singapore sling

Hi all, Singapore is hot, humid and happening! I arrived in the evening to the loud whine of the F1 Grand Prix virtually outside Kim's appartment window. You could not hear yourself think let alone talk, but the view from the penthouse balcony was pretty damn good. The humidity is not working for me. Yes, as usual I have been ill for the past 3 days and even fainted in the lift and had to see a doctor... holidays hey! But am on the road to recovery and acclimatizing slowly. Went to see my grandfather's grave or memorial in Singapore. It was dedicated to all the Anzacs and other troops who sacrificed their lives for their country and was very neat and well kept. I have also been on a lovely bike ride along the east coast with tankers lining the horizon as far as the eye can see, so amazing that they rely on the outside world for all their produce and material goods. The beach looked pristine but was told it was not suitable for swimming at all. The whole place is high rise with not a lot of colonial architecture surviving the massive ongoing development. Will visit Raffles as it is a landmark, High Tea anyone?

The food here looks glorious, so much variety and colour and the cakes are to die for. But i have yet to sample any as been living on boiled rice, toast and dry bikkies but am heading out today to give my taste buds a real good workout. Green tea cake, ice cream everything, chilli crab, indian food, chinese dim sum, Arab street all yet to be explored. Been to a great shop which sells all sorts of baking goods and cake decorating stuff. The shopping malls are cool in both ways, chic and air conditioned... am trying not to buy as will have to lug my bags around Japan and don't want to weigh myself down. Maybe should have stopped off on the way home instead... anyway too late now.

My friends have been fantastic and lucky me to be taken care of so well. My flight to Osaka leaves Sunday on East China Airways so am not looking forward to flying again via Shanghai. I guess my next installment will be from Osaka if I can find a computer to tap away on, so until then, I will have a Singapore Sling or 2 and shelter from the heat in the airconditioned malls and cinemas and restaurants... what a hard life hey? Take care all.

Getting ready for the Asian Invasion

Hi friends, so I am taking off again for another adventure, this time with an Asian accent rather than Espanole... and it will be another cultural highlight in my life. I am firstly heading to steamy Singapore to visit Kim and KJ and Philip and eat some awesome food and visit the war memorial where my grandfather has a plaque as he is buried somewhere there as he was a war casuality. Then onto awesome Japan arriving in Osaka via Shanghai on some possibly scary Chinese airline and then will wind my way to Tokyo via Kyoto, Mt Fuji, Hiroshima and more wonderful places with some new friends. In Tokyo I will spend 5 hectic days in the frantic city on my own and with a couple of old friends and my neighbour Totoro!

So I expect I will find some computers to report on my new experiences and hopefully be able to post images here as well as on Facebook.

I hope some of you follow me and comment as I won't feel so far away then.

the travelling pegzberry