Are you planning for your long weekend getaway in 2019? In Malaysia, we used to have the public holidays for 3 or 4 days, especially when it falls on a Friday or Monday! Want to look for the best vacation place is near your country? You can take your time to plan your future travels now!
My Deaf friends and I always do our planning so we could be enjoy to travel on our tight budget, just for 2 or 3 days only. Are we worrying about the barrier of communication? No, we can used a simple sign or write through a pen and paper, or we can communicate with the people via smartphone. Luckily, we have GPS, Google Maps or any travel apps and translation language app because we are depending on this technology in our daily. And we can make the AirAsia online booking because AirAsia give the cheap, reasonable and affordable price for us to book the flights since our destination.
Since we have a long weekend holidays, it’s better to visit the neighbouring countries, such as Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, Myanmar and Indonesia! We are familiar with our Southeast Asia's culture and food, so it is easier for us to visit there! Let me share my experience about what we do in Singapore.
What we do In Singapore?
My friends and I can see a beautiful night of view of the city - Singapore!
According to my experiences with my family and friends, we can take our flight around 2 hours or ride bus, it take 4 hours to reach Singapore if you ask how about the transportation from Malaysia. I suggest that you better to take a flight because you could save time as you have just the weekend only. For us, getting to Singapore is incredibly easy and surprisingly cheap by Airasia flight!
I heard that Changi Airport is one of world's best airports and become the largest transportation hubs in Southeast Asia. I am happy to have this chance to visit there. I experienced the short delay of flight so I went to explore around the Changi Airport! I am sure that you will enjoy your good time to walk around this airport to experience new things.
Many children like to play the Social Tree (T1). It can take a photo of your face then; you can enjoy to see the interactive game with your character!
There are 3 terminals in Changi Airport. You make sure that you are not lost in this big airport. I felt a bit confused but we did check with the Information counter to get more info. You should go to Butterfly Garden (T3). There are a very beautiful garden with some butterflies and waterfall! Or can explore the Enchanted Garden (T2), then you enjoy to see sighting around the beautiful plants, and koi pond there.
If you are hungry, you can go to food court. Wow, we experienced how to order and pay at the kiosk machine on our first time! It is easier for us to get food by following the order number when we did on self-service machine. So no need to wait in long queues at the stalls.
Soon, they will have Jewel Changi as I heard that they want to make more indoor gardens as it will become famously green airport! I really look forward to this new place when I visit to Singapore on next time.
I learned how to use the easy Singapore's MRT train when I used their kiosk machine. I am happy that we can take MRT from inside the airport! MRT can bring you go to travel anywhere in Singapore easily. It is friendly for Deaf travellers too. To prepare your trip, I encourage you to download the MRT app on Google Play. I don't plan to buy the tourist pass card because we decided to walk around the town and use MRT train on 2-3 times only. If you are lazy to walk so far, you can plan to use the tourist pass card for 2 days, or you need to get the unlimited travel which can access to the public bus and train services. We don't have to worry about how go and back to the airport because MRT always be there!
You MUST go to see the famous iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore because there are many interesting of iconic buildings, such as Art Science Museum, iconic Merlion and Gardens by the Bay. You can take photos on day or night if you have free time. I suggest that you try to take a beautiful sunset before you walk to the Marina Bay hotel via the bridge.
Remember, you have to take a beautiful panorama photo at the night. Many people love to relax, take in the view or enjoy eating and drinking beer at night. My friends and I were crazy to take a lot of photos around the Marina Bay Sands!
I also viewed this beautiful river through a bridge from the Marina Bays hotel!
Oh ya, when we leave the Marina Bays, we must not forget about famous mermaid-lion status, named Merlion. When we walked to reach the Merlion Park, there are many visitors busy crowding around in order to take photo for memorable keepsake!
Supertree Grove is very awesome! I surprised to see everything's green around a big garden like Cloud Forest, Supertree Grove, and many! You MUST go to Supertree Grove. Especially, we enjoyed to see a lightshow at the Supertree Grove, where 25 metre tall tree garden during night. The views are great, we enjoy lying on the grass to relax and chat-chit and watch the trees glow in many different color lights! You'll feel awesome when you see this beautiful dance of lighting and colors come out from the Supertree Grove.
Universal Studios Singapore take you on a journey through Hollywood favourites including Shrek, Madagascar, Jurassic Park, Revenge of the Mummy, Transformers, Battlestar Galactica and many! Wow, it take a day for us to explore all of the different theme park. That is why we are very excited to ride all different rides in a day! I advise you and your friends go there during the weekdays - it is best way to avoid the crowds.
My friends and I book our tickets online from the Universal Studios' official website. It is easier for you all to get tickets quickly without long queuing at the counters. Revenge of the Mummy, Transformers The Ride: The Ultimate 3D Battle, Puss In Boots' Giant Journey and Battlestar Galactica are my favourite of roller coasters! You must arrive early to get their rides!
Take a walk along your journey into the cultural neighbourhoods of Chinatown, Kampong Glam, and other street. You can see the delicious street food once you walked to the Chinatown in the night!
You better to hunt down the hawker stalls since Singapore have their own unique cuisine food, such as fried carrot cake, kaya toast & soft-boiled eggs, chilli crab, laksa, and oyster omelette. We glad to find the hidden of hawker stalls in the market building when we are looking for the breakfast at early morning!
Experience to walk around the Bugis Street Market, Victoria and Orchard Street. Many shops packed with cheap souvenirs, clothes, shoes and accessories. We went to eat lunch at the Sign of Vietnam restaurant, which are managed by the Deaf owners who are very friendly! They told us about a Deaf wife is very good at cooking their favorite Vietnamese food that is why this married couple opened their own business. Curious? Come to the Sign of Vietnam located at 220 Orchard Road, Singapore.
We managed to get a bite of popular Ice cream with a rainbow bread because it is MUST not miss while shopping around the Orchard road street.
Before you leave Singapore, you MUST-TRY a unique dessert in a cafe! Try going to any cafe which you like to go! Well, we are cafe-hoppers, who like to look for the best desserts to get the perfect Instagram spot! If you are one of us, yes!
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