Singapore #2

I am still in Singapore, 15.5 hours into the stopover, and a couple more until I fly out. Getting to the Hotel wasn't a problem, although I did get off at the wrong hotel [city, not riverfront] so I had a little walk through Singapore at 0730 in the morning. It was already 29 degrees, and freakishly humid, so the couple of showers I had did me good. The sleep too.

I headed down to the bar are the hotel, which was very nice, with the intention of using the Euros I had left over from the trip. It was happy hour, so I was pleased that there was two for one drinks, and with a little snack, I thought I'd got the money about right with some breathing room. Well, I'm not sure what the price of beer usually is... but it seemed about double what it should have been, so I guess I still got value for money, but had to break out the credit card. The staff very extrodinarily attentive, with me having to swallow the last mouthfull to indicate that, yes, I did want one more beer. I said yes to that a few times... When I was eating my crispy chips, upon using mose of the tomato sauce in the acompanying bowl in the first few chips, I had the whole bottle brought to me, which proved very handy. Boy to I like my vegetables [tomato]...

During my happy hour break, I was reading a Dean Koontz novel that I was given [amongst the offer of many other titles] by Nell. For some unexplained reason, the combination of those novels and the circumstances I find myself in lead to a sureal experience, that I wouldn't blame you for thinking the beer might also have been a factor. I had a good chance to reflect on the trip [in air conditioned comfort, after a good sleep] and was fairly contented. All that's left is to get back to Adelaide, and then another direct flight to Hobart.

I'll be posting a few more photos from the trip over the next couple of weeks, and adding a couple of additional stories from the trip...

I've since had a bite to eat at the airport, and am thinking about how I can use the rest of my Singapore dollars...