Take the MRT to Boon Lay, then get a bus from there. As zoos go, this is a pretty good zoo, particularly for the monkeys, which have a huge space to roam, and are free to swings through trees. What I don't like about this zoo, is the animals in cages, particularly the big species (lions, tigers, polar bears, rhinos), I found the polar bears upsetting, because he just lay there in 30+ heat, with only huge fans to cool him down, the enclosures weren't a good enough...

Took the MRT to Harbourfront, then took the Sentosa Express (costs $3 for a return). Sentosa is described as a resort, a getaway, "paradise" in reality it is none of these things. As you ascending towards the island the first thing you notice is this huge construction site- they're building a resort comparable to universal studios, apparently. The Sentosa express runs straight down the middle of the island, so you have to walk to the further beaches or ...

Chinatown MRT is situated right in the centre of an alley, when you come out of the station, you're right by stalls selling trinkets, cushion covers, souvenirs, Chinese-style garments and many other things. Walking past a tailor me and Nikki got dragged in to be shown fabrics and dress templates, for $300 we could have a dress tailor-made with elaborate fabrics. After telling him we'd be back (I don't know if we will), we venture further down the street. I guy of...

As a student on the DMAT course, we had the opportunity to look around MediaCorp. This government-owned company operates TV and Radio. To be honest, this tour was rather boring but we did get to look inside radio studios and I now know how DVB radio works.

Singapore Polytechnic organised a party for us, where several students from the course we were joining, provided entertainment and introduced SP to us. It was quite overwhelming the amount of effort that they had put in. After the welcome, a buffet was laid out, consisting of various Chinese dishes. It gave us chance to mingle and find out about life in Singapore and to tell the students about England. Conversations varied from favourite music, hobbies and aspira...