Singapore (May 19): A long walk

Ok, so after lunch on May 19, relaxed for a while, then I headed out to find a small backpack (the messenger bag ain’t doing it for walking around). On my way out, saw Will returning from losing a pedal on his new bike. So we headed out together, he for a wrench, me for my backpack. Headed to Mustafa Center, which we found out is like the Walmart of Singapore. You can buy anything there. However, I was not satisfied with the prices of the backpacks. And come to think of it, we probably should have looked for Will’s wrench there. But we didn’t, and neither of us ended up getting what we went out for.

After Mustafa, Will and I headed out to get lost a little bit. We walked through Little India, Kampung Glam, saw the Golden Mosque (beautiful, but not as impressive as it sounds). Then we found the park that joggers and bicyclists use on the Singapore waterfront. We saw crew facilities and what appeared to be a crew team as well. Walking, walking, walking. Quite a long walk on the waterfront deposited us at the Esplanade, which apparently has a bunch of hip shops and restaurants. Then over to Suntec City to see if the Fountain of Wealth was fountaining. It wasn’t. But we did determine that everyone in Singapore goes through the malls to get home. AC is a great motivator, I guess.

Finally, we headed back to the hostel to shower and relax. It took quite a bit of relaxing before we were ready to head out again, but we did, going out for some dinner at a hawker center. I had Char Kway Teow (check spelling), thick noodles with shrimp. Mmmmm, good. Carbs are great. Especially after walking all afternoon.

Back to the hostel again, where we had a few drinks with Helen, Jamie, Emma, Scott and Paul. Anyway, had a good time with that crowd, though I went to bed around midnight and they apparently went out afterwards and didn’t make it home until 3 am.