No Gum-Lah

No Gum-Lah

By Enzo Kekligian

In Singapore, 1987, teenagers begun sticking gum in the door sensors of a five billion railway project (the teenagers didn’t get in trouble because it was a big amount of teens doing it and there weren’t a lot of cameras in Singapore) called Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) that leaded Lee Kuan Yew make a drastic and risky decision.

No one knows for sure what were all the facts that leaded Lee Kuan Yew to approve the law that makes selling gum illegal, but is probably because in the past a lot of people kept sticking gum everywhere. That gums stuck in the MRT make that revolutionary system fail and the government needed to rebuild the super new system.

Some people thought that whoever sells gum would be arrested but others thought that they would just pay a fine. However, no one actually knows what the punishment is for selling gum. Singaporeans don’t think that the law should be lifted because that law made Singapore one of the cleanest countries in Asia.

Thirty-three percent of students in SAIS (Stamford American International School) support the law. Sixty-four percent of students think that the law should be ditched because they really miss gum. Eighty percent of the students think that the law helped Singapore to be clean as it is today.

It is a very big issue because tourists and expats don’t know if they can bring gum and they think it is illegal to chew gum. The truth is the police will not arrest you if you chew or bring gum to Singapore. They will, however, arrest you if you try to sell it. Since 2004, you can bring a little amount of gum to Singapore so is not illegal to chew it.

Some countries think that selling gum is illegal is a weird and unnecessary law. Other countries think that the law is very important and helped Singapore to grow and be this important country in Asia.

If the whole population agrees that who stuck gum should pay a fine the government should ditch the law, but Singapore is clean because of that law that is why Singaporeans don’t want to ditch the law.

Dempsey Hills

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In Dempsey Hills there are a lot of restaurants and furniture stores.To see where is it click here.

Some of the best restaurants:

- La Forketta (Italian restaurant). I chose this one because they have one of the best pizzas is singapore not kidding is very good and the ambient is very comfortable. For the official site click here.

- La Ventana (Spanish restaurant). I chose this one best of all the other spanish restaurants, because they have a huge selection and variety of tapas. For the official site click here.

- PS Cafe (International).I chose this one because they are in the best locations and the food is amazing. For the official site click here.

- Ben and Jerry's (Ice Cream).I chose this one because Ben and Jerry's is one of the best ice cream on the world. For the official site click here.

Marina Bay Hotel

Before I start writing, if you want to know about some topic that I didn't posted yet write in the comments and I'll choose the topic to write a new post.

I stayed in this wonderful hotel, it was the second best hotel I ever been.
To see the exact location of the hotel click here, to book suits click here and to enter in the official website click here

If you can not afford to stay in the hotel. or if you are break but you really want to visit the hotel or just to watch the Singapore best skyline you can just visit the Observation deck, in the deck you can have lunch or dinner.For more information click here.

Prices to enter in the Observation deck: 

- 23 dollars for adult.

- 17 dollars for children. ( aged between 2-12 years) 

- 20 dollars for senior citizens. (aged 65 years above)

- free for children. (aged between 0-2)

When you stay in the hotel the attendance was the best that I ever had.The hotel has his own shopping center, theater and museum.I did most like the view from anywhere in the hotel, is wonderful.The infinity swimming pool is the nicest pool I ever been, is very refreshing and it have the best skyline of Singapore.

Suggestions of restaurants:

- Carnivore Brazilian Churrascaria (Brazilian Steakhouse)

- Caffé B (Italian restaurant)

- Pizzeria Mozza (Italian Pizza)

- db Bistro & Oyster Bar (French Restaurant)

The theater of the hotel is the best in Singapore.To see the shows that are showing click here

The museum is the best in Singapore. The museum have the best attraction. I went there to see Da Vinci attraction is very cool and the prices are affordable.To see the attractions click here

Conclusion:

However this was the best hotel I ever been I really recommend.

Singapore Flyer

I went to the Singapore flyer when I stay in the Marina bays hotel,which is the hotel with a boat on top wit an infinity swimming pool.To see exactly where is it click here.To book tickets click here.

There are five types of flight:

- Signature Cocktail Flight

I went there it is very comfortable and you can choose an cocktail but don't get worried if you have child they have non alcohol cocktail.

- Champagne Flight  

It is the flight that they serve champagne.

- Singapore Flight

It is the normal Flight.

- Full Butler Dining

You get dinner in the Singapore Flyer.

- Singapore Sling

They serve the best cocktails in the city.

How to go there:

- You can go by MRT, the station is Promenade.

- You can go by car and there is an car park.

- You can go by taxi.

- By bus (take the bus 106 ,111 and 133 and stop on Temasek Avenue)

Opening hours:

 All the flights start at 8:30am and finish at 10:30 pm.

Universal Studios Singapore

The Singapore Universal Studios is not that so big but is very nice.
If you want to see where is it click here. To book tickets online click here, to visit the official site click here. Don't forget that the Universal Studios is in Sentosa,  Sentosa is an other island in Singapore.

The Singapore Universal Studios is really good,but don't think that you can spend a hole day there because is not so big, the Singapore Universal is cleaner than the Orlando Universal.

How to get there:

- Sentosa Express in the first stop, Sentosa Express it is in vivo city mall in the Habourfront MRT station.

- You can go by Taxi.

- You can go by electric trolley.

Attractions:

My favorites rides:

- Mummy Ride, it was very scary but it was very enjoyable.

- Transformers Ride, it is an 4D ride but it is very realistic.

- Jurassic Park Water Ride was very nice because Singapore is very hot so when the water splash on you it is very refreshing.

When is open: Every day from 10:00am to 7:00pm.

Good Points and Bad Points:

- It is very clean. (Good Point)

- It isn't so big. (Bad Point)

- In holidays and weekend the park get very crowded.(Bad Point) 

- The signals in the park are very good to find.(Good Point)

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Thanks a lot everyone who saw that blog I am really enjoying writing post.

I am very impressed seeing all the people nationalities which saw my blog.

I am very happy seeing that Irish, Brazilian, Indian,Singaporean, Americans,British,Argentinian,Australian,Chileans and Spanish people saw it.

Sorry about don't posting anything anymore it will be only for more week because I am in Exam Week so sorry about that.  

Singapore Soccer Team

The Singapore soccer team it is in the 162 FIFA international teams.
this is a graphic about the rank of Singapore team.

The Singapore soccer team logo it is a lion because the country logo it is a lion mermaid so the logo is like this.

This is a video of the best goals of Singapore soccer team.

The video show goals of Singapore from the Malaysia Cup of the old to news Lions XII, National teams from Tiger Cup to the AFF Suzuki Cup.

River Safari

In the River Safari there are a lot of animals and you can go to a boat which has a variety of animals, like a Safari but it is in a boat so it is cool.
When I went there it was raining so I can't go to boat trip but when rains you can see the hole Safari walking so don't enter in panic.

If you want to see where is exactly the River Safari click here

Now some hints:
- If you really want to go in the boat trip you should go in a day that won't rain.
- The area of the park is an area of the island that rains a lot so when you go you must take an umbrella.
- To the boat trips you must have 1.06 m heigh.

Some pictures of the aquarium:

                                          

 

   

Inside the River Safari you can see three animals both are in the zoo but you can see they inside the Safari These animals are the Giant Panda, Fox Panda and Polar Bear.

I just took some photos of the Giant Panda and Polar Bear.

                       

Opening Hour:

- Amazon River last boat it's 4:30pm.

- River Safari Cruise last boat it 's 5:30pm.

- The River Safari park hour opening it's from 9:30am to 6:30pm.

ION SKY

1. Ion sky it is a restaurant  in the 55th floor of the ion shopping mall:

In the image there is a mall on the ground and the ION SKY it's in the farthest huge tower behind
the mall.

In the ION SKY there is a restaurant called Salted Grill & Sky Bar. I went there on my parents  wedding anniversary. The food was so good I loved it, when you go there you must order the meat because in my opinion it is the best grill in the whole Singapore.

The restaurant  looks like this.

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The most impressive part of this restaurant is the view here are some photos I took: 

The Censure Of Singapore

The worst point of Singapore is the censure.With include adult videos, Music,Series and Movies

Censure of Music:

- All the musics on Singapore are without bad words.(so they change the lyrics) 

- All the musics are very old.

Censure of series:

- Some series not allowed in Singapore: The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, etc. To don't influence the children and teenagers.

- All the explicit scenes are withdrawn of the episodes.

Censure of Movies:

- If you want to see a movie for 13 years old and you aren't old enough, the only way to see you need to be with an adult.

- If you want to see a movie and it's rated 18+ years old but you aren't 18 you can't watch the movie, Because the government want's the teenagers to not repeat the bad words or influence their childhood.

How to See Netflix in SG

The only way to use Netflix in Singapore is contracting the internet of View Q West.

Night Safari

Hey there, yesterday I went to Night Safari in SG.

It was very good, but I think it could be better. 

Here some hints:

- If you don't want to wait in a long line you need to be with private tour.

- If you doesn't contract a private tour make sure to go out before 10:30 because if you stay it won't have taxis and buses.

- If you want to see all the animals you need to get the tram and walk in all trails, if you only go to the tram you will only se 60% of the animals.

- If you don't like Asian food you must book a table in the Safari to do this you only need to call the Night Safari, but if you go with a private tour you can choose if you want to pay to eat in the buffet or you can eat in the Safari's food court. 

A photo of the fire show:

Photos of the animals:

                 

Good and bad points:

- There aren't a lot of animals.(bad point)

- After going to the tram and the trails there isn't nothing to do.(bad point)

- Have a lot of people visiting there(bad point)

- There aren't a lot of light in the animals habitats(bad point)

- It's very clean.(good point)

First post

Hey my name is Enzo. I'm a Brazilian guy, I am twelve years old.
I am in Singapore about one month, it was scary when I receive the notice of coming here.But when I arrive in Singapore, I receive a liberty I never had, because In Sao Paulo, Brazil it was very dangerous and risky so my mom didn't allowed to hang out in Brazil, after one week in Singapore I went to the shops with my friends.

Now some good points of Singapore:

- The MRT (subway and buses) are clean and very good.

- The people are very receptive, so when I arrive in my first day in school all the children were very nice with me so I fell I was in home.