Published on November 28, 2007
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Before leaving for Singapore, I made a Google Map of places that I want to visit. Two weeks is a pretty short time to see everything but we’ve managed to squeeze in a lot of places.
Anyway, today Ville, Antti and I decided to visit the Mint Toys Museum behind the Raffles Hotel. It’s a small museum with a very large collection of toys from different time periods; anything from original Matchbox car collections to one of a kind pieces. The museum’s collection spanned over 5 floors with different themes on each floor: super heroes, classic toys etc..
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Published on November 25, 2007
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Today was a beach day. Sentosa Island, which is a big island resort just off the Southern coast of Singapore. It’s a big tourist attraction in Singapore as well as being the best place to go and sunbath - the island has 2 kilometers of beach, which is a lot in Singapore. There are cable cars that leave for Sentosa over on the mainland, and as we decided to play ‘tourist’ for the day, we forked over a ridiculous $20 for a return ticket. It was worth it, as you could see all across the bay area as well as into the mainland.
The island is home to a 37 meter tall Merillion statue as well as an old WWII fort. We didn’t bother with the fort since we were going to the beach but did pass by the Merillion and take a few pictures. The beach was really cool and it didn’t take long for me to change my mind about taking a swim. It’s quite an experience to float about in the sea as hundreds of freighters are docked just a couple of hundred meters away by the nearby port, which is the world’s busiest by the way.
We took in some ‘rays for several hours before leaving by cable car and making our way back to the apartment. Today was mainly dedicated to just chilling and showing Olli & Kosti around town, as they’d arrived on Friday from Bangkok. We also had plans for the next day so we decided a few beers and a late night dinner would suffice for the evening’s activities.
Published on November 24, 2007
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We’re at the apartment getting ready to leave for yet another night on the town. Last night was awesome; we went to the local Ministry Of Sound nightclub at around one o’clock and partied until about five in the morning. I’ve never been to such a cool club in my entire life.
Tonight we’re going to Zouk, a popular local club that plays the same sort of music as MoS. Should be cool.
I’ve moved my photos onto my Mac, so as soon as I have time I’ll upload them to my Flickr-account.