One Night in Singapore

Loh Lik Peng, owner, Hotel 1929 and New Majestic Hotel
Singapore has quite a few vibrant ethnic neighborhoods like Chinatown, Little India and Arab Street. If you're after something exotic and unusual from old colonial Singapore, pop over to CK Collections in Little India for amazing period fans and lights. Call first, tel: (65) 9382 3438, or CK might be out fixing or delivering something. I recommend an early dinner of fish-head curry at Apollo Banana Leaf restaurant on Race Course Road, tel: (65) 6293 8682, followed by a long browse at Mustafa, a 24-hour shopping center, tel: (65) 6295 5855. They've got everything from food to electronics, and the saris and gold jewelry are cheap. People from India actually fly to Mustafa to shop for their weddings. After that, go to Clarke Quay for one of the many bars and clubs or to Tanjong Pagar for the new gay club Play, tel: (65) 6227 7400.

Joe Ng, singer, film-score composer and rock promoter
Begin at Little India. From Farrer Park MRT station, walk against the flow of traffic and you'll notice plenty of smells, colors, spices and music before you end at Tekka Mall. By then, you should have worked up an appetite. Head to the New 7th Storey Hotel in Bugis, tel: (65) 6333 4900, for an alfresco "steamboat" or hot-pot dinner. The hotel is one the few remaining old landmarks in the area. After dinner, pop over to the Arts House, tel: (65) 6332 6900, on Old Parliament Lane. A theater screens Singaporean films and critically acclaimed foreign works, while the café, Earshot, doubles as a shop that stocks the largest collection of local music, books and videos. If you want to chill out late, go to Haji Lane, where there are dozens of quaint little cafés.

Victor Woo, driver, SMRT Taxis
Start at Tanglin Village on Dempsey Hill, formerly home to military barracks and now packed with dozens of restaurants, bars and boutiques. Stroll around the antique-furniture shops and art galleries. For outdoor dining under the stars, go to Oosh, tel: (65) 6475 0002, for its lush greenery, huge waterfall and Western-Japanese cuisine. Try the warm Valrhona chocolate torte with ice cream. Afterwards, go to Bugis Village night market for some bargains, before ending with a supper of local fruits at Geylang district — it's the red-light district but it's also known for its fruit and food stalls.