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Feb 7, '08 10:48 AM
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Date: Wednesday, 6 February 2008.
Location: The Central, Clarke Quay <-> MRT, North-East Line (NEL) <-> Street Market, Chinatown.

As I have mentioned here (in Indonesian), this is the first of our itinerary in enjoying Chinese New Year holiday in Singapore.

Wednesday, 6 February 2008, on Chinese New Year's eve, I got half day off. After picking up my kids at Clementi (my wife is attending a gathering with her friends there), we went to the Chinatown area, just to see the hustle and bustle of the street markets around Pagoda Street and Temple Street during Chinese New Year's eve.

Since the Chinatown area would be closed to traffic in the evening, we parked our car at The Central in Clarke Quay, and we took the North-East Line MRT train to Chinatown.

Both Inka and Irza got themselves some Chinese New Year themed souvenirs from the market.

1000 - The Central

1005 - Northern Opticians

1010 - Inka and long escalator

1015 - Can you guess what is this

1020 - Yes, it's a bench

1025 - In front of the Central

1030 - In front of the Central

1035 - Inka inside the NEL train

1040 - Inka inside the NEL train

1045 - Escalator up to Chinatown

1050 - Entrance into Pagoda Street

1055 - So many people

1060 - Obral... obral...

1065 - This is even cheaper...

1070 - Chinatown Heritage Centre

1075 - Tattoo, anyone

1080 - Chinatown Heritage Centre

1085 - They even have the restaurant

1090 - Many people
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1095 - Candies

1100 - One for two dollars

1105 - Inka and Irza enjoying ice cream

1110 - Old shophouses

1115 - Old shophouses

1120 - Es cincau segar

1125 - Irza, es krim and es cincau
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1130 - Sri Mariamman Temple

1135 - Sri Mariamman Temple

1140 - Junction of South Bridge Road and Pagoda Street

1145 - Pagoda Street Market

1150 - A building along Pagoda Street

1155 - Dragon or lion

1160 - Near the MRT station entrance

1165 - Inka and Irza

1170 - Inka at the MRT train

1175 - Irza

1180 - Irza playing DrumMania, his favourite arcade game

1185 - Inka at Clarke Quay promenade

1190 - Irza at Clarke Quay promenade

1195 - Inka at the bank of Singapore river

1200 - Nongkrong with angmoh by the riverside

1205 - The Central entrance from promenade

1210 - The Central promenade at Clarke Quay

1215 - The old Clarke Quay on the other side

1220 - Art sculpture outside The Central

1225 - Hush Puppies

1230 - The Central atrium

1235 - Girl's talk

1240 - Signage to the atrium

1245 - Fountain outside The Central

1250 - Swissotel Merchant Court hotel

1255 - Irza and Inka

Tags: the central, clarke quay, singapore river, chinatown, pagoda street, temple street, street market

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santipanon wrote on Feb 7

aku tanggal 15 feb, minggu depan mo ke spore, ngincer banget ke chinatown, karena masih suasana lebaran cina, pasti banyak pernak pernik gong xi fa cai, nah, kalo nair mrt dari chinatown menuju klark quay, turun di station mrt mana ya...???

santipanon wrote on Feb 7

minggu depan aku mo cari cincau dan eskrim, seperti yang dimakan Irza, jangan dihabisin cincaunya ya Ir... :D:D

santipanon wrote on Feb 7

Indra, kalo beli oleh2 pernak pernik yg murah meriah, sebaiknya di chinatown ato di bugis ya... ??

indrapr wrote on Feb 7

santipanon said

kalo nair mrt dari chinatown menuju klark quay, turun di station mrt mana ya...??

Dari stasiun MRT Chinatown, tinggal naik MRT ke stasiun MRT Clarke Quay. Cuma satu stasiun saja. Kalau mau jalan kaki juga bisa, tidak terlalu jauh (untuk ukuran orang Singapore...)

santipanon wrote on Feb 7, edited on Feb 7

kalo jalan kaki dari chinatown street tinggal lurus, lalu belok kanan udah clark quay ya, kalo ga salah...

indrapr wrote on Feb 7, edited on Feb 7

santipanon said

kalo jalan kaki dari chinatown street tinggal lurus, lalu belok kanan udah clark quay ya

Dari Chinatown susur aja Eu Tong Sen Street ke arah utara, menyusur toko-toko sepanjang Chinatown, nanti kalo udah ketemu mall The Central dan jembatan Singapore river, belok kiri kalau mau ke Clarke Quay. Kalau mau ke Boat Quay, belok kanan.

indrapr wrote on Feb 7

santipanon said

jangan dihabisin cincaunya ya

Es cincau-nya cuma 50 sen lho... murah banget... :)