Friday 31 August 2012

Two weeks in


Singapore lies approximately one degree north latitude. Basically, each day is the same length and temperature all year round. I can see the ocean on two sides of the island from here. We're fairly south in the city, so only the northern and western boarders that are out if sight. The city is full of construction projects, and this goes late into the night, and continues every day except Sunday. I am quickly finding the humidity to be unlike any I've experienced to this point. The air is usually quite thick, and often you can see the haze. However, on a clear day, the skyline is quite beautiful.
The food so far has been amazing. We've found Japanese curry to be especially delicious. My favorite so far, though, has to be roti prata. This is a delicious pancake-like food, that you dip in a chicken curry of sauce. You can also get egg or cheese prata, prata with bananas, and I'm sure many other varieties. I could live on them. We've also had our taste of the durian fruit, whose pungent creaminess is not for those with a sharp olfactory system. 



We're in the process of moving to our new apartment, so hopefully the next update will come from home sweet home.
Sampai berjumpa lagi!
See you soon!