ILOILO: HEART of the PHILIPPINES

Cebu Pacific Air relaunched its ILOILO to/from SINGAPORE DIRECT FLIGHTS last November 25, 2024. As part of the maiden flight, here’s a rundown of my Singapore adventure together with the Iloilo Bloggers Inc. On our 4th day, we’re back at Resorts World Sentosa and it’s a whole-day adventure at Universal Studios Singapore.  Of course, every visit should start with a selfie at the iconic Universal globe at the entrance. Even if you don’t have a ticket you can still have that Universal pose! USS is always fun-filled and adventure-laden year-round destination with lots of attractions for everyone young and young-once. It is Southeast Asia’s first and only Universal Studios theme park and features 28 rides, shows, and attractions in seven themed zones. Whether you plan your visit ahead of time so you miss the thrill rides, spectacular shows, delicious treats, meet&greet characters or like what we did just went where our feet brought us - it will be an enjoyable day. There several th...

Good news for the Ilonggos! Singapore is now just a 3-hour flight from Iloilo as Cebu Pacific resumed its ILOILO to/from SINGAPORE flights last November 25, 2024  Together with the Iloilo Bloggers Inc. fam, we were among the passengers of the maiden voyage last November and enjoyed what the Lion City has to offer! Starting our adventure after being refreshed, we explored Singapore’s dynamic Chinatown which is just less than 10minutes walk from Kinn Capsule. Unlike most Chinatowns (and I would say HongKong), I would say it is very clean, orderly and organized. And it was still a bustling area of shops, cafes and restos plus lots of places to buy pasalubongs - noting what to buy and where to buy them. There’s also the Buddha Tooth Relic temple and the Chinatown Hawker Centre for a religious and delicious vibe on our visit Our first meal in Singapore was at  Maxwell Hawker Centre, where we all enjoyed Tian-Tian Chicken Rice,  balachan  fried rice and  mee  to ...