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Archive for Archive for October, 2007
Samosa for Breakfast
The day started out great: I had spicy Samosa for breakfast! The stuffing was actually a spicy Thai curry concoction. It wasn’t exactly what I thought it would be, but very nice in spite of that. I had seconds, coated in sweet-red chilli sauce. It’s a good thing I’m leaving here soon, or I could [...] Read more »
Got the Fever
Based on yesterday’s taxi ride, even the Filipinos here in Singapore are practicing their racing skills. The taxi that picked me up was a brand-new Volkswagen, very high-tech and sleek. We set a land speed record for the ten kilometers from my hotel to the International Business Park. The cabbie wasn’t talkative, but I did [...] Read more »
Curry and Cars in Singapore
The cars here in Singapore come in all styles, including some expensive ones you don’t see just anywhere: Maserati, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Jaguar and so on. The ones I find the most amazing are the small ones.
There’s this one little car that’s quite popular. A pair of them would make a great kid’s gift; roller skates. [...] Read more »
Just Another Day in Paradise
This morning the dawn sky was clear, a foreboding of evil heat to come. Yesterday’s rain, and its relative cool, were long gone. But I’m getting tougher after being here in Singapore for so long. I can even go outside for a walk these days and not immediately melt down into my shoes. (And if [...] Read more »
Slingin’ in the Rain
Today I lost my pants in the hotel.
No, it’s not what you think. I wasn’t slapped with Yet Another Fine. Any rumors of me paying fines for public nudity (or anything else, for that matter) in Singapore are base canards at best. Besides, I’m pretty sure you don’t have access to the police reports, so [...] Read more »
Peranakan Feast in Singapore
Today was Feast Day.
No, not any special Saint of the Catholic persuasion. Instead, I decided to try out the Sunday buffet at Xin Cuisine, the hotel’s main eatery. There were two weddings on Saturday night, so the place was a zoo. And more scheduled for Sunday. Seems everybody in Singapore is getting married this weekend. [...] Read more »
Eat at Porky’s
The business exec I’m visiting with this week wanted to go out for dinner on Friday. Of course, I’m always up for dinner when an exec is buying! He said he knew of a place, over near my hotel, that was “local color” and well-known in Singapore. That sounded fine to me. I asked what [...] Read more »
Friday Follies II (A Bit Late)
Dateline: London, October 3
Terrorist Attack in Soho Linked to Thai Restaurant
Police cordoned off three streets in the fashionable Soho District, and firefighters in hazardous chemical response suits broke down the door of a Thai restaurant, after reports of a “chemical attack” on a busy shopping street there:
Emergency workers wearing protective breathing masks were called to [...] Read more »
