Thursday, November 26, 2009

Hello Singapore

It is day two in Singapore – I was far too tired to blog yesterday after getting little sleep on the flight over. The flight was delayed almost two hours – Asher and I were not quite sure why, but it appeared that all flights leaving Perth were delayed for the same reason.

We had a farewell party – cheers to the boys taking the time to send us off :)

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We were greeted in Singapore by some old friends – Luwei (whom I didn’t recognise at first glance), Jack, Serene and Sherie. I was bracing myself for the humidity to smack me in the face like a misguided high-five as I walked through the doors to exit Changi Airport, but I think my mental preparation allowed it to not offend me as much as it did previously.

We hit the ground running and went straight to the Salvation Army … and then the running subsided a bit as we all (the Singaporeans included) caught-up on some sleep. After our quick recovery nap, we were ready to shake-up the anti-gum island.

P1010411 We ate some foreign fruit
Apparently this thing is called a pear. It has the texture of a Beur Bosc pear, but has the shape of an overgrown apple. It was so big I couldn’t eat it all in one sitting.
(Interestingly they sell their fruit per piece rather than per kilo here).
P1010418 We ate what the locals eat
We decided to embrace the culture as best as we could by eating some of the local cuisine for dinner. Asher had a laksa whilst I had a fish ball soup. I was later informed by Ian that fish ball soup is usually eaten for breakfast. Fail.
P1010420 We visited Cold Storage not once but three times
All in one day. Once for breakfast cereal and some fruit. Second for a bigger box of breakfast cereal and some UHT milk (as it is significantly cheaper than fresh milk) and then thirdly for some pens and plastic plates.

We are almost on a first name basis with the checkout chick.

Tomorrow we leave for Philippines. We’re pumped and ready to go :)

Ignite.

4 comments:

  1. Dude...

    Love the anit-gum reference.

    TELL ME OF UR TRAVELS!

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  2. Haha cheers ... although I now understand from Keith that you can buy 'dental gum' from pharmacies - after giving your name and signature.

    Philippines is crazy man .. but good! MUCH more challenging than Thailand - I'll fill you in at a later date!

    Take care in Oz bro! I'll Skype when I'm back in Sg.

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  3. Yuk, who wants to buy 'dental gum'?!?

    OH Man! ROCK ON FOR JESUS!!!

    Keep livin the dream!

    Jono

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