I listed all the Singapore Public Holidays for the year 2012, so I could see what is the best day to buy one.
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These are the Singapore Public Holidays for 2012
2 January 2012 - A Public Holiday since New Year falls on Sunday1 January 2012 - New Year's Day(Sunday)
(Monday)
23 January 2012 - Chinese New Year(Monday)
24 January 2012 - Chinese New Year(Tuesday)
06 April 2012 - Good Friday(Friday)
5 May 2012 - Vesak Day1 May 2012 - Labour Day(Tuesday)
(Saturday)
9 August 2012 - National Day
(Thursday)
26 October 2012 - Hari Raya Haji
(Friday)
(Thursday)
20 August 2012 - A Public Holiday since Hari Raya Puasa falls on Sunday19 August 2012 - Hari Raya Puasa(Sunday)
(Monday)
26 October 2012 - Hari Raya Haji
(Friday)
13 November 2012 - Deepavali (Tentative Date)
(Tuesday)
25 December 2012 - Christmas Day
(Tuesday)
Note: Once a public holiday falls on Sundays, the following Monday will be a public holiday.
I joined three Original Singapore Walks: Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam. All three guides were entertaining, with an excellent knowledge of Singapore's history. I was initially concerned that each of the tours involved stops at local shops but these stops turned out to provide insights into local Chinese http://www.privatetoursinistanbul.com Indian and Malay traditions. They included a Chinese herbal medicine shop, an Indian sweet shop, a shop where Muslims can buy non-alcholic perfumes, a sari shop, a sarong shop. There was never any pressure to buy from these. The walks included things you would miss if you travelled around the areas alone, e.g. an unidentified graveyard where members of the original Sultan's family are buried, as well as provided interesting insights into Singaporean temples and mosques.
ReplyDeleteI don't really know about the situation for MNCs, but if you are working for a local company or SME (especially if its a local chinese boss), they will typically close the office for the week on Chinese New Year and only reopen on an auspicious day. Great for workers like me!
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