Shopping in Singapore & Marina Bay

Well yesterday was a complete write-off. I think I must have caught a bug or something because I was being very ill and couldn't get out of bed. Luckily today I was feeling well enough to to drag myself out of bed and meet up with Jean & Valerie to go to Orchard Road for some shopping. Me and Jean left the girls to the clothes shopping and went to all the camera shops looking for some good deals. Jean wanted a Panasonic and I wanted a new lens for my DSLR. We found one shop that seemed to be quite cheap for these, but while there I was distracted and quite attracted by a Panasonic waterproof camera (my Fuji waterproof broke in the waves in Nha Trang).

I really should have checked the price of this camera in some other shops first, but I just assumed if we are buying a lens and two cameras he will do us a good deal (which he was to some extent - the lens and Jean's camera were the cheapest prices we've found). Jean's camera he was going to have to source from another store so he would have to go back later for it, I didn't have the cash for the lens so I was going to go back later as well for the lens. We made the mistake of going into some more shops and I quickly found out I had been ripped off with other shops offering that camera cheaper without negotiation. In summary, if you go camera shopping in Singapore, don't go to lucky plaza, go to Scotts road (where the better deals are with less negotiation) and go round as many shops as possible before buying because the price can vary massively.

After a quick shout at the man who ripped me off (and no refund as a result) followed by a freshen up we went to Marina Bay to see the light and water show outside the fancy Marina Bay Hotel.

Bit of a short blog post today, but it's gone 2am and I need sleep... busy day tomorrow as we're off to the zoo with Jean & Valerie!