Waking up at 7 am for a random city tour, on perhaps the hottest day in the year, may not seem appealing intially... but when you have all your good friends in the same group as you, and you're just going around doing your own thing, Sundays could not have been spent in any other way.
Our first stop was the Merlion. Initially we were all so excited about taking pictures and our excitement reached new heights ( refer Facebook pictures ) We were shown the old and new Parliament Houses. Our tour guide- Auntie Sue - was the most adorable little Singaporean lady ever. We stopped outside this huge pillar sort of thing where they had engraved the names of all the soldiers who had lost their lives in the war. On the other side was the Padang. She was, very enthusiastically, explaining to us..uhh... im not really sure, because we were all looking out the other side of the bus at this realllly hot model who was having a photo shoot right near the pillar thing. = ) poor Auntie Sue kept saying - alright, boys and girls... pay attention here!
Moving on, we took a short - and i mean really short walk - around Chinatown. I think it was just an exercise to get us out into the hot, humid weather and back into the bus so we would appreciate the whole concept of air con =)
A 'short drive' through Little India did not happen since all of us were like " NO!! We go there almost everyday, Nahin!!!" Our last stop was the National Museum of Singapore. The place was sooo huge and all the displays were sooo amazingly creative - I was totally blown over! To imagine that it was a fellow human being who actually thinks of and produces stuff so spectacular is reallly overwhelming!! I want to go back soon and have a look at the whole place.
There was a special exhibit imported from China for a month or so. It was basically rocks and stones that were made to look like food. The coloring was all natural. It was a little disgusting looking but the concept was pretty cool.
Finally, we stopped for lunch which was mmmmmmm!!! Indian buffet at Riverwalk Tandoor...best meal in almost a month!!!
The rest of the day was just spent chilling out and playing pool ( a game i have come to love now - because im getting a lot better at it ) A major task to complete was buying K's 18th birthday gift. Who else but De,Di and Pr to go out to the consex shop in Bugis, to pick up a little something from "The Erection Collection". The birthday party went off pretty well with a whole lot of people totally drunk. Quitting drinking is the best thing one can do - you get to watch other people make complete fools of themselves when they're drunk. =)
However, even after the early morning, the tiring day, and the drunk night - 5 of us still managed to stay up till 7 am at Burlington Square doing absolutely nothing. Early mornings in Singapore look way better when you stay up the whole night and fall asleep just as the rest of the island state is waking up.
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this post is just awesome! Its the best part about growing up. To find yourself and realise what you are and what you want to be.
Once college starts, its going to be alllll crazy! this is the best part of the beginning of your journey. From here on, it only gets better! :)
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