Very Singapore

Many presented Singapore travels, articles have all the Singapore as a land area is not large, diverse culture, cuisine, architecture and special style of the internationalization of the charm of the country.

To new five days, our hiking from West to East, from North to South, from the West of the Botanical Garden to Orchard Road, from the middle of Clarke Quay to the South side of Chinatown "Chinatown" and experience the difference a Singapore.

Look down from the sky, crowds of building Singapore was patchy shade around, Garden State lives up to its name.

When required the immigration card, which can be obtained from the air hostesses on the plane, if chiyin public passport, Visa, the immigration official documents provided abroad, do visas after.

When all the baggage door may be a second inspection.

Singapore official language was English, but the locals speak speed extremely fast, most people face to face the typical of South-East Asia and dark skin, small eyes, wide mouth, the mouth-a look that is used in English, it sounds a bit like India English, a start will not adapt, but good in the Chinese metropolis speak Chinese, but they don't like that.

Here the students learn in school, English is the first language, and learn according to their respective native races, such as Chinese, learn Chinese, Malays learn Malay, India India language people learn, so that each person at least master two languages.

Singapore 640 million square kilometers of land area, located in the tropical temperatures all year round, maintained at 23-30 degrees, full of green tropical plants, many of the plants we are kind of like in the Interior of tiger skin etc, so here's the entire national air fresh and clean, just like in a natural botanical garden.

Here green coverage reached an astonishing 55% or more, and also on the rise.

Singapore is famous for its strict enforcement.

Public non smoking and chewing gum, who, at the very least, a fine of $ 3000, RMB 15300, but pedestrians on the road to smoke without restrictions. We've heard such a thing, the Government requires national boys must serve two years of military service, a name is already in a foreign country famous violinist for years, recently returned from a concert, but because the country has worked as a soldier had fined again for his contributions. The governance of a country's law is not many, but the law is law enforcement and justice; no matter who you are, whenever that will be subject to legal constraints, this is a rule of law country performance.

Singapore consists of Chinese, Malay and India's largest ethnic composition, so the food is full of unique; there are China's Hainan chicken rice, Southern fried and from India in his fingers, pancakes, as well as various Western; colorful food often brought to people's appetite; and those many pubs, or in the street side or on the River, always attracting numerous tourists and local people, groups, holding a cup of coffee, or have a beer and enjoy the Sun of joy and happiness.

The local hospitality and thoughtful, we usually go to lunch and supper snack bar solution, if it is cooked and fried vegetables (like Shanghai cover to rice), prices in the $ 5 $ and $ 5.5 (RMB 25 to 27 block); pastry probably about 4 blocks SGD also varies with food prices vary. Many shops sell homemade jobi water, we initially thought it was a "water", a taste of maize after discovery and no corn taste, then that is the seed, the seed used for clearing, is this the best tropical drink drinks.

Orchard Road on Robinson building that snack shop thing is also very delicious fish soup $ 5 dollars a lettuce, served with a cup of tea $ 0.8; locals also took us to the NAD CFC, Singapore common snack Center, also known as a hawker centre.

Intermediate open spaces are placed at dozens of table, surrounded by a ring of snack bar now buy now do, eat twos. Most edge 18, the House fried fruit bars, small copies in a $ 3, $ 5, $ 7 for large applications, these machines with noodles with soup, soy sauce and bean sprouts, sausages, fresh clams, stir-frying, palatable, zhangshao of laohe 2004 also as Premier of the inauguration of the special guest on the newspaper. Here the queuing up, wait a few times, you can only get busy back laohe; then call on a glass of fruit juice shop next door cool Sugarcane juice 1.2 element, is a perfect lunch. This snack Center, entire Singapore probably dozens.

When it comes to Singapore homes, not long ago, China's Prime Minister visits Singapore, just visit the housing and Development Board and Toa Payoh flats, highly appreciated.

Flats is a Singapore Government in order to address public housing to take successful economic housing policy, the more layers and top-plate of residential buildings, supermarkets, clinics, activities, places, people focus on living, ensure that low income and middle income people home ownership; by 2004, per capita housing area has more than 30 square meters; although some flats is not in the city centre, but public transit facilities, even if Office is not a good night's sleep. At present approximately more than 85% of Singapore people live in flats, but the Government requires only domestic residents can buy a new House. We encountered a bit to new 12 years from Shanghai, because Chinese passports, can only be purchased second-hand housing, four years ago for $ 75 million was spent to buy into a set of 85 square meters of second-hand housing. And the owner of the House, Villa, as there is no "qualified" for the purchase of flats,.

We live in Kim Yam Road, almost in the Centre of Singapore, Orchard Road shopping center north of Orchard Road and walk about 10 minutes, subway, bus site focus.

Singapore travel is also very convenient, if you are travelling by public transport, Metro station or convenience store to buy travel cards, e-link 5 block fee, deposit 3 blocks, rechargeable, at any time to take the subway and bus, enjoy the ride.

Here by bus you must swipe card front door, you can see the amount in the card, and then get another credit card, auto deduct fares, and displays the balance, the front door, back door to the next; this is the same as with the Shanghai Metro, eliminates the hassle of artificial to buy tickets, passengers have to worry about not remember how much you want to buy the tickets, very convenient.

Get off at the front of the press on the handrailNew Zealand remind drivers, or if there is no press, no one stands head and on the bus, the driver is not going to stop. There is also a good car is air-conditioning outlet location, it is installed in the corridors above, that is, above the handle toward the window, rather than as internally mounted above the passenger seat, sit in a cervical cool blowing, humanity. If you are playing, and hand-car start price $ 2.5, automatic 2.7 element, but we sat in a few time, costs are no more than five bucks. The locals tell us that if more than 10 minutes on foot, on Singapore people have very far away, the bus station there are only 100 meters. From our place to terminals, bus station is 20 stations, travel time is about 30 minutes.

Orchard Road shopping street, just like the Huaihai Road in Shanghai, there is a modern business and Shopping Plaza, colorful lights and colorful signs, so that the writer of the merchandise.

Stroll tired, take a piece of money to buy a bunch of "old remember" fish element, spring rolls or almond ice cream egg of McDonald 's, sat in the streets for tourists to rest of the bench, over dinner continue to enjoy the scenery of the streets. Western Christmas approaching, many shops played the Christmas special advertising; along the way also passing through many Singapore local meat shop "Meizhen food", it is said that this is a decent selection of gifts, some Government delegation visit to China, as a gift.

Adapt to Singapore is not a difficult thing, here in the streets, the proportion is significantly higher than in the West of Shanghai.

They are more like reasons for this country is as follows: first, there is no language barrier; second life convenient environment citizen civilization; the third is everything a rule.

Mansion of the underlying foreign currency exchange office, generally includes dispensers are India, in order to attract business, a Street between Exchange rate will vary.

In addition, news stands, selling phone card pitches, most of them are also operating in India, they sometimes can speak Chinese, tell you what kind of phone cards back to China's cheap. We at SingTel Singapore Telecommunications purchase a local SIM card Hi card, 8 bucks to buy the card denomination 12 block, get a local number to call local and China (dial 019) is 0.16 Yuan/minute (every day in addition pay $ 0.6, all calls free of charge), and at eight in the evening and weekends after returning home, as long as 0.08 Yuan/minute; if buy fixed international long distance phone card 009, that costs more cards is extremely cheap, 9 bucks to buy the cards come in denominations of 10, fusong $ 1 calls, the domestic total 660 minutes to play, one minute and two-cent. In telecommunications, we've also met the "cattle", to sell him a cheap card, but nobody dares to go by with him.

There are around urban areas ERP (ERP system), the urban congestion charges.

Later we saw in the taxi windscreen front mounting a small box, driver old speaks Mandarin tells us that it was entering the city of charging device, called IU (In-Vehicle Unit), whenever the vehicle after the ERP, the built-in billing is automatically deducted from the card, passengers in addition to the cost of paying the meter will also pay the money, every time 0.5-$ 1. If a driver ERP time forgot to plug in the card, it is likely that he will be fined $ 3000 block. Here's a heavy punishment is famous, but also the social order of quality assurance.

From Orchard Road on the Park visitors information desk to the Merlion, playing the merlion Park 3 blocks of 6 element.

Drive is an old man, Hair Combs have shiny, Exchange with Mandarin and adhere to transfer us to the parking place inside the Park. Merlion Park, Singapore sign is admission free, go to see a lot of a Lake, big sprinkler merlion are many tourists in front of the camera, of course, we cannot be on the island, next to a small merlion, were caught in the camera. At a distance is the high-rises are high-level business buildings, beautiful city skyline (Oh, Yes, hehe). Next to the souvenir shop can block some interesting little things.

Out from the park along the Singapore River Bank may, at the shore to see one open-air bar, rest, drink alcohol, photos, blows the wind, have a chat.

Never enjoyed November morning breeze, breezy, in Singapore for two months, maybe we will have more than one morning.

No wonder people here said that now is the best season to Singapore, although often some rain, but the temperature and climate are the most pleasant.

Chinese business is an important force in Singapore, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce will always have one hundred years of history, survived storms in Singapore, also the modern Singapore breakthroughs and the contribution of the world.

Singapore attaches great importance to the overseas migrants, local population now to 450 million, 100 million migrants abroad, future plans to expand to the national population of 6 million, but the local young people to have children is not active, so if a foreigner has 300 million assets can be invested migrants; from another perspective, the job opportunities here are considerable, there are always new industry to create new job opportunities. The Chamber of Commerce in this respect has also become a new cooperation ties in the enterprise.

Singapore is Singapore "very."

Here, you can rely on transport; to buy phone card, address of basic ROAR; abroad not domestic basic salary.

Evening turn right from the residence out of Road along the River Valley to the East, about 10 minutes to the Hill Street and then turn right, walk it wasn't long before he had walked to the well-lit Clarke Quay, Clarke Quay Singapore River here next to the Central is a landmark in Singapore, Singapore is also a shopping paradise, boutique fashion, trend gastronomy; fluttering flags on the wharf, bars, jam-packed.

And to the South walk about ten minutes, the street signs began to appear in Chinese language, the original has reached the Chinatown Chinese city's site, we can see that there are commercial hit "Taihu lake water crabs" advertising from the northeast of China

Antler and southern dry goods; went to see the famous "Chinatown". The real "Chinatown" commodity Street is like a city of small commodities market, many kinds of commodities has attracted visitors from all sides; hung with Red Lantern of antique Chinese restaurant, dishes made of bright yellow curtains, and a lined qishuashua open WINS human eye; good funky tricycles, playing traditional Oriental music, with Western tourists visited the alley of the shuttle.

Transfer from China town, along the road over the East-Eu Tong Sen Street, the road returns to Kitahara Merchant Road (in fact, over the road is the Hill Road, Shanghai, Sichuan Road, Haining road, East of the West is Zhou Jia Zui road) turn left and enter the Central square of area, it is next to Clarke Quay.

The square, we arrived here there is a small concert, we sat down with the crowd, every person to a beer, 12 block/branch, buy 4 get 1 free. There is free music, but the environment is also good, value for money. This is from the Scot's five-person band named Spirit of Scotland ("Scottish soul"), a Piper, as well as four drummer, dressed in traditional Scottish group, hair flying, his arms carved up tattoo, listening to foreign tourists. Music, beer, good mood, it should be is advocated in the Singapore people enjoy in Singapore (enjoy Singapore).

From Merchant Road all the way to the West, see Clemenceau Ave of ERP, Kim from our accommodation not far from the Road already Yam, lived here or convenient, this set is currently estimated at 270 million SGD apartment, near Singapore Buddhist hermit, called Feng Shui treasure.

In addition, Senior Manager, General young people here at 1500-2000 per block, engineer in between NZ $ 2000-3000 or so, but the Government more efficient, and a strong sense of public service; in addition, this book belongs to "elite-education", from primary to secondary school, the University, through the layer selection and shunt, last only a few people can go to College, a white collar or senior white-collar workers, others engaged in the ordinary work and live an ordinary life.

But people are more satisfied, because living environment better, more equitable society, people compare equal. When you visit the new Prime Minister also spoke about the Singapore independent for over 40 years, has become an economically developed, orderly, clean and efficient and beautiful environment of the country, only open and compatible with respect for the different civilizations, will be innovation. We have seen and heard all about the harmony that everyone speaks while reserving differences, indeed feel hope of this country.

After seven weeks of life, as compelling as expected.