Grand BlueWave Hotel Johor Bahru

... and go out and play!

On the way back, we came across a huge temple...since I can't read Chinese, we'll be calling it the Dragon Temple. It had dragons everywhere and two beautiful dragons all along the perimeter of the surrounding wall/fence. There were several different gods/dieties all lined up inside the temple, probably for those wanting to cover all the bases.

That same friend that I'll ...

... appeared to be travelling at high speed, I can only assume that there were lengthy stops during the night.

As were were to alight at JB, rather than Singapore, at a timetabled time of just after six a.m. we had been promised a call, by the carriage attendant. Or in his words, "I will up you". This did not materialise, but fortunately it did not matter, as we were already up. This part of the blog now morphs seamlessly into the next entry.

... with a burst of hot energy, totally consuming the chicken and charring it. He would then take the skewers in groups of 10 and dump them in a pile where they would sit there, their golden and black colours merging, steaming nicely and waiting to be consumed. The sauce itself was thick, dark and luscious. It had a strong peanuty taste with a viscosity that alllowed the sauce to slide down one's throat slowly, without haste, ensuring all facets of the flavour were explored ...

... They were really good at selling it allowing her to use it and try different functions before committing to the sale. Birthday present now bought we headed out for a birthday drink to the famous Raffles long bar. The bar looks very colonial with flapping ceiling fans, wicker chairs and all the dark wood of the interior. Fiona went for the obligatory Singapore sling while i had a beer. We enjoyed the tasty peanuts that you have to crack the shells to get and scatter the ...

... or protest, I'm not sure which.

Its also a tough life for migrant workers who do a lot of the construction work for low pay, and the maids who also work for low wages with very little protection from abusive employers. I guess the old saying that all that glitters is not gold is true.

We started taking long walks while here...the climate and good parks system makes it enjoyable, and it is something we hope to continue regularly in ...

... Can't wait to get out of this heat though! Apart from the smothering heat, Singapore is a great city and we did manage to do plenty of sight seeing. A very modern and clean city, our first impressions was of an airport that resembled a marble clad hotel. It was definitely the cleanest subway we've travelled on. Mixed in with the skyscrapers and other very modern buildings in Singapore, there is a real flavor of the Asian city it is. We visited Little India ...

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... at the hospital. It's a private hospital (Puteri Specialist Hospital) but still seems to take students. We were placed with three Malaysian students who, despite being in the year below us seemed to know infinitely more than us. It was as if I'd ****** away the last four years of Medicine doing pretty much everything else but hard work....fancy that. It might have been hot outside but the operating theatres there are ...

... enough and against all that I have learned regarding scare stories, I fell for it, "Tweeks, we are staying in a posh hotel and that is the end of it!" It turned out very nicely I have to say though. Thanks to a gift from friends we were able to afford 2 nights stay in a luxury hotel in Johor Bahru - the very southern tip of mainland ...

... him, out of the bus station and over the road to a bus that had pulled up. We showed him our tickets and he told us to hurry, so again we ran to the bus. When we got there the bus was pretty shabby and was very full. The driver would not let us put our bags in the hold so we had to take them on the bus with us. I left mine at the front next to the driver and Mike struggled up the aisle with his. There were only two seats left, I took the window seat ...