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Singapore Trip Day 1 Part 2 - Singapore Zoo and Night SafariSingapore Trip Day 2 Part 1 - Daiso (in Vivo City)
My family and I were staying at Novotel in Clarke Quay, but it’s a different story for Ji who was to stay with our close friends, Mon and Che in Commonwealth. It’s about past 10pm of July 24, 2009 when we left for the MRT, our first time trying out the train. To those familiar with Hong Kong’s MTR system they are very similar, they also have the ez-link card which is a prepaid card particularly convenient for commuting as you can use it to “tap” your payment.The closest MRT station to our hotel is the one in Central Mall. To get there we had to pass through Clarke Quay's nightlife area.
Clarke Quay has a river view... quite elegant and romantic. Shown here are photos from both sides of the river.
Here's what the area looks like during the day...
Going back to the ez-link card, one can get this for S$15, it will have a usable amount of S$10, while the S$5 will act like a deposit. In my understanding, if you return the card to collect the remaining amount, you won't be able to get back the deposit, only the unused debit amount.
Reloading or “tap up” is done via terminals found in every MRT stations.
We had to walk about 15 to 20 minutes from the station to Mon and Che’s apartment. It’s funny how much more tiring it felt because we had no idea how far we’re supposed to be walking :P. After staying to chat for a while, I realized it’s time to go home when my brain was taking longer to process everything people were saying. This time I took a cab because the MRT’s closed by then... that and my legs are about to give up on me.
Day 1 ended with me taking a shower at 2am before going to bed, not much time for sleep (again). Almost forgot to mention, I made sure to charge my IXUS battery. It would be truly regrettable if I can't shoot pictures for the following day. Hopefully Day 2 will be kinder to me and my poor legs. (-_-) zzzZZ
Related posts in series:
Singapore Trip Day 1 Part 2 - Singapore Zoo and Night SafariSingapore Trip Day 2 Part 1 - Daiso (in Vivo City)
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