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Captain Baka�s back! And this time Baka Airways is taking everyone on a tour to Singapore to look at the e-sports scene in this relatively small country. I hope everyone enjoyed our last few trips to Taiwan and Hong Kong.

So, sit back and relax as I take everyone on a wonderful journey to look at one of the richest countries in the world.

About Singapore

Singapore or Lion City (in Malay) was first exposed to the world in 1819 when the British invaded and made it a colony until 1959, when it finally became an independent country. Much of Singapore�s early wealth was due to its ideal location as an port. Similarly to Hong Kong, it served as a vital link between East and West traders.

Its modern wealth is credited towards tourism, which brings in a huge percentage of the country�s revenue.

If anything, the Lion City is an astonishing m�lange of culture that borders distinction and indulgence. Tourists travel from all parts of the world to experience the huge variety of international cuisines; blindfolded and they can still smell the aroma of edible excellence.

A land where the East fuses with the West, expect nothing less than a trip well spent in one of the world�s cleanest cities (literally).

The West...

Fuses with the East�

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good read^^

Ya, my team ldr is from Singapore and he cant move to the USA till after his national service :(

#nTENSE

When I lived in Singapore as an expat that's where I picked up the game. The game was HUGE there from the very beginning. There are LAN centers on every block there. When I went back there this summer the one LAN center I went to there was still running 1.5 because they didn't want to pay for a Valve cybercafe license. I suspect alot of them are like this and im sure this also holds them back alot. Good read you hit the nail on the head about the required service being an enormous crutch.

This comment was edited at 11/01/2006 12:04 AM

#Premier! Texas LAN team competing in CAL-Ripken

Singapore is not a poor country.

man, im glad i dont live in singapore, id never have time to grow my hair out until i was 50 with all that army service :)

"In order to find his equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God."

nice read as usual :)

Inactive.

Everyone has to do army training.. lethal O_o

i am going to singapore this december. anyone knows what to see and what to visit. i was there before in 2002. but hadnt much time to see around. shopping, gaming, cultural places, etc. thanks a lot. what are must see things in singapore?

goodnight and go

iv been there, #12, go to orchard road, for sure and sentosa island. im a singapore citizen so i have to do national service(army). overall a nice country but very boring sometimes and very hot

#ruinous

how come so little is written in comparison to taiwan or hk?

:S

#14

It's mainly because I have no network with Singapore teams/news group there... So instead I just chatted with a few gamers in Singapore to get a general idea of how things are like there for e-sports.

I apologize, but i promise next installment would be very detailed!

Singapore

#LostProphets #51

Good Read, interesting about the armed service laws, not a totaly bad idea. The Titans used to be a great team, and one of my favorites i hope to see a comeback by them.
My geography teacher used to live there and teach at Singapore University he said he loved it, but its hot as hell.

NOR*CAL

lol yea its a pretty sad case for us singaporeans to have to go army wtf meaning we have to be inactive for like almost 3 years

#15, 18 any suggestions for must see places in city of Lions.

#13 thanks

true very sad .. 4 them

XeT

Nothing much besides Orchard Rd for Shopping and Sentosa Island for some beach affairs. However, you might want to go around Singapore's many hawker centers or 'kopitiams' and try the cheap but very good foods, but u might need to get hold of someone local who knows which food stalls are great to show you around. When I was studying in America, I missed the local food so much it became a major factor for me returning to Singapore earlier than planned.

Oh ya, there are some hot night scenes like Zouk, St James Power Station etc if you are in the mood for some grooves n booze. A few years later you might want to come here to gamble since the government has just recently lifted the ban on gambling and there are plans in place for building two nice and big casinos, the smaller of the two being part of an integrated resort of sorts at Sentosa Island.

This comment was edited at 11/01/2006 6:03 AM

i was in singapore this summer,2nd time,love the place :D

<3 sim lim centre

Life is easy when your mind is closed

Lived 9yrs in Singapore. It was amazINGGGG :)

nice city! =)

You can pay a player to play source, but you can't make him like it.

surprise there was no talk about the crime rate in the world comparison section. it's REALLY safe here.

one thing is about the compulsory army while other real obstruction is because the government is always putting heavy stress on education =X no time to game.

This comment was edited at 11/01/2006 8:43 AM

lol tusharz :P

uwc u nub

cheap gear at sim lim square =p

Visit Gaming Lans Almost everywhere u go ther wil be one.

My girlfriend is an ex-pat in Singapore with her dad being a big time Engineer over there based to work South East Asia... She's currently studying at Tanglin Trust School...

Her family showed me a good time and welcomed me instantly... They got offered a Permanent Residence from Singapore a while back but I think they declined due to that Army Service which would fall onto her 14 year old brother in a few years but they plan to leave soon (3-6 years or so) like most ex-pat families... I think she has to do some Army Nurse training as well when she's 18 or something... I try to learn all I can so I don't get executed over there :|

The LAN over there is fun and so is net even, I played better over there due to no problem with rego and also I didn't know who was good and who wasn't so I just played to my fullest, good servers :)

Also as some said, Sim Lim is a good place to go and my girlfriend's brother races R/C cars at Turf City which has good food (hawkers)

They also have a Ministry of Sound, which is VERY fun... If you're ever over there check it out... Cheeky's and the Eski Bar is also good, my girlfriend got a Mega Margorita for her birthday so I had to help her finish it :)

I went for her Birthday and School Ball which was held at the Raffles (which is like a 5-7 Star Hotel or something with big stars staying there) and that was absolutely awesome, except for being in a suit for the photos out in the tropical weather :P everyone was a bit hot and bothered so we made our way in for our 5 course meal :P

Goto the Sushi Bars too, forget the names but they are big over there, very oriental and cool indeed :) Taxi's are very cheap too :O

P.S: The ball photo of Her, Me and Her Best Friend are on my profile page :)

This comment was edited at 11/01/2006 10:41 AM

http://www.sk-gaming.com/member/Sangheili

the lan centers over there are also awsome... theres like 1 ever block

Should have contacted me. I would have given you all the info you would need.

http://www.team-titans.net

i lived over there between '88 and '93, my dad Pat was an ex-pat. :D
i'll certainly go back there one day.
one also has to take into effect that it's rather small country.
they have Titans and i'm not sure but i think there are a lot of good DoTa (wc3 custom map) players / teams too.

jap suck ups like you are what eggs are for mr lau

Great article baka, keep up the good work. Make a goal to do at least 50 articles on countries big in CS, lol. : )

If ya flippin' coke or flippin' burgers, get that paper and provide the best service

Makes me want to go there, looks really cool.

I'm oldschool

gg crystal meth country

very nice read.

lawl

Also people, it's REALLY not as strict as everything thinks it is, it did back in the day but not anymore, just don't do anything TOO illegal when you're there :)

damn the compulsory NS :P

Zouk is nice :)

Sm!|e L4nd

nice city

Impossible Is Nothing

wow baka~~

l33t crew

Yeah, theres a great misconception of Singapore being extremely strict, which is incorrect. They are perticularly headstrong only against drugs... the myths about chewing gum (although not allowed) are not enforced at all, public alcoholism isnt taken that offensivly either :). It is a very safe country.

aww does that mean i cant bring a fat sack of dank =(

just noticed this article in the corner, great read!
would love to see more

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