Coin Keeper machine

I am a fan of piggy banks and coin saving. 

Actually when I was hoarding these coins, or saving rather, I didn't think of how to convert them into blills but when the time came that I had to put them back to circulation, I had a difficulty of thinking how. I can't bring these coins everytime I needed them because they are just heavy. I had a total of less than S$ 600, all were S$ 1 coin. First, my housemate told me to bring it to 711 store nearby but the man wants $50 only. Next stop is the hawker stall and fortunately changed the S$ 200 I brought with me. hehe

I posted pictures in my facebook account and so one of my friends told me about this amazing thing  that POSB/ DBS is offering - a coin deposit machine. The only requirement of this procedure is for you to have a POSB/ DBS account and it will go smoothly. As for me, I don't have an account so I asked my sister's account for this. (Charges of this process is very minimal, .75 cent per coin if I recall it right)

After finding a coin deposit machine, the fun process begins...

- Entering the account number
- Drop the coins (it can be a mixture of 1 cent, 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents and 1 dollar)
- Watch while the machine is counting your gold coins (it shows the figures)
- Wait for the excess coins if any (incase you have drop a coin that the machine can't recognize like other currencies)
- Collect the printed receipt and
- Wait for the next business day for bills

one excited kid 

setting my coins free

back in circulation once more...see you again

look at that amazing machine..also tried putting in our 5 cents to test its accuracy ;)

tada!! printed receipt

Isn't that fun?

I was very amazed because it's my first time to do it, to actually see a coin deposit machine and to know about this.

Walang ganito sa pinanggalingan kong bansa. hehe


Singapore, May 2014

Unexpectedly Great!

I have been living in a Durian loving country for quite some time now and I have't tried this intriguing fruit when I was still in the Philippines. I heard a lot of words regarding its pungent smell and its goodness as well.

When my boss bring Durian in the office, everyone is excited to eat it so I was like, ok, let's give it a try. So I gave it a shot. And it went ok, I was able to stomach it and finished maybe 3 seeds. That's it on my 1st try. And eventually progresses but maximum 6-8 seeds because it will make you feel full and heaty

We actually have this in the Philippines but it is not as widely available as here. It is mostly grown in the southern part of the country, particularly Davao and I came from the Northern part. I blame it on geography why we were not able to meet :)

Anyway, last week, I was surprised that there were 2 men bringing this big baskets of Durian inside the office. I was thinking that since both boss love Durian then they might eat some eat some, store some and give some to their friends and have a Durian Festival and that is what happened. On top of this, they told us to start the Duarian Festival and east all you can Durian in the office. hehe They really love and adore this fruit that they bought a hundred kilo to feast.  They bought it at S$5/ kilo and it's a good price as it is not very cheap in the market.

Bagong pitas, mainit init pa.

I like the yellow (sweet) than the bitter sweet.

Durian on my desk

It was really a fun experience.

You will eventually get used of the smell and will enjoy it's heaven sent goodness. It is addicting!


August 2013

Marina Bay Sands Sky Park

Stunning view from 57 floors above the ground. 

View @ around 6:30 pm

View @ around 7:30 pm

Not the highest building/ view I have been/seen but personally, it has the best panoramic view. 

Marina Bay Sky Park is open at 9:30am  - 10pm on Mondays to Thursdays and 9:30 am – 11pm on Fridays to Sundays. Entrance fee is SGD 20 = PHP 670 (ROE as 33.50).  They have a special area for tourists to savor and enjoy the view of the Central Business District of Singapore. It is on the same floor of the infinity pool but too bad, the pool is exclusively for the in house guest (which we were able to access). 

There is also the Ku De Ta restaurant on the same floor but I didn’t bother to even look at the menu. :p 

There's the Singapore Flyer

The DNA inspired Helix Bridge

For more information about the place, check this one :)

Marina Bay Sands Sky Park, Singapore - April 2012

Incanto

We watched Incanto show this afternoon at the Festive Grand Theatre in Resorts World Sentosa.

Incanto is a one and a half show which showcases magical stunts, musical events and magnificent acrobatics.

Tickets ranges from SGD 48 - SGD 148. But we got our CAT 2 seats for free (rate is SGD 98 = PHP 3332, ROE as PHP 34). Thank you to our sponsor.

Unfortunately, NO photo taking is allowed inside the theatre.
But I was able to take one. Isa lang :)


sino ang pasaway?

I can say that the acrobatics were great and the magical stunts were also superb and high tech! hehe
Incanto features 50 international performaers led by Joe Labero, renoened illusionist and three-time recipient of the Merlin Award (got it from their flyer).



Photo ops with the star - Joe Labero :)

You can leave a comment if you are interested with the show.
We have special rates for you :)


Resorts World Singapore , Nov 2012

Kampong sa Singapore

Pulau Ubin - ang huling Kampong sa bansang Singgapur. 

Welcome!

Ano ba ang Kampong? Marami tayo nito sa Pilipinas, ngunit dito, ito ay maituturing kahuli hulihang tipo nito sa lungsod ng mga leon (lungsod {pura} ng leon {singa}) . 

Ito ang mga iilang larawan para matukoy ang isang kampong.

Kampong Style 1

Kampong Style 2

Kampong Style 3

Kapag ikaw ay nasa 1^st world country tulad ng Singapore, iilan na lamang ang makikita mong ganito. Ito ay maituturing na probinsiya o baryo sa atin, sa Pilipinas.

Unang beses kong nakapunta dito. Sumakay kami ng bumboat galing Changi Point Ferry terminal. Ang pamasahe ay nagkakahalagang SGD 2.50/pax = PHP 85/ pax.  

naglalaman ng doseng pasahero

Pagdating sa Ubin Jetty, may nag abot samin ng flyer ng isang resort – Celestial Resort (SGD 10 = PHP 340) para sa bike rental at 1 hour na fish spa o kayak. Pinili naming ang bike rental at 1 hour fish spa, na hindi ko pa din nagagawa :)
 

Take your pick!

Marami pang ibang parentahan ng bisikleta sa lugar na ito at mga kainan ngunit hindi na namin ito inurirat pa dahil excited na kami magbisikleta!.

Hindi madali ang mga trails dito para sa katulad kong sanay sa patag na kalsada lang nagbibisiketa. May mga ilang uphills,mga rough road at off road, idagdag mo pa ang matinding sikat ng araw at basic function lang ng bisikleta. Kaya sa susunod kong bisita dito ay magrerenta na ako ng medyo advanced type ng bisikleta ngunit ito ay medyo mas mataas sa S$10.

Napunta kami sa isang lake na ito na maituturing kong parang Mt Pinatubo Crater. Hindi ito madaling mapuntahan dahil sa mabatong daan pero it's worth it naman. :)

Pahinga muna.
Bumili ng inuming pampalamig.
Magkwentuhan.
Damhin ang simoy ng hangin sa kampong.



Softdrinks - SGD 1.5/can = PHP 51/can
Island Coconut - SGD 2.5 (kung matigas na ang laman) = PHP 85/buko
SGD 3 (kung pang buko salad ang laman) = PHP 102/buko

Si Nem po, ang galit na galit sa buko!

 Kadalasang pumupunta dito ang mga tao upang mag bisikleta, mag roller blades o maglakad sa napakalaking park. Ito ang pinakamalapit na escape sa main city. Panandaliang tumakas sa mataong lugar, matataas na gusali at marangyang kapaligiran ng Singapore (ngunit nasa Singapore ka pa din. hehe).

Pulau Ubin, October 2012

Lucky ME!

Have you win in a raffle draw?.. Me? not even once in my 25 years of existence.
During raffle draws, I always imagine myself claiming my Grand Prize winning or even just one of the consolation prizes.

But.... it's just my imagination.
Reality check?. Not my time yet I guess.

When I was in elementary, we always had this fund raising in school. Ticket price ranges from PHP 2- PHP 5 each. Grand prizes were electric fan, single burner gas stove,  spaghetti package and the like (I dont remember the Grand Prizes actually because I know, I won't be able to have them) . Anyway, what I am eyeing were the consolation prizes There were maybe 10-15 of them. So, there would be a higher chance for me to get one. EVEN ONE.

I am a daydreamer. I imagine myself going home and bragging my prizes - 3 sachettes of instant noodles or 3 cans of Young's Town Sardines or Miki Nnilatdit package. But again, expectedly, I go home with my empty bag of winnings :(

Those were during my elemntary days. Highschool days came, there were few raffles draws and Bingo Socials. But, Nada! No luck for me. College came and went, still, nothing on my Bag Of Winnings.

tsk tsk...
I am a fighter! I didn't lose hope. I still enjoy the the 3second breath taking announcement of winners during raffle draws that I attended. Actually, I still imagine myself that the emcee will call out my name but...of course, that is just my ever playful imagination.

Until one lazy Sunday here in Singapore ( where I am base for now ), my friends and I joined a Filipino community gathering called "Pinoy Ako". It was ponsored by Singapore Telrcommunications (Singtel), MRT yellow line and others. This is not a part of our plan. We decided to go home after a city tour and we passed by this ever joyful videoke sessions on our way to MRT. So one of my friends who is addicted with freebies tried to check what is in there for us. Since it was a lazy Sunday afternoon, me and my sister dragged our feet to the event.  FREE coke, FREE picnic matress, FREE cornic, FREE facial creams, FREE videoke, FREE fun with all the Kababayans and the standing comedian.

munching corniks

To cut it short, there was a raffle draw! Ahem ahem, you know what's next :)

After announcing all the consolation winners of Singtel S$10 prepaid load, here comes the Grand Winners of Samsung Galaxy Ace. First winner came from Leong Hin Bldg....(that's my adress) and poof you go! It was so my time to shine! I just won a smart phone! My 1st ever smart phone! My FIRST EVER RAFFLE PRIZE :) I jump with joy and run with excitement to claim it and put it in my Bag of Winnings!  It was really ecstatic!

Salamat, Pinoy Ako!

one of the Grand Prize winners! :)

That was the first time, and yes, not yet done for the year of 2012. LUCKY ME :)

I won twice this year, as of now, 1st week of November.

The second I had was when we joined the thanksgiving party of Ibis Novena. Again, it was out of my plan to go and its only my colleague who dragged me to the party. Finally I said yes because it was just few steps away from where I stay anyway.

Raffle draw came and I was not the first one to be called. But thank you to those who went ahead and didn't able to wait for the highlight of the party. I won a 2 Night Weekend stay for two in Ibis Novena.

Lucky ME!

Weekend stay for two :)

Sabi siguro ni Lord sa akin nung nasa Pilipinas pa ako," mas kailangan nila yan kaysa sa'yo".Ngunit ngayong nandito na ako sa Singapore, siguro ang sabi ni Lord, "Mas kailangan mo ito kaysa sa kanila".

Singapore, Nov 2012

miss na miss...

lagi kitang napapanaginipan.

nagtatawanan..

nagdadate..

masaya..

ngunit, bigla akong magigising.
malungkot.

panaginip lang pala.

 namimiss na kita!

Makulay na Tulay na gawa ng isang Pinay

Makulay ang Tulay ng Pinay

        

Ito ang Alkaff Bridge o tinatawag din na "Singapore Art Bridge". Binigyang kulay at buhay ng ating isang kababayan na si Pacita Abad bilang regalo sa mga Singaporeans. Matatagpuan ito Singapore River sa Robertson Quay.

crosses Singapore River

   

Masasabi kong ito na ata ang pinakamagandang tulay na nakita ko. Nakakapagbigay sigla at saya sa mga turista lalo na sa mga Pilipinong pinagmamalaki ang kanilang lahi.

 
          

Kung kayo man ay mapadaan sa Singapore, sana ay mabisita niyo din itong makulay na tulay na ito na gawa ng isang Pinay!

Lakbay sa Singapore kasama ang ate at dalwang kaibigan ng noong June 2008