What is there to say about Singapore, seemingly it is made up of little india, chinatown and the arab district. Getting between them is easy enough on an MRT (mass rapid transport) that puts our tube to shame. Our hostel was just on the edge of little india, where all the hostels are. It had only been open just over a month, the beds were soft enough, the TV was bigger than at home and the slightly podgy guy running the place was happy to chat inbetween giving away red bean ice cream lolly pops, and organising playstation tournaments. All in all a pretty decent place.
On Monday Tom and I had an epic battle in the art of 'Power smash3' in the arcade, We drew a huge crowd and there was much (imaginary) applause when I finaly prevailed in the tiebreak. My next challenger was a 15 year old singaporean with freakishly quick hands, I was suitably embarrassed.
The rough guide to south east asia describes eating as 'one of the undeniable pleasures of singapore'. I have to say I agree. Food is of course the most important aspect of any stay and the selection of indian, chinese and malay food was very much to my liking.
All too soon we had to wave goodbye to our new friends Scotty Zee, Jess and Adrian, plus Lisa who couldnt even be bothered to wait around to say goodbye (im not at all bitter).
While sitting in singapore's 'budget terminal' we had a grand total of s$2 (about 80p) to spend. We occupied ourselves making brass rubbings of places in singapore. They really shoud provide that quality of entertainment in Heathrow.
Now we are Hanoi (where we met a slighty jaded Tiffany,who we were SO excited about seeing because she is a little bit awesome(thanks for your input tiffany, always appreciated)) and the chaos has stepped up three notches.
In the next few days we will either be off to the mountains, or the beach but for now, over and out.
Alex
On Monday Tom and I had an epic battle in the art of 'Power smash3' in the arcade, We drew a huge crowd and there was much (imaginary) applause when I finaly prevailed in the tiebreak. My next challenger was a 15 year old singaporean with freakishly quick hands, I was suitably embarrassed.
The rough guide to south east asia describes eating as 'one of the undeniable pleasures of singapore'. I have to say I agree. Food is of course the most important aspect of any stay and the selection of indian, chinese and malay food was very much to my liking.
All too soon we had to wave goodbye to our new friends Scotty Zee, Jess and Adrian, plus Lisa who couldnt even be bothered to wait around to say goodbye (im not at all bitter).
While sitting in singapore's 'budget terminal' we had a grand total of s$2 (about 80p) to spend. We occupied ourselves making brass rubbings of places in singapore. They really shoud provide that quality of entertainment in Heathrow.
Now we are Hanoi (where we met a slighty jaded Tiffany,who we were SO excited about seeing because she is a little bit awesome(thanks for your input tiffany, always appreciated)) and the chaos has stepped up three notches.
In the next few days we will either be off to the mountains, or the beach but for now, over and out.
Alex
I have to say as I finish revising statistics how jealous I am
ReplyDeleteSounds like you guys are having a great time