terminal 2. There was a post office in terminal 2. I sent some postcards and one stamp for postcard was 0,50 SGD. Then we used connection train to terminal 1. There were some computers that we could use for browsing internet for free. My departure time from Changi Airport to Jakarta was 17.45 and we arrived in Jakarta at 18.25. My father paid for parking about 140,000 for 3 days.
So the Budget that we spent for 3 days Singapore trip exluding shopping are 807,000 rupiah for 3 people, 450,000 for airport tax at Soekarno hatta for 3 people, (12 SGD + refill 10 SGD, total 22 for the ez link each person, we still have our deposit in our ez link expired 5 years), 9 SGD for sentosa island for 3 people, 6 SGD for taxi to hotel, 100 SGD for food (3 people, 5 times), 10 SGD for 5 mineral bottles (1 litre), 140,000 rupiah for parking car 3 days in soekarno hatta.
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