I lived for 7 years in Pebble Bay, which is one of the buildings in the background of your last picture. The view from my balcony was the Singapore Flyer and the Marina Bay Sands.
I have brought home many items from the city-state prior to regional pricing being implemented. Typically the price of the flight was insignificant when compared to the item at hand. The only difficulty was the flight schedule down and back... hotel life ...