ready to conquer singapura

Just few days before leaving for Singapore, I had some good-times for few consecutive nights with my different sets of friends. It was one way of saying goodbye to these fellows without really having the heavy heart once I am off. On the date of my flight, just like any other Filipinos (which i had a first hand experience from my friends who also went abroad), I sent a group message to everyone in my phonebook to say may farewell speech. Few replied. Others, no reaction, or maybe they just changed digits without my knowledge. Just before the airplane which will carry me and my cousin to Singapore arrived, I made a call to our eldest cousin in the maternal side to say goodbye as well. With my 4 y.o. niece's voice saying "ingat kayo", I suddenly had few moments of silence. I realized that in no more than a day, I'm gonna be living temporarily across the country. The thoughts of Singapore and the excitement all went down to my feet as if I'm backing off. But having the philosophy which my bestfriend shared with me, I'm believing Rhonda Bryne with her "The secret", that I must put positive energy so that my visualization will be sent to the universe.
Let me me put an end with this drama for I am not used to it.

When the plane has landed at around 9 pm since the flight was 45 mins. delayed, I wasn't still thinking that I am in Singapore. It was more of a new place somewhere in the Philippines. But when we hailed a cab, and found out that Singapore is a right-hand driven country, then it shook my consciousness that I am in the Lion City.

We went straight to my sister's HDB (condo, flat or apartment, but here, they call it HDB) to have dinner. Few minutes we rested, then we went to Orchard road. Orchard is the heart of Singapore. We had some photo ops and went to LUCKY PLAZA, ang pinakasikat na mall para sa mga PINOY dito.

The next day, we had a city tour. With my sis' corporate card, we are entitled to enjoy a lot of places and ammenities for free Singapore has to offer. The famous Sentosa island was on the top of the list. Cable car, pink dolphin show, Singapore zoo, skyrider, the luge, songs of the sea, these are some of the things we had a stop on the first day of the tour.

It came to my knowledge that Merlion is the statue Singapore is famous of.

MERLION name was picked for a reason. It was inspired by the Asia-Pacific region - the origin of products which were a starting point in the company's distribution business. The idea was to link the new name and ancient chronicles of inhabitants of the Indian Ocean's islands. These chronicles mention a mythical character "half-fish, half-lion", or Merlion - the guardian angel of Singapore.

One of the legends tells that ages ago a giant beast lived in the area, with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. The beast was guarding the ancient Singapore. When Merlion saw an enemy, its eyes would lit up with red fire and burn the foe to ashes. Never ever has Merlion missed the danger. And one day, when the country was menaced by a terrible storm, the majestic creature came out of the sea and saved humans from inevitable peril, and the country - from inevitable destruction. People of Singapore still worship Merlion. To commemorate their savior, they have built the 37 meters high stone sculpture of the lion-fish.

All legends chant Merlion as a brave and reliable defender of the country and its people. We chose the name of Singapore's legendary guardian MERLION as the symbol of power, reliability and unfailing duty.

Now that I am here, I can say that I am ready to conquer Singapura. I declared and claimed that the starting point of my success is here. Let the universe hear my thoughts.