2010 4th trip- When wine meets music

Beach. Crazy. Culture. Doing-nothing. Food. Friendly. Peace. People. Relax. Respect. Sun. 

There are the general ingredients for my good trip. Singapore never be an exciting destination for me and somehow always involved some sort of pains.

When good wines meet good music, it magically turned my Singapore trip into an enjoyable experience. I have to admit that I am looking forward to the next Singapore trip.

Magic 1: Wine connection is a "wine pub", which located around Clark Quay, with huge collection of wines and reasonable price . It is owned by French. The place has a very warm and friendly environment for customer to enjoy a glass or bottle of wine. The uniqueness are you won't be able to find the same bottle in any place in Singapore and they remove the duty tax from selling price - it means you are enjoying the duty free wine.

Achievement: Four bottles of wine and the last customers.

Magic 2: The-CD-shop, obviously is a CD shop, with a huge range of CD and Music collection. The staffs are friendly and helpful. You are free to try any CD and spending your time in the shop. The home brand/collection - high society, with good collection of song and nice packaging, are recommended.

Achievement: Four CDs and two hours.

I guess it's always the matter how you create your own experience. Just be a little bit more open-minded, my world could be quite amazing.

p.s. thanks Chloe for Wine connection and Annie for The CD Shop

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Do what I love

I get slightly annoyed when people think I take too much holiday or spending too much money on traveling. People might think I take advantage from working at family business - flexible in holiday and better pay.

Ok, I might be travelled more than some people. However, I disagree with the time and money. I guess most people's travel involve some sort of money (flight, luxury hotel, tour,etc) and taking long leave from work but it is not how I travel. All my travels are cheap and well time management.

• Book flight during promotion - it means you book your flight six months in advance. All my flights are 50% cheaper than normal prices. 
• Utilize the network - I only choose those countries which I could potential get a free bed or cheap accommodation. I do not mind sleeping on some couches. If I have to pay, will make sure it is good value (cheap and good) 
• Be a local - I will try my best to be local rather than tourist. I am reluctant to pay ridiculous price for those must do/see activities or places. It does not really matter for me. I enjoy meeting people and the local culture. It also makes my trip cheap. 
• Plan it smart - I do lots of calculation on cost and time to maximize the money value before any decision. 
• Be efficient and responsible - taking leave may be hard for most Asian company. I do agree that it is one of the advantages when working for family. For me, as long as I finish my work, I do not have to stay in the office 24/7 to prove that I am hardworking or anything. 

This is my travel philosophy. I enjoy travel more than anything at the moment. I want to maximize my travel experiences when I still have the freedom. I know it will be harder when I have more responsible in the future. This is what I love so stop judging me!!

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