Chinese New Year In Pictures

The fountain of wealth; stick your hand in the water, make a wish and then walk around the fountain three times.

I'm gonne be rich! Stinking rich! Richer than my wildest dreams!



Hey! Singapore looks a bit like Hong Kong.. I say. Have you ever been to Hong Kong before replies Lynn! :)

Hey dude.. get out the way! You're spoiling the view!

Wohoo! It's the year 2007! .. no wait a minute.. that was 2 months ago. Oh yeah.. Wohoo! It's the year of the Pig! '(oo)'

A lot of the fireworks are red! Have a prosperous new year! :)

It's over!

Could it be ..?!

I've had this feeling before.. a sore throat .. strepsils don't seem to help.. a swollen feeling at the back of the throat.. painful to swallow! Damn.. better get to the doctor quick! Yep.. the doctor has confirmed my suspicion that I have tonsillitis. Oh well.. at least I caught it early. So now I find myself taking a course of anti-biotics and sitting at home watching daytime TV! Woop! So I thought this would be a good time to write up about some of the more humorous things that have happened during my time in singapore! =)

Funny Conversation at Tampines Cineplex
Well.. this made me laugh anyway! All I wanted was a small coke to drink while I was watching the movie. The conversation went something like this:
Me: "Hi! Could I have a small coke please?"
Staff: "Sorry sir, we have ran out of small cups."
Me: "Oh really?"
Staff: "Yes. How about a large one?"
Me: "Well.. I really only wanted a small one, but medium will be fine thanks"
Staff: "Certainly! Would you like to up-size that for only 10 cents?"

Distorted Sense of Space and Time
It appears that Singaporeans have a completely different sense of space and time than people from larger countries. My European and American friends can vouch for this one (they've had similar conversations)! Here's an example of a conversation I had recently:
Me: "Hi. Can you help me.. Do you know where the Funan Center is?"
Some Singaporean Guy: "Funan Center.. hmmmm.. yeah.. it's that way.. but ooh. maybe you should get a train or something.. it's a looooong way."
Me: "Ah. Ok. I don't mind a bit of a walk.. thanks"

5 minutes later I arrive at the Funan Center..!

I'll upload more stories when I can think of them!

My new condo!