Singapore Part I
I'm at Changi Airport in Singapore, about to head back to Indonesia (Bali). There's free internet, so I thought I'd sip my grass jelly soybean milk (which totally makes up for my mondo disappointing lemon barley drink yesterday) and continue my blog catch up. I also apologize for my completely sucky Panjat Pinang post; it was bo-rang and doesn't do the event justice at all.
So, Singapore.
I arrived last Thursday, Aug. 31. No flight delays or other travel snafus at all. Once I arrived at Changi, I spotted a booth where I could redeem travelers' checks. I figured that I paid for them, and haven't used them so far, so I'd handle my Singapore money with them. But then I kept second guessing how much money to redeem, cashing only $100US at a time. By my third trip to the window in five minutes, I'm sure the girl working there thought I was a complete idiot who didn't realize that you can cash multiple checks at once.
There are sex noises coming from the flat panel television playing in this food court area. And young children eating ice cream. Awesome.
I found my way to the InnCrowd Backpacker's Hostel, which is pretty nice, as far as hostels go. It's really clean, neat, has lots of activities going on, provides a breakfast that's more than a crust of bread, has internet, laundry, and most importantly, a really friendly, helpful staff. I think they even learn the guests' names. They learned mine at least. Made me feel special :-)
On Friday, I found out that Marc (from Hands On) would be coming for his visa run, so we decided to bus it to Melaka, Malaysia. I spent the morning wandering/eating my way through Little India and then stopped by the bus depot to pick up tickets for Melaka. In the afternoon, I took the metro to Orchard Road, Singapore's huge shopping street. At first I was excited, but in the end, I didn't buy anything, because a) I feel like a fatty compared to these stick insect Singapore women and b) Singapore fashion is kind of like Forever 21 style, on crack.
So, Singapore.
I arrived last Thursday, Aug. 31. No flight delays or other travel snafus at all. Once I arrived at Changi, I spotted a booth where I could redeem travelers' checks. I figured that I paid for them, and haven't used them so far, so I'd handle my Singapore money with them. But then I kept second guessing how much money to redeem, cashing only $100US at a time. By my third trip to the window in five minutes, I'm sure the girl working there thought I was a complete idiot who didn't realize that you can cash multiple checks at once.
There are sex noises coming from the flat panel television playing in this food court area. And young children eating ice cream. Awesome.
I found my way to the InnCrowd Backpacker's Hostel, which is pretty nice, as far as hostels go. It's really clean, neat, has lots of activities going on, provides a breakfast that's more than a crust of bread, has internet, laundry, and most importantly, a really friendly, helpful staff. I think they even learn the guests' names. They learned mine at least. Made me feel special :-)
On Friday, I found out that Marc (from Hands On) would be coming for his visa run, so we decided to bus it to Melaka, Malaysia. I spent the morning wandering/eating my way through Little India and then stopped by the bus depot to pick up tickets for Melaka. In the afternoon, I took the metro to Orchard Road, Singapore's huge shopping street. At first I was excited, but in the end, I didn't buy anything, because a) I feel like a fatty compared to these stick insect Singapore women and b) Singapore fashion is kind of like Forever 21 style, on crack.
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