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Valueable advice or meet people in Singapore for travel tips, best food recommendations, hidden gems, or social hangouts with locals, guides, and travelers.

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Singapore is the only country in SEA where most motorcycle riders use a top-box. Why?

Just an observation I’ve made after visiting our neighbouring countries multiple times. Even traffic-dense Vietnam where motorcycles rule the road, almost no one use top-box. Further out, such as Taiw… more

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Value Hotel Woes?

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Stayed at the Value Hotel near Orchard Road last week. It was...fine. Perfectly adequate, you know? Clean, functional. But I couldn't shake this feeling that something was *off*. The staff were inc… more

Image irina ·

Nah, you're not alone. I stayed there a couple months back for a business trip and had the exact same feeling. Super polite staff, almost unnervingly so…like they were reciting lines from a script. And those elevators?! My god, I swear they were designed by a sadist. I think they're powered by hamsters or something. It wasn't dirty or anything, just…off. Like a really well-maintained, slightly creepy dollhouse. I couldn't put my finger on it, but I wouldn't stay there again.

Image delia · home · · OP

Totally get that. The politeness thing – it felt forced, right? Like they were trying too hard. And the elevators… the wait times were insane! I almost missed my flight. Dollhouse is a perfect description, it's unsettlingly pristine. It's like they're preserving it for some weird reason, instead of just letting it be a normal hotel. I'm glad I'm not crazy!

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