Fortuna Hotel Singapore

... of the situation unfold!!!

After an overnight stay in an airport hotel in Kuala Lumpur (which was very nice), we got a flight with Tiger Airways to Singapore. All the while Kate was desperately trying to suppress the very persistent and irritating cough with minimal success ...

... always use their meters, courteous and knowledgable and usually ready for a chat), go to our new abode in Singapore as we have to get Erin in for a further check-up, new anti-malaria medication and that will take a few days, greeted by a smiley, helpful woman named Grace who let us know all the things we could do while we waited for our room and here is where you can store your bags..., just wandered around the area and discovered the Sultan Mosque - an amazingly beautiful ...

... cure all your ailments! the smells wafting past your head as you walk through is teasing, even after eating we were tempted by some of the lovely chinese snacks being offered! In chinatown we visited the Budha tooth relic temple. beautfifully decorated with gold and red altars and budhas this temple attracts many tourists. I was delighted when i'd to put on not one but two pashminas to cover my legs and shoulders upon entrance! they really do ...

... Singapore to see sunset.

- Go to Singapore heartland town for a walk. Toa Payoh and Tampines are a few that I would recommend.

- Visit Singapore NEWater Visitor Centre. It will be a great learning experience to see how NEWater is produce.

- Go to Singapore largest Shopping Mall ...

... Malay all seem to believe that life can only exist behind a sky blue surgeons mask. I've often wondered what would happen if I walked around with a pair of scissors casually snipping at the elastic wrapped around the back of their heads. It would play out like a scene from a spoof science fiction horror movie. Bodies throwing themselves to the floor, writhing and choking with both hands clutching at their throats struggling for that last gasp ...

... a large horn like sound which was so loud I actuallyhad to cover my ears. It seemed to do this randomly especially because when we were in the country, where the surrounding population is about 5, he seemed to take some sick pleasure in deafening me by bellowing the horn. Not cool.

We cleared customs at the Singaporean-Malaysian border and continued the short journey to Singapore station. Due to the size of the country, the main station is a quiet affair and I had to ...

... works in America and flies back and forth every couple months....but other than that she was normal!
Singapore airport is massive, and very very clean. And for something so huge and with so many ppl going thru it, its very quiet. Lots of shops but either all duty free or expensive designer stuff so no shopping for me!
Had a ...

... to business. heck, even I made some purchases, like a shirt from FCUK in HEBREW. how could I not though?! once we stepped out of the x'th mall and realized there was no more daylight, we found a street-side bar for some drinks and soaked in some live music from a pretty good local cover band. we luckily made the last train back and got some rest for today's marathon: in the boutique district!

... in and out for the past two weeks. A blown compressor to two of our A/C's, leaking windows, washing machine issues and we had a large shelf built to hold our empty luggage. What's new with Sam you ask? Well he's on a move!! In week 9 he started out with standing balancing himself and taking 1~3 step's and currently at the end of this week he's taken 19 steps at one time and stood balancing himself for almost a full minute ...

... was a bit on film, fashion and food. Which were not very good so we didnt spend to long in those. We then left and treaked up to fort canning which turned out to now be a training college for Chef's lol. We then made the long walk back to Tanjong Pagar (the town where we were staying). Headed out into chinatown again and got some tea. I had a chicken set which was a chicken and veg dish, and a small bowl of rice and soup. It was ...