Well I am now travelling alone through a country I have no idea about; thank god they speak english!! I arrived in Singapore, said my farewells to Maia and Leigh, brief though they were. Checked out of customs and picked up my baggage. On that note I have to say Singapore has so far been the best Airport I have travelled in, although I am a bit confused about the supposed security. I really have to say so far Australia has been the most anal about its borders than any country I have seen so far.
�� Found myself the nearest hostel to Orchard Street although now I am wondering why. Shopping isn’t really my best ability, especially when it comes to Versace, Dior, Armani and Luis Vitton and after my walk once arriving at my hotel I was already in shutdown mode!!!
�� Once hitting the threshold of that critical mode I managed to recover and head off to China town and have a walk around, grab a bite to eat then head back to the hotel for a try hard nap that never quite worked out. I managed to find myself in a room with two other jet lagged travellers that snored worse than Leigh, which I must say is very loud!.���
�� After becomming frustrated enough to drag myself out of my bed I managed to make my way to the pool to have a swim and a power nap in the sun.�After all this fun, or lack thereof, in the sun I dragged myself back down Orchard Street to grab a bite to eat. Lucky for me there seems to be a food festival on at the moment with existing food stands supposedly trying different dishes. I wondered from shopping center, to shopping center, to shopping center eating a bit here and a bit there, very satisfactory. Eventually I managed to find a book shop as I was hoping to read the lonely planet on Sinapore in the store to see what the go was. Unfortunately it was shrink wrapped so I had to buy it (thankfully it is thin and light).
�� On the way home I came across a bar that had outdoor live music where I then sat for the rest of the night where I drank beer and read. That is my night apart from the wild story how I found this Internet cafe….nobody and I mean nonbody in the area knew where it was. it was 1.30am �yet I found it through my ears hearing the noise of the game Warcraft 3 in the distance. Who said being a geek is a disadvantage!
Patricko “the dork” Villalobos. aka Keith