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9 February 2017
I walked out to Serangoon Road nearby after breakfast hoping that the Thaipusam procession would be underway and sure enough it was. Devotees witih various forms of kavsdis dribbled through. It wasn’t a continuous stream. I’ll let the pictures do the talking. Since I couldn’t get any antihistamine cream and my sandfly bites were in […]
8 February 2017
I chose to take the 1130 ferry to Singapore as it meant I could leave close to my hotel checkout time and get to Singapore around the checkin time (with an hour time difference). After my breakfast of muesli, papaya and milk, Anton picked me up at 1015 and dropped me at Harbour Bay a […]
29 July 2016
Today I flew to Singapore (which I jokingly call the breakaway republic for historical reasons). It was a cheap way to get to Phuket and actually costs about the same as transiting in Kuala Lumpur. It is less efficient in terms of time but I get to spend some time with my aunt. Singapore culture […]
29 March 2015
I accompanied my aunt to church this morning in her old neighbourhood of Serangoon. As we were early, we drove around and saw how her old house (and many others) had changed from simple single storey to typically three. After church, we had a simple lunch at home. The heavens had opened and wept for […]
26 March 2015
We managed to get our last-minute paid upgrade to Business Class for the flight to Singapore departing at 0115. Despite the ungodly timing, I stayed up for the supper service before sleeping, because I was hungry. I had expected to skip it in favour of a longer downtime but my tummy rules. I did have […]
22 July 2012
After a yummy pot luck lunch with old friends, I decided to join Bee Wah and Swee Leng for a walk in the evening. The circuit took us on the road then through Bukit Batok Scenic Reserve. It was a green side that I’ve never seen of Singapore. The walkways were very well maintained and […]
12 October 2006
I was hoping to have an early breakfast today so I could fit in as much as possible of Club Med Bintan before our departure. But Mum had a bad night sleep due to indigestion and needed to sleep in. We ate breakfast about 0800. I checked-out the gym around 0915 and did a workout […]
2 October 2006
Above: Chinatown by night in the lead-up to the Mooncake Festival. In the evening, Jacob and Janet took us out for a drive and a wander around Chinatown. The area was very nicely illuminated and decorated with lanterns for the Mooncake or Mid-autumn Festival. Janet was very proud of how Singapore celebrates the various multi-ethnic […]
30 September 2006
It was after 2100 when I was picked up by step-dad, Lawrence, from Changi Airport. Roaming charges in Singapore are quite reasonable and I was able to ring him from inside the plane before disembarking, so that I didn’t have to wait too long. Back at Lawrence’s place, Mum had been out and was dropped […]
30 May 2006
I hate flying from west to east because it’s hard to get up in the mornings. I woke at 0700. After a momentary doze, it was 0900. There’s not much we had to do anyway, being with parents who are approaching 80 years of age. Step-dad’s relatives Jacob and Janet came to visit. Mum asked me […]