Day 1
I'm coming to Singapore!
It is not too hot, not cold, just a little bit humid.
It's second time to visit Singapore.
It was about 4 years ago and it was a study program of Stanford VIA.
This time, I came here for my research presentation.
I report only my private things on this blog, though.
Arriving at the airport around midnight and move to a hotel.
Oh, I found HMV. I should come here to buy some VCDs.
Why VCD? It's because it doesn't have region codes like DVD (region 3 here) and it's mpeg files copyable to iTunes.
DVD already got popular in Asia ,though. They still have a lot of VCD collections.
My hotel is cheap. The actual price was cheaper than a price on a guide book (why!?)
The hotel quality is, hum just suite for the price.
Anyway... I use dial up connection using a cable behind this phone.
10 Singapore cents per 3 min for local connection + 5 yen per min for international roaming of a provider (too expensive for the roaming).
Today, I went to the Orchard Road first.
Ah, I reminded 4 yrs ago. It's almost same.
Many promotions of drinks. It's nice to get free drinks.
I found HMV here again, but I didn't buy anything. Because a casher was too slow.
I bought 2 T-shirts at a brand-new EdHardy shop in a same building as HMV to pretend to be a celebrity.
I went to a food coart near Isetan, yeah here was a place I came 4 years ago.
I ate a fake Thai food (?) It wasn't good enough.
I bought a imported magazine for my business at Borders,
Then moved to Starbucks to get a Wi-fi connection.
Ah it's like a too much creams on Top.
I succeed to get Sigtel's Wi-fi wave like this.
But I can't enter the service with a credit card?
I tried to connect using iPass International Roaming.
How much does it cost? checking the provider's website, then...
... More than 40 yen per min. Tooooo expensive!!
I gotta disconnect it now! Ah I already paid about US$1 to just check how much it is!
The website says there is a prepaid card for the service,
but I don't see such a card in shops near here.
BTW, I found some SIM prepaid cards of Singtel for cellphones.
I am thinking to buy a SIM cellphone, because I trip to Asian and European countries many time recently.
Finally I found Singtel shop. Say Hello to Singtel!
A passport and a signature is required to just get a card.
It's S$30 for 100 min. It's not chap enough but average.
Anyway, I can work with an internet connection.
The place of a conference I attend is near here, so I will come here again too.
I move to China Town.
I didn't use a subway, I like to walk through town to town when I go to a foreign place.
Because towns are really close in a big city like Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, London and Tokyo also.
And once I walked, I will get locality.
I went by a Kinokuniya Bookstore. It was in a shabby shopping center.
I bought a pack of name card papers and a stamp kit.
It's because I forgot to bring a name card...
But it's nice idea to use a stamp kit, isn't it?
Ah, I saw this scene last time too!
It's Clark Key.
It takes about 30 min to get the China Town.
Looking through a chinese shopping center,
Then I decide to have a dinner at this porridge place.
I got No.2 (Fish Porridge) and No.19 (Chicken Foot) on the menu.
This chicken foot is good!
I got thirsty.
I have a stereotype that Chinese likes an iced lemon tea.
Is it true?
Ah, Chinese break dance? No.
I reminded that i also came here at last study program.
I may come here again to get a dinner tomorrow.
I came back to a hotel to take a shower.
I bought a Lux "スーパーリッチ" Shumpoo,
but I can't open a silver thing on a top.
After I succeed to open up the sumpoo and take a shower.
I came to a Starbucks near the hotel.
Then, I made name cards.
This is the stamp set I got at Kinokuniya.
Shiny's Self-Inking Printing Kit S-883.
Putting word by word like this.
Yeah, I got all words on it!
I could made 'bout 100 name cards in a minute.
OK, I'll upload this article using the SingTel Wi-Fi. Digg!
del.icio.us
It is not too hot, not cold, just a little bit humid.
It's second time to visit Singapore.
It was about 4 years ago and it was a study program of Stanford VIA.
This time, I came here for my research presentation.
I report only my private things on this blog, though.
Arriving at the airport around midnight and move to a hotel.
Oh, I found HMV. I should come here to buy some VCDs.
Why VCD? It's because it doesn't have region codes like DVD (region 3 here) and it's mpeg files copyable to iTunes.
DVD already got popular in Asia ,though. They still have a lot of VCD collections.
My hotel is cheap. The actual price was cheaper than a price on a guide book (why!?)
The hotel quality is, hum just suite for the price.
Anyway... I use dial up connection using a cable behind this phone.
10 Singapore cents per 3 min for local connection + 5 yen per min for international roaming of a provider (too expensive for the roaming).
Today, I went to the Orchard Road first.
Ah, I reminded 4 yrs ago. It's almost same.
Many promotions of drinks. It's nice to get free drinks.
I found HMV here again, but I didn't buy anything. Because a casher was too slow.
I bought 2 T-shirts at a brand-new EdHardy shop in a same building as HMV to pretend to be a celebrity.
I went to a food coart near Isetan, yeah here was a place I came 4 years ago.
I ate a fake Thai food (?) It wasn't good enough.
I bought a imported magazine for my business at Borders,
Then moved to Starbucks to get a Wi-fi connection.
Ah it's like a too much creams on Top.
I succeed to get Sigtel's Wi-fi wave like this.
But I can't enter the service with a credit card?
I tried to connect using iPass International Roaming.
How much does it cost? checking the provider's website, then...
... More than 40 yen per min. Tooooo expensive!!
I gotta disconnect it now! Ah I already paid about US$1 to just check how much it is!
The website says there is a prepaid card for the service,
but I don't see such a card in shops near here.
BTW, I found some SIM prepaid cards of Singtel for cellphones.
I am thinking to buy a SIM cellphone, because I trip to Asian and European countries many time recently.
Finally I found Singtel shop. Say Hello to Singtel!
A passport and a signature is required to just get a card.
It's S$30 for 100 min. It's not chap enough but average.
Anyway, I can work with an internet connection.
The place of a conference I attend is near here, so I will come here again too.
I move to China Town.
I didn't use a subway, I like to walk through town to town when I go to a foreign place.
Because towns are really close in a big city like Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, London and Tokyo also.
And once I walked, I will get locality.
I went by a Kinokuniya Bookstore. It was in a shabby shopping center.
I bought a pack of name card papers and a stamp kit.
It's because I forgot to bring a name card...
But it's nice idea to use a stamp kit, isn't it?
Ah, I saw this scene last time too!
It's Clark Key.
It takes about 30 min to get the China Town.
Looking through a chinese shopping center,
Then I decide to have a dinner at this porridge place.
I got No.2 (Fish Porridge) and No.19 (Chicken Foot) on the menu.
This chicken foot is good!
I got thirsty.
I have a stereotype that Chinese likes an iced lemon tea.
Is it true?
Ah, Chinese break dance? No.
I reminded that i also came here at last study program.
I may come here again to get a dinner tomorrow.
I came back to a hotel to take a shower.
I bought a Lux "スーパーリッチ" Shumpoo,
but I can't open a silver thing on a top.
After I succeed to open up the sumpoo and take a shower.
I came to a Starbucks near the hotel.
Then, I made name cards.
This is the stamp set I got at Kinokuniya.
Shiny's Self-Inking Printing Kit S-883.
Putting word by word like this.
Yeah, I got all words on it!
I could made 'bout 100 name cards in a minute.
OK, I'll upload this article using the SingTel Wi-Fi. Digg!
del.icio.us
posted by ma22n at 11/06/2005 12:15:00 AM
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