New Wet Market, Geylang

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We were out of supplies, so we decided to go to a wet market. We heard about a new market at Geylang. We took a bus from Bedok to the wet market. The market was really a busy one and it is two storied. The first floor had vegetables fruits and meat. The second floor is for food courts and clothes. We had some breakfast from one of the food courts. Even tried one of the Malasian delicasies with prawns.

Then we did some shopping at the wet market . We also went to the nearby Joon Chat shopping complex. The stuff were very cheap there. The main shops in the complex were selling curtain items. There were some flower shops too. The flowers were artificial, but they were very beautiful. So we bought some flowers. After shopping and all we took a bus back home.

First Look At NTU

Today we decided to take a look at the Nanyang University Of Singapore.We took the bus87 from out stop to Bedok interchange And took the MRT till Pioneer and then took bus 179 to NTU. We got down infront of the Wee Kim Wee school of Communications. But the School of Electrical and Electronics was the adjacent building which is my future study place.

We walked around the campus and saw many departments . We also went to International Students Centre and the Student Services Centre where the Graduate Studies Office was situated. We then walked, looking for out registration centre, which we are supposed to report on July 28th for Matriculation

The campus is a huge one with all the amenities around. July 23rd to 30th is the convocation time of the graduates , so it was a little crowded at some placec. We then discovered a free shuttle bus around the campus to Pioneer MRT. So we got in one of the shuttle bus and reached Pioneer MRT.

Then we took the MRT back home.The journey took almost 1 hr and 20 mins. So its a long trip from Bedok to the NTU...Which unfortunately i 'll have to undergo for four days a week from august 10th onwards.

Transportation in Singapore

The main modes of transportation in Singapore is Mass Rapid Transit and Buses.

They are run by the goverment. The entire country rely on these. O f course there are taxis available , but the MRT and buses have equal comfort and are comparatively cheaper.The MRT runs throught out the country and is available from 6 am to 11 pm. The payment is done through tap cards which is an advantage because we dont need to carry around coins to travel. All you have to do is purchase an EZ link card and recharge it. Then that card can be used to travel in MRT and Buses. The card needs to be tapped in order to enter the MRT and bus .When leaving the MRT also we need to tap it. Then the amount for our journey is deducted from the EZ link card.There are concessions avaible for students and senior citizens.

Century Cineplex, Tampines

Today we decided to go fot a movie, the Ice Age 3 .The nearest cineplex was the Century Cineplex at the Century Square Mall, Tampines.The show started at 7:15 and there was only a few for the movie.The movie was very funny compared to the first and second part. The cineplex was of small capacity but really spacious compared to ones in India. After the movie we decided to go shopping, so we went to the Tampines Mall. Then we went to the Mc Donalds to get some food and got our bus back home.