Hi Mayur Thanks for the compliments! Actually I should thank you for saving S$10 for India's GDP. I was in any case not going to use it and the card would have expired in 6 months..!!
Good that our experiences were helpful to you. You can post yout tips...for my next trip. -Good day MKD On Nov 13, 2007 3:42 PM, mayur bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanks to Mr Manoj Das, Santanoo Medhi and Jyotirmoy Sharma, we had some > really nice time in singapore during last week. all your tips proved to be > very useful during our stay there. > special thanks to Mr Manoj Das for his kind gesture about the phone card > which we fully utilised there. i was pleasantly surprised when he refused > to take money from me despite my repeated insistence for that card. i am > touched by your gesture, Mr Das. > signing off for the time being > mayur bora > > > Manoj Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:43:28 +0530 > From: "Manoj Das" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Assam] Any assamnetter in Singapore ? > > one thing more..opposite carlburg tower, there is a souvenir shop.. get your > and spouse's 3D image etched in a crystal cube for s$68. that will be the > ultimate souvenir. > > manoj das > > > On 10/29/07, Manoj Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi mr bora > > > > *accessible > > > > you can see Singapore on the Google earth for familiarization. > > > > one thing, i have an international calling card of s$10 lying idle with > me..if you give me your address i can send you by post, which you may use > there. > > > > bon voyage > > -mkd > > > > > > > > On 10/28/07, mayur bora < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > dear mr das > > > thanks a lot for all the important information you sent. > > > i hope our stay would be memorable with your tips. > > > bye for now > > > mayur bora > > > > > > Manoj Das < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hello bora > > > > > > i was in singapore last fornight. singapore as such is a nice place, not > very expensive, if you know the tricks. use MRT as much as possible. You can > take it from Changi airport also, that will boost your confidence. Just see > where you need to get down. It's quite cheap to travel by MRT. Pl note that > the the fair is inclusive of 1S$ security, which you can recover after > exiting the platform. There are vending machines, where you need nto tender > the exact change. the balance is returned automatically. > > > > > > you must spend a full day at sentosa island. there is a monorail from > the last MRT station. fair is S$2.5. On the island visit the singapore > panaroma (S$10), carlburg shutting tower for an aerial view of SGP (S$12), > underwater world and dolphin lagoon (S$19.8), butterfly garden, orchid > garden, the ropeway, merlion (stay till 8 pm for the night view). > > > > > > you may also goto KL which is about 50 minutes by plane and also > assessable by road. I stayed in a hotel called 'prescott inn' at the heart > of the city' (Ringit 120). KL is also a very reasonably ok city. > > > > > > take visa before hand for singapore and Malaysia for convenience. the > photo for singapore visa is quite different, needs a closer up photo. > malaysia and SGP visas are given for one year with multiple entry. > > > > > > best option for stay (if not going through package) is youth hostel. > there are web sites <www.anywherehotels.com , www.asiarooms.com > which > provide cheaper options and can be booked through net. In youth hostels > breakfast (continental) is complimentary and a clean AC room can be > rented for as much as say Rs. 1000/- . dorm beds for about rs. 200/- . > In a tourist place room is not the place where you spend lot of time. It > should be clean, should have good linen and a clean bath. so save money for > that shopping splurge by cutting the boarding cost. All hotels also offer > compli breakfast. > > > > > > use the green channel for exit. changi is very tourist friendly. don't > volunteer to take any packet from unknown people. penalty for drug peddling > is capital punishment there. > > > > > > you can withdraw local currency through your VISA or Mastercard debit > card. It comes handy and at par with the exchange rate. there is no > withdrawal charge. > > > > > > -mkd > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10/26/07, mayur bora < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I am arriving at Singapore as a tourist along with my wife on 05 Nov > and we are likely to stay in Peninsula.Excelsior hotel located on Colemon > Street up to 09 Nov. > > > > We would be grateful if any assamnetter currently residing in > Singapore gives us some tips about the must-see places and shopping centres > (of course not very expensive). Please give your contact nos or mail ids so > that we can contact in case of any clarification. > > > > regards > > > > Mayur Bora > > > > DDM, NABARD > > > > Jorhat, Assam > > > > > > > > > > > > Mayur Bora > > > > Jorhat > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > assam mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > assam mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mayur Bora > > > Jorhat > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > assam mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mayur Bora > Jorhat > > > ________________________________ > Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it > now. On Nov 13, 2007 3:42 PM, mayur bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanks to Mr Manoj Das, Santanoo Medhi and Jyotirmoy Sharma, we had some > really nice time in singapore during last week. all your tips proved to be > very useful during our stay there. > special thanks to Mr Manoj Das for his kind gesture about the phone card > which we fully utilised there. i was pleasantly surprised when he refused > to take money from me despite my repeated insistence for that card. i am > touched by your gesture, Mr Das. > signing off for the time being > mayur bora > > > Manoj Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:43:28 +0530 > From: "Manoj Das" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Assam] Any assamnetter in Singapore ? > > one thing more..opposite carlburg tower, there is a souvenir shop.. get your > and spouse's 3D image etched in a crystal cube for s$68. that will be the > ultimate souvenir. > > manoj das > > > On 10/29/07, Manoj Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi mr bora > > > > *accessible > > > > you can see Singapore on the Google earth for familiarization. > > > > one thing, i have an international calling card of s$10 lying idle with > me..if you give me your address i can send you by post, which you may use > there. > > > > bon voyage > > -mkd > > > > > > > > On 10/28/07, mayur bora < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > dear mr das > > > thanks a lot for all the important information you sent. > > > i hope our stay would be memorable with your tips. > > > bye for now > > > mayur bora > > > > > > Manoj Das < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hello bora > > > > > > i was in singapore last fornight. singapore as such is a nice place, not > very expensive, if you know the tricks. use MRT as much as possible. You can > take it from Changi airport also, that will boost your confidence. Just see > where you need to get down. It's quite cheap to travel by MRT. Pl note that > the the fair is inclusive of 1S$ security, which you can recover after > exiting the platform. There are vending machines, where you need nto tender > the exact change. the balance is returned automatically. > > > > > > you must spend a full day at sentosa island. there is a monorail from > the last MRT station. fair is S$2.5. On the island visit the singapore > panaroma (S$10), carlburg shutting tower for an aerial view of SGP (S$12), > underwater world and dolphin lagoon (S$19.8), butterfly garden, orchid > garden, the ropeway, merlion (stay till 8 pm for the night view). > > > > > > you may also goto KL which is about 50 minutes by plane and also > assessable by road. I stayed in a hotel called 'prescott inn' at the heart > of the city' (Ringit 120). KL is also a very reasonably ok city. > > > > > > take visa before hand for singapore and Malaysia for convenience. the > photo for singapore visa is quite different, needs a closer up photo. > malaysia and SGP visas are given for one year with multiple entry. > > > > > > best option for stay (if not going through package) is youth hostel. > there are web sites <www.anywherehotels.com , www.asiarooms.com > which > provide cheaper options and can be booked through net. In youth hostels > breakfast (continental) is complimentary and a clean AC room can be > rented for as much as say Rs. 1000/- . dorm beds for about rs. 200/- . > In a tourist place room is not the place where you spend lot of time. It > should be clean, should have good linen and a clean bath. so save money for > that shopping splurge by cutting the boarding cost. All hotels also offer > compli breakfast. > > > > > > use the green channel for exit. changi is very tourist friendly. don't > volunteer to take any packet from unknown people. penalty for drug peddling > is capital punishment there. > > > > > > you can withdraw local currency through your VISA or Mastercard debit > card. It comes handy and at par with the exchange rate. there is no > withdrawal charge. > > > > > > -mkd > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10/26/07, mayur bora < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I am arriving at Singapore as a tourist along with my wife on 05 Nov > and we are likely to stay in Peninsula.Excelsior hotel located on Colemon > Street up to 09 Nov. > > > > We would be grateful if any assamnetter currently residing in > Singapore gives us some tips about the must-see places and shopping centres > (of course not very expensive). Please give your contact nos or mail ids so > that we can contact in case of any clarification. > > > > regards > > > > Mayur Bora > > > > DDM, NABARD > > > > Jorhat, Assam > > > > > > > > > > > > Mayur Bora > > > > Jorhat > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > assam mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > assam mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mayur Bora > > > Jorhat > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > assam mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mayur Bora > Jorhat > > > ________________________________ > Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it > now. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
