Hear. Here. Singapore.

For those thinking of visiting Singapore, our welcome mat is always out! This episode is for those who come to our sunny island, and want to know how to order coffee... like a local!

Visit Singapore - Order Kopi Like a Local

Seedly - How to Order Coffee Like a Pro

Serious Eats - A Guide to Singapore Coffee

Expat Living - All you need to know about Kopi

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If you're willing to go west - really, really west - you can get an awesome sunset snap at one of the iconic spots in Singapore. Keeping guard on the breakwater of the Raffles Marina is a lighthouse that keeps maritime traffic safe on the Straits of Johor

Raffles Marina Official Website

Ostrich Trails - Lighthouse Walk

The Smart Local

Trip Advisor

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Singapore's border checkpoints are among the busiest in the world, with a total of 450,000 travelers every day across the 2 land crossings. Join me an hour before dawn at the Tuas Checkpoint in the west as the waves of traffic start streaming to the city. In 12 hours, they'll come back to leave Singapore: who is making these daily commutes, many on sub-200cc motorbikes?

Wikipedia

Border Checkpoints

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The oldest Hindu Temple in Singapore is the Sri Mariamman Temple on South Bridge Road, in the Chinatown district. It's famous for the annual firewalking festival and the daily poojas. More low-key and intimate is the Archanai, a personal pooja performed by priests to bestow the blessings of the goddess, Mariamman, on the devotee. 

Entry is free, but footwear is not permitted inside. The temple provides shoe racks outside. 

Sri Mariamman Temple Website

History of Sri Mariamman Temple

Wikipedia

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Listen to the mesmerizing soundtrack of a pooja, as a nadaswaram (long horn) and thavil (double-sided drum) add syncopated beats, drifting tempos and intricate phrases to the ringing bell as devotees seek the blessing of the Goddess Mariamman at the oldest Hindu Temple in Singapore. The Sri Mariamman Temple was completed in 1827, just 4 years shy of 2 centuries. 

Entry is free, but be mindful that footwear is not permitted inside, so please leave your shoes in the shoe racks outside before entering 

Sri Mariamman Temple Website

History of Sri Mariamman Temple

Wikipedia

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In the heart of the downtown core of Singapore is an open field where many historical events took place as Singapore bloomed from British Colony into the vibrant, thriving, independent city-state that it is today. It's big enough to accommodate five football fields, and there's a public path through the middle that's always open. I went to the middle of the path to record the sound of a site that is up for consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

NLB History of The Padang

Wikipedia Page

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One of my favourite highlights at a Chinese Wedding Reception in Singapore is the Yum Seng, a toast to the newlyweds where going LOUD and LONG is great. If you've never been to a Chinese Wedding Reception, I'll give you a 3-item checklist on what you need to bring. 

Special thanks to Brendan and Junita for letting me record their Yun Seng, and to Jon Tee, the emcee who organised getting me into the magnificent ballroom at the Fullerton Hotel. 

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Has the search for the perfect sound spa for the ears finally found a winner? I visit Bukit Timah Railway Station, part of the Rail Corridor, and if you walk 500m from the road, you'll find yourself in tropical forest, teeming with activity, yet also soothing and peaceful. 

NParks - Bukit Timah Railway Station

NParks - Rail Corridor

URA - Rail Corridor

Bukit Timah Railway Station - Wikipedia

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I explore a park that's right in the city, with a major expressway running along its western perimeter. It would seem a foregone conclusion that traffic noise bleeds into the park, and while that does happen, you don't notice it as much after a few minutes, because it's an oasis the the middle of downtown busyness. Listen as we wander around Pearl's Hill City Park

Pearl's Hill City Park - NParks

Pearl's Hill - The Smart Local

Pearl's Hill City Park - Little Day Out

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Singapore has Four National Taps when it comes to water sources, and the cheapest is local catchment water, i.e. natural rainfall. Rain water is carefully diverted into the reservoirs around Singapore, and in the east, the biggest is at Bedok Reservoir. With a maximum depth of 18m and a shoreline of 4.3km, it's capable of holding 12.8 million m³ of water. It also holds dark secrets...

*Trigger Warning: this episode mentions suicide. If you are having negative thoughts, please reach out to Samaritans of Singapore. They're available 24/7, you can remain anonymous, and anything you share will be kept confidential. Call 1-767 or whatsapp 9151 1767

NParks - Bedok Reservoir Park

7 Things to do at Bedok Reservoir!

The Smart Local

Bedok Reservoir - Wikipedia

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