Kermit has decided to hide in the room and is feeling a little nervous in Singapore. Why? Everywhere he goes people point and shout "Flog" and Kerm, having heard about the severe penalties for law-breaking here, thinks he is in for a kicking...Still, we continue to have fun.
By 'eck, it does make you swot and hetty here with the temp. a constant 32C with 100% humidity. We do plenty things...
We began with food and took a slow mooch to Clark Quay (everything here has to happen sloooowly) and found a traditional Singaporean Italian Restaurant. Everywhere is spotlessly clean and the people really kind. On Saturday we went to the Orchid Gardens (Scousers reading this please note that 'Orchid' is not an Oriental verison of 'Our kid') which were really hot and steamy followed by a gem factory and a Buddist Temple.
Eating here is incredibly cheap at the hawker centres. Trish and I can scoff a very healthy meal of fish, rice and veggies for less than 3 squids for both of us. There is a nice mix of Singaporean, Malay and Chinese grub so we are spoiled for choice. This is what to much Chinese food does to you...
Yesterday (Sunday, I think) we met up with a couple of friends who live here, Anjana and Roy, who took us to a Checkov play and then forced us to go to Raffles Hotel for more food (boy, can they eat here!), lots of dim sum and of course a couple of Singapore Slings which were very nice and at 12 pounds a glass they had to be. Trish got her ride on a Trishaw, a kind of rickshaw with 3 wheels powered by a little old man that looked like a cross between Albert Steptoe and Grovehurst's Phil Hills. I felt guilty as we just sat back and let him pedal us to in all that heat and at one point thought he might expire so offered to push us...and it was bloody scary having cars coming at you from all angles. New underpants please.
Tonight we booked to go on a night safari having got out of bed around 11am, just in time for more cold beer and a small lunch at Aunty Kate's cafe across the road. She serves a wickedly hot chilli sauce.
Must run. Rumbling tummy syndrome.
Trust Blighty is still going strong.
Paul, Trish and an absent Kermit the Flog.
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And back at home:
Friday Folk Club - a new song I sung
Sunday - hospital with Dad and his lung
Monday - the old boy is not doing bad
Later - I'll be back to see my old Dad
Wednesday - Tilbury, that's the truth
Going to do the Borchard (Ruth)
Thursday I'll be all a quiver
Find out more about my liver
15th - Should go like a dream
Maidstone with the board of Adsteam
17th - Really got nothing to lose
Thunderbolt pier for Pilots' Jazz Cruise
Steeley
Cricket update:
By the time their first innings was done
Sri Lanka had made Two Three One
England's reply was not so fine
They only managed Two Two Nine
Sri Lanka Three Two Two next time in
Leaving England Three Two Five to win.
England are 4-0 in second innings
Paul
More cricket:
Better from the England bunch
Forty-nine for nought at lunch
I hope this this time the batsmen show
Two sessions and a day to go.
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