Singapore Stopover

On my way through to India I had a 3 day stop over in Singapore. I stayed with some friends who were able to show me around and provided me with a bed to sleep in. A big thanks go out to Hiro and Mel. I know this post's a bit late, seeing as I hit Singapore prior to India, but better late than never I guess...

Singapore is an interesting place, its a funny mix of east and west, modern and traditional. The highlight of my stay was definitely the Night Safari. Its pretty cool and something that I haven't seen before. Our safari guide was really funny, she sounded typically Singaporean, until we got to the tigers and she suddenly started to sound like Steve Erwin trying to stalk "tie-ghers". The shopping was great (I bought a new laptop) and there is great selection of affordable yummy food (chicken rice from $3 is a steal) and plenty cool of places to chill out and have a few drinks. I could definately hang out here for a few more weeks.

Hiro works at this Hotel as a "consultant", sounds like a cool job

I had a coffee in the lounge while waiting for Hiro, I love the way they serve their coffee's and check out the rock sugar on a stirring stick
The famous Durian inspired convention centre

How cool is this, a shop dedicated to Astro Boy paraphernalia

I saw this bus stop in Singapore on Orchard road, they love their football in Singapore. I tried to find the Australian bus stop but no such luck.
The Night Safari. Unfortunately its a "night safari" and there is no flash photography, (incase we scare the animals) so I have no photos except for these lit up fake ones.

Here is the new laptop, a Fujitsu Lifebook P7120. It's equiped with 1.2GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 60GB HD, 10.6" WXGA screen and optical drive. I really like this machine and the best bit, it runs silent (no cooling fan)