The big storm
9 April 2011
Soon after I got back from Malaysia, there was a huge thunderstorm. I had a great view of this from my hotel window, but try as I might to photogr....
Malaysia
9 April 2011
Today I went to Johor Bahru, which is the Malaysian frontier town just north of Singapore. Getting there is amazingly cheap, but time consuming, a....
Harbourfront
8 April 2011
First of all, time for one of my rants. Getting anywhere in Singapore is difficult. The public transport, signage, under and overpasses etc. are a....
Din tai fung
8 April 2011
This morning I set out to the new area of Singapore called Marina Bay. I guess its not technically new but it has been developed significantly rec....
Went out to dinner
7 April 2011
This will be a bit of a weak short update. I actually met someone who I used to work with in Sydney 5 years ago, which was fun and exciting. But s....
The zoo is mostly, closed
7 April 2011
Today I went to the Singapore zoo, this is quite a challenge, surprisingly. There are probably better ways to get there such as taxi or hiring a c....
Little India
6 April 2011
This evening I decided to head out to the Indian part of Singapore, called as you have probably guessed by now, Little India. As far as India outs....
Mostly closed until late afternoon
6 April 2011
I decided to just wander around at about 9am. Nothing was open. Even regular coffee shops seemed closed. It was already pretty hot, and most of th....
Singapore is hot
5 April 2011
Getting here was easy, once I got on the plane. Hong Kong airport tried to catch me out again, and it did catch out a lot of people, hence my flig....