Saturday, June 23, 2007

singapore day 2



it is quite possible to walk your way around singapore about 4 times in one day. following is a picture of one of singapore's notable figures, the merlion statue (half lion and half fish - a mermaid lion). the sights of singapore are mainly divided into 5 sectors: chinatown, little india, kampong glam (basically little arabia), the marina/esplanade and shopping. if shopping were an olympic sport, i think the singapore folk would have everyone beat. they shop like it is their job. little india and chinatown were much smaller than i had expected given the large population of these ethnic groups here.

after walking my way through singapore, i met up with NK and his family for dinner. we had dessert at hagan daz, which, in singapore, is a formal sit down ice cream parlour where they actually accept reservations. if you can see from the picture, we had ice cream fondue. it is interesting how some american chains operate here - according to NK's wife, mcdonalds has 24 hour delivery out here - mcflurries in a hurry i guess. and then they hooked me up with a bag full of singapore treats - dried mangoes and about 4 tubs of tiger balm. the backpack is starting to get really heavy...

i am heading to pulao tioman in malaysia tomorrow for some beach and (supposedly) world class diving - it is possible that the internet will be shoddy so probably no blogging for a few days...more soon!

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