Currently sitting in B's room. Luckily there's a tv in here. And my laptop. Because B's friends are still sleeping outside, so we're in here for a little while... which is a long story, so I'll start at the beginning.
Anyways, starting back two days ago on Thursday, I went with B to work at Millenia Towers. Or really outside her work. It's actually a super easy trip, especially in the morning, where there's a shuttle straight from the hotel. While B went to work, I spent the morning in the starbucks near her office finally getting some of my work finished. Starbucks here is really pricy, though they do have a yummy eggwhite breakfast wrap. Also, the service is really good - they even have this wall with pictures of regular customers which really makes me wish I was going to be here longer. Oh, though the one down side is that the menu is identical to the one at home, so no special regional flavours to enjoy.
B would come down for a coffee break, and then at lunch we transferred over to a Mc Donalds at Suntec. Which was cool for two reasons - firstly, again, really good service. And truly fantastic McCafe options, complete with table service. Secondly - I recognized the mall from my last trip - It's actually where I had my first meal when I was here in Singapore the first time around, and the first time I saw the crowds of expat banking types all over the place and thought that this would be a good place for B. The fact that it could actually have been Barbs current coworkers there is totally evidence of my psychic powers :)
The rest of the day was really chill. Another afternoon coffee break with B (again at McDonalds - though I didnt just sit there all afternoon, having wandered the malls for awhile :p ) and then a chill night at the appartment with some take out we picked up on our way home from the MRT. We had been thinking of gogin to the Mustafa centre which came highly recommended - but we were kinda tired, and apparently its mainly known for its electronics and there wasnt really anything we needed.
Yesterday, Friday, was a super long day, and the beginning of the story I brought up at the beginning. We start off the day with an early morning trip to the airport, to meet one of B's friends from the airport who was travelling South East Asia with some of her friends. They were here in Singapore on a long stopover enroute to Thailand. It was kinda fun, because Barbs had the day off, and we hadn't yet had time to do the tourist thing. We spent most of the day wandering downtown near the waterfront, checking out the merlion statue (currently surrounded by a hotel room for an art exhibit), the fullerton, Clarke Quay and some of the other sights. We also ate at both Subway and McDonalds, for a western break to their palate. Apparently Indian food, having just come from Kerala, though good, is heavily spiced and they needed a break for their palate.
Anyways, we split up in the afternoon with them heading off to the airport, and Barbs and I to get home and get ready to meet one of my friends for dinner. Which is where the story gets interesting - apparently 2 of Barbs friends (luckily the ones she's closest to) got their departure wrong, and are in fact leaving for Thailand today. What follows is a complicated series of events, including a suepr long taxi ride to the mrt, B and I splitting up, Barbs friends getting lost heading to the hotel, and me and my friend killing time before dinner at Raffles Place (yet another mall). Anyways, it ended with a chill dinner with my friend at a cantonese restaurant, who is Singaporean but who did her undergrad with me in Toronto, followed by super yummy desserts at a chocolate place, aswell as a late snack at a kaya toast place - something that I had been wanting to try as its a very singaporean dish, but haven't been sure how to order. Which is really one of the fun parts of having a Singaporean friend :)
So right now, still sitting in our hotel room, as B's friends are still sleeping outside. Luckily, B and I's travel plans fell through, as absolutely everywhere is fully booked - Apparently Tuesday coming up is Vesak day, a Buddhist holiday, so it's a super busy holiday weekend. The plan for the day is to chill out at Sentosa, where the money we would have spent leaving the country will go pretty far in getting me chill spa stuff. Next time I visit we'll plan a proper spree in the surrounding countries - Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia... :) It's going to be fun.
Anyways, getting hungry so am going to leave the room now... more later.
Anyways, starting back two days ago on Thursday, I went with B to work at Millenia Towers. Or really outside her work. It's actually a super easy trip, especially in the morning, where there's a shuttle straight from the hotel. While B went to work, I spent the morning in the starbucks near her office finally getting some of my work finished. Starbucks here is really pricy, though they do have a yummy eggwhite breakfast wrap. Also, the service is really good - they even have this wall with pictures of regular customers which really makes me wish I was going to be here longer. Oh, though the one down side is that the menu is identical to the one at home, so no special regional flavours to enjoy.
B would come down for a coffee break, and then at lunch we transferred over to a Mc Donalds at Suntec. Which was cool for two reasons - firstly, again, really good service. And truly fantastic McCafe options, complete with table service. Secondly - I recognized the mall from my last trip - It's actually where I had my first meal when I was here in Singapore the first time around, and the first time I saw the crowds of expat banking types all over the place and thought that this would be a good place for B. The fact that it could actually have been Barbs current coworkers there is totally evidence of my psychic powers :)
The rest of the day was really chill. Another afternoon coffee break with B (again at McDonalds - though I didnt just sit there all afternoon, having wandered the malls for awhile :p ) and then a chill night at the appartment with some take out we picked up on our way home from the MRT. We had been thinking of gogin to the Mustafa centre which came highly recommended - but we were kinda tired, and apparently its mainly known for its electronics and there wasnt really anything we needed.
Yesterday, Friday, was a super long day, and the beginning of the story I brought up at the beginning. We start off the day with an early morning trip to the airport, to meet one of B's friends from the airport who was travelling South East Asia with some of her friends. They were here in Singapore on a long stopover enroute to Thailand. It was kinda fun, because Barbs had the day off, and we hadn't yet had time to do the tourist thing. We spent most of the day wandering downtown near the waterfront, checking out the merlion statue (currently surrounded by a hotel room for an art exhibit), the fullerton, Clarke Quay and some of the other sights. We also ate at both Subway and McDonalds, for a western break to their palate. Apparently Indian food, having just come from Kerala, though good, is heavily spiced and they needed a break for their palate.
Anyways, we split up in the afternoon with them heading off to the airport, and Barbs and I to get home and get ready to meet one of my friends for dinner. Which is where the story gets interesting - apparently 2 of Barbs friends (luckily the ones she's closest to) got their departure wrong, and are in fact leaving for Thailand today. What follows is a complicated series of events, including a suepr long taxi ride to the mrt, B and I splitting up, Barbs friends getting lost heading to the hotel, and me and my friend killing time before dinner at Raffles Place (yet another mall). Anyways, it ended with a chill dinner with my friend at a cantonese restaurant, who is Singaporean but who did her undergrad with me in Toronto, followed by super yummy desserts at a chocolate place, aswell as a late snack at a kaya toast place - something that I had been wanting to try as its a very singaporean dish, but haven't been sure how to order. Which is really one of the fun parts of having a Singaporean friend :)
So right now, still sitting in our hotel room, as B's friends are still sleeping outside. Luckily, B and I's travel plans fell through, as absolutely everywhere is fully booked - Apparently Tuesday coming up is Vesak day, a Buddhist holiday, so it's a super busy holiday weekend. The plan for the day is to chill out at Sentosa, where the money we would have spent leaving the country will go pretty far in getting me chill spa stuff. Next time I visit we'll plan a proper spree in the surrounding countries - Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia... :) It's going to be fun.
Anyways, getting hungry so am going to leave the room now... more later.
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