we went walking.

So jetlag sent Jenny and I to bed at 21:30 last night, and promptly woke us up at 6:30 this morning. We're a little dicombobulated, but that will not stop us from going shopping at the famed Orchard Road of Singapore, where all the hoity toity haute coutur shops are. Singapore was recently described as being a giant interconnected shopping mall, and I'm beginning to see that.

Last night we met up with my soon-to-be roommate, you can read all about him and his adventures at draytoninsingapore.wordpress.com, and he is highly entertaining, as well as being a font of knowledge for the untraveled, like myself. Below is a picture of the view from my soon-to-be apartment.


17th Floor, bitches. How cool does that look?

We also went to two different Buddhist temples and wandered around Chinatown, and Drayton took us through some twisty Asian backroads that remind me more of nature hikes than actual shortcuts through a city -- saw a Siamese cat hanging on a bench, thought of Ezra. Hi, Steph. :)

So far I'm really loving the city. I can already see how and where and when I will get homesick, which is good -- good that I know it's coming, and that I can see it approaching, so I'll be more ready for it. Orientation begins August 31, and I'm all FZT with excitement.

More pictures!

Chinatown's Food Street

The Red Buddhist Temple

The View from Boat Quay

And, of course, more as the wacky adventures unfold. But for now, shopping!