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.
Congratulations pa rin sa iyo, Jehzlau, kasi naging finalist ka at sa iba pang Pinoy finalists!
Nakakatuwa din na ganito kamemorable at kasaya ang first foreign trip mo.
Great photos, too!
yay! thanks tonyo. ang saya nga eh.. first trip na super memorable at ang dami ko pa naging new friends. hehehe 😀 Thanks thanks!
Naka chamba ng kuha ang T200 ko. Marami me pangit na kuha konti lang maganda. hehehehe
Ganda ng Gosiengfiao Sisters 😀
yeah! super! hehehehe… mababait pa sa personal
Congrats sa mga nanalo! 🙂
Congrats na rin sa’yo master Jehz! panalo ka na rin sa lagay na ‘yan at may bonus pa… katabi si Xia Xue! wooot!
Thanks ariston! hahaha.. xia xue at kenny sia may picture meeee!!! 😮
Thanks for sharing your experience at the NuffNang Awards, Jehz!
I agree that just being there with the other Asian bloggers made you a winner already!
You rock!!! As always…
yay! yeah.! super winner! hehehe
wee! sa next nuffnang blog awards mo kuya, isama mo ko kahit hand carry lang! LOL 😉
congrats pa rin po!
hahaha! cge ba! marami pang nuffnang events to come. baka sa malaysia, australia or philippines and next. hehehe
Dapat siguro nagvote pa ako ng 5 more… baka nanalo ka na nung award
hehehe.. ako nakakalimutan ko ding e vote sarili ko. wooot! 😮
Glad you enjoyed your first out of the country Jehz!!
Winner ka pa rin as you’re in company with Asia’s top bloggers! Wahhhh! Me photo ka with XiaXue and Kenny Sia
hahahaha..! oo meron ako! inggit ka no? nyahehehehe.. Xia Xue and Kenny Sia FTW! yay! Saya sa table.. nakaka star struck sa table 17. heheheh
Sa totoo lang jehz, thanks to you. We really hope that we can increase our network as well as build a community of quality people and bloggers. It was a pleasure flying you and all of the entire PH delegate to SG. hmm… I wonder where the next Nuffnang Awards will be held? Guys help me recruit more quality bloggers into Nuffnang! Next event lined up? A very Nuffnang Christmas party!
thanks to me? yay! hehehehe… 😛 Nasa malaysia kayo now?
Next nuffnang awards sana sa malaysia or australia nalang. hehe
woot! congrats! ang daming pics… mukhang hindi ka nakahinga sa tux mo… wahehehhe 😀 ang ganda talaga ng singapore… pangarap ko ding makapunta dito! wahehehhehe… again, congrats to you jehz! 😉
hahahaha.. oo nga.. ang sikip ng suit ko.. hahahaha! 😀
was the suit provided to you? mukhang pare-pareho kau ng tux ah… and ooohh.. you have met THE ramon bautista! hhhahhaa 😀
hahaha! hindi. napa bili ako sa Zara. wah!
Wohoo nice to meet you Jehz, wait ka namin sa Wordcamp 2010 hehehe
yeah wordcamp singapore 2010! malapit na yun! Thanks sa burger king! haha 😯
Wow, daming beautiful women.
hehehe.. oo nga 😯
Hey Jez
No worries about the list. Its public info anyway. 🙂
Hope you enjoyed your time here in Singapore.
ZQ
PassportChop.com
Yay! thanks ZQ 😀 and thanks for dropping by. 😀
Woot! Sago Lane!
I didn’t catch any of the Sesame Chicken! grrr!
lol on the briefs, did you buy one? 🙂 hihihi….ano kaya ung ‘wicking’? 🙂
wahehehe.. grab mo na sago lane! hehehehe
di ako bumili ng brief. nakaka diri kaya. hehehe. di ko din alam yung wicking 😛 baka pwede umihi while walking? 😮
Wah sarap ng Singapore tour nyo! Wah
Anyways, congrats Jehz for being one of the nominees! winner pa rin… 🙂
Thanks Bryan! oo super ganda sa SG!!!
Great.. I have been to singapore about 7 years ago as a transient visitor of my friend.. ang galing ng mga bus nila kasi you should pay your own.. Malinis at bawal magtapon ng kung ano ano sa daan.
I wish one of this day i could again visit singapore and take some pictures as a blogger 🙂 kasi dati di pa ako blogger noon he he he..
anyway nioce to know that you have a great time in singapore..
oo nga.. ganda talaga ng singapore. Hi tech na bus ngayon. YUng ez link card ginagamit ko sa bus. Tapos pwede din sa taxi at sa MRT. pwede din pang MCDO ung card. 😮
Glad you enjoyed your trip! Si Aloida ba yun? XD Friend na ba kita sa Flickr? 😀
hehehe.. yep si alodia yun. Wooot! I think friends na tayo. anong flickr URL mo? hehe. 😯
Nakaka inggit ka naman parekoy, kahit papaano nakatapak ka rin ng singapore, at least kahit papaano me exposure ka..
Kailan din kaya ako makakarating ng singapore?.. kahit hanngang singgathree lang sana.. he he he
hehehe.. oo nga. first time. Kala ko nga di na ako makakalabas ng pilipinas. Pero mali pala ang akala ko. Nakapunta ako ng SG at natupad ang aking pangarap na maka apak doon! waaaaaaaaaah! 😯
waaaaaaw! ang saya2x nman! weeeeeeeeeee!
Super saya talaga! 😯
wow, ang ganda naman sa Singapore, ang linis. magaganda din yang Gosiengfiao Sisters, crush ko silA. bagay sa’yo yung suit mo. parang napapanood ko sa tv yan si Ramon Bautista, di ko sure kung siya yun.
hehehe… yeah.. maganda talaga sila. super! hehehe
ang lupit ng Singapore tour niyo! and congrats ulit!!
ang ganda ganda talaga ng Gosiengfiao sisters!!! 😛
yeah.. hehehehe.. walang nagsabi ang pangit nila. waaaaaaaah! ako nalang nga mag sasabi.
ang pangit ni alodia! waaaaaah.. joke lang. hehehehe
Nice pictures! Mukhang nag enjoy ka talaga sa first out of the country trip mo!
Of all the pictures you’ve mentioned here, I’ve only been to Mustafa Mall. Dyan kami nag shopping dati for pasalubong. Mura mga pabango dyan.
Linis ng Singapore no? At punung puno ng mga bumbay! Hehe…
Gawa na siguro yung Universal Studios ngayon. Dati kasi nung pumunta kami, ginagawa pa lang. Sentosa lang kami dyan dati e. Cable Car, Tiger Sky Tower, at iba pang rides.
Congrats again! Ako rin nagbabalak ng another trip to another country next year.
yung Universal Studios malapit na daw matapos. Sabi ni shawie sa akin. hehehe. Gusto ko bumalik kasi di pa ako nakapunta ng Sentosa at ibang places sa SG. Kahit ang liit ng SG kulang na kulang ang 3 days! 😮
Congratulations to all the winners and for a job well done bro! ang saya ng singapore tour nyo.mukang enjoy na enjoy kayo. dami nyo pa nameet from other neighborhood countries…tagal ko na rin di nakakapunta singapore.sobrang ganda na pala compare last 2 years ago nung nagpunta ako. Sarap magbakasyon ulit!
hehehe.. yeah.. ako first time pa ako nakapunta gusto ko na bumalik agad. bitin na bitin ang 3 days as in!
aus ah, gandang experience yan. swerte! kaso sayang ndi ka nanalo kuya jehz. pero sabi mo nga, winner ka na din dahil napabilang ka sa mga un (that’s ryt! :D)
congrats ulet sa inyong lahat! 😀
oo nga eh.. sayang. Pero masaya kasi deserving naman si xia xue.. wahehehe.. at may pic ako with her! wooooooot!
Ang gaganda ng pictures nyo. Uy, parang kang executive sa Wall St. LOL. Congrats, Jehz. Winner ka pa rin sa amin. Bumili ka ba nun underwear na walang palitan? Magandang gift yan ah. Pangkatuwaan sa barkadang di mahilig magpalit ng brief. LOL.
hahaha… oo nga. buti hindi ako nag bow tie, kasi mapag kakamalan akong si james bond. 😛 first time ko mag suot ng black suit. hehe 😆
😛 CONGRATULATIONS!
Kung di man sa pagpapanalo mo (even though deserving ka naman manalo) eh di sa first trip abroad mo! woot!
Ang galing. Akalain mo yun. Panalo!
Glad to se from the photos that you got a really good time in Singapore! With a local tourist guide to boot! 😀
yeah! thanks din sa lahat ng tulong mo rey! yay! pwede na ako bumalik ulit sa SG. no derogatory records ako eh. 😀 yey!
Bisan og wa modaog, Jez, midaog ka gihapon sa among dughan. Congratulations again for being an influential Filipino bloggers for us newbie here! Kanindot gyod sa Singapore!
Thanks eleazar! yey! nindot mo lang! 😮
nice..pero wla man lang pasalubong hahaha
meron kaya! hehehehe…
wow… gandan naman nyan… congratz sa lahat ng mga winners…… 😯
yeah! super duper ganda talaga ng SIngapore! parang heaven! hehe
OMG kaingget, sooper! XD
wahehe.. mamatay ka sa inggit! hehehe. joke lang 😀 yay! balik tayo SG!
Wow! Ramon Bautista! Wasak.
astig si Ramon! the best!
whoa congrats jhez weeee mukha masarap yung tour mo ah ahehe panalo pa rin kahit nde panalo 😯
oo sobrang sarap! thanks jerson! yay! panalong panalo ako! hehehe 😆
asteeg! congrats pa rin ser! 😀
thanks killer filler! yay!
Am glad you all had fun there. Just stick around and keep it up yo!
Keep on rockin’ Jehzlau! 😀
thanks jing! salamat sa all around support! wahehehe.. and salamat sa lahat lahat..
I’ll never forget you kahit patay na ako. hehe 😯
ay sus! drama naman… naiyak ako eh! let’s catch up soon! 🙂
nyeeee.. naiyak pa oh.. wahehehehe. 😀
yay! ang bluestick, the best parin! ehheheh congratulations sa lahat.. lalong lalo na kay bluestick! hehehe
hahaha! yeah! Thanks tanom! at thanks sa dalawang calling cards na binigay mo. wooooooot!
Sobrang saya sa SG! 😀 Wooot! 😀 Marami pa akong ma-cocomment dahil super saya ko kasama ko kayong mga NYOKs! Wheee…pero i-rereserve ko sa isang blog post ang mahabang comment hahahaha!
Super astig Jehz! I wil remember SG trip with Nuffnangers and Nuffies forever!!!! 😀
hehehe.. ako din forever and ever. I will treasure all the moments including the emo moments. .teeeheee..
Jehz bumilii ka nung underwear? magkano ba un?
hahahaha! hindi! di ko na check ung presyo. malamang nasa 2k+ yun in pesos. Mahal yung ganung brief I think. hehe
one of a kind na brief.. hahah.. nagkainterest tuloy ako.. heheh 😀
Glad that you came Jehz 🙂 Heard plenty of you from Eric and the PH Nuffies
Hi boss timothy! thanks for dropping by my blog! woooooooot! we haven’t talked a lot during the event. Hoping to see you again boss ^__^
looks like you enjoyed your first trip! lots to eat there, sarap, and congrats to you again! 🙂 the mall’s name by the way is ESPLANADE MALL and theater, wow, i think it was 5years na since i’ve been there…really clean and progressive country.
looks like you enjoyed your first trip! lots to eat there, sarap, and congrats to you again! 🙂 the mall’s name by the way is ESPLANADE MALL and theater, wow, i think it was 5years na since i’ve been there…really clean and progressive country. Did you go to NIght Safari &Sentosa?
yay! Thanks Mom friday! Now I know what’s the mall’s name
stunning photos! walang video?
wala eh.. 🙁 thanks sa pag appreciate ng munting photos dimaks! yay!
I am really happy with this trip! I will cherish all the moments shared and spent together. NAKS!
Overwhelmed pa rin ako kaya hindi pa rin makablog LOL. Balik tayo1€
hahahaha! blog ka na! 😀
Wow! grabeh! ang gaganda ng pictures n’yo. Congratulations to all the winners!
Congrats Jehz!
Thanks arjay! yay! oo nga ang saya sa SG! woooooooot!
wow nice pics of singapore. singapore sure looks cool here! and congratulations on being in the awards 🙂
Thanks QuaChee! oo nga super duper ganda ng Singapore! the best talaga! 😯
naks… speechless ako.. ang galing mo nga talaga.. nakwento na ni Jhelo sakin… 😮 wooot… ang gaganda ng pics.. how i wish i could be there.. 😛
wooot! bat magaling? anong kinwento ni jhelo sayo? waaaaaaaah! 😯
wooot.. magaling kasi.. may blog post ka raw about nuffnang before the day na nakarating sila dito sa Pinas.. and… ayun.. after that day…. dagsaan daw ang nag register sa Nuffnang.ph…. at ayun… 😮 the prize is… 6 months fineature yung site mo sa Guadalupe nung August 2008 ba un?? wahahaha .. dami ko alam noh?? 😛
waaaaaaah! grabe research mo ah.. hehehehe… trabaho ko kasi yun e market ang nuffnang.. wahehehe
ang chubby mo idol! hahaha! pa promote naman oh…
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Hahaha! idol ka dyan! sure ur free to promote here! hehe
Buti pa kayo naka post na! Ako wala pa…
may post ka na kaya! yung gallery! hehehe
super dami ng online dito 1220 users, kelan kaya ako magkakaganyan
aw..minsan lang yan mangyari.. hehehe
Hehehehehe epic! 2545 na ang online!
1633 nalang. bumaba na.. kagabi lang yan at tuwing gabi lang tumataas pag swerte. hehehe. pero normally nasa 400 or less.
You have a longer blog post than mine.
Sarap niyong kurutin, grrr nakasakay kayu ng MRT at bus bwaaaarrrcchhh!!! 😈 😈
Teka, you really bought that brief? For how much??? Kala ko napulot mo lang sa Google at napagtripan mong ikalat LOLOLOL!!
hahahha! hindi ko yan binili. pinicturan lang namin yan ni maki. Nakita kasi namin doon sa the planet traveler. Tapos bawal pala mag picture2x doon, pero buti nakunan ko na bago kami pinagalitan. hehe
bleh.. hindi sila nakasakay ng MRT at Bus
sya nito.kua jehz pa-contest ka naman tas trip to singapore yung price.hehe..anu amoy ng mga tiga singapore?
amoy taylor swift. hehehehe
aw.. ang mahal ng trip to singapore di ko ma afford. hahaha!
webhosting nalang. webhosting package 
“I feel that I’m already a winner..”
totoo yan, at ang prize mo ung trip to SG 😎
Maligayang pagdating, nasa nasulit mo pagpunta mo dun.
sulit na sulit starmars! thanks sa pag bisita sa munti kong blog 😯
Jehz marunong ka mag dota? laro tau
aw.. hindi eh.. hindi ako nag dodota. hehe
Although u didnt get the award but are a winner can be in the finalist. Bravo man!
Thanks tallboyz! yay!
wow ang daming comments, hindi ko na lang binasa lahat!
anyway, of course you’re a winner! there were 10,000 blogs and you were in the top 5! if you ask me, i really think you should’ve gotten the prize. and i’m a very intelligent woman so don’t discount my opinion!
nice pics. pero baket wala ako?! =P
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh! ate frances.. sowwwiii.. T_T wala tayong picture together kaya wala akong nalagay. hahahaha! di tayo nag pa pic. wahhh! sabay pa naman tayo papuntang airport. tsk tsk tsk…
and oh.. super winner na ako. sinabi mo eh! hahaha.. Thanks thanks thanks frances 😀
ur a very very very smart woman and I trust ur instincts. hehehe
may picture na u sa post ko ohh.. check mo dali! waheheh 😛
haha, i was just joking! pero thanks! i added you na to my list of blogger friends so i’ll be lurking here from now on. have a nice long weekend!
jokes are half meant. hahaha! joke lang. wooot! 1/4 meant nalang kasi half na yung sayo eh, + another joke so 1/4 meant. hehehe. nasa list na din kita. Under people with real names. It means ur close to me. yay! hahaha! 😛
and one more thing–you looked great in that suit! winner talaga!
hahahaha! thanks po. 😀 woooooooot!
galing ah… congratz! Panalo na rin ang makapunta sa Singapore. Ako, tumanda na lang ako, di pa rin ako nakapunta doon.
ok lang yan. pareho na tayo matanda. hehehehehe.. 😀 wooooot! thanks pinoy blogger sa pag daan 🙂
wow jehz! natuloy ka pala!!! ganda, inggit ako. hehehe, nakabalik na me pinas 😀
yep yep… teka nasa HK ka ba now??!?!?!? waaaaah!
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hehe idol talaga kita pero next na nuffnang blogawards kasama na ako
Wow! Singapore ang saya naman. Congrats to all the winners.
galing mo tlga kuya 😀 congratx
gusto ko din pumuta ng HK. kso expired na passport q,, kelangan pa irenew
Wow and tindi! And with Alodia! Yahooooo!
Congrats bro!
very well done! i would be interested to know how long you have been blogging for?
wow!!! ang galing mo bro.. you’re the man
Wow! super duper nakakainggit! Ang gaganda ng mga places.. wala na talaga akong masabi. 🙂
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himala bumisita ka sa blogsite ko.heheh ilang beses kita txt d k n reply hmf!
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wow, Singapore ranked # 28 in 2009 The Best Place To Live in the World
nakakainggit…… gus2 ko na rin makapagtour.. at makasakay ng plane… hahaha ..
at ang lupit nung sa underware.. grabe .. tamad magpalit?? hahahahahahah
oo malupit talaga yung underwear! binalikan ko nga ulit yan eh, pero di ko parin binili. waheheh 😀
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ayuzzzz ah bilang nah bilang ang steps… akoh kaya ilang steps pah pra maikot ang pinas, hai sna manalo akoh sah lotto… hahahaha 🙂
Exellent ,thank you for sharing a lot of .
You are a superman bro
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I wanted to travel to Singapore, but now my money is not enough maybe some other day, I have visited Singapore. And vice versa please visit Indonesia.
Thanks for dropping by edy. Sure I’ll visit Indonesia one of these days…