Supreme Singapore

Hello peeps.. Well i have to say i am loving Singapore, I loved India also but in a different way. I could very, very easily live here. So last night i did end up getting my gladrags on and meeting up with my friend Steve for food and more than 1 or 2 drinks. Steve gave me so directions of where to meet him which meant me using the MRT. The MRT is the underground tube which runs all over Singapore. I must admit i was more than impressed with it. If you compare it to the London underground, its 5* where as London would be only just pushing 2*. It was amazingly clean, it was air conditioned throughout, it was spacious and airy, you didn't even know that you were few hundred feet underground. Even when you were on it, it didn't feel like a train, it was fast and smooth, Singapore underground really is the dogs bollox!!! So I met Steve in Somerset, which hosts 'Orchard Rd' which is infamous for shopping malls and rows of shops, a Shopaholics heaven. At the top of one the big malls there was a huge food court we had some good food for pretty much nothing, a huge contrast from the dinner i had the night before, i think it was around $7, only a $110 less than my fish dinner the night before. So we chatted and caught up and then wondered to a bar just round the corner. Wednesday night is ladies night in Singapore, Ohhhh what a coincidence, it was busy, busy busy! lots of ladies and of course lots of men trying to pull the ladies, of course i was not one of them. We hit the bar and straight into the cocktails, which by the way were only a dollar less than the beer, even the local stuff! weird, even weirder was that they had 'Tetley' bitter on tap! Brilliant. We also had a free flowing bowl of monkey nuts, of which the custom is just to drop the shell on the floor, again for a city so anal on being prim and proper, a little strange. We then headed down to Clarke Quay were all the action was, we found a club and Steve's famous last words were 'just a couple mate, got to get up in the morning'. It was $28 to get in but included 2 drinks, the place was packed to the rafters. Around 3am Steve chipped off and i stayed a little longer but not much, the long island ice tea's had taken their toll. I staggered back to the hostel, of which i am sure i took the scenic route. Good night though, thanks Steve.


I awoke today not feeling too bad despite less than 4 hours sleep. It was peeing with rain, so chilled out until lunch and then myself and Irene headed out. The plan was to go to Sentosa. Sentosa is an Island just off the Harbourside. Formerly known by the rather unattractive name of Pulau Belakang Mati ("The Island After Death" in Malay) and the cente rpiece of Britain's spectacularly unsuccessful "Fortress Singapore" strategy in World War II, Sentosa has been rebranded and resculpted into one big tourist attraction, popular among Singaporeans as a quick island getaway. The island is accessible a number of ways, we chose to go by Cable car. The views from the car were awesome, you could see the Singpaore port, and the high rise buildings of the city centre. The ride was only 10mins. There is plenty of things to do on the island. Underwater sea world, universal studios, casino's, beaches you name its there. We had bought some sort of package ticket which included Sea world and also a 3D log ride. The 3D log ride was awesome, you sat in a 6 seater cabin thing and then watched a huge 3D screen which was a film about logging, yes i know sounds weird but its hard to explain it on here, anyway the cabin thing moved you had huge fans blowing on you, it was a great 15min ride and  I actually felt a little sick afterwards. We then rolled down to Sea World, were we watched a cool dolphin show. The most random thing i have done this trip then happened ( well maybe the Rat temple is the strangest thing) I fed a Stingray, that's right a stingray took squid straight from my hand, pretty cool though. We wondered around for a while longer and then caught the cable back to mainland. We jumped on the MRT and headed for Chinatown for some food. There were plenty of places to choose from included a Vietnamese place, the food and especially the spring rolls were awesome!!! 


Now back in the hostel, its my last night here, I could have been telling you tomorrow about an awesome night with Steve who had tickets to 'Fashion TV', i am gutted i couldnt go or more to the point couldnt really afford to, i would have to have bought shoes and a new shirt and the the table alone would have been $100 each!! Even writing now i am regretting not going, but with the money i have spent already or should i say wasted on my first night dinner and the fact that i have a 6am start i think its a wise choice to sit this one out, Sorry Steve! next time my friend, i am sure i will return.


So tomorrow i head for Sydney where i'll be staying with my friends Ed and Lorna for a week or so, its farewell to Singapore, in a way thankfully, i am sure i would be bankrupt within a week if i stayed. We had 'Incredible India; and now i am giving Singapore the name 'Supreme Singapore'. 


Its been expensive Singapore and you ruined me but it has been a pleasure.