Clean 'n Happy, Lah!

Singapore. The city of the Merlion. Fun. During the four--uh, five day weekend, my family traveled over there to spend some time with my dad, who is stationed at IBM's Singapore branch. It was a clean...orderly city. Commuting was kind of fun, though, because I don't get to ride the train everyday. ^_^ The uh, unique smell of the indians wafted about the MRT, but that was the only drawback.

The city was cool, but everything was expensive. We managed to catch a glimpse of a Swarovski fashion show...something about their winter collection, in one of the malls. Dad's flat was big enough to accomodate us all...and all the vehicles have the driver's seat on the right side of the car. Whee. The people there have a funny accent,

"Pesi Twista?" pepsi twist

"Take the taxi, it chipa, chipa." take the taxi, it's cheaper.

"Yoh dotah can lehn...the one in the geen shat, ah?" your daughter can learn, the one in the green shirt



Hehe. We rode the cablecar to Sentosa island, which is the main themepark of Singapore. There were sooooo many people, and the place was jam-packed with Indians, Chinese, Japanese, Malay, and the usual caucasian foreigners. We also spotted a few Filipinos here and there: a couple with their child in a stroller, and a family of wide-waisted people. The Underwater world would've been immense fun, if only the crowds had thinned a little. Otherwise, it gave me a HUGE headache, and uhm...

There was also the Singapore zoo, with lots and lots of adorable little animals (THE RACCOON IS MINE.) and monkeys, and lions, tigers, leopards, polar bears, penguins...etc. etc. It was all very fun, especially the animal show, with the sea lion and all that. Unfortunately, the rain came pouring down, and there was a heavy downpour for about an hour, so everyone had to evacuate the ampitheatre...and so...

Our strolls on the streets of the city were laden with colorful observations. I browsed around in his HUGE bookstore called Borders, and walked along Orchard Road, which is best known for its high-end shopping places. We didn't shop, though, but my sisters did come home with a bunch of little stuffed beanie babies. (i want a raccoon. -_-)

Overall, Singapore was fun, but short. I miss dad already, but we'll get to see him again in september. ^_^