Yeah, you read right. Was here too, a bit over a year ago, did not have enough time then, added one more day to the city this year. But, no stress with the sightseeing this year. Just chilling.
Had a CS party lined up the first night, not my suggestion this time. No need for that, it is something going on all the time here. Meet up with 3 strangers at the Little India MRT (tube) and walked off to meet more people in Little India. Was a lot of people showing up, 25-30, and only got around to talk with a few of them, But was nice all of them living in Singapore, some born here, others living here for some time for work or studying. Good night, but when the others went clubbing I went “home”. Being out reminded me about that Singapore is terribly expensive, almost like Norway, just have to live with it for a few days. Sort of fun, a dinner here ending up on about the same amount of money as at Borneo, just that there I was doubling it to get the Norwegian price, here I have to multiply with 4,45. 50 and 50 is not longer the same then.
Found electronic and gizmo heaven Saturday, just floor and floor with electronic, computers, cameras, pads, mobile phones etc.… did not buy anything, YET. Was most of all looking for a new e-book, but rot many shops had it, and the best one was more expensive than the one I broke, but maybe better. After some checking of prices home in Norway, I found out that the same model is cheaper home, no shopping, going back to old style books.
The rest of Saturday I only spent around the river, dinner at some Indian place, a few beer, a cruise on the river, relaxing at the hostel and early to bed. Sleeping in a dorm room is sometimes challenging, specially when it is 25 others in the room, it is snoring, alarms going off, people moving in bed, in and out of the room. Still, it goes fine, but not any night with full sleep.
Sunday I have a breakfast “date” with Lise, a girl I know from FB. Since I do not how much time she can spend together with me I haven’t made any other planes for the day. Have a nice breakfast and coffee together with here, great girl, but unfortunately she do not have much time to spend before she have to get back to daily life. So now, what now. Starting with a walk down Orcard street, shopping mall heaven or hell, but find me a book, and that is what I need. Checking for wi-fi, and find it outside a Burger King, someone on CS want to do a sushi lunch, I am in, and get a call back later about where an when. Great! We are 4 for sushi, and one of them is Corinna from Austria, who happen to have a plan about getting to the Night safari, my only tourist goal for Singapore this time. Really good, then we both get company for the zoo.
The night safari/zoo is good, pretty exciting to see some of the animals at night, compare to daytime. Before the safari we go to see an animal show. And who is the lucky man to get called up on stage to hold a monster python, me off course. Not scared of the snake, even if I never have had any urge to hold one. Big, at least 3 m long, and heavy, but I think I do a pretty good “performance” on stage.
Have been a good day in Singapore, turned out very good out of almost no plan at all.
Monday, last day in Singapore, just being tourist around Bugis and the Arab area, Kampong Glam. No big planes, have a small hope for some CS activity tonight, dinner and some tigers would be good.
Had a CS party lined up the first night, not my suggestion this time. No need for that, it is something going on all the time here. Meet up with 3 strangers at the Little India MRT (tube) and walked off to meet more people in Little India. Was a lot of people showing up, 25-30, and only got around to talk with a few of them, But was nice all of them living in Singapore, some born here, others living here for some time for work or studying. Good night, but when the others went clubbing I went “home”. Being out reminded me about that Singapore is terribly expensive, almost like Norway, just have to live with it for a few days. Sort of fun, a dinner here ending up on about the same amount of money as at Borneo, just that there I was doubling it to get the Norwegian price, here I have to multiply with 4,45. 50 and 50 is not longer the same then.
Found electronic and gizmo heaven Saturday, just floor and floor with electronic, computers, cameras, pads, mobile phones etc.… did not buy anything, YET. Was most of all looking for a new e-book, but rot many shops had it, and the best one was more expensive than the one I broke, but maybe better. After some checking of prices home in Norway, I found out that the same model is cheaper home, no shopping, going back to old style books.
The rest of Saturday I only spent around the river, dinner at some Indian place, a few beer, a cruise on the river, relaxing at the hostel and early to bed. Sleeping in a dorm room is sometimes challenging, specially when it is 25 others in the room, it is snoring, alarms going off, people moving in bed, in and out of the room. Still, it goes fine, but not any night with full sleep.
Sunday I have a breakfast “date” with Lise, a girl I know from FB. Since I do not how much time she can spend together with me I haven’t made any other planes for the day. Have a nice breakfast and coffee together with here, great girl, but unfortunately she do not have much time to spend before she have to get back to daily life. So now, what now. Starting with a walk down Orcard street, shopping mall heaven or hell, but find me a book, and that is what I need. Checking for wi-fi, and find it outside a Burger King, someone on CS want to do a sushi lunch, I am in, and get a call back later about where an when. Great! We are 4 for sushi, and one of them is Corinna from Austria, who happen to have a plan about getting to the Night safari, my only tourist goal for Singapore this time. Really good, then we both get company for the zoo.
The night safari/zoo is good, pretty exciting to see some of the animals at night, compare to daytime. Before the safari we go to see an animal show. And who is the lucky man to get called up on stage to hold a monster python, me off course. Not scared of the snake, even if I never have had any urge to hold one. Big, at least 3 m long, and heavy, but I think I do a pretty good “performance” on stage. Have been a good day in Singapore, turned out very good out of almost no plan at all.
Monday, last day in Singapore, just being tourist around Bugis and the Arab area, Kampong Glam. No big planes, have a small hope for some CS activity tonight, dinner and some tigers would be good.
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