I landed in Singapore about 4 hours ago, and I am loving it!
I've probably broken a dozen laws already (is there a law against jaywalking, because I seem to be the only one doing it?!), but this place does not seem half as uptight as I thought it might be.
My taxi driver honked and swore at another driver who made a right turn from the left-turn-lane, and then threatened to throw an egg at her. He had a plastic bag filled with raw eggs hanging from his steering wheel just for that purpose! (Unfortunately, the latter is not quite true, but it is a good story.)
My hotel for tonight is in Little India. Tomorrow, I am moving to Orchard Road, which is apparently filled with high-end shopping malls, but today, I am still paying for my hotel myself, so I am in a lively but somewhat seedier area.
At the recommendation of Damla, I had dinner at Banana Leaf Apolo. It was right across from this little field.
It was a great restaurant with long wooden tables shared by different groups of customers. The people next to me on the left were Chinese, and on the right were Indian.
Unfortunately, our old camera refuses to focus (and also, I am not Frans), so the photo really sucks. The food, however, was awesome! I ordered way too much, and had fish curry (slightly sour, very very delicious) and chicken masala (also extremely good, with really beautiful spices).
I tried to use lime juice to encourage my stomach to digest faster, but to no avail, and I only managed to finish about two-thirds of the food.
A nice stroll around Little India followed dinner, and now I am back in my windowless hotel room, getting ready to go to bed.
