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
Regionโ€™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.

146 thoughts on “Singapore: Tiong Bahru, Pan Pacific, Orchard Road, and more!

  1. 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 ๐Ÿ˜€ Thanks thanks!

      Naka chamba ng kuha ang T200 ko. Marami me pangit na kuha konti lang maganda. hehehehe :mrgreen:

  2. 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…

  3. Glad you enjoyed your first out of the country Jehz!! :mrgreen:

    Winner ka pa rin as you’re in company with Asia’s top bloggers! Wahhhh! Me photo ka with XiaXue and Kenny Sia

  4. 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!

  5. woot! congrats! ang daming pics… mukhang hindi ka nakahinga sa tux mo… wahehehhe ๐Ÿ˜€ ang ganda talaga ng singapore… pangarap ko ding makapunta dito! wahehehhehe… again, congrats to you jehz! ๐Ÿ˜‰

    • wahehehe.. grab mo na sago lane! hehehehe

      di ako bumili ng brief. nakaka diri kaya. hehehe. di ko din alam yung wicking ๐Ÿ˜› baka pwede umihi while walking? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

  6. 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 ๐Ÿ™‚ 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. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

  7. 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! ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

  8. 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.

  9. Nice pictures! Mukhang nag enjoy ka talaga sa first out of the country trip mo! :mrgreen:

    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. :mrgreen:

    • 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! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

  10. 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!

  11. 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! ๐Ÿ˜€

  12. 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.

  13. ๐Ÿ˜› 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! ๐Ÿ˜€

  14. Sobrang saya sa SG! ๐Ÿ˜€ Wooot! ๐Ÿ˜€ 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!!!! ๐Ÿ˜€

  15. looks like you enjoyed your first trip! lots to eat there, sarap, and congrats to you again! ๐Ÿ™‚ 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.

  16. looks like you enjoyed your first trip! lots to eat there, sarap, and congrats to you again! ๐Ÿ™‚ 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?

  17. 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 tayo1โ‚ฌ

  18. naks… speechless ako.. ang galing mo nga talaga.. nakwento na ni Jhelo sakin… ๐Ÿ˜ฎ wooot… ang gaganda ng pics.. how i wish i could be there.. ๐Ÿ˜›

      • 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… ๐Ÿ˜ฎ the prize is… 6 months fineature yung site mo sa Guadalupe nung August 2008 ba un?? wahahaha .. dami ko alam noh?? ๐Ÿ˜›

  19. ang chubby mo idol! hahaha! pa promote naman oh…

    calling all 18-35 y.o. out there! do you want to be agents of change? and get a chance to win a free trip to KL, Malaysia?

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  20. You have a longer blog post than mine.
    Sarap niyong kurutin, grrr nakasakay kayu ng MRT at bus bwaaaarrrcchhh!!! ๐Ÿ˜ˆ ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

    Teka, you really bought that brief? For how much??? Kala ko napulot mo lang sa Google at napagtripan mong ikalat LOLOLOL!! :mrgreen:

    • 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 :mrgreen:

      bleh.. hindi sila nakasakay ng MRT at Bus :mrgreen:

  21. 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…

      • 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! ๐Ÿ˜›

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