168 – The Monching Visits Singapore: Haw Par Villa

I'm sure that most of you have used Tiger Balm at some point to relieve a headache or a fatigued limb. This legendary medication traces its beginnings to Aw Chu Kin, an herbalist who concocted Tiger Balm based on an existing formulation used in the imperial court of China. However, his sons Aw Boon Haw …

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167 – The Monching Visits Singapore (Day 3)

15 July, 08:45 – 11:30 We both woke up early since it was our last day in Singapore. We packed up our laundries, fixed our things, and freshened up for our final itineraries before departing. Once we were done, we left our bags in the hallway of our Airbnb flat and rode the bus to …

166 – The Monching Visits Singapore (Day 2)

14 July, 09:30 – 10:30 What was supposedly a 6:00 am call time got pushed back three and a half hours. Given that I couldn't function without coffee, I had an initial breakfast consisting of 3-in-1 coffee and a Portuguese egg tart from the nearby Madeleine's Portuguese Egg Tart. Today's first stop was at Sentosa, …

165 – The Monching Visits Singapore (Day 1)

13 July, 01:00 – 05:40 I've been awake for a long time now; since 11 in the evening yesterday, to be exact. Reminds me of the time when I had to stay up when I was working at a graveyard shift. Only this time—it's for something I really like to do. CJ and I have …

164 – On A July Update, Plus Introducing The Singapore Series

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: For ease of conversion in this entry, I'm pegging the exchange rate to SGD 1 = PHP 37.) Remember the Singapore trip CJ and I we were to do, mentioned in this post? If you've been following The Monching's Guide on Instagram, yes - we pushed through last July 13 to 15. Many …