Hi every one the old man is back with another adventure this time Neil and Nessa do Singapore. After all the planning and waiting for what seemed like an eternity but turned out to be a mere 6 months that glorious day in march arrived and i was off once again to spend some time with my dearest friend and traveling companion.
After a long day i show up at the airport in Brisbane just after midnight for my 2.30 flight to Singapore it was a strange mix of feelings and emotions that overcame me as i waited for the flight to start boarding tired yes excited yes but in a way sort of nervous as i tend to get before a flight. The flight was some what under sold on the Australia to Singapore leg which was a pleasant surprise for me as i had the whole row of seats to myself as did most of the other passengers so i could relax and stretch out which allowed me to get some rest in flight which was good still did not manage to sleep much though as is the normal thing with me when flying.
Seven and a half hours later and we touch down in Singapore and about 60 travel weary passengers exit the plane to face a bleak and overcast day in Singapore the beginning of what will turn out to be a long one for me as Nessa would not get in from Cebu until about 11.30 that night so i had some time on my hands about 14 and a half hours to be exact. What was i to do i asked myself i could not check into the hotel for about 5 hours so i decided to drop my bags at the hotel and find somewhere to get some breakfast. So i dragged myself to the taxi rank and settled in for what turned out to be a very pleasant and interesting trip with a very chatty taxi driver who asked many questions about Australia and laughed alot when he reminisced of his time in Australia in the late 70's Perth to be exact, The more i traveled in Singapore and got to meet and know some of the locals the more apparent it became that so many of them had at some time in their lives visited Australia for some reason or another alot of them in the 70's and the favoured destination was Perth on the west coast.
I digress after leaving my bags at the hotel i decide to ride the MRT to Bugis as i have heard of the markets there and was wanting to see them and experience it for myself and i thought that i could probably get something to eat there as well so i asked directions to the MRT and set off getting lost regardless of the directions i received, after walking in circles like a typical male not willing to ask directions a second time (its a male pride thing hehhehehehehe)i eventually found it and managed to work out there ticketing system which i must say was alot easier than finding my way to the station, with the first part of the problem behind me i figured this ought to be easy from here on in well that's what i thought anyway i guess it was not going to be my day as i found my way to the platform only to find myself slightly disoriented and not really knowing which side of the platform my train left from,after asking a few locals and finding that the local grasp of English was not quite as good as i thought it would be i consulted the station map and missed the first train in doing so but fortunately for me the trains run every 6 minutes.
Markets at Bugis
i wandered around looking at the markets for a few hours and eventually settled in to a Starbucks for coffee and a light mid morning snack.Beginning to feel the effects of the lack of sleep in the last 24 hours and more over the jet lag i made my way back to the hotel and got some rest before Nessa arrived later that evening.
Nessa's arrival went without a hitch though about 45 minutes late we poured ourselves into a taxi and headed for the hotel and some long overdue rest,catching up on the happenings with each other on the way it was a real joy to be with my angel again,we talked and laughed all the way to the hotel all the while just enjoying being with each other again.
Our first morning together was just spent relaxing with breakfast by the pool and a quick swim although the weather had not improved we enjoyed it anyway and made the most of our time together just being there together was a joy and a moment of real happiness that i know will stay with me for a life time. We found our way through the local markets and lunch at a local restaurant that i had eaten at the night before and could not stop talking about the duck in secchuan peppers was especially nice the perfect way to pass away the afternoon.I can not think of a better way to start off our Singapore adventure.
duck in sechuan pepers for lunch
Having mastered the Mrt i wanted to showcase my newly acquired skills to my dear companion so we took a trip to Bugis junction to see the markets and the temples,It had not occurred to either of us that it was Sunday which meant that the temples were packed with worshippers and so to was the junction the scent of burning incense filled the air as the hawkers sold there incense sticks to the faithful.
us at Bugis junction
The temples of Bugis junction
Ok i think i will leave it there for now and pick it up again another day so i will say good bye for now and i hope you all find a gem as precious as i have in my dear companion don't forget to come back for the next installment see you real soon.
posted by Chefie
