Big Wheel in Singapore

A Big Wheel in Singapore

Julie and Christopher were here in Singapore for a few days a couple of weeks ago.  The main reason for their visit (besides seeing me) was to find a place to live.  Julie and I had been cyber-viewing condos on Property Guru for almost a year, so we pretty much knew what we wanted—but we were open-minded.



We have watched enough House Hunters International to know how this processed worked.  Eddie Soh of LandPlus was our rental agent and we worked with him for a couple of weeks before Julie’s arrival telling him what we were looking for.  Our list of requirements was fairly short: 4 Bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, High floor with a view, Swimming pool and gym, Within 10 minutes of an MRT station, and our price range.

The View from our Condo Balcony

The first day we quickly narrowed it down to two units, one that we had seen on Property Guru and one that Eddie introduced us to.  The only thing was that “Eddie’s” was a 17-minute walk from the Orchard MRT according to Google Maps.  The next day the three of us took an Uber to the condo and walked it ourselves.  The good news was that it was less than 6 minutes to a bus stop and only 11 minutes until you were underground (i.e. dry and in AC) on the way to the train.  A day later we looked again, decided on “Eddie’s” after some negotiation.

So since we were ahead of schedule it meant we had some time to enjoy Singapore.  We had done the Singapore Flyer last year, but why not do it again?  We did it in the late afternoon and the skies were clear enough to not only see Indonesia, but also Malaysia.  There we only one other family in the capsule with us so there was plenty of glass to press your nose against.

The evening was the coolest it had been in a couple of weeks so we walked along the marina up towards the Esplanade Theaters, stopping for dinner at Kamasutra Glutton Bay.  This is a very tourist friendly hawker center right along the marina.  Peking Duck, pork dumplings,  and garlic rice with a couple of Tiger beers was a great way to celebrate.

Afterwards we sat at the edge of the marina and watched the fountains and light show on the Marina Bay Sands which was a great way to end a very busy bit enjoyable day.