Saturday 11 June 2011

Singapore law #312, dancing in a public place, $5000 fine

Hello again. Been in a Singapore for 2 days now and have been having an awesome time. The 22 hour was a bit interesting, especially the 13 hour Van - Hong Kong flight without a tv, didn't know I was capable of reading that much... But got to Singapore just before midnight, checked into the hostel and found out that Mackenzie Spur and Mike Wong were staying at the same hostel. The smallest of worlds. Fist day involved a lot of walking, and I mean a lot. Singapore is intensely diverse culturally, which finds you walking in ChinaTown at one moment, and in a Little India the next. Found myself having a chopped pork and noodle dish for breakfast, butter chicken for lunch, and a pad thai style dish for dinner.
Public transit here is also incredibly efficient, and reliable. Unfortunately everything here is more expensive then it would be in Canada which kinda sucks, but when it comes to beer I'll pay a little more for the finest Tiger Beer Singapore has to offer.
Decided to go swimming at an amusement park they have here, unfortunately the "pristine" beach is just past 100's of tankers and oil platforms. Defiantly didnt stay in the water long and stepped on some weird which Brad Ross assured me only had 2 eyes. Today we went to the zoo which, well that was neat! You can get super close to all the animals which seem to be held back by a couple of wires and a low fence with moat accessorie. Animals were all up and walking so was interesting to watch them do their thang. The zoo is located in the middle of the rainforst situated on a slow meandering river. A thunderstorm rolled in which led to a scene straight out of Deer Hunter, minus the torcher and Vietkong. Was a very relaxing visit. Hopefully I will be able to sleep tonight, jet lag has been killing me, but I feel I have adjusted. Luckily I quickly adapted to the heat. Leaving Singapore tomorrow for Thailand, has been tons of fun here but looking forward to get to a country that's easier on my wallet.

Cya later,

Graeme

2 comments:

  1. How did the diverse cultural cuisine sit with your bowels?

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  2. An amazing day of food! The most jealous. Also, enjoyed the deer hunter reference.

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