[Feb. 2, 2007] Arrival in Singapore. This is where I got off the bus from the airport.
Hostel I stayed. http://www.bugisbackpackers.com/
Hostel was in Bugis Village.
[Feb. 3] Chiense buildings near the hostel
Prepareing for Chinese New Year
Singaporean Phone
Bus stop promoting the Zoo
River
Little India
Sri Veerama Kaliamman Temple
You must take of your shoes
It is THAT HOT in Singapore.
Abdul Gafoor Mosque. There was an elementary school here as well.
Street
FOOD
Lunch at Tekka Center
Singaporean canned drinks
Little India MRT Station
Inside of MRT Station
Milti-language
Boat Quay
Hmmm.... What was the government thinking...
Walking towards the Merlion
Nearing the Merlion
Back of the Merlion
Merlion
Quiz. What is the advertisement the closest to the Merlion?
Looking up at the Merlion
Answer. Starbucks.
Flower and the Merlion
The Statue of Raffles at Victoria Concert Hall
Asian Civilisation Museum
City Hall
The Parliament
The Statue of Raffles on Clerke Quay
[Feb. 4] Inside of Sultan Mosque
Sultan Mosque
Praying Times
Infront of Sultan Mosque
Street in front of Sultan Mosque with little shops and cafes.
Birds
Food
Raffles Hotel
Raffles Hotel. http://singapore.raffles.com/
You cannot go inside unless you are a guest.
I've seen it at home, wait this is what my mom bought as a Souvenir when she was here.
Raffles HotelRaffles Hotel
Cafe at Raffles Hotel
Lunch at Cafe at Raffles Hotel
NO SMOKING BY LAW!! Men's room at Raffles Hotel
Raffles City (Mall)
Bugis Junction
[Feb 5] China Town
China Town
Lunch
Singaporean Post
Singapore Botanic Garden. Loved it. http://www.sbg.org.sg/
Very (and literally) open Men's room
Botanic Garden
Lunch at Botanic Garden
Must be good to have a cappella concert here...
National Orchid Garden
Akihito. New kinds of orchids are artificially produced and named after the honor of very important visitors.
Nelson Mandela
Michiko
Masako Kotaishi Hidenka
Masahito and Hanako
Akihito
Kiyoshi Hikawa (odd... he's a young singer from Japan)
Multi-language Sign
Singapore's National Flower
World Smallest McDonal's !? On Orchard Road.
Hawker Center
[Feb. 6] Master Card is welcome at a market!?
Way to Sentosa
Even more languages
Nearing Sentosa
Taking a bus on Sentosa
BEN&JERRY'S!!
BEACH!! How romantic to see all those ships.
Teking a shuttle on Sentosa
Over there is the soutern end of Eurasian Continent
Very nice cafe on the beach
"Seats" for two
This one needs a reservation.
Ahh....
Beach...
Sentosa
Note to myself, this is the cafe where I was.
Shuttle on Sentosa
The other Merlion on Sentosa
Taking a boat on Boat Quay at night
Viewing Merlion from the boat
Boat Quay at night
[Feb. 7] Food
This is a scary site, but very common at conveience stores everywhere in Singapore. These are cigarette boxes.
Fort Canning Park
7-11, like a souvenir shop
[Feb. 8] Way to Johor Bahru, Malysia
Bus to Johor Bahru
Arrival at Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru
Malysian lunch
Temple
Abu Bakar Mosque (Is that roof Japanese?)
Malysia's national flower
Abu Bakar Mosque
Johor Bahru Zoo
Japan in Istana Garden
Istana Garden
huh, my favorite comic books
Bar at a hotel
Back to my home town, Kagoshima?
Didn't expect to see you here...
A famouse restaurant
Rou-gu-cha
Thank Yi-yu, for showing me around!
Leaving Johor Bahru
[Feb. 9]
Evolution Garden in Botanic Garden
Rise of the age
Plants of the earliest times
Trees of the first kinds (made of concrete)
Footsteps!
Healthy path
It hurts.
National University of Singapre is next to Botanic Garden
National University of Singapre
The room on the left with better couches is for MA students. The other room on the right with regular couches is for BA students (BY LAW!!).
It was hot outside, so I read books in the study room like an NUS student.
Dinner at NUS
NUS store
NUS
Raffle Hotel
New friends at Hotel, having beers at a bar.
bar on the roof
[Feb. 10] Sultan Mosque with the new friends
In front of Sultan Mosque
Near Sultan Mosque
Dear Post Officer, I think the sign says No Parking here.
Was saying NO DUMPING, which is funny already anyways.
Giant ant!
peace memoral tower
Botanic Garden (The third visit)
In front of the Orchid Garden
Friends leaving for Malaysia
Suntanned feet. On the way to Bangkok, Thailand.
