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20 Reviews Often and much you will listen of how is a Durian Fruit. Much people like it. In Singapore is in the Bugis market area a Durian seller, where you can see how to manage to open this tropical fruit-...
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8 Reviews Singlish, quite literally, means Singapore English-- a unique blend of the languages and dialects of the diverse ethnic groups residing here. Most Singaporeans are actually capable of speaking proper...
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HDB Housing Singapore
6 Reviews Most of the HDB estates have shops at ground floor level selling day to day items that you may need for around the home. They sell a large varietyof things like foods and drinks, alcoholic...
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2 Reviews Singapore is very near the Equator, surrounded by water and HUMID all year round. Plan accordingly. Wear cool comfortable clothes and stop into air conditioned hotels or shops from time to time to...
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There are many DON'Ts in Singapore. Let me list a few:1. Don't spit (it's disgusting and you know it)2. Don't litter (unless u want to appear on TV)3. Don't bring chewing gum in (it's been banned for god knows how long!)4. Don't jaywalk (but somehow the locals do it all the time)5. Don't try smuggling drugs (unless you are thinking of visiting the gallows)6. Don't vandalised (you get caned just like the American idiot)
The smoking ban will take effect in Febuary 2007 where it is illegal to smoke anywhere public apart from designated spots. Also, there are many trash bins around so do stick your light out in the ash tray fitted in them and not throw them on the floor. Every misdoing is a fine in Singapore.
All boys once they turned 18 are required to serve 2 years national service or they will be thrown in jail. The government has made it so organised that such a way of avoiding it is almost oblivious, that is unless you move out of the country and never return or if you are disabled. Homosexuals still have to serve the national service no matter how gay you are. Even transexuals have to although they do the office admin work. If you are thinking of moving to Singapore, think twice about citizenship for your child unless of course if he is willing to, that is a different story altogether. This applies if you are a Singapore citizen or PRs.
It is known that the education system in Singapore government-run schools is one of the best in the world. You can find many foreigners in local schools like the rich kids from Indonesia, Thailand or China. The system is based on the UK equivalent of GCSEs and during my time, English exam papers were sent to the UK to be marked. Occasionally, you get the odd white boy who stands out in school because he is just so easy to spot in a flock of asians. My best mate in primary school was Canadian and he spoke better Mandarin than I did. That's a bit scary. The foreign expats usually sent their children to one of the many international schools although I heard the newer expats are now opting for their child to be educated in a local government school. After all, the standards are higher and you pay less!
Most people don't realised that although Bahasa Malay is the national language of Singapore, only the Malays and some of the older generation of Chinese and Indians speak it. The official language is English and you will notice that everywhere you go - road signs, street names, shops and restaurant menus. The one thing you will particularly take note of in Singapore is the way they speak. Like any other country with there own culture, Singaporeans speak Singlish, (a mix of english with a mix of chinese and malay). The word lah is used to emphasis on something when answering like - "No lah!" or "Okay lah!". The word "meh" is used when emphasing when being questioned, sort of like an uncertainty - "Really meh?" Sounds kinda ridiculous but its kinda groovy and original at least! Singaporeans who don't generally answer a foreigner with the most confidence probably uses English lesser than...
Accomodation is very expensive in Singapore. Lack of land has made the prices of property soar over the years. Apartments in the city centre cost millions of dollars! Most Singaporeans live in flats called from the housing development board(HDB) due to lack of land space. No, these are NOT council flats though some of the older ones may resemble them. The flats are not cheap at all. A 3-bedroom flat with two bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a service utility would cost about S$200,000-S$500,000. Nevetheless, these are still government owned. The government has recently unveiled a new style of "executive HDB apartments" which are very very nice I have to say.
Almost all the buildings and roads you see in Singapore are built by these people. They hail from mostly India and Bangladesh although there are groups of Thai, Burmese and Chinese nationals too. The Indian's and Bangladeshis are notorious for being romantically link with Indonesian and Filipino domestic maids and often these situations ends up with more than two people being involved. Yes, there is lots of racism in Singapore like any other big city and unfortunately the main target are these workers. I saw this Chinese man who refuses to allow an Indian worker to sit beside him in the bus and he even got verbally abusive at the poor lad. Surely the worker must have stank a little but that was just so wrong! There are also many other occasions where I noticed and read about how these workers are being treated by their employers. The unfortunate ones are known stranded at the airport as...
Henna art has a special touch to ladies and men alike. Its cooling properties is very useful for a very hot weather of Singapore. To get a henna art done in singapore, there are plenty of shops n freelance artists who does busking in orchard area. However, a tip before you get a tattoo done, (thou its temporary, you want it to look good for you as long as the henna is on you ya!)1. ensure that the artist is using good quality henna.2. Ask them about the drawing experience.3. If you have time while travelling in singapore, you can have a hands-on with henna art. Take up a henna workshop that is available and we can conduct it at your own time, and place that is convenient for you. its a fun hobby craft that partners normally take up together so they can explore henna art on each other, and its really relaxing and therapeutic!www.miztiq.com - the henna specialist.
Chinese in Singapore are mainly Buddhists, Taoists and Christians. Despite the different religions adopted by the Chinese, the cultures and traditions are pretty much the same. For instance, the Chinese Festivals which the Chinese celebrate.- Lunar New Year : The biggest celebration which lasts for 15 days. - Dragon Boat Festival : 5th Day of 5th Lunar Month. Rice dumplings are eaten and families gather for this festival. Dragon boat races are usually held in conjunction with this festival. Story dates back to the ancient history of China of how Qu Yuan perished for the country.- Mid-Autumn Festival : Also known as the mooncake festival whereby mooncakes are eaten. The story dates back to the time when the people of China planned to revolt against the Yuan rule and messages were wrap in round mooncakes to be passed about the plan for the revolt.The key events of a Chinese life are :-...
There are many Chinese in Singapore, about 76% of the population. Ancestors of the Chinese came during the period when Raffles founded Singapore and they came from Southeastern coastal provinces of China, from the Fujian and Guangdong provinces.The earliest record had evidence that the first Chinese in Singapore was supposedly Wang Da Yuan who sailed to Singapore as a traveller in the 1330s.However, the first group of Chinese immigrants came to Singapore in 1821 from Xiamen of the Fujian Province. They landed at Telok Ayer Street area. Chinese who came to Singapore were mainly Hokkiens, Teochews, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakkas and Foochows.~ Why did they come to Singapore? ~Due to the poor conditions in China, its increasing population, natural disasters, political unrest (unhappiness against the Qing Government) and the need for a better life. Also, Singapore was a free port, no war and...
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Q: We are flying into Singapore and will then be travelling onto Malaysia. We would like to visit Malacca, KL and Penang/Georgetown....
A: Trains quite OK. The Malaysian Railways KTM offer both day trains and night trains to Kuala Lumpur, with quite comfortable 1st class seating and sleeping cars...
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