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Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Updated on December 9, 2012

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Singapore -- the “Lion city-state”

South East Asia is a great place to visit, as you can see the traditions of the modern world mixing with the Eastern tradition -- it is really a place where "East meet the West". The architecture is awesome and you’ve got to feel the environment (museums and place of worships) and the modern buildings, plus old architecture really intertwined in one place.

I came to Singapore two years ago from Manila, Philippines and it is just three hours away from there. At first I was a little bit hesitant to go because of the high prices there but then a friend told me it is worth it, I went and then I got more than what I expected. I flew the Singapore Airlines and the smiles of the beautiful flight stewardess (yes they are indeed beautiful) tell me that I am for a great visit. Singapore airlines is cozy and one of the best airline in the world. I get down their airport and I saw the sign, Singapore -- Welcome to the Lion City-State.

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

If you want a visit in Singapore it is worth your money. .71 US dollar is equivalent to 1 Singapore dollar


Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

skycrapers at Singapore
skycrapers at Singapore

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Mandai garden of orchids, 4 hectares of orchids plantation,
Mandai garden of orchids, 4 hectares of orchids plantation,

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

The Merlion in Merlion Park near the Singapore CBD is a well-known tourist icon
The Merlion in Merlion Park near the Singapore CBD is a well-known tourist icon

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Esplanade Mall and Theater on the Bay
Esplanade Mall and Theater on the Bay

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Digital building,
Digital building,

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Singapore Harbour, worlds busiest port
Singapore Harbour, worlds busiest port

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

me at the Yacht Club
me at the Yacht Club

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State” - National University of Singapore

me at the Ntional University of Singapore
me at the Ntional University of Singapore

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Singapore is an island city-state meaning both a city and a state nation. It is the Lion city of the South East Asia. It epitomizes old tradition and modern living. The state is highly urbanized and belongs to the top ten among the nation in terms of standard of living. It is located to the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula , 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Riaus Island Indonesia.The population is only 5 million

History of Singapore:

  • The form of government is parliamentary republic. It was a colony of the United Kingdom and they got independence in 1963, then they joined Malaysia as part of the country but they secede in 1965 and from then on, they were independent. They have created a modern economy focused on industry, education and urban planning. Singapore is the 5th wealthiest country in the world in terms of GDP.

What to see at Singapore

  • Singapore is a small city-state but then it is rich in tourist destinations. It is complete as I say because the government really put money on developing it as a tourist spot, the parks, zoo -- bird sanctuary, butterflies garden, botanical garden, night safari landmarks, memorials, museums, place of worships are all awesome in architecture mixing of “East and the West” and of course “Sentosa island” which is a getaway fifteen minutes island from the city proper.

High and tall buildings --- skyscrapers

  • Singapore is a city with one of the highest prices of land price as it is a big conglomeration of big and tallest building you never saw before.

The National University of Singapore (NUS) ranks among the best in the world,

  • Every room in the dormitories around the campus has a computer, the facilities and research are just great. The country really invest on education and high technology. They pay their teachers high salary.

The Port of Singapore is the busiest port in the world

The dockyard is just awesome, I came to look at it and stayed for a bit at the Yacht Club. The Port of Singaporerefers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Sigapore’s harbours which handle Singapore's shipping Currently, it is the worlds busiest ports in terms of total , it also tranships a fifth of the world's shipping containers, and as the worlds busiest container port, half of the world's annual supply of crude oil, and is the worlds busiest transshipment port.

Sentosa is of course great tourist destination and almost 15 minutes away by cable car from main city and almost five million tourist visit the place every year. Sentosa, which translates to peace and tranquilityin Malay, is a get away island and is a popular resort. Attractions include a two-kilometre long sheltered beach, Fort Siloso, two gold courses and two five stars hotel.

The Singapore flyer

  • Meet the world’s largest Giant Observation Wheel – the Singapore Flyer. It is an awesome experience in Asia too. Singapore Flyer is 150 metres in diameter, 165 metres in height and travels at 0.21m per second. Each of its 28 city-bus-sized air-conditioned capsules can carry up to 28 passengers and a complete rotation of the wheel takes approximately 30 minutes.
  • The panoramic views from the top are awesome – passengers can see the Singapore River, Raffles Place, Merlion Park, Empress Place and even a glimpse of neighboring Malaysia and Indonesia.

Sentosa's Underwater World

  • Sentosa's “Underwater World“, is the most famous popular attraction on the island of Sentosa, draws in huge crowds every day. It is indeed Asia's most exciting tropical oceanarium, it is an 80-metre transparent acrylic tunnel which allows you to view more than 2,500 sea creatures in close distance too.

 I also visited the Chinatown in Singapore and I bought of course a lot of cheap items.

Mandai Orchid Gardens

  • The place is best for orchid and flower lovers too, I really enjoyed my visit there as I love orchids and they are in bloom when I visited. The garden boasts of four hectares of the beautiful orchids plants.

These are the places which I visited in Singapore, and I was awed at the place, as if you are at the middle of intersection where tradition and technology and industrialization era comes intertwined.

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Suntec City, worlds largest fountain and shopping mall
Suntec City, worlds largest fountain and shopping mall

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Sentosa white beach
Sentosa white beach

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Singapore flyer at night
Singapore flyer at night

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

underwater world Singapore
underwater world Singapore

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

orchid at Mandai orchid garden -- 4 hectares of orchid plantaton
orchid at Mandai orchid garden -- 4 hectares of orchid plantaton

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

me at Eusoff Hall, National University of Singapore
me at Eusoff Hall, National University of Singapore

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Chinese Garden, Graden City, singapore
Chinese Garden, Graden City, singapore

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

entrance to the chinatown at Singapore
entrance to the chinatown at Singapore

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

cable car going to SENTOSA
cable car going to SENTOSA

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

Relic temple
Relic temple

Singapore -- The “Lion City-State”

beautiful ladies, isnt it??
beautiful ladies, isnt it??
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