Singapore ... the land of the Merlion, The Singapore Sling and the much renowned Orchard Tower. I have heard of this much talked about island and the mishaps a sailor can find oneself in since my first day in the Navy. My first impression on sighting the island of Singapore - "That's not Singapore that's Malaysia, try the view from the starboard...

April 04 2008 So it's only left with three days before we Jiajun and myself) actually embark on a train to KL where we first stay in our first Backpackers Inn and wander in the unknown. It's been quite crazy planning so far. Too many things have been cropping up but I guess it only reminds us how much we really want to do this. Since our plannin...

Singapore is one of my favorite countries to visit. Whenever we go to Asia Singapore is our base because we enter and leave Asia through this country. I like the way the government runs the country and you can see how people are well disciplined and honest.

Yesterday, I went out with my friend again. She woke up late since she went out on a steamboat dinner cruise with friends. We first went to her old college which was cool. She showed me her old room, the tennis courts where she used to play, and then to a place with authentic Malaysian food. I like Malaysian food a lot. It's tasy. A bit greasy, ...

We had an 18 hour stopover in Singapore. First thing we did was go on a free 2 hour city tour that they arrange for transit passengers - great. After this we had a room booked for 6 hours at the airport hotel (we booked on the way out) to wash and brush up, although we didn't sleep much, then it was just a case of hanging around until our flight...

You might wonder why I am staying in a hotel...as i understand it, it is very difficult right now to get housing of any kind. Many people with families are being forced to stay in hotels because of lack of service apartments. The school gives a stipend for housing each month, about $2000 a person and that is not covering expenses for new teacher...

Yesterday we left the "little India" part of Singapore which is the main backpacker area I think because that seems to be where all the cheap hostels are. We were planning on going to stay in China town but after a quick look in the lonely planet guide realised everything seemed a bit out of our price range so found a YMCA hostel near the main s...

While we (i.e. Nicole) was keen to shop till she dropped, we only had about a 2 hour stopover in Singapore and obviously this was not long enough to satisfy a woman's shopping needs!!! However, the shopping at the airport was great and we managed to buy some chopsticks. It was 11pm at night and everything was still open, very cool.. Nicole manag...

Woke up around 9 AM this morning..must be the time difference. Singapore is 2 hrs behind Melbourne. So it would have been 11 AM in Melbuorne. Had a quick shower and went through some of the tourist maps and brochures I picked up at the airport to plan my day. Decided today I will go to Little India and visit few temples. The hotel had noodles bu...

SATURDAY, 1st April...Sizzling in Singapore ...a tigger in the shape of J. came bouncing on to my bed and in spite of my very obvious presence completely ignored me as he got rid of some of his early morning energy. I abluted and went to look for some breakfast. Toast and marmalade was provided by Zany after which Anne and I slipped on our walki...