Singapore

Here's a quick outline of the things I did there:

Zouk and Attica
I went to Zouk nightclub and they happened to have a fashion show the night I was there. The female models were so tall and thin and dressed so outragesously I looked twice because I thought they might have been ladyboys! Zouk had a lot of food such as cakes and donuts beside the catwalk. I certainly took some free food. Amazingly the food was nearly untouched- no wonder the Singapore people are so thin!

We moved to Attica nightclub seeing as Zouk had this fashion show instead of dance. It is quite similar to an Australian night club. The main difference between the Sinapore and Australian nightclubs is the cover charge. The cover charge in Singapore is around $20 which includes 2 drink vouchers. On ladies' night apparantly there's no cover charge for ladies and they get free alcohol.

Sentosa Island
This is a touristy island near Singapore which has the most south- eastern point of continental Asia. There are some beaches and it's different from any beach I've been to because there are huge ships in the near distance! The forest isn't too bad but it is secondary forest because the original forest had been cut down for agriculture some time ago.

Changi Museum
I visited this museum which was about the Japanese occupation of Singapore which is quite worth visiting. I happened to visit this museum on ANZAC day. I was trying to explain the concept of ANZAC day to some European but it kind of sounded like a joke to them. That's probably because in the history of time, Australia's involvement in battles seems so insignificant. But nevertheless important for Australia as I was trying to explain to this guy!

Pulau Ubin
This a small island which is a 10 minute 'bum boat' ride from Singapore. Apparantly it was what Singapore looked like 50 years ago. I went for a bike ride around and saw some bright blue coloured houses. There's a lot of forest and I managed to see 2 quite large monitors, half a metre in length. I also heard the grunting, crashing sound of wild pigs which is quite a scary sound! There is a small beach but it's a pity they have to put a massive fence around it to stop illegal immigrants from landing.

Buddha tooth relic temple
This is the most luxurious Buddhist temple I've ever seen. It's completely shiny and new. Being in Laos the offerings made are usually a simple bunch of flowers. Here you can buy fancy floral arrangements as offerings. The have an amazing collection of Buddha images from all over Asia and a beautiful rooftop garden also. It is located in China town. I usually avoid China towns in the cities I visit but Singapore's is actually really good- probably the best I've ever visited.

Botanical Gardens
These gardens are beautiful especially the orchid garden!