Okay, day two of our Singapore tour! My roommates and I got up at about 6:30am (you know, it was really, really hard to get up, I wanted more sleep!), we needed to get done and dressed up and have our breakfast before 7:30am because we’ll leave the hotel 7:30am sharp for our first destination. The breakfast in the hotel was so gooood! It was in a buffet setup, meaning we can eat all we can, so I took advantage and eaten lots! Hahaha! Unfortunately though, we were not able to depart from the hotel at the supposed time, our tour guide was not pleased. Hehe.

First stop in our itinerary for this day: Microsoft Technology Center (MTC). From our hotel, our travel lasted for about 15-20 minutes (I think?). Anyway, the building where MTC was situated is so gorgeous. And the MTC itself is gorgeous as well. 

Our stay at the MTC was divided into two parts, first is the talk and another is the tour within the place. The tour came in first (too bad I got no photos to share because we were told that photography is not allowed, oh well), and damn, everything we saw was amazing and so breathtaking. We saw their data servers which are super huge with its unique cooling system, we saw some cool gadgets and devices, and we also got the chance to experience their electronic blackboard (of some sort). Ahhh, really good to reminisce, so amazing, all those high-end technology and stuff! =)

Then, after the tour was the talk, we got four speakers all-in-all. Our first speaker talked about how Microsoft helps to change lives of people, he played some clips for us to watch. Truly inspiring indeed. Second was Lim Cheng Lei, and he was our youngest speaker. He talked about the Windows 7 OS on a Windows Mobile Phone. It was pretty interesting. I got shied for a second because I’m an iPhone user. LOL. Then, the third speaker was an English lady, Ms. Kim Rubbo, she talked about I.T. jobs we can land into after we graduate and how important our Microsoft certifications when we apply for jobs. And lastly, Mr. Gerard Chua, talked about Cloud Computing and DreamSpark. 

Of course, before we leave the place, photo op! =)

It was about 12nn when we left the place. It was really sad to see the rain starting to pour when we got down from the building because it might ruin the rest of our day. Anyway, we walked down to the nearby food centre to eat our lunches. I ate Chinese food again, this time, dumplings! Yum!

It was still raining when we finished eating. Despite the weather, we decided to push through to our next destination, which is… Universal Studios Singapore! Yay! I think this is the most awaited part of our trip (well, at least for me haha). This is my second time going there actually, but my excitement was like it is just my first time. Of course, before going in to the theme park, another photo op! In front of the wonderful Universal Studios globe! We really love photo ops, aren’t we? =)

Okay, photo op’s done, into the theme park!!! Hahaha!

I am not really sure how I can go into detail how really fun and exciting it was, I can’t really use words to describe the thrill we experienced as we go on riding all the rides so I’m just gonna spam pictures, alright? And besides, if I’m gonna write it all down here, this entry would become so much longer!

Enjoy the photos!!!

You wanna know what my favorite ride is? The Battlestar Gallactica Rollercoasters! Damn, they’re so good! We rode it three times! It was not really scary, trust me. ;)

Anyway, the theme park closes at 7pm (yeah, so early, so sad) but before leaving the place, we bought some souvenirs from the souvenir shop. I bought my self a Universal Studios shirt. =) We all left the place so freaking tired and hungry but with big smiles plastered all over our faces. We all had so much fun and promised ourselves to come back! 

Back at the hotel, back to our rooms, we just washed up and changed to our new clothes so we can go out again to eat our dinner. My friends and I went to a mall called Velocity and dined in there. After eating dinner, despite our exhausted selves, we decided to go to Clarke Quay, a famous place in Singapore where locals can hang-out and have their ‘night lives’. Going there, we traveled through MRT.

It was time to go back to the hotel when we noticed it was getting late already. We were not able to hang out there for too long because again, we’re catching the last trip of the bus.   

So there, that wraps up my second day in Singapore!

Thanks to Jasper Gueco and Maja Caneda for some of the photos!