A Working Day’s Life in Singapore
It might have been a while since I made any sharing that is particularly useful on my blog. However I felt that there is a strong urge to share this for those who wants to work in Singapore as a designer, particularly web design but had no idea how it feels and lives at here. Although some other designers might have more exciting lifestyles than mine.
Waking up in the typical room that you can normally find in Singapore’s HDB. For this size of room where the MRT stations are like 3-4 away from town, you will need to pay around 700 to 800 SGD per month on average. Not sure if the price has gone down, but during last year, the prices has been climbing up like a mad man.
Usual numbering you can find near the stairs. If you notice, they do not go with the ”Ground Floor” and opted for 1-st Storey instead.
And the same old sight you will always see when you start to work here. By that I no mean it’s something bad? But it might be boring to you after a long time.
And all of the HDB are known and recognized by it’s number and road name.
Another normal sight.
It’s somehow amusing sometimes that I bumped into something like this, where ”mythically” in this country, none of this should have happened.
And I can’t stopped to be really amused.
The bus stops, but stands? What? Anyway this pole can be found right near the bus shelter. The numbering will tell you if the bus you are taking is going through here. But I find it particularly….hard to notice it if you’re inside the bus.
And as the bus comes during the peak working hours. I think you might be suprised to see this to happen here.
Yes, sandwich-ed. And this normally happen when bus intervals are delayed due to heavy traffic of people coming in and out at stops.
Inside one of the bus. It’s amusing how they are not ”comfortable” with cameras inside the bus. Say cheese!
And one of the largest bus interchange in Singapore. (i think?)
Most of the time, if you are lucky enough, you will only need a direct bus to your office, else, like me, you will end up needing to take both buses and trains.
It’s no suprise that you will eventually get sandwich-ed everywhere. This is something that you will need to get used to, since you are not driving if you don’t have a car.
Generally people do not talk or greet to each other. Not suprising since in Malaysia this is usual I assume?
Walking speeds are generally faster due to the lifestyles and demand in businesses. Probably will take you some time to get use to the speed.
Probably the escalator could be ranked 3 or 4th behind Japan/Taiwan in the speed and height, but of course definitely narrower than Malaysia due to the train system.
Right outisde the Somerset MRT station, though I still had no idea what is this gigantic building, it’s something to do with something big…and yes, the one below is the public skating park. (one and only?)
And near to my workplace, there is also this huge gigantic Singtel building.
Surprisingly, there’s still ”friendly” culture (probably within my company?) that the working time starts at 10 in the morning, of course, by having one hour later to start work, that means we’ll end work at 7P.M. There’s of course trade-off in everything.
Another thing that might amused you would be the traffic in the town generally, respects the people walking across the traffic light using the zebra crossing. I’d find this impossible to happen in Malaysia, and even if it did, the driver must be…something…different than usual. So no worries in crossing the road as long you follow-the-law (pun intended).
On the other hand, it’s almost really common to find supercars lying around the town on the roadside.
Way up to work, hillside.
This happens usually when they want to exterminate the mosquitos around the neighbourhood.
It’s pretty common to have house-offices environment here.
My working space.
And so normally what happens after work?
- A. Go back home and sleep
- B. Get some food and go back home and sleep
- C. Go outside and have a walk before going back home and sleep
Well in case you choose C, and you’re not a party-animal like me. You most probably will drop by one of the hardware or electronics shop for window shopping, or best, buy something from there. Everything is really accessible throughout the town and you won’t have any worries in getting lost. (As long you have money in your pocket to get yourself back to home by cab/taxi in case you are REALLY lost)
Or walk around the…city hall?
By the time that I’m usually back home. The MRT station is the total opposite of what it is in the morning.
But still, the bus interchange might have some number of people.
Or if you are really bored and need some fresh air, some people chose to sit outside. Just…idling.
Somewhere around the neighbourhood.
It’s all safe and sound at night and you wouldn’t really need to worry if you will get “insert some bad thing here”, but nevertheless you will still need to be cautious all the time.
And do I normally do during the weekend? Stay at the room. However there is once I choose to go out and have a walk at the friendly neighbourhood townpark. Just right outside the HDB HUB (the bus interchange, the building on the picture above is the hub, some sort of central office for the goverment body).
What they are doing on the park?
This is something new to me.
Chinese New Year in Singapore?
This is the sightings you will get in Chinatown, Singapore. Lots of offerings.
The street right beside the Chinatown
Chinatown itself.
Thank you for reading and I’d hope you enjoy this first full featured post for this new theme. And course, I will always anticipate for your comment on the blogspot and even the pictures taken. Have you noticed something different? 
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Looks like Singapore isn’t such a bad place for you.
I think you’re fine there. Don’t exaggerate
My brother says the air is so clean on the island, whenever he crosses over to JB, he always chokes to get used to the polluted air. At least I know, you guys will live longer LOL