Chinatown - Singapore - Restored shophouses full of strange little shops selling everything!

Singapore's Chinatown's primary attraction is the town itself, composed as it is of restored shophouses full of strange little shops selling everything from plastic Buddhas to dried seahorses. Wander at random and see what you can find!

Souvenir shop at Chinatown Singapore

Chinatown is the traditional Chinese quarters of town, and while the entire city is largely Chinese these days the area does retain some of its own charm. The area is also known as Niu Che Shui (牛车水) in Chinese and Kreta Ayer in Malay, both names meaning "bullock cart water", a reference to the carts that used to haul in drinking water.

sign at Chinatown Singapore

The area between Pagoda Street and Smith Street has been tarted up considerably for tourists, but workaday Chinatown continues south and east, merging seamlessly into the Central Business district.Tanjong Pagar is the unofficial home of Singapore's gay community, with many watering holes in restored shophouses, while Club Street caters more to the expat and yuppie crowd with small, intimate eateries offering excellent Western fare.

Where to go?  

Mustafa Center - Singapore - A popular shopping place for tourists.

Mustafa Centre is one of Singaporean's 24-hour shopping malls. It is located on Syed Alwi Road in Little India, just a walking distance from Farrer Park on the North East Line. The place is huge and you need a couple of hours to cover all the departments.

Jewelry and accessory area at Mustafa Center Singapore

Mustafa Center is a retail hub which caters mainly to the budget market. It is not the most sophisticated and classy place to shop in Singapore but it surely sells almost everything at a reasonable price and also open 24 hours, thus making Mustafa a popular shopping place for tourists.

The department store at Mustafa Centre consists of two shopping centres: one retailing jewelry and household appliances, and has a supermarket in it; and the other selling books, CDs and DVDs, watches, electronic goods, footwear and clothing.  The business concept of offering other services such as Foreign Exchange, VISA Processing, Travels Booking, Gold Mart,  GST refund counter and all kinds of shopping item available under one roof.

S.E.A Aquarium Singapore, the world’s largest aquarium by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™

S.E.A Aquarium, the world’s largest aquarium accredited by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™. It has a collection of manta rays, including the only giant oceanic manta ray in captivity. It also houses scalloped hammerhead sharks, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, the Japanese spider crab, including the guitarfish, the chambered nautilus, enormous goliath grouper, napoleon wrasse, and other gentle giants of the sea

sea aquarium Singapore

You can find over 200 sharks and uncover the of myths about these ocean predators. Sneak a peek at a moray eel in a rocky crevice or tour an underwater reef community. Discover and unfold the endless wonders of our blue planet at S.E.A. Aquarium.

S.E.A Aquarium contains a total of 45,000,000 liters of water for more than 100,000 marine animals of over 800 species. The aquarium comprises 10 zones with 49 habitats. The centerpiece of the Aquarium is the Open Ocean tank with more than 18,000,000 and 50,000 animals. It has the world's largest viewing panel, 36-metre wide and 8.3-metre tall, which is intended to give visitors the feeling of being on the ocean floor.

Looking for an affordable and more fashioned item? Go to Bugis Street Singapore

Bugis Street  houses about 800 shops, which makes Bugis Street the Largest Street Shopping Location in Singapore. You will find affordable items here, it range from Tshirt to work wear, sneakers, boots, posters calendar, Mobile Accessories, Bags & Accessories, and anything related to fashion.

inside the Bugis street market

Bugis Street is located opposite Bugis Junction & conveniently features an MRT station (Bugis).  You can easily find it or you can browse The Bugis Street website to find a maps & direction to get there.

What is the story of Song Of The Sea - Singapore

Song Of The Sea is multimedia / musical fountain that located at Siloso Beach on Sentosa Island, near Beach Station. It is a multi-million dollar sea spectacular that showcases a lively display of pyrotechnics, lasers, water jets that could shoot up to 40 meters, flames, computer animation, captivating music and performance by a 'live' cast. The show has run twice a night at 7.40 pm and 8.40 pm, and lasted 25 minutes.

water jets at Song of the ses

The beach and the sea are the stage for the show. A stretch of wooden houses was built across the shoreline to create a Malay Kampung, or more commonly known as a kelong. It is actually a work of art that is 120 metres (390 ft) long, while the rest of the equipment (water jets, water screens, lasers and projectors) are being hidden at the back of the kelong. There are a total of 69 water jets capable of reaching a height of 40 m (131 ft) and flames leaping up to a height of 20 m (66 ft).