Made in Japan, Outsourced Globally

Let's rewind.

I actually skipped an entry from my trip to Vietnam, because I had so much to say about Malaysia (mainly my rant about our travel circumstances).

This was my second time in Singapore. Well. Let me be straight-forward: you can spend one day in Singapore (as a tourist, mind you) and you would have seen everything.

But that's not to say that I didn't have a good time - my slightly sonorous stay in Singapore was spiced up with meeting old friends from Berkeley, the AIESEC DHL people, and my flatmate from HK who was in town for the weekend.


The mythical merlion. There's supposedly a total six of them in Singapore - gotta catch 'em all!


The Esplande - I still think it looks like a durian.


The Botelo Chicken of Happiness. This disproportionate poultry signifies prosperity and happiness of Singapore (don't worry - I didn't understand that either).


Hindu temple in Little India. The colorful gods are intriguing and tells tales of Indian mythology.


This one's for you, Surya.

While my friends in Singapore worked hard at their offices, the tourists frolicked through town. Duncan was in town for the weekend with his friend (yay!). It was so great to see him again (yeah yeah... it's only been 2 weeks, but I still miss our crazy HK life together).


Having a Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel - so touristy, I know. But a great way to cool off from the tropical heat.


Raffles Hotel


The DHL building. The lobby has this wicked bar - Paris described it best when he said, "There's a thin line between obnoxiously gaudy and extravagant. It's walking on that thin line." If you request a bottle from the very top shelf, a waitress dressed in fairy costume will be pulled up on a rope to retrieve it.

Like Mahbod, I got rejected from this posh bar. Dress codes. Schma.

So we went to the bar at the Intercontinental (a DHL hangout). And this is what we said to the DHL lobby bar:



Lars and Nick - blue steel and a deer caught in headlights (sorry Nick!).

And that is the story of Singapore. Other than getting hit on by a random Nigerian on the streets, it has been a pretty smooth trip.

In sum, I had a good time, but my adventures happened in Malaysia (like seeing DJ Grand Master Flash perform at a bar, receive a gift from the medicine man in the jungles and see Lauryn Hill, Black Eyed Peas, and Boyz II Men in concert).

The journey continues...