Singapore: Tiong Bahru, Pan Pacific, Orchard Road, and more!

I took 954 photos, 72,857 steps, met more than 20 new friends, tasted more than 10 different delicacies, and had an infinite number of priceless moments in Singapore. This was my first time to travel outside the Philippines, and I tell you, it was really awesome! I had the chance to stay in one of the downtown Singapore hotels, which allowed me to easily visit the city. I would like to congratulate all the winners of the first Asia Pacific Blog Awards spearheaded by Nuffnang Singapore.



Even if I didn’t win in my category, I feel that I’m already a winner (hehe, feeling lang). To be included in the finalists together with the most influential bloggers in Asia was truly remarkable. To be seated together with Kenny Sia, Wendy Cheng, Joanna Peh, and Nazuwan Amran was really an honor. And to be one of the lucky participants in the Singapore tour and the first Asia Pacific blog awards was undeniably unforgettable.

Here are the 12 winners of the 1st Asia Pacific Blog Awards (copy pasted from passportchop.com without persmission, hehe):
Best Blogshop: bonitochico.livejournal.com
Best Food Blog: ieatishootipost.sg
Best Fashion Blog: ladymelbourne.blogspot.com
Best Parenting Blog: childhood101.blogspot.com
Best Travel Blog: ironwulf.net
Best Celebrity Blog: joannepeh.com
Best Entertainment Blog: kennysia.com
Best Geek Blog: mrgadget.com.au
Best Hidden Gem: dedoodleblog.blogspot.com
Best Original Blog Design: xiaxue.blogspot.com
Most Influential Blog: xiaxue.blogspot.com
Region’s Best Blog: xiaxue.blogspot.com

Congratulations to my room mate Ferdz, for winning the Best Travel Blog Award. And to my online Pinoy buddy from Australia Arnold, for winning the Best Geek Blog Award! I forgot to take a picture with Nazuwan of BeautifulNara.com. (To Nazuwan: Hey thanks for the business card and thanks for being so nice to me. You’re the only one who gave me a calling card in our category. Hehehe.)

I’m so happy to have met Xia Xue in real life! Whoa! (Winner of Best Blog Design, Most Influential Blog and Region’s Best Blog) She truly deserved it. All of us deserved it, but Wendy is the most deserving. Congrats again Wendy.


With Arnold of MrGadget.com.au (Asia Pacific’s Best Geek Blog)


With Kenny Sia of KennySia.com (Asia Pacific’s Best Entertainment Blog)


With Ramon Bautista. The World Champion Rapper? (tama ba? hehehe)


With the Gosiengfiao Sisters and Mam Noemi


With Sherwin Anos of Shawie.com (One of my best online buddies for 2 years already. He was my two-hour Tour Guide in Singapore. Finally we’ve met! Thanks sa libre pare! Hehehe.)


With Luc of Octwelve.com (Asia-Pacific Best Blog Design Finalist)


With Yoshke, Jonel, Hannah, and Sir Eric


Tiong Bahru Road. This is where Link Hotel is located in Singapore


7:00 PM at Link Hotel Rooftop, Tiong Bahru Road, Singapore.


Inside Maxwell Food Center, Singapore.


Orchard Road at Day in Singapore


Rangoon Road Sign Board in Singapore


Merlion somewhere in Singapore. Nyok.


Esplanade Mall and Theater


Orchard Ion. The newest mall in Orchard Road, Singapore.


Inside MRT, Purple Line, Singapore


Inside a bus in Singapore


China Town in Singapore


The Singapore Flyer Top View


Changi Airport, Budget Terminal Group Picture: (From left to right) Mica, Jonel, Hannah, Ada, Maki, Jehzeel, Alodia, Eric, and Ashley


Frances Sales, Erica Paredes, and Alodia Gosiengfiao (Yan ate Frances, may picture ka na here! haha!)


The awesome Sago Lane


Char Siew, Pecking Duck, and more! Inside Tiong Bahru Food Market


Sesame Chicken. One of the best delicacies in Singapore


Mustafa in Little India. A 24-hour dutyfree-like market in Singapore. The best deals are inside!


And last but not the least, a must-have underwear in Singapore. You can use it in 6 weeks straight! It’s odor resistant, quick drying, and breathable. Hahahaha! Definitely a must-have! Hahahahaha!


Some pictures are stolen from their respective owners without their permission. If you want me to remove your photo, please tell me so that I can remove it right away. Yay! Some of the photos used in this post are from my very very very good friend Maki. One of the photos above is from Mam Noemi, I also grabbed one from Ashley, and another one is from Luc. Wooot!

We also have a new friend in Singapore and his name is Ming! (Check out his farewell pictures here. ) He’s really nice, kind and awesome! He was our instant tour guide. Whenever we needed him, he then appears in front of us like Hiro Nakamura. Hehe.

Please don’t forget to check out my gallery. Here’s my Singapore Set 1 and Singapore Set 2 photo albums. You can grab the photos without asking me. Just grab as many as you want. You can even sell my photos or claim it as your own if you want. I didn’t add a watermark in my pictures so that you can use it freely if you want to.

Thank you so much for taking time in browsing my Asia Pacific Blog Awards and Singapore Tour pictures. I would also like to thank Moneris.com for their awesome POS terminals and solutions.