Last December 2017, I decided to take my first leave from work. If you are not aware, I am working now in Qatar as an operating room nurse. Anyway, I went on an Asian tour, mainly organized by yours truly. I flied to 3 different countries on that 21 days of vacation - Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. For the sake of not making a long post (and probably a boring one), I will be focusing on my Singapore travel first.

Singapore was actually not that foreign to me since I’ve already traveled here before, but the fact that I went there all by myself was something out of the ordinary. Although flying in an overseas country alone was also not new to me, which I first did when I decided to come here in Qatar to look for a better job opportunity; taking on a trip for the main reason of exploring the country was not a thing I normally do. Thus, I added traveling solo to my bucket list, which I already ticked from this trip I’ve had.

All the arrangements were made solely by me, from plane tickets & accommodation to my destinations. I literally made a time schedule for how long I should be staying in one place just so I can maximize my 3 days stay in Singapore. Another thing was, I did everything in a backpacker style. And with that, I only got a bedspace merely for sleeping.

I landed late in the afternoon so I went straight to Vivo City to visit once again the Sentosa Island. Of course, SG trip would not be complete without a photo with the infamous Universal Studios logo. And no, I didn’t went inside because going alone in an amusement park is no fun at all! So, I just spent maybe an hour there, from what I remember, roaming around the 3 islands. I didn’t spent a lot of time here since I already came here before and have already savored the islands (I even tried the Luge ride before!). Check it out here.

There was just this area that kinda bothered me. There were these animal structures made in a way that they were living like humans. And there was even a pig wearing only an underwear! Apparently, as I did my research after visiting seeing these statues, they were in fact depicting different Chinese mythology (my bad for having ridiculous thoughts).

And before ending the day, I checked myself in to a spaceship! Haha! I made a reservation in a a spaceship bed capsule at Met-A-Space-Pod, which was my first. That being said, another bucket list, checked!

I woke up extra early just so I can have a decent picture with the Merlion, which is just a 10 minute walk from my spaceship capsule. Crowd starts to influx later in the day to see and have a photo-op with this notable mythical creature with a Lion's head and a body of a fish.
 

Next destination was the Chinese Gardens. The place was, as the name implies, inhabited by lots of Chinese architectures which were very alluring and refreshing to the eyes. The sun was scorching hot back then so going around here was a bit of struggle for me, with the never-ending drippings of sweat, not to mention the heavy backpack I have. Hahaha!