Singapore 07 - Day 7

When you think of Singapore, you think of tropical weather. Hot days, hot nights, humidity, overcast, rain... yes? How about -8°C in a massive chiller, going tubing down a slope, throwing snowballs and climbing through igloos? Yep, Robin and I went to Snow City in Jurong East, Singapore.


We jumped on the train late in the day after lunch and took the looooooong way to Jurong East, the end of the train line. The loooooooong way meant that we got to stop at heaps of stations both above and underground, see the suburbs and a bit more of the life of Singapore. Jurong East is like the Midland of Perth - there's no reason for tourists to really go here, no real sights unless you've got a lot of time in Singapore. Which we did! Ever seen Japanese tourists in Midland? No? Well you'll understand when I say that we were THE ONLY white people in Jurong East. Must admit that the best food from the holiday was also here. From the vegetarian spring roll and chilli paste at the train station, to the chilli squid at the hawker and the wanton noodles and apple and lychee drinks at the Kopitiam. Real food made the way the Singaporeans eat it.

After going nuts for an hour at Snow City we hit the Jurong East markets. Thousands of stalls with umbrellas, business suits, jewellery, toys, slippers, everything! I bought some trinkety things here and there and I think the lot came to about SGD 29!

Back on the train, we took the quick way back to the villa and kitted back up for more shopping. It was time for round two of Chinatown for mooncake and Suntec City; Robin wanted more skate gear. We also hit the Adidas shop and Promod, all in the nick of time.


I cooked dinner that night, 2 minute noodles.
:)