"Edwin Lau" wrote in message ...
Use Singapore as a launchpad if you must to visit the other
countries in Asia such as Malaysia, Thailand and perhaps Indonesia.

Malaysia and Thailand is quite easy to travel, since there's a land
connection to there. Indonesia and Singapore however is separated by
water, one need to travel using ships or airplanes. But it's still
relatively quite easy to travel to Indonesia from Singapore and vice
versa, just like many Indonesians that prefer to have vacations on
Singapore than Bali. And also many Singapore have vacations in the
nearby Indonesian island of Batam.

And also it should be noted that AirAsia is offering budget travel
from Senai (Johor Bahru, near Singapore) to Kuala Lumpur, and Kuala
Lumpur to Alor Star (near Hatyai, a Thailandnese bordertown).

http://www2.airasia.com/general.php?p=pmain&l=en

You probably do not need a month in Singapore to do everything you need to do.

Correct. One month is an overkill.

Getting around Singapore is easy, the cheapest way is to walk
but beyond that, there is the bus systems and the
subway (MRT) which are relatively affordable.

Correct. Bus, MRT, and the relatively small size of Singapore made it
relatively quite easy, affordable, and fast to travel

And as mentioned walking is always the cheapest wa.

Staying in Singapore however can be costly compared to the other parts of Asia.

The other alternative would to stay at Johor Bahru (a Malaysian border
town near singapore), then do regular commute to Singapore.

Beware though, since a LOT people also doing the same thing. Since
Johor Bahru citizens is a huge part of the huge traffic between Johor
Bahru and Singapore, because a lot of Johor Bahru citizens works in
Singapore.

Though I think passing the customs is easier and faster if you weren't
Singaporean nor Malaysian, since a special dedicated non-Singaporean
and non-Malaysian counter is given to speed things up for foreigner.