Singapore Reconsidered

I just got back from a week-end in Singapore where I used to be a principal of a school. I must say I liked it a lot better this time. For some reason I never noticed how beautiful the city was with its' tree lined streets and public parks.  I also don't remember the people being so friendly. No matter where I went, Singaporeans went out of their way to smile, show me where to eat and literally welcomed me to their city.

One night I walked into Ion mall, a huge plaza with probably thousands of stores. I was looking for chili crab and went downstairs to the food court and was asking a woman where I could find some and she literally walked me to the right booth. Now that is service with a smile. 


At night I went to Clark Key where three 'volunteers' with lots of money and nerve to spare get into this cabin and get flung around with bungee cords while everyone watches and laughs. Actually I do not remember Clark Key being so much fun where you could be entertained in any number of ways from music to a boat ride on the Singapore river to a delicious meal. There are loads of other entertainment spots throughout the city as well as many interesting districts to walk through. I went to Little India for example and spent a pleasant afternoon.

Singapore has so many interesting areas. There is a Chinatown, a nice harbour, loads of shopping streets, wonderful transportation and so on. I guess as a tourist I could breath  a little and enjoy the sites with no pressure. 


When you think about this new city-state, only fifty years old, it is not surprising they are all so proud of their city and you would be hard pressed to find a Singaporean who is not proud of their country and heritage, as  they should be!


Are you not blown away, by the fact that I spent the week-end in Singapore? It does sound amazing, doesn't it, yet from Phuket it is one or so hours by a plane and extremely inexpensive to get there, although the prices in Singapore make up for the cheap flight!