Singapore

Observations
February 7, 2007 - Singapore, Singapore
When you travel you observe so many things. Maybe if you lived in a locale you wouldn’t notice those things but a traveler has heightened awareness I guess. Here are some things I’ve seen in the last couple of days. There are absolutely no dogs on the streets I’ve walked. There are many wild cats. There are dogs someplace though...
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Catching up with my travel journal
February 4, 2007 - Singapore, Singapore
It has been too long since I wrote in my travel journal. I’m afraid I will have forgotten some things I’ve done but I will try to catch you up. After Thaipusam I think I may have been a little shell-shocked and took a rest in my explorations. I also managed to borrow a little Apple laptop so I could write longer entries. The first day...
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Devotion Beyond Any I’ve Ever Seen
February 2, 2007 - Singapore, Singapore
Yesterday, February 1st, was an amazing day. AMAZING! I awoke early knowing that the Hindu festival Thaipusam begins at 6:30 am. This is a ritual performed mostly by the Tamil community. The earliest beginnings of the festival actually take place in the weeks before the festival as the participants fast and purify and begin to focus on their...
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A Little Of This & Little Of That Makes A Concert
January 31, 2007 - Singapore, Singapore
Today I went by myself exploring since Shay needed to prepare for her lectures. I want to visit some of the areas near to our hotel so I walked out of my hotel toward an area called Bugis. There is an outdoor market here and a lot of shopping malls but before going to that I walked into a Chinese temple where people were praying and lighting...
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A quick morning update
January 31, 2007 - Singapore, Singapore
We went to dinner last night with Shay's site coordinator and another occupational therapist. We went to a Chinese restaurant near Chinatown. We had roast duck and they brought the whole duck to the table and then took it away to remove all the crispy skin and added it to little crepes made with an eggy mixture and a little plum sauce. These...
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