what to do in singapore

China Town and the Indian quarter are fun to wander around. I liked the Science Museum too - lots of levers to pull and buttons to press!

Yes, I'm Singaporean.

Can I recommend the Chicken Rice? Lak-sa was quite nice. and Chinatown yes and have some bone soup thing. And a place called "Lau Pak Sar" (I think). And Boat Quay and Clarke Quay is pretty at night. AND serve food (although quite expensive). AND have that bungey rope bouncy ride.

Sentosa was a little boring but you get to go to the SOUTHERNMOST POINT IN ASIA which was very exciting as there was a sign there telling you it's the SOUTHERNMOST POINT IN ASIA, and you feel like you're on the edge of the world, until you look south and there's a giant chunk of oceania ruining the view.

And go bowling for cheap and hope to see someone good. There weren't any pros where I went though unfortunately.

actually i was totally freaked out by singapore there being four languages blah blah weirdness of it all. It was SO reassuring to finally see a BORDERS and Starbucks. (didn't go into either, mind)

"Hey, have a good life. Get married. Have Children!"

on top of suitable family contentment frieze...

(Is this online (or similar?))

My four years at university in London were the best of my life. Now I'm bored stiff, and uh, I just watch a lot of movies. And gripe about rude people. And plan holidays back to England.

Having said all that, if you like food, I must admit this is the place to be. Hints for anyone coming here in the near future: only tourists go to Lau Pa Sat because the food is REALLY lousy. Ditto for Boat Quay, it's just full of expatriates and people who don't know anywhere else to go. The little stretch of street hawker stalls in Chinatown, though, is surprisingly good given the touristy location - try the barbecued stingray at the quiet end of the street.

Singapore is mainly great if you want to buy lots of expensive tacky jade jewelry and gold and red dresses and make some faux-medieval looking decorations. also expensive high-end electronix, and perfume.

like a big duty free shop, catering to ppl who fly first class all the time anyway!

props to amoy st. tho.

at hawker centres, specifically. laksa, hainan chicken rice are my favourites. and great tropical fruits like ramputan and durian. oh and those pretty little crushed ice desserts, that multi-coloured layered sticky cake thing that i had lots of fun eating layer by layer.

like a big duty free shop, catering to ppl who fly first class all the time anyway!

You must have been to a different Singapore from the one I live in, because I do way too much shopping as it is, but REALLY haven't come across anything of the sort you describe. Believe me, there are many things I don't like about Singapore, but the shopping rocks. (And I've never flown first class in my life, probably never will.)

KL's definitely a good place to shop though - it certainly helps that their currency's worth half of ours.

same with canada.

Life seems to be lived in shopping mall food courts which is much better than it sounds.

Lunch was 'Indian Noodles'; bright red masala sauce covered noodles with lots of soy egg and mystery meat a great mix of tastes and very singapore.

Tomorrow I must do the other obligatory thinng and have a Singapore Sling in Raffles (I don't think they let you out without a receipt for one) and try and see some culture, and eat some more.

Go and visit my Grandfather's Herbarium at the University of Singapore. They've got all kinds of strange things you would enjoy!

Though I shall stick my fingers in my ears and pretend that it is a rare kind of orchid from my grandfather's collection. Yes, the Pig Organ Orchid. Oh yes.

I did look for the university but was thwarted by this morning's monsoon downpour.

I'm in Singapore! In the Raffles The Plaza - my balcony looks down on the Raffles Proper's courtyard. My five days in KL were chocka and I only had an hour to shop, during which I wandered round the KLCC getting frustrated that everything was a size 4 or 6. I think I did totally the wrong thing with that hour, darnit. However, I plan to catch up now - I have three days with some free time here and two mostly free days in Hong Kong after that. I'm going out to hunt for noodles right now.

Eat eat eat, that is what singapore is for. Take a wander down the main india st to the east (?) of the center and eat your way along. Make sure you get some tasty lasksa, indian noodles, hainanese chicken rice and all manner of other tasties, come home fat and happy.

My friend lives and works there. Says rent is hellahigh but the food is very good and cheap. There are some clubs but not that exciting...

keep it up madchen

Ed is right, anywhere in South-east Asia, eat! wow I'm missing home food now.

lol re KL: Malaysians are all tiny, huh? Shopping's a little bit better in Singapore, not in terms of price, but range. Just walk around Orchard Road, especially Wisma Atria and Takashimaya.

I was too young to go out clubbing when I lived there but I guess Zouk's the place to be.

Well, I didn't get my noodles, but I have made purchases, hurrah for Robinsons! They have lots of really cute stuff, which I would imagine to be sort of in the Zara bracket pricewise, but costs half that.

I ate *so* well in Malaysia. No street food, but two Chinese banquets (work dinners). Also, the hotel did free cocktails and Dim Sum every evening. Oh, and in Dubai I ate fresh dates and drank tea with some guys in the old town - my cabby took me there. This is good adventure.

Also no clubbing as I have a breakfast meeting at 7am tomorrow :(

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It looks like i will be spending my birthday in Singapore this year. Any particularly good vegetarian recommendations (leaning more towards Chinese / Malaysian than Indian)? Doesn't have to be fancy.

Going back next month and staying in Little India.

I got the impression that all the restaurants around there are at least pretty good but is there anywhere completely amazing for Indian veg food?