i think we actually did a lot in singapore. ok, so we couldn't get into any casinos (on two separate occasions at two different casinos we were turned away) because ari was "inappropriately" dressed (apparently sandals and/or shorts = discomfort for other patrons and/or means no money to gamble - the latter being far more likely) but my parents (true to form) woke us up early and coerced us...maybe more me from neighborhood to neighborhood (sad but true, i definitely miss watching tv - which was the alternative to walking around)
We covered (neighborhoods according to the lonely planet) CBD (central business district - GCSE geography!!!!!!) and the quays, chinatown, orchard road, the east coast and sentosa island. For three days, that's a lot of time spent not watching tv. (definitely joking...but the HD tv was pretty awesome)
Parents also made sure we were well fed! Ari and I are still dreaming of the Sri Lankan black pepper crab....satay...all you can eat sashimi breakfast....hashbrown,bacon and cheese sandwiches (all it needed was two pcs of fried chicken in lieu of bread - i'm going to try to market that to kfc as their new breakfast sandwich) and even the abundance of fruit (you'd be surprised at how hard it has been for us to find fruit!)
Thanks mom and dad!
(dad - you probably fell asleep in starbucks because the bed at the hotel was too soft)
but on that drooling note...back to reality and back to our budget...
tonight, we learned that grocery shopping and cooking at home regardless of country is far cheaper than eating out. so, to satisfy our home-cooking-western-food cravings we cooked
*drum roll*
spaghetti!
The grocery store didn't exactly sell meat...but we stumbled upon this frozen log of minced beef...i don't have a photo of it...but think pillsbury cookie dough tube (in shape and wrapping) filled with raw minced beef...mmmm.
not sure if this would make a difference, but we did check the expiration date.
hope everyone is doing well! would love to hear how you're doing!
and not that i'm a fan or anything...but glee starts on Sept 21st!
Off to Melaka tomorrow...
Janet, that "frozen beef" looks like it might actually have been some sort of seafood byproduct, perhaps jellyfish tentacles...
ReplyDeleteYou guys should send your blog to lonely planet. A friend of mine got paid to write for them one summer. See if they have any paid positions available to travel around and review places for them. It's basically what you're already doing and could finance an extended stay.
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