Your guide to Asian Cities. Because I am Asian

Caution: Please exercise having an open mind while reading. :) 

Singapore City, Singapore

Famous for: The Merlion, Marina Bay and the Gardens of the Bay

Population/Demographics: Around 40% locals who look like Chinese (but speaks better English), and  60%  Foreign workers called Ex-pats (if they're white) or  Pinoys, Indians and Malaysians.

Unforgettable experience: Maria Sharapova, and Red Bull Energy Drink (definitely not related to each other).

Batam, Indonesia

Famous for: the Indonesia near Singapore port

Population/Demographics: Mostly locals, and the rest, "tourists" from Singapore.

Unforgettable experience: "Wait, are we in Mindanao?"

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Famous for: Petronas

Population/Demographics: Mostly locals

Unforgettable experience: Buying a ticket from an illegal bus company because the man who sold the ticket was just oh-so-good-looking! We ended up transferring to another bus in the middle of nowhere, during the dark hours of the morning. Wooops!

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Famous for: The travel destination for first time Pinoy travelers

Population/Demographics: 80% locals, 20% Overseas Filipino Workers

Unforgettable experience: Missing out an opportunity to have a picture with Mickey Mouse!

Bangkok, Thailand

Famous for: Leonardo diCaprio's first destination in South East Asia (remember The Beach?)

Population/Demographics: 30% male, 50% female, 20% gorgeous "females"

Unforgettable experience:  Green Mango as an everyday snack. 

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Famous for: Angkor Wat

Population/Demographics: 80% local, 10% backpackers, 10% Lexus cars

Unforgettable experience: Bus ride from Vietnam. 

Saigon, Vietnam

Famous for: Surviving the World War

Population/Demographics: 50% local, 50% motorbikes

Unforgettable experience: Best Coffee ever. And offending a waiter for not ordering a Lipton Iced Tea. :(

Osaka, Japan

Famous for: Ramen, Sushi, Sashimi, Takoyaki

Population/Demographics: Mostly locals, and the rest, cartoon and Anime characters

Unforgettable Experience: First big bang snow experience! 

Taipei, Taiwan

Famous for: Meteor Garden

Population/Demographics: Mostly locals, more cultured than Chinese

Unforgettable Experience: Being mistaken by another tourist as a local

Beijing, China

Famous for: Great Wall and Forbidden City

Population/Demographics: Mostly locals who spit wherever, whenever they feel like it. 

Unforgettable Experience: First public toilet experience.