flashes of images in my brain can be described in thousands of words but my vocabulary is limited

7 billion people on earth. Everyday you walk, every day people pass by. Each time there isn't but fractions of seconds that two pairs of eyes met and acknowledge it's owner's presence, before their brains forgot them again.

Look at me while I look at you
and then
we go on ahead.

You can look at me as I look at you
and only in those two seconds
will I acknowledge you.

Look at me as I look at you
Now turn back to your partner
She's been trying to talk.

I know
and I know you know
That we are stealing glances.

edit: I saw this on tumblr, but it came from 9gag. -_-!

We checked in at the hotel at I don't know what time. Mula-mula kita book standard room with double bed. We thought of cramming ourselves in a room  - but that morning I couldn't think properly and told the other two to just get inside and rest while we check-in and of course reception asked where would the other two be staying. He was the one who suggested that we upgrade to family room and we agreed, now paying $93 for the room, divided between us four, instead of $45 in the first place. I was glad - room was indeed very small, the family suite makes it possible to breathe comfortably.
Then we went put to see the city. It was after 8am - though it feels like 11, we're too tired! Aaaand the rush hour is not helping. MRTs come every minute (if not every 45s) but we only barely managed to step inside the third train - that's saying how many people are using public transport to work. It's like travelling together with the crowd from Jalan TAR pada weekend lepas gaji masuk. Except this crowd is well-dressed, armed with iPhone 4s, Samsung Notes and their earphones. Oh yeah, Singaporean ladies wore grey eye shadows to work as opposed to soft pink worn by the German.
We got out at Raffles Place and spent 15 minutes watching a very cute German baby being told off by her mother - an excuse to sit after penat gila wrestling with the rush hour. The station's near the UOB Plaza

so effing tall almost cricked my neck standing at the base and looking up: something I never did with KLCC.

And THIS

'Bird' by Fernando Botero, the same person who painted the fat Monalisa. Man I'm so proud I touched this. 

Give you the bird's fat ass. 

BIRD YO ASS SO FAT, it's cute. Kalau bukan gangsa dah gigit dah kaki dia.

In Singapore installations like this are to be seen everywhere, by the way. From the Boat Quay we went by foot along the Singapore River towards the Merlion overlooking Marina Bay Sands and the Esplanade Theathers.

Then naik kat City Hall station belah pegi Bugis (Kampong Glam) sebab nak makan please la kitorang tak makan ape-ape lagi dari semalam okay. Sampai Arab Street makan dulu: Zam-zam Restaurant. I only have the picture of the food and the receipt. Mamak tu yang suggest this: Two plates of briyani and one ayam masala - costs $7.50. Take two sets and split between four people. Including drinks that's $5.10 pro Person. See the teh ais? Besar gila gelas, rase macam orang Arab. Yeah their portions are big. They have a lot more to offer: Murtabak kambing lembu biri-biri rusa goreng-goreng pun ada, but at some points in life you do not think and you do not care what you stuff into your throats as long as you can satisfy your bodily need for replenishment and shut your fears of starvation up.

There's the Sultan Mosque nearby, and Arab Street is where you shop for kain ela. Bargain hard, please. Nearby is also the Haji Lane: a place selling all things vintage and quirky. You will want to shop here, but save some money for the souvenirs, I know a place you can get them cheaper.

This is the ultimate budget trip yaww. Visit Singapore with RM500

So what is a budget trip. A pre-calculated trip, of course, when you try to travel with what little money you have. For this one, I exchanged RM450 to to SGD 184 - rate was 2.435. Flight ticket to SG cost MYR49.00 (no checked-in luggage, no insurance) including taxes, so I spent total RM500 only. I'm really proud of myself.
We arrived at Changi Airport on the night of 16th January at 2315 hrs, 15 minutes ahead of schedule. Since ingatkan sampai lambat, kami takde la book hotel untuk malam tu. Rugi pitih je. Sekali pilot bawak laju gila. We decided to spend the night in the airport anyway. Okay. Now. Changi airport ade tiga terminal. Kitorang sampai kat the newly-upgraded Terminal 1 (bukan Seremban punya). Departure / Arrival Hall dia is joined together, memang awesome. Carpeted - boleh rilek je tido atas lantai. Free foot massages. Watch full-length movies from their flat screen TVs. Macam rumah kan. If you dare, stay inside the arrival hall until you're ready to get your passport stamped / to start melancong. We spent only about half an hour there, pastu baru pegi customs counter. Abang kaunter pun surprised - "Ingatkan dah habis, rupanya ade lagi!" - sebab sume AirAsia passengers yang naik dengan kitorang dah check out pun. Kalau cerdik sikit, check for next flight coming in from your hometown and check out with them to avoid suspicion - 'ape la budak-budak ni buat kat dalam'. Kalau takde pun rilek suda. Takkan nye dia marah. Oh yeah, when we arrived, yang stamp pasport tu semua Melayu siap borak-borak. Orang Singapore peramah sampai pelik dibuatnye.
Kat terminal 1 kedai-kedai dia biasa je. Nak best naik Skytrain free je pegi terminal lain, terminal 2 ade shopping2. Terminal 3 ade Slide. Spend $10 dalam airport dapat satu token bole main gelongsor empat tingkat. Kat basement 2 ade free testing - tapi 1.5 tingkat je la. Jangan lupa amik brochures yang diorang letak-letak tu. Study it, move around and you'll not notice it was morning. Also see this: Free things to do at Changi airport. For in house wireless service, approach Info Counter with your passport and mintak password. Dia bagi free to use with your wireless device for four hours. Dah habis mintalah lagi. Kalau tak mahu buat pape, duduk lepak tido mane-mane diam-diam. Oh yeah, malam pertama kat Singapore, spend $6 untuk Starbucks sebab nak tumpang tido kan.

This trip was thoroughly unplanned. Before pegi cuma beli tiket ke sana and booking bilik hotel satu malam, pastu cari range harga tiket bas balik KL. For me, memang berani mati la kalau pegi overseas trip tak plan. Nanti balik menyesal macam-macam. Kami cuma tahu tempat nak pergi Sentosa and Orchard Road, pastu nak pegi beli kain tapi tak tahu kat mane. Jadinye. Make use of the maps they provided for free. Google places you want to go, things you want to do "beli kain kat singapore, singapore budget trip, makan kat singapore" dan sebagainye. Ah tapi mudah je, jangan risau.
Pagi tu kita naik MRT ke arah City. Mase ni excited la nak start melancong kan. Hotel kitorang kat Geylang. Single trip Changi Airport - Aljunied station cost $1.90. Oh ye, MRT ni kalau takde EzLink (macam TouchNGo), kena beli tiket kat machine. Sediakan small change. Tiket dia macam kad la, lepas guna refund balik dapat $1. So kita bayar $2.90, tapi kira $1.90 la sebab $1 tu bole refund. Ada faham? $1 tu guna untuk rolling je la. Jangan lupa refund sebelum balik kalau xnk jadikan tiket tu souvenir keke. Sampai hotel, simpan barang. Hotel kitorang book kat sini tapi keyword yang guna untuk google dah lupa. Try lah "budget hotel Singapore, cheap hotel" ke apa ke. We split $93 between four people for a family room. Considering its a hotel, it's quite cheap, sebab kalau nak tido Singapore comfortably for the night you really have to spend about 20 bucks even for a backpackers hostel UNLESS you're ready to sleep in a 20-bed mixed gender room - that one is less than $8. Kalau book awal, dapat la kot all-female room ke all-male ke.  I didn't regret our room, but I regretted choosing the hotel - it was in the red light district of Geylang, felt so uneasy walking between the hotel and MRT station. We initially wanted to stay in another hotel, but saw through the Google Street View that this one is situated in a more lively area with a lot more shops and stuff. I have read somewhere that Geylang is a red light district, but failed to make the connection. We arrived at our hotel that morning all satisfied with the area - bustling with people, near to MRT station etc. That afternoon we took a ride in a taxi (that's another story) and the surprised driver told us about it, THEN only we started seeing a whole new world. That evening I almost died (METAPHORIC!) walking back to hotel, drenched in my own paranoic cold sweat. Singapore's crime rate is really low, by the way.
End of part 1, I'll continue, I promise!