Night Market Krabi

I had visited Krabi, Thailand with my wife for a short vacation. The Krabi night market is definitely one of the must see places in Krabi. We were staying near the Ao Nang Beach, and it took about 45 minutes to reach the night market. There was a lot of taxi shuttles available which would take us to the night market from Ao Nang. We had gone there on a Sunday evening. It was raining intermittently, so I carried the hotel umbrella with me. A friend of mine had suggested me to try the Banana pancake there, so the first thing we did after getting out in Krabi night market is find a banana pancake shop. I thanked my friend later for suggesting me to try the banana pancake. I loved it.

The night market is a street full of open stalls selling different things, mostly souvenirs, t-shirts, accessories, and food - a lot of different variety of food.

This stall in particular intrigued our curiosity. They were selling insects. No, we did not try them. But it was interesting to see how they had cooked different variety of insects.

At the center of the night market there was this huge stage put up which had some people entertaining the crowd. We did not stay at the center for a long time since most seats were already filled.                  

We absolutely enjoyed the street food in the night market. The souvenir shops had all the souvenirs which we wanted to buy for family and friends at a good price. Music, food and shopping - night market was an enjoyable experience!!!

Uber Pool Singapore

Public transport in Singapore is not expensive. I moved to Singapore for work. I have always been using public transport for commuting to work. I would never take a taxi home unless I was starting from office in the middle of the night, which I would at times due to my work shift timings. I was aware of Uber, Grab and other taxi services in Singapore. But it was recently that my friend introduced me to the concept of UberPool and Grab Share. It sounded more like the share-auto concept which I have used in Chennai, but only better. I began to use more of UberPool everyday.

What is UberPool?
UberPool is a car sharing service provided by Uber apart from their usual Standard taxi services. UberPool will be atleast 15%-20% cheaper. Hence more affordable. Car sharing does not mean that you will find a car only if there are other people pooling. You will be riding alone in case nobody raises request for UberPool in your path.

I live less than 3 kms from my office. I was taking the bus to work everyday. My average journey time was 20-25 minutes, because I had to change 2 buses. After I started using UberPool my commute time is about 10 minutes or lesser these days. I do not use UberPool everyday though. Uber provides a lot of promotional discounts these days in Singapore. I wait for the promotions to be active. These promotions are $4 off, or $5 off, which means that I will be paying even lesser than what I pay for public transport. I suppose this is good because the distance to my office is less. If it was more then public transport might still be cheaper.

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DBS Marina Regatta - Singapore

Yesterday I was near Marina Bay Sands to have a look at what was happening at the DBS Marina Regatta. DBS Marina Regatta is an event organized by the DBS Bank. This is happening on the Promontory near Marina Bay Sands. They have many events happening including a wipeout zone, food stalls, and urban beach and other things.

It was a breezy evening yesterday. I reached the promontory around 7:30 PM. The participants of the kayaking activities which should have been held earlier that day where stretching their legs and frolicking under empty stalls. The entrance of the DBS Marina Regatta had a beachy look. As soon as I entered the first thing I noticed was the big wipeout zone setup which was on the left. 

There was some people participating, and many were standing around this zone watching the event. The lighting was very good, but I got bored soon and moved over to the food stalls. They had about 6 - 7 food stalls. I started exploring what they were serving. There was an ice cream stall, a hot dog stall, arabian food, sausage stall, and a Michelin star listed stall. Food prices where not more than 15 dollars, but not less than 7 dollars. My wife and I enjoyed the delicious food. The stalls were wonderfully decorated. The place was lit up like a carnival.

After having a good dinner of hot dogs, sausages, and ice cream, I moved on to see what was happening on the other events. There was a beach setup which looked fantastic. There was some alcoholic drinks being served at the beach counter. 

The view from this fake beach was good. Since the night was breeze I noticed a lot of people enjoying with friends sitting on the hammock. 

There was also a sound proofed party dome with loud music playing on the inside. I did not bother going inside. 

DBS Marina Regatta on June 2nd was not crowded, may be because it was a Friday evening and people had not yet got into the weekend mode. My wife and I we enjoyed the pleasantness of the evening, and the delicious food served at the counters lifted our spirits.