Hi All,
Spent 3 days in Singapore.. quick bus ride down from Kuala Lumpur to Johur Bahru where you get off the bus to get your departure stamp then get back on the bus if you can for the 1km ride over the causeway to then go through it again for Singapore immigration. It was easier to walk the middle 1km.
Singapore is amazingly clean compared to everywhere else I've been in SE Asia. The only place that might compare is Hong Kong. Singapore seems like one big national park. Singapore is a big shopping experience for most people. Orchard road is the main stretch of high end label shopping and was bustling with activity. They had shopping for me as well.. lots of computer tech stores and even a building dedicated to electronic parts and tools. My grandfather would like the selection of HAM radio supplies. Prices all around were not very good though so no deals to be had.
Little India was quite a neat place. I stayed nearby at a homestay so spent quite a bit of time there. Also went through the Arab section of town and visited Chinatown which is the high end. The Chinese make op the largest part of the population here. There are noticeably fewer muslims than Malaysia. Westerners make up 1 to 2% but are very prominent in the bar areas ;)
They are getting ready for a night Grand Prix race for the end of September. That would be quite an experience.
The most construction cranes I've seen in one place has to be the extension of downtown they are building here. It's all reclaimed land ( ie.. filling in the ocean ) and the casino is set to be done in two years.. a very ambitious schedule.
I'm back in Kuala Lumpur now..
Justin
Picture: downtown Singapore at night
picture 2: just to the left of downtown.. the reclaimed land construction area.
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