H&M Opening in Signapore

HnM Just opened in Singapore on the first week of September 2011!  This means more shopping experience for you!

Hari Raya Aidilfitri

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Hari Raya Aidilfitri is a celebration that marks the end of the fasting month – Ramadan.  Yes, it was holiday for us here in the Philippines too with respect to Muslim traditions.  End of Ramadan means a break after a month of sacrifice and Muslims often gather and set up sundown and vibrant bazaars in Kampong Glam and Geylang Serai.

Shopping with Tax Refund

While you are in Singapore, you can get a refund on the seven percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on your purchases. Look out for retailers displaying the “Tax Refund” logo and spend SGD100 or more to qualify. GST is refunded directly to you at selected retailers, Changi International Airport or Seletar Airport on goods that are brought out of Singapore. A handling fee for the refund service may be deducted from the GST amount.  Tax refund is available for departure by air only.

F1 Ticketholders Grand Prix Privileges

Get discounts and free stuff from these restaurants if you flash your F1 tickets! Al Dente Trattoria – Slice of wood-fired pizza and beer @ $15 Barossa – 5pc Buffalo wings and a glass of Archipelago beer @ $18 1-for-1 Singapore Sling for F1 ticket holders at The White Rabbit, Tanjong Beach Club, Overeasy and Loof More Grand Prix Privileges here.

Entertainment Highlights

Witness the performances of the following:

• Linkin Park
• Shakira
• Ludacris
• LMFAO
• Chemical Brothers
• Charice
• Massive Attack
• GD&TOP AND SEUNGRI (Korea)
• Boy George
• Rick Astley
• Shaggy
• and many more.  Full list here.
•  Pole Dancers in F1 Racing Gear

This just interests me since I pole dance as well.  The description of the performance seems interesting – them pole dancing in F1 gears?  I couldn’t imagine.  I am planning to watch this at Dragonfly St. James Power Station on September 25.

Party Everywhere!

Check out these party places, hang-out with your friends, meet new people and just party!

• Avalon – Marina Bay Sands, South Crystal Pavilion (September 16-25, 2011)
• Avalon – Marina Bay Sands Expo featuring Ludacris, LMFAO, Benny Benassi, Sander Van Doorn on September 23, 2011
• St. James Power Station (F1 Parties from September 23- 25, 2011)
• Rev-Up at Orchard 2011 – Mandarin Gallery (September 16-25, 2011)
• Podium Lounge – for Singapore’s party elite.  A-list events attended by F1 drivers & teams, celebrities, musicians, models, ambassadors, Asian Royalty and the ultra jet-set crowd.
• Zouk & Velvet Underground
• Tanjong Beach Club
• check out this page for party schedule.

Amber Lounge

I just dream to be guest listed in this party.  Whenever there’s F1, there’s Amber Lounge.  There are Amber Lounge parties worldwide (where F1 cars race) and Singapore has its own. Enjoy Fashion show by headline designer Frederick Lee, F1 Third Drivers modeling, Girls Night Out Party and the most awaited Grand Prix Afer Party with DJ Jack E.

Singapore Food!

What is Singapore without its great selection of food!  Check out different restaurants for specific F1 discounts!  Munch on your favorite Chili Crabs and Singapore Chicken Rice. Check out different Grand Prix Privileges for ticketholders here.  

The F1 Night Race

Of course, the grandest, most luxurious sport in the world – the F1 Grand Prix.  Held at Marina Bay in Singapore, feast your eyes with lighted streets, beautiful skyscrapers, colorfully-lit landmarks and a lively crowd! Meet F1 drivers up close during the Sunday’s Driver’s parade.  This happens an hour before the race starts.

Experience Grand Prix Season Singapore by planning your luxurious sporting vacation now.  Singapore Airlines offers all-in packages starting at USD 920/person.  This special rate includes roundtrip economy class airfare with airport transfers, 3N/4D hotel acommodations, Philippine travel tax & fuel surchare and a FORMULA ONE race ticket (Zone 4 Walkabout Pass for 3 days).

If you bought your tickets already, lucky you!  It’s going to be worth it guys, I always had fun covering the F1 in Singapore! If you haven’t yet, check out these links below to help you plan your Grand Prix Season Singapore experience:

To purchase your FORMULA ONE tickets go to www.singaporegp.sg

Singapore Airlines

For Grand Prix Season Singapore packages, refer towww.singaporeair.com

For more information about the Grand Prix Season Singapore, check out www.YourSingapore.com

Related Links:
Dancing to Shakira’s hips don’t lie
Zoom Zoom Pow: F1 Singapore Night Race 2011 Updates
F1 Singapore Grand Prix for Geeks – La Terra Al Centro Dell ‘Universo
Singapore Grand Prix Highlights and other Events During GPSS
Live Louder Than Life at Grand Prix Season Singapore
Amber Lounge Fashion Singapore 2011

Complimentary visits to Singapore Museums

Ho Ho Ho! Check it out!  I know some people might not dig museums but hey, it’s free mate!  Singapore is very diverse in culture and once you enter Museums, you will discover not only the culture of Singapore but also the culture of people who came to stay Now I really don’t know what I’m talking about because I haven’t been to any of these museums myself even if I’ve been to Singapore like 3 times.  So, feel free to prove me wrong yah?  Or better yet, I get lucky and be sent to Singapore myself so that I can enjoy this freebie with you If you are already a Formula one ticket holder, you will enjoy complimentary entry to all the local museums from September 24 – 26, 2010.

• National Museum of Singapore

• Peranakan Museum

• Singapore Art Museum and 8Q sam

• Singapore Philatelic Museum

• Asian Civilisations Museum

Free Entry and 1-for-1 drinks at Zouk

ZOMGosh! I haven’t gone TGST TGST TGST outside the Philippines so hell yeah! I’m going to this one fow shyo!  That’s if I’m going lol.  But for all of you going to Singapore to watch the Grand Prix and you are a Singapore GP Formula 1 ticket holder then you are in LUCK!

As part of the Grand Prix Season Singapore 2010, highly renowned DJs Martin Solveig (France) and Tiga (Canada) will make appearances at Zouk and spin tracks to which you can party the night away with.  Greatly anticipated and returning to Singapore again after a successful ZoukOut 2009, these are nights at Zouk that you won’t want to miss.  Also attend the Special Closing Party at Velvet Underground on Sunday 26 September, with a special guest DJ spinning. And upon presentation of valid Formula One tickets, you’ll enjoy:

• Free entry to Velvet Underground for the first 500 ticket holders on Thursday 23 September and Sunday 26 September

• 1-for-1 for all loose drinks at Wine Bar throughout the entire Grand Prix Season Singapore 2010.

SWEET!

Free Entry for First 50 Ticketholders at the Butter Factory

Like I said, party time!

Party the night away post-race at The Butter Factory this Grand Prix Season Singapore 2010. The first 50 ticketholders for the nights of 24 and 25 September will enjoy free entry.

Boogie throughout the evening with hip hop and RnB, and watch a B boy dance battle on the night of 25 September in the Bump Room. Or flash your Fash and dance to electro-house and rock-tronica remixes. Make your way down to the Butter Factory this coming September to party like there’s no tomorrow.

Indulge in a Spa Esprit Experience

and hey!  Singapore is a place of walking and shopping… Believe me, if you tour around, you’ll carry stuff from shopping and walk a lot!  You need some pampering in the island.

Visit the spa and experience a day of pampering by choosing one of the complimentary sessions with a purchase of any 90-minute massage:

(1) A complimentary session of our revolutionary Plump Up Filler Facial (U.P. S$200)
(2) A complimentary scrub session using our handmade Strawberry Sugar Scrub or invigorating Tea Tree Scrub

Location:
Tanglin Village, 8D Dempsey Road (S)249672
Tel: (65) 6479 0070

Terms and conditions here.

Now, all these information I just grabbed from YourSignapore.com so do visit the site if you want more information!

A series of Toyz in Manila tonight.

Is this the place where real boys play?

This diva has decided to crash and stay!

We’re grovin’ Manila, don’t you hear?

Makati or Fort, which one are you near?

Pitstop #1: Cafe. Bar. Dining. Boys and Toyz!

I didn’t even know there’s a Toyz X-perience… I haven’t roamed around The Fort for a while.  Toyz X-perience finally opens its doors to those with a taste for the finer things in life. American-Italian cuisine made affordable plus live nightly acoustic music.  They also have weekly acoustic sessions every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday!  It’s perfect for dates!

And, because no one is old enough for toys, they also have Heli Precision Remote Control Helicopter in d’ houz for sale!

Don’t forget to order any Rev and Rave drinks or Bar Chow for a chance to win a trip to Singapore to witness the most luxurious sporting event in the world – The Formula 1 Grand Prix! Witness the only F1 night race in the world – EVER!  and also get access to other cool entertainment like mini concerts.  I heard Mariah Carey is coming. You’d also get to win other cool prizes on the spot… Are you feeling lucky? Don’t miss out on this opportunity.

Toyz – Makati

Toyz Experience – The Fort

Toyz bar – The Fort

TOYZ MAKATI
Palanca St. Legazpi Village,
Makati City

TOYZ EASTWOOD CITY
Libis, Quezon City

TOYZ FORT
Fort Strip, Fort Bonifacio
Taguig City

TOYZ X-PERIENCE
The Fort

Singapore F1 Frequently Asked Questions FAQ #1

And since this is very much related to everyone, I have decided to post questions that my readers ask me through email.  I will censor their name (or change it of course) just for their own privacy… Anyway, these will be helpful to you too if you are watching the Formula 1 Grand Prix LIVE in Singapore!

Hi,
I found your website and really love your F1 photos. I am coming to Singapore for in Grand Prix week this year. Currently looking at options for tickets and choosing between Bay Grandstand and Premier Walkabout which you can still get from Australia thru agencies. Do you have any opinions on the differences if I may ask?

I am a very keen photographer and want to apply for access.

Have you had media access before because some of your shots look much better than what you can get here at the Grand Prix in Melbourne. I am actually a freelance photographer trying to break into motorsport and follow my passion of F1!

Hope to hear from you soon.

Thank you for the email 🙂 Here is my reply:

I didn’t get a media pass went I went to Singapore.  I was hoping to get one but you need to get one as early as January for the passes.

As for the tickets… I took the Bay Grandstand tickets before and I say there is a corner there where you can take advantage and take pictures with especially on the Friday’s practice and Saturday qualifying.  There are too many people on Sunday so it won’t be likely for you to get any decent shots.

I really can’t compare premiere walkabout vs Bay grandstand because I haven’t gone to Zones 1 and 2 during the event yet.  But premiere walkabout means you can only walk around and you won’t have elevated platform to take pictures with.  Although, the only advantage of this is that you can roam around the “Elite” areas and you might bump into important celebrities (and even the drivers themselves).  The disadvantage is that you might not be able to get a good shot of the buzzing cars.

That’s it for now folks, stay tune for the next Club up next… and the next Singapore F1 FAQ #2 ^_^

Hundreds of thousands of F1 enthusiasts from all over the world are expected to visit Singapore during the action-packed season so it is advisable to book tickets early. You can purchase a single-day ticket or a three-day pass. Visit www.singaporegp.sg to find more details about the GPSS tickets, the full entertainment schedule and complete artist line-up.

To book exclusive airfares and 2010 Formula One^TM Singtel Singapore Grand Prix all-in-one packages, log-on to www.singaporeair.com, or call Red Rock Travel at (632) 738-6614.

To directly purchase race tickets, visit www.singaporegp.sg, www.ticketworld.com.ph, or call Racegear at (632) 359-4247.

With so many varied and exciting events during the 2010 Grand Prix Season Singapore, it’s time to experience YourSingapore the way you want to! For more information, visit Yoursingapore.com.

ZOOM!

Read this important guide if you are considering buying tickets for the Bay Grandstand area of the Formula 1 (F1) Singapore Night Race…

This post is very important!

This post contains pictures of the Bay Grandstand.

This post also contains pictures from the Bay Grandstand.

It’s all pictures guys.

If you are wondering which is the best seat for you in the Bay Grandstand…

This will just give you an idea on which tickets to buy.

This will also help you decide if you’re buying that Bay Grandstand ticket.

I watched F1 on 2008 (first night race ever) in Singapore and I bought the walk-about tickets for only SGD 108 (ish).  It was okay, but I really did not get a good vantage point to take photos.

Comes 2009, I decided to watch F1 night race in Singapore again and this time, I want to take my new DSLR Nikon D40 with the new 70-300mm G Nikkor lens.

I thought I needed a vantage point and I did my research.

I found out that some photographers who also posted their photos online got good shots from the Bay Grandstand.  These dudes didn’t have a media pass!  But they still managed to take uber-nice photos!

I decided to purchase the Bay Grandstand tickets.  I got my tickets through the SPECIAL early bird promo (one of the privileged ones to buy the ticket).  I got a good front row seat at Row 6, Seat 26 on the yellow seat.

When I was finally there to witness… that seat wasn’t the best!  Instead, I found out that the dark green seats nearest that curve (rows 1 – 11) were the best seats.

I have attached photos of the entire bay Grandstand so that you can have a view on what it looks like when you’re on the bottom row or on the top-most row.

Also, I have attached photos I have captured from the dark green area (row 1).  Those pictures I took there were ‘grid-less’!

The photos with the grid/fence were taken from the light green seat where the cars decelerate for the sharp turn.

The yellow part in the middle is not a smart choice if you are a photographer.  The cars still are in accelerated mode and is still wooshing.  Therefore, hard to take photos even on panning mode.  And since it’s a night race, you’ll have light source issues.

More tips:

I will focus more on tips for photographers.  General tips like bring bottled water, bring earplugs, wear comfy clothes etc are common sense.  Besides, these guides will be written down with your ticket.

1. The best time to take pictures is on Friday (practice day).  There are not much people yet.  Not much crowded.  You have plenty space to take photos.
2. Make sure to take photos of the drivers on their parade.  This will be your only chance to see their faces.  This is on the race day before the race happens.
3. Bring a DSLR.  In 2008 I bought only a super nice compact cam.  Still it won’t suffice.  You’ll need an SLR.
4. Zoom Lens is a must!  (only up to 300mm are allowed – this may change so check ticket)
5. Practice your panning. Before the F1 practice, qualifying and final race, there will be support races like the Aston Martin Cup, Porsche cup and F3 race.  This is the perfect time to practice.
6. Take videos as well.

That’s all I can remember now 😛

If you have any questions, you may contact me here.

You can check out all my blog posts and pictures about the Formula 1 and links to everything about F1 here.

Now, here are the pictures.  Enjoy!

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Can’t view the photos? Click here.

*All pictures are copyrighted and property of flaircandy.com. Pictures can be grabbed with the author’s permission and credits to my site flaircandy.com. All pictures in this article are taken by Nikon D40 kit lens and 70-300mm Nikkor G.  If you want to see specs of the picture, kindly click on it to be directed to my Flickr page and view exif data.

I was browsing through my pictures and I realized that I have not uploaded all of the pictures from the 2009 Singapore Formula 1 night race.  Last year, I still had a day job and I was too busy to upload the pictures and blog.  When I was in Singapore, I did not have the liberty to touch my computer and update my blog all the time which is sad but you know why…

Anyway, to those who are going to this year’s Singapore Formula 1 then good luck guys and I envy you… Michael Schumacher will be there!!!  Oh, I love F1… I’m still working my way to be the first female driver in the Formula 1… time will come lol 😀

 

This is Lewis Hamilton walking around the Singapore F1 Track.  In this picture, you can only see a part of his leg and arm… I wasn’t able to get a good picture that was because I was so STARSTRUCK like I just **froze** there for like 5 seconds **faints**

I also saw Jensen Button cycling around the track but he was cycling to fast I wasn’t able to take pictures 😀

Day 1 – Singapore F1 Practice

September 25, 2009

I was seated at the Bay Grandstand yellow seats Row 6 Seat 26.  I took advantage of the special password given to me for booking.  It was too damn hot… This picture was taken at around 3pm and there were not much people but the sun is still hot!!! Make sure to apply sun block!  I swear, I would have wanted to walk around the track on a bikini – that’s how hot it is!

I tried to stroll around the Bay Grandstand area to look and search around for the best seats in the Bay Grandstand area.  This picture was taken at the super top seats in the Bay Grandstand Area. After checking the entire place, I would say that the best seats would have to be in the left most part (facing the track) on the Dark Green seats of the Bay Grandstand area.  I will blog about where to position yourselves nicely and what best ticket seats to buy for the Bay Grandstand area so please visit my blog often to get updated.

This is practice Friday and you can see Giancarlo Fisichella driving the Ferrari F1 car.  You can distinguish between Fisichella and Kimi Raikkonen based on the stickers behind their helmets.  The orange sticker is Fisichella, the yellow is Kimi.

We had a nice view of the Singapore Flyer by our side while the race is going.

This is the view from the top-left most part of the Bay Grandstand Area.  You will see a nice view of Singapore river and the skyscrapers 🙂

Bay Grandstand Tickets

Romain Grosiean of Renault had an accident on the practice day.  He bumped into the wall where we were at 😛

This is Reubens Barichello of Brawn GP.

I also had a good shot of Renault’s F1 car 🙂

Day 2 – Singapore F1 Qualifying

September 26, 2009

Red Bull F1 Car at the Singapore F1 GP Night Race 2009

Brawn GP F1 Car at the Singapore F1 GP Night Race 2009

This is probably the best panning shot I ever had… too bad there were grills 🙁

 

Force India F1 Car at the Singapore F1 GP Night Race 2009

Kimi Raikkonen – Ferarri F1 Car at the Singapore F1 GP Night Race 2009

Giancarlo Fisichella – Ferarri F1 Car at the Singapore F1 GP Night Race 2009

F1 Fans and the Singapore Flyer

Dusk and the Formula 1 Fans are ready for action!

Cute F1 Mascot

The moon and the beautiful shaped sky

Pink and Blue cotton candy skies at the Singapore F1 night race

Day 3 – Singapore F1 Race Day

September 27, 2009

I need to put these pictures on Thumbnail because there’s too many.  If you want to see a larger version, kindly click on the picture 🙂

The album includes:

• An almost close-up picture of the F1 Drivers (all of them)
• Portrait shots of spectators using my 70-300mm lens
• Aston Martin Cup cars

I did not take any more pictures of the F1 cars as I was concentrating on the race itself as well :)  I was just on guard if ever there will be a crash in front of us or whatever but good news, no major accident… so there you go…

Pitstop and Portrait Pictures

Please also check out the Singapore F1 pitstop pictures I took and the pictures of spectators.  I really enjoyed taking these photos using my Nikon D40 kit and 70-300mm nikkor lens 🙂

• pitstop pictures
• spectator pictures

Last year I have witnessed the first ever night race in the history of Formula 1 Grand Prix in Singapore and I went there to be a spectator on a really really tight budget. I was able to squeeze in a PHP 20,000 (around USD 444) for everything:

Airfare PHP 10,000 (USD 222) *estimated including terminal fee and tax
Lodging PHP 2,536.43 (USD 56.37) *actual
Singapore GP Sunday Ticket PHP 3,569.70 (USD 80) *actual
TOTAL PHP 16,100
*USD amounts may be overstated or understated but at that time, I could buy 1 USD at 45 PHP.
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Anyway, the remaining money was spent on transportation and food XD.  Food is expensive btw.  So we brought with us some cup noodles for our breakfast 🙂

Airfare

I booked a flight at Philippine Airlines on an online promo (booking online at a cheaper rate). The F1 Singapore Grand Prix was held on September but I booked my ticket as early as June! Regular tickets without the promo and if purchased near the event is around PHP 15,000 (USD 333) at that time. So then and there I had a savings of 5k just for the ticket!

Actual fare: USD 216 (this flight included meals yaye)
Plus terminal fee and taxes: 200 + 1,600 (not sure bout exact tax payment because I was so excited to even note this lol)

Lodging

I booked at a hostel and not a hotel! Hotels are really expensive and I think Singapore Law requires them to put up additional mark-up during Singapore GP season. I don’t know though if this extra mark-up goes to the hotel company or to the Singapore government. Anyway I booked online through hostels.com even in June most of the hostels with “en-suite” (private) rooms are booked already! @_@

I was aiming to book for a room for two so that at least I could have a peace of mind. I stayed at Gas 81 hostel. It was a nice experience here and I gave a decent review for it. It is really cheap around PHP 600 (USD 13) a night for a private room and since it is so cheap you should not expect much. I never did! But when I came there at least it had a clean room, although no windows but it is air-conditioned as well.

I had a TV on my room and they provided a universal plug so that I could charge my gears. The best part in the room is that they had unlimited wifi access! Which is a must for a blogger and an online-dependent person like me! In the morning you would spend your time roaming around Singapore. You wouldn’t want to waste your time sleeping even in the expensive comfy hotel room you booked, right? At the end of the day, you just need a comfy bed to sleep with. The bathroom in this hostel, although it’s not designed to please your eyes and it really had no interior design quality to it, is pretty much clean and NOT smelly! Which is good enough for me to just freshen up and take a bath.

Still don’t expect too much on this USD 13 room a night. But still it was good enough for me.

The location of this hostel by the way is far from the heart of the city. I thought this would be a disadvantage but it gave me a nicer experience in Singapore.

The hostel is located at the Residential Area of Singapore. I had the chance to walk around the neighborhood and noticed that it was indeed a pretty safe, peaceful, clean and pleasant place to live in! The houses were humble but nice, people would use bicycles to roam around the area. There’s even a bike shop near our place! I hope we could use bicycles as a normal mode of transportation here in the Philippines as well. It is very environment-friendly.

Along the hostel are a line of restaurants as well. There is also a 7/11 shop at its side.

Another favorite of mine is the sweet and sour (and spicy) pork of this budget restaurant (karinderya) just a minute walk outside the hostel.

Transportation from here is not such a hard thing even if we were away from the center of the city! I had two options:

• have a 10-minute walk to the nearest MRT station (Kembangan). I tried this when we initially tried to commute around and it should be fine walking but the heat was just a killer! It is so hot to walk around Singapore at that time! So, I suggest that you opt for this only if you would walk at night.

• or, to ride a bus just a minute away from the hostel that would take you to the Kembangan station

Click here to know more about the MRT and Bus schedules and fares and more.

Singapore Grand Prix Ticket

I only purchased the Sunday walk-about tickets.  To me, I just needed the day pass to the race itself and that’s what I bought indeed.  The neck strap of the non-walk about tickets though were much nicer XD  The most expensive ticket though (the Pitstop Grandstand) costs around PHP 45,000 to PHP 50,000 (USD 1,100). XD and that does not include access to the Padock Club Area.

I was happy with the ticket I bought! I really got a nice glimpse of the Formula race as I was sitting at a corner along the Singapore Flyer Zone. The price of my ticket is the minimum price for the Sunday race itself yet I get to be at a very nice location! The ticket was all worth it! The Flyer zone also had many events and entertainment along as we wait for the final championship! There were dancing and music and lots of food everywhere!

We also witnessed a car crash on the porsche competition which was a “side race” and it was just amazingly mad!

On this 2009 season though… I am not so happy about the new ticket sales. The walkabout area was wide and you could access up to the Singapore Flyer. I just received a mail yesterday about the new Singapore ticketing information and I was dissapointed because the walkabout tickets does not include the Flyer zone anymore… Boleh! >.<

I will post about it more on my next entry. I will also try (hope I have the time) to make a post about tips if you are planning to watch the Singapore Grand Prix on September 2009.

If you have been to the Singapore Grand Prix before and you think you can contribute by giving additional tips, kindly do so by commenting below.

Strategically Position yourselves.  Know where to sit or stay at the Formula1 Grand Prix.

USEFUL LINKS:

1.  Click here to go to the best F1 Fansite I ever know in the world!

2. My gallery of the 2008 Singapore Night Race! (Warning, pictures are copyrighted.  You may however ask permission if you would need to use the picture or just credit my site flaircandy.com)

3.  Buy Singapore GP Tickets! Tickets are available for purchase for the earlybirds at a discount on April 9, 2009.  However, randomly selected persons who are beta testers to the new Ticketing system may now purchase the tickets. NOW! as I type this lol

4.  List of Hostels in Singapore and the availability of rooms for the F1 Season on September 2009.  Hostels in Singapore are generaly decent and safe 😀

5. List of Hotels in Singapore. Click the link if you want to have an idea at how much the Hotels in Singapore cost. There are some cheap hotels as well and you still might want to consider booking in a hotel if hostels just don’t work for you.