In celebration of this year’s National Day, here’s 47 random things you can do in Singapore:
- Trek the hills – Bukit Timah, Fort Canning, Mount Faber, Mount Imbiah (in Sentosa), and the other nature trails.
- Enjoy the city skyline at The Esplanade, the Singapore Flyer, Mount Faber, Sentosa, or the Central Business District (CBD).
- Enjoy the neighbourhood sights and great variety of food (Chinese, Malay, Indian, Western etc…) at the Markets, Coffee Shops, Hawker Centres. As I speak of this, I’m now missing R.K. Prata’s Roti Prata in Serangoon Gardens.
- Take in the smells of barbecue and grilled delights – Satay, Stingray, Seafood – the smell of holidays!
- Take public transport to anywhere.
- Give to the regular street buskers in your neighbourhood! I love the performances by the Erhu players.
- Climb through the trees at Bedok Reservoir’s “Forest Adventure”, a high-rope, zipline course for the adrenaline junkies.
- Discover the mysteries of Singapore in our museums – and watch out for deals where you can get in free or at a discount!
- Indulge in some local tunes at our various watering holes – Timbre, Broun, Earshot Cafe at the Arts House, just to name a few.
- Take in the sights in some of the most colourful areas in the country – Tiong Bahru, Chinatown, Little India, Clarke Quay, Serangoon Gardens etc…
- Learn the local dialects – not just Teochew or Hokkien, I’m talking about Singlish… LAH!
- Soak up National History in our Heritage belt – the Old Supreme Court, the Padang, the National Museum, Fort Canning Hill…
- Stroll, cycle, blade, or board along our beaches in Changi, East Coast, and Sentosa and let the breeze blow your troubles away.
- Smile and laugh with the families from different backgrounds, all living in our HDB estates.
- Be on the hunt for old playgrounds – the ones built with cool marble, brick, mosaic, and tiles.
- Take a boat out to Pulau Ubin or our Southern Islands for a different scenery.
- Try to find and capture our five official Merlions (Psst… the one in Sentosa is one of them!)
- Attend a reading by our local authors at local bookshop, Books Actually.
- Learn a new hobby! Crafting, cooking, and sports seem to be rather accessible in our community centres.
- Scale the Via Feratta wall at Orchard Central.
- Then go for the countless buffets that line Orchard Road after that.
- Make a beeline upon a random encounter of sidewalk astronomy =)
- Satisfy the bookworm in you with our many public libraries, regional libraries, and National Library at Victoria Street.
- Travel our four MRT lines and try to see if you could remember the order of the stations.
- Watch and/or join the working commute in the morning and evenings.
- Volunteer.
- Attempt making our local dishes from scratch – Popiah, Chicken Rice, Nasi Lemak, and Roti Prata, for a few.
- Count the number of car of a certain brand passing a particular road, during a particular time.
- Take photos of the sky as the sun sets.
- Party. Every where. Not just the clubs.
- Walk from Orchard to Somerset to Dhoby Ghaut to City Hall to Clarke Quay to Chinatown to Ann Siang Hill to Tanjong Pagar.
- Spend the entire day at Sentosa. Without going to Universal Studios Singapore yet.
- While we’re on that subject, Universal Studios Singapore!
- Catch a show at Fort Canning Green, in the breezy outdoors.
- Complain about the heat and humidity.
- Discover one-of-a-kind trinkets in the Arab Street area and Far East Plaza.
- Support the local Arts scene.
- Reverse bungee if you dare!
- Tour one of the oldest fire stations we have.
- Get tricked by the water feature that roofs the Bras Basah Circle Line MRT Station.
- Look for places that still sell Chapteh and Five Stones (that are being sold below $2. HEH.)
- Walk along Orchard Road and attempt to guess the building that was there before the current one you see.
- Be careful not to squish too many millipedes at the Botanic Gardens (especially at the MRT entrance)
- See how much you can “win” while watching “We Are Singaporean!”
- Catch a local play/ comedy skit at The Esplanade, The Black Box at the National Museum, or the National Library.
- Play and sing to ukulele tunes in public places.
- Watch the Parade. Whether on site or at home.
