I went to Singapore last weekend for Sony‘s year end party, Uphoria. Thanks to Sony for the invite, I had so much fun bonding with my mom and being in Singapore for the fourth time in just a span of one year.
Traveling out of the country would be much better if Terminal 2 wasn’t so fugly. Here’s their sad attempt to look festive for the holidays
And with flights as early as 6AM, can’t Duty Free be open earlier? Yun na nga lang yung pwedeng pag-shoppingan sa Terminal 2. Waley. (sidenote: ganda ni Emma Watson for Lancome!)
Lastly, I wish there was another place to eat other than the overpriced Cafe France na nothing great naman ang food.
Sorry this entry started with quite a few rants, NAIA Terminal 2 just really bugs me.
Good vibes when we landed in Singapore and got to our beautiful hotel, The Ritz-Carlton!
View from my room
E-heads hehe
Floating football field!
What a nice room
I love bath tubs!
Look at this picture mom took with her Blackberry (Dress from Black Sheep, cardigan from Maldita, shoes from Aldo)
Yay Nespresso!
Good lunch
The press conference for Uphoria (Sony’s Year End Party) was also held at The Ritz-Carlton.
We met Julia Abueva, a 16-year old Filipina who is based in Singapore and is managed by Lea Salonga’s mother. She was so cute and down-to-earth. She can still speak Tagalog and she says her Filipino crushes are Sam Milby and Derek Ramsey.
Mike Posner was such a steady, chill guy who was so charming because he kept reliving nights in his dorm room where he made his songs and he didn’t think he’d be traveling to Asia and performing with Train. I can’t believe he wrote Cooler Than Me because this guy is too cool to think he’s not.
Train was entertaining. Patrick, the singer, was quite sarcastic and got a lot of laughs from of the audience even if it was usually at the expense of others. I couldn’t tell if he was really pissed off when he told me to stop texting my boyfriend (to which I replied, “I’m tweeting a picture of you!” and, really, I was telling the truth haha). Chico Garcia of RX93.1 who was sitting beside me read a question from Twitter about how he kept his hair awesome. He said it was a lot of Japanese hair product, that’s why Asia is very close to his heart.
After the press con that left me excited for the actual party the following day, I decided to just stay in the room because I only had an hour’s sleep from the night before (I came from My Beloved taping). Mom and I got the best massage ever and woke up rejuvenated and ready to go around. We explored the Marina Bay area of Singapore that night because we’re used to staying somewhere near Orchard Road (where all the shopping happens). Marina Bay has less people walking around. The Christmas lights were also very pretty.
Too bad it was already close to 8PM when we stepped out so we ran out of time to go around. Oops. At least we ran into some B-Boys (breakdancers) practicing in an underpass. Very cool! My brothers would have loved to see that.
I like crossing the streets of Singapore where there are obvious pedestrian lanes and loud timers to show how much longer you have to cross the road. I wonder if we can have something like this in our country. I think it would be way better than “NAKAMAMATAY” signs.
After a bit of shopping, mom and I had a beer at a restaurant called LENAS in Raffles City (is that what the mall is called..? I forget)
The only thing I didn’t like was having to wait almost an hour for a cab even if it wasn’t rush hour. Huhuhu.
Overall it was a happy day! To be continued…
Saabscribe!!
On the 13th picture, you look so tall. I love your heels. :”>
Hi Saabey (Saveeey dapat yan haha. Anoraw. Labo.)! I agree with you! Nothing is unique naman about Cafe France pero, my gulay, ang mahal ng food nila, sobra. Anyway, do you have any hotels to recommend when in Singapore? :)
By the way, that guy beside you in your group picture with Mike Posner looks like Bruno Mars in one glance! (Tama ba, one glance? Hehe)
first glance :)
Great coverage! Were you indirectly saying that the Train frontman is a d__che? Hahaha ;p There are times when it’s better to take the bus and MRT in Singapore. Aside from being much cheaper you also get to people watch :) it took me years to adapt to this after traveling in Singapore all my life and realized I could’ve saved a lot of shopping money haha.
Hi Saab! Nice shots! Thanks for the “hello :)” on twitter btw.
Nice! I love love love the efficiency of Singapore! Although I think HK has more character. :)
Funny, I remember the first time I took a cab in Singapore (it was a Mercedes! Akala ko tuloy may extra charge). There was an LED sign on the highway that says “Slow Down! Think of your loved ones!” Sure beats our “May namatay na dito” signs. :P
So true!
The view from the bath tub is breathtaking. Ohmay! Coolest place to relax and take a bath. Nice pics Saab. :) <3 it
Hi Saab, you can call for a cab to prevent long time of waiting but there’s an additional charge for it. =)
Oo nga eh but I didn’t know how to call the cabs kasi hindi ko alam yung equivalent nila ng 02 natin. :s
hello again, next time you can call 6552 1111 yan ung palagi namin tinatawagan. =)
ohmygosh I think I was the one who requested Chico to ask that to Patrick! haha! nice! will tweet Chico after today’s Morning Rush ^^ thanks for blogging about this, Sab! ^^
What Blackberry was your Mom using? Ang ganda ng quality ng picture. Bold and Torch’s picture qualities are so sharp, it doesn’t look good anymore. :\
Dakota!
Oooh, parehas naman na 5MP pero magkaiba ng quality. Fail!
“I’m tweeting a picture of you” :) He should have found that sweet! Hihi
Haha I don’t think he believed me :p
the white dress ur wearing, there’s a blue version of that sa Black Sheep e.. when I fitted it, I wasn’t able to buy it cos ran out of money..pagbalik ko wala na sya.. ang ganda pa naman.. sayang.. pareho sana tayo! ;)
Awww :(
” Traveling out of the country would be much better if Terminal 2 wasn’t so fugly”. (It is so distressing that we easily rant our own country’s deficiency. Are we accomplishing more by doing this? so much for being a conscientious citizens.)
Look, I balance my rants and raves, don’t act all holier-than-thou like you never aired out any frustrations about our country. For example: I don’t like that jeepneys and buses can just pull over (or stop in the MIDDLE OF THE ROAD) without fear of having their licenses confiscated and instead police enforcers prey on whatever small error a private vehicle commits because they can and will pay the police off. I rant about these things because I think it’s not right that it’s “normal practice” but will you just write me off as some anti-Philippines blogger because of that one comment? What about my travels around the country and my praises for its beauty? Of course my good reviews are overlooked. Besides, I don’t just rant about our country, I also rant about my own shortcomings – this is supposed to be a place where I can give my opinion on things. I try not to offend anybody but the ugly airport offends me so there.
saab, what camera are you using?..is it DSLR?..thanks
These pictures were taken with a Sony NEX5