Dear Readers,
Now that there's only two months and 5 days left before I return to living on a farm in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do and nothing to look forward to, I have been trying to do some things I have enjoyed before and some things I always wanted to do before leaving this Asian paradise.
Tammy, my best friend here, is leaving for the summer. We returned to the fish spa to have our legs chewed on by little skin eating fish. This is not available in Staunton of course so I jumped at the chance. They move you from tank to tank, from little fish to much bigger fish. By the end, we are about tickled to death! I noticed they built a tiny mosque in the fish pond outside the spa below the flyer. Interesting.
Next, Tammy and I headed for Sentose Island and the other Shangri La on the beach. The water here really isn't for swimming. Oil is floating on the water leaking from the oil tankers parked in the strait. The hotel has been redone and is quite a spectacular place to stay (not to mention expensive). Multiple pools, lots of kiddie slides and sprinklers, bar in the water-Wow. I sure would like an upgrade at my hotel like that. I did manage to get the guys here to cutoconuts before they fell on the patrons. They can be deadly when they start falling.
Tammy and I had lunch at the hotel and then headed for the Sentosa casino where I had never been. It was packed with people eager to be parted from their money. There was a candy store a block long with candy ornaments in the tree. There was a "Lake of Dreams" fountain with a bronze sculpture. I told Tammy that there were no dreams there to come true-only a large withdrawl from someone's bank account. Universal Studios is there and never have any of the rides actually managed to run for more than one month before completely breaking down.
It was interesting to see where Singapore has invested its money for the future-ripping people off from other countries. It's working so far. Singapore's casinos have out performed Australia's and Malaysia's casinos and practically put them out of business. It's good to know there are so many stupid people in the world!
For something different I read about a tour of the Chiangi area being offered by a tour guide-a white lady that actually lived through WWII here. On a Sunday we got up early and went. We got to see the old prison where they interned prisons, shot them on the beach, forced men, women, and children to work in labor camps. The Japs were very mean. We went to the museum that had pictures of all the bad stuff, a copy of the mural the prisoners were allowed to paint, and a replica of the chapel they were able to build. She pointed out where the old forts were, where the Japs lived, how everyone had to learn Japanese, etc. Fascinating. We ended up at a hawkers stand where we met an American family from Charlottesville VA! They had lived in India and Shanghai before coming here. In India they said they never felt well-constant stomach problems. In China people were rude and fake-always trying to cheat you. They like Singapore. It's easy. As a plus we went by the airforce museum (old planes all bought from the US) and a crocodile farm inside the city! Pocketbooks, wallets, and products made from snakes and lizards were available. Amazing!
Well, that's all from here. I am off to a walking tour with the same tour guide. It's pouring down raining. That's what umbrellas are for. We are hitting four churches and two Tomorrow I am heading to Indonesia and Bintan which I hope will be sunny. At least there won't be Japs! See ya!
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