still in sunny hot singapore

still in sunny hot singapore
hey well this having fun thing is turning out to be quite tiring lol.
okay so sunday I managed to fit in Changi Point – a lovely stretch of beach which wasn’t that busy actually – after of course another coffee bean breakfast – too much of a good thing [never]. also managed to go and do some shopping with Alec and Linda and erm ended up at Ikea. Yeah I know. Ikea in Singapore well it wasn’t actually that bad but hey makes you realise just how global marketing works. The main difference here is that Ikea is not on an industrial estate miles from anywhere and it also has a burger king and other stores in the same building. A concept hard to grasp when you have seen Ikea in action in the UK.
Today [monday] Alec phoned in sick [well actually he was kind of ill] and he and linda went to the doctors whilst i caught up on my plans for the week and watched a travel programme about sydney. They came back with enough pills and potions that I thought they may be seriously ill. They like their pills out here – which is strange for a country that kills drug traffickers.
Discovered also today that had I brought in the gum I had in my bag and the book on my bedside table I would have broken two laws here. One is no gum – possessing it is fine chewing or importing are a big no no. And the book on my bedside cabinet – philosophy of the boudoir [marquis de sade] is banned here so importing it is illegal too. Good job I opted for memoirs of a geisha instead! which is excellent by the way – highly recommend it – haven’t been able to put it down much.
this morning we went to a food court and had some more lovely food. I could seriously move out here – food and heat lovely.
Also went to Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to walk in the rainforest. Singapore is one of two cities in the world enclosing a rainforest – Rio de Janiero being the other. So I thought I better take advantage of it whilst I was here.
Also went and bought some tourist tat – not too much but I promised to bring sprogg something home. Ooh and had more lovely food too and a luck cup drink thing with wierd little black balls of goo at the bottom – not v. impressed but hey possibly that is because I nearly choked when they hit the back of my throat whilst i was sucking hard on my straw.
So gonna go try calling Naz now and see if we can arrange to meet and sort out the night safari – go look at the site [linked last post] it looks fantastic.

So since I said no

So since I said no updates for a while consider this an e-postcard.
okay so yestreday I went down to Orchard Road with Linda which was cool – bought some sunglasses because it is really sunny [doh!] but since I was wearing my contacts I realised I could actually wear shades.
wandered around and got cruised – imagine that – by some young singaporean bloke who was very confused when five minutes later I was wandering around with a baby in a stroller. The baby is my neice by the way nothing to do with me just in case you thought otherwise. I have still never ventured there…she is adorable though.
So then Alec came and picked us up and we grabbed a bite to eat at boat quay [which reminds me of Richmond by the river in the summer] and then I went to bed early since I had been travelling since the morning before my time.

This morning we went for breakfast at ‘coffee bean’ which is kind of like costa or something but they do a lovely breakfast – four brekkies cost me $16 which is like #7 – erm anyone know the ascii for the pound symbol?
went to china town and then up mount faber which is so nice I am going to visit again with a camera – yes I know i should really consider a camera as essential tourist gear but I forgot I was a tourist…
so freebie aol chuck away camera in hand I will be going in the cable car to take some pics.
Also Nazir has decided we should go to the night safari which looks fantastic so am more than up for that. Also wouldn’t mind visiting the Singapore Discovery Centre see what is happening. So I will be venturing on the MRT and taking in the scenery as I am here until Friday morning.
oh and did I mention that the weather is fantastic and we are like 1 and a half degrees away from the equator – ooh I love it.
went to the mall earlier too and bought some nice noisy toys for Nadine – she may only be 3 months but since I am a far away Uncle I figured I better buy a few toys while I’m here. Also bought a cuddle me Elmo – he is so sweet but about as tall as she is. I’m sure Alec and linda will never forgive me for the noisy toys – they are interactive learning though not just noisy for the sake of it.
I’m also wondering if Elric has managed to cook and eat? I left him some spag bol sauce I had done thursday night but since then…. you never know.
Also wondering is Spence has noticed I’m not around. only time will tell eh?

arrived in singapore – local

arrived in singapore – local time here is 12.00 and the weather is fantastic. stopped in bahrain on the way for an hour so not much to say other than I am so glad that from bahrain to singapore i had an empty seat next to me – stretching out was lovely. I must say too the flight with gulf air was fantastic.
safely at my brothers, his wife linda met me at the airport with my lovely baby neice and have arrived in their flat [ikea seems to be popular in singapore too!] had a shower and just gonna have lunch.
first impressions are always lasting ones and I like singapore already.

oh and on the subject

oh and on the subject of vd spam as i was earlier this week btcellnet and genie have managed to jump on the band wagon sending spence and i [and presumably anyone else who uses genie] a link to this.

hmmm…. valentine’s day is happening

hmmm…. valentine’s day is happening already. I wouldn’t say no if it was one of these guys though or all 3 of them….

okay last post for a

okay last post for a while i think as i have decided to travel light – ie no laptop. ::gasp::
okay so i will try and update every now and then with escapades from singapore and sydney but please do not hold it against me if this looks a bit bare for a while.

in the meantime visit with some of the other great blogs linked to your right and from the people page. check out the archives and in desperation play with the search and see what random things come up!

have fun!

men are all bastards it’s

men are all bastards it’s official. 🙁 – it doesn’t seem to matter if you are a gay man or a straight woman – the straw poll from this morning is that men are all bastards.

some people should just not

some people should just not be allowed to own a camera…. The Kama Sooty poor innocent soft toys… almost as bad as the lego porn site. almost but not quite!