Day 1

Having had just three hours of sleep coming from a long shift (ayaw pang magpa-uwi ni Mina eh, sayang lang ang afternoon shift namin), we headed to Megamall to catch the bus en route to Clark. And since everything from the airline booking to the hotel were done online, we were armed with a lot of papers. Mina was the first one at Mega as expected. We ordered McDonald's to go and boarded the bus. Em-J had to sit with a passenger that does not smell too good. We originally thought that this was going to be a problem, but judging from his snores, we figured it didn't. We arrived at Singapore earlier than expected but since none of us were familiar with the place, it took us sometime before we found our hotel. And by that time, the four of us, except for Mina were too tired to even go out. Imagine lugging a 15KG baggage everywhere. The train, the airport stairs, while crossing the street and even inside a crowded bus.

After about an hour of rest and a shower but still very much hungry, we set off for the Night Safari. The front desk personnel advised us against it as it was already late. (It was nearly 9pm) The four of us wanted to just have dinner but Mina insisted. And instead of alighting at Ang Mo Kiok, we tried a different route. I was really tired by this time and my legs were shaking from hunger. It was very far. After the long MRT ride, we waited for the bus that was supposed to take us to the Night Safari but it didn't seem to notice our stop. We had to run after it three times. Finally, out of exhaustion, we decided to give up. We then headed to the mall on top of the MRT station to get something to eat. One of the major observations that I had there was the fact that choices for food were very limited! Nothing seemed appealing at the Food Junction so we decided on KFC. But surprise of all surprises, they don't serve rice with their chicken!!! We finally ended up with Quarter Pounders at McDonald's together with a Lime juice that's more like a cleaning product that a fruit juice.

After resting for a bit, Mina decided that we have to hit the night spots at Clarke Quay much to our chagrin. Pau, Em-J and I didn't want to go but we had no choice. We were weary by the time we got to Clarke Quay. Good thing I saw the reverse bungee! I had to beg Mina and Em-J to join me on the ride. One of the things on my wish list crossed out and we have the video for us to laugh at. Mina shrieked to her heart's delight causing a lot of people to gather around us. Hehe.

We then had to take a very expensive cab ride back to our hotel and finally hit the sack.