Singapore 🇸🇬 is not your typical South East Asia city that you have visited i.e. Thailand🇹🇭, Philippines 🇵🇭, Malaysia 🇲🇾, Indonesia 🇮🇩, Vietnam 🇻🇳, Cambodia 🇰🇭, Myanmar 🇲🇲 or even Brunei 🇧🇳. A combination of Modern Architecture surrounded by old British 🇬🇧 colonial buildings with lush foliage on the skyscrapers. Very westernized and contemporary yet still preserve the old rustic looks of old village settings. The price of accommodation and food tends to be on the pricey side if you dine on a mostly touristy flank. Go to hawker centers for cheaper options in Singapore 🇸🇬. There is plenty of it here and to approximate is beyond comparison. Hope you relish the adventure of staying here in Singapore 🇸🇬. The two common species of otters in Singapore are the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) and the small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus). The smooth-coated otters were residents in the Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve in 1998, and the small-clawed otters have been around Pulau Tekong since the 1980s. Kampong Glam:- The word 'kampong' means "compound" in Malay, while 'gelam' refers to the long-leaved paperbark tree, commonly found in the area and used for boat-making. Kampong Glam:- Neighbourhood in Singapore, Centred on busy Arab Street, Kampong Glam is known as Singapore’s Muslim Quarter. It's 19th-century shophouses have been turned into stores selling textiles and casual restaurants serving spicy Malay and global fare. Notable landmarks here include the golden domed Sultan Mosque and the Malay Heritage Centre, where exhibits focus on local history. Clothing boutiques, street art and trendy cafes line Haji Lane. •Little India is truly one of Singapore's most colourful historical districts. Lime pits, brick kilns and a race track once dotted the neighbourhood, and its streets thronged with herdsmen, merchants and garland makers plying their trade. To this day, this enclave of Indian culture retains its unique heritage. •Why is it called Little India in Singapore? Its location along the Serangoon River originally made it attractive for raising cattle, and trade in livestock was once prominent in the area. Eventually, other economic activity developed, and by the turn of the 20th century, the area began to look like an ethnic Indian neighbourhood. Chinatown Singapore is famous for a lot of things such as Sri Mariamman Temple, Pinnacle@Duxton Skybridge, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Singapore City Gallery, Chinatown Street Market, Red Dot Design Museum, Thian Hock Keng Temple, NUS Baba House, etc. Lovers of culture looking to immerse themselves in Singapore's rich, multi-ethnic culture will find no better place than Chinatown. This beautiful district is the only Chinatown in the world to boast a Buddhist temple, mosque and Hindu temple along a single street. Chinatown Pagoda Street Durian Food Stall Location - Chinatown Pagoda Street Durian Food Stall Address - 75 Pagoda St, Singapore 059234 Chinatown Pagoda Street is a popular tourist spot to catch a glimpse of the Chinese heritage in Singapore. This street is near the tradional wet market in Chinatown complex, food centre as well as the popular Buddha relic temple next door. At the corner of Pagoda Street, you will find a crowded durian stall with high traffic and filled seating area. They also offer extraction service where you can pick your fruits and they will help to extract the yummy yellow fresh into container for you. If by chance the durian found to be not the best after opening, they will also let you replace with another one. Highly recommended if you are looking to find a good durian spot.
Going to Marina Barrage was a brilliant idea as not many tourists chose this spot. You may read that the barrage blocks the water from the sea so that the waters within Marina Bay & Singapore River is fresh water. This body of water also is the main source of water for the area as it is the 15th reservoir in Singapore. We are a small nation without natural resources, so every opportunity to preserve fresh water is greatly desired. It also helps with flood controls that will be triggered when it reached a certain level and the waters are then flushed to the sea.
Welcome to Singapore 🇸🇬 Have fun! FYI besides all our touristy attractions, we do have plenty of heartland local stuff to discover and experience, and many are free.
I ever made the mistake of being too eager to show my foreign friends all the nitty gritty local stuff and they didn't enjoy SG as much as they would like to. I learnt from that experience that 1st or 2nd time tourists need to see and experience the key tourist attractions and areas first. Even for hawker food, Lau Par Sat and Tian Tian (that some locals like to diss) are really the best introduction for a new tourist to hawker food. Only if the person comes 5, 6, or 7 times then we start bringing them to discover Tampines or Toa Payoh or whatnot. Cheers.
@@roadpillocks3710 that's because they have been so oversold by the images of Marina Bay Area and Tian Tian. Practically every youtuber shows these and nothing else for years! As a Singaporean, I feel utterly sadden that so many tourists are short changed by this phenomenon. (my foreign friends always lament they didn't know about the "other side when they first visited...and wished someone told them so!)
Keith & Devan… I just chanced upon your vlog & enjoyed it 😃. Just subscribed. Am a 77 year old Singaporean . You complement each other in the dialogue . You are both kind & considerate . Nice 👍
Ah! I see you found our other water feature at 8:14: "The Rain Oculus". Or what jaded Singaporeans (i.e., me) call, "the sewer rat's eye view of a toilet being flushed". Thanks for the nice words for Singapore. It really helps people like me (i.e. jaded Singaporean) learn to look at Singapore thru the eyes of an objective outsider, and "re-appreciate" what we have. Maybe you'll be back another time. Even if you don't, I hope the memories of your days in Singapore will always bring smiles to you.
We love the local name of the Rain Oculus, thats hilarious :) Thank you for watching out video. Singapore is truly a place like no where else in the world. We are not sure when but do know one day we will be back :)
Man.. You guys should visit Botanic gardens, Henderson Wave Bridge, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Katong, Holland Village, Tiong Bahru, some heartlands to really immersed yourself in the local livelihood.. Well, there's always a next time 😊.. Stay safe, stay healthy!
Thank you for visiting Singapore. Loved your vlog. Wish to see more. You guys should also vlog about our local hawker centres where you can find inexpensive food options. As a local am proud of all your positive comments about singapore. Hope you guys have a good time exploring. You guys should also visit Botanic Garden,Fort canning Park and Tree top walk. It's free to explore. Cheers and have fun.
We assumed that, it will be so interesting to visit again in a few years and see how much it has changed. Very cool they are thinking that far ahead :) thanks for watching Gavin.
The blue rice you had at the food court is MALAY food. Don't call it Malaysian food coz Malaysian is a nationality. We have Malays in Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei too, but we're not Malaysian. I hope you understand. 👍
Yes we do thank you for the clarification :) we actually learned that while we were in Singapore and tried to start correcting ourselves. Sorry for the error. Thanks for watching :)
No. I'm Singaporean and have been to LA twice. LA is in very bad shape now. It has tons of lower rise buildings sprawled over a much larger area than SG. It has extremely heavy traffic with almost no public transportation. And lastly the homeless population there and random people hounding you on the streets every few steps you take will keep you on your toes, even on Hollywood Boulevard. LA is no longer what it was in the 1960s-1980s. Search for Skid Row Los Angeles on RU-vid if you cannot imagine how bad it can be.
