A Quick Getaway - part. 1

Hello!

Haaa, last time I told you that I will have my short trip to Singapore to see my favorite female indie singer; Ingrid Michaelson live in concert at Esplanade Concert Hall! So, I'm now back in Jakarta (facing a really dark reality, though) and ready to serve you a thorough report about my trip there.

DAY-1

So, on September 8th, 2012, I headed to Singapore and arrived in the evening. Actually, my friend; Riska (she's my junior during my senior high) told me to take the taxi to her place. But, well, since I was tight on budget and I have enough time to wander around I dared to take the MRT all the way to her place. Actually, I already prepared for this, so I check the route and took the MRT to Somerset St. Then, I asked some old ladies on how to get to my friend's place by walking. And they told me to take the taxi. I regret it so much since on the way there it's really near! (grr, damn old lady).

So, Riska's place is really nice, it's located near Orchard Rd. and Somerset Rd. After taking enough rest and  shower, she took me to dinner near her place. I forgot the name, but it's Indian cuisine (it's similar to warung pinggir jalan in Indonesia since the tables were placed on the pedestrian walk instead of inside the shop). I tried a drink called Teh Cino. And it is really recommended! It's addictive anyway!

After that, she took me to Clarke Quay to enjoy the night view there. Since it was Saturday night so the place was full of crowd. After that we headed home and took a full rest.

DAY-2

Today was my solo adventure. Well, Riska had something to do and my fellow couchsurfer was not available till evening. So, I just went around by myself. I just wandered around the Orchard-Somerset though. Surprisingly, it's Merlion's birthday this month and I took some pictures of the celebration of it in the Orchard.

an exhibit where people can put their wishes for Merlion

My First Trip Abroad (and ALONE)

Hey, been so long since the last time I posted something here.

Hehe, if you want more updates well, I guess you can try visiting my fashion and beauty blog by clicking My Fashion Blog on the pages above.

So, I am going to Singapore for five days and four nights this September, from 8 to 12 of September. I am going to attend Ingrid Michaelson LIVE in Concert at Esplanade Concert Hall. Hehe, are you familiar with her, anyway? I bet that most of you never heard about her, but for those who reside in Indonesia, well, you must be familiar with  one of her song which featured as commercial jingle of Mizone; BE OK. 

For more information about Ingrid Michaelson, you can visit her official website here.

You can watch her latest video, which I love, of course!

Anyway, this will be my first time traveling abroad, and ALONE! Woohoo, I'm so excited. Hehe, I've been to Singapore once, but it was 6 years ago so there will be a huge change of course. I have friends there, but I decided to try on Couch Surfing. Well, if you don't know about it, I'll briefly explain it to you. Couch Surfing is a volunteer-based worldwide network connecting travelers with members of local communities, who offer free accommodation and/or advice. I accidentally stumbled on this amazing website on StumbleUpon (click here to add me on StumbleUpon).

So, after a few requests and a couple of rejection (most of the rejection are due to the host's disability to host because they are already hosting others during my arrival), I finally found a host! Yippie, being hosted means that I can save for the accommodation (which is expensive here). It's a boy anyway, we're keep contacting each other about the trip and so far the response is still positive. I hope that I can get free guide, too. :p

I'll keep you posted when I get there!