singapore smoothies

Yeah, yeah, we went to the Raffles for a Singapore Sling, terribly posh and all that. Quite depressing in fact for one who is about to spend a year in 8 bed dorms, haha!

HOWEVER any visit to Singapore is truly incomplete without one of Kate's Singapore Smoothies. Banana, yoghurt, honey - they're wonderful! I'm sipping one as we speak (or...converse interwebly) and for once the Singapore weather is warm but not hot or sticky. Try drying your clothes here though, it's a joke.

Singapore has been a great resting point after the madness of Vietnam. It's all the things they advertise it to be; clean, organised, safe, easy, full of shopping centres. I've bought some earrings (always room in any budget for earrings), some little strappy thongs (suddenly decided they were a necessity) and today I'm hoping to track down some accessories for my phone (speakers, keyboard, spare battery).

We've shopped a lot and done the touristy bits, but mostly just hung out. We went to the Northbridge of Singapore which is Clarke Quay and bar hopped for a bit, watched people on the G-Max (opposite of bungee jumping), and checked out the hot boys. Last night we went clubbing. I wore a low cut top and denim skirt - no more revealing than anything the locals were wearing, but my boobs are a little bigger. This detail s relevant because last night a snooty woman tapped me on the shoulder and bitchily said "you know, prostitutes are banned here". Naturally I burst out laughing and she looked surprised and sheepish then wandered off. The lighting display was bizarre - constant flashing. It pretty much drove me insane but I held up for a while and rocked out to the likes of Fergie and other artists of qestionable talent. Pretty fun night actually.

Also, HAPPY SONGKRAN - Thai New Year. We're off now to check out the festival at the Asian Civilisation Museum with Mon, who is Kate's Thai flatmate.

Off to London tonight, crashing tomorrow at Paul's, then Paris for 5 days. Going well so far.