Report 1.1: The City

Well once I had been at NTU for a while, I decided to travel to the city because I was bored out of my mind and did not want to fall asleep and then not be able to sleep that night. (Which I experienced last night). So I took the bus to Boon Lay and got my EZ-Link card and took the green line towards Paris Ris. THen I got on the red line and went to Orchards. There is a huge shopping center at Orchards. I walked in and began wondering around. Soon I found myself surounded by purses, shoes, trendy clothing, large sunglasses, and many asian school girls. I decided to go up stairs. Upstairs was a more familar type of mall with little shops everywhere. A man told me he would give me a good deal on a custom suite. But from talking to other people, I can get amazing deals on custom suites in Malasia, if that is how you spell it.

I paid too much for an outlet adapter and decided to take the train back to NTU before I spent any more money. In the train I began to realize just how crowded this tiny island is. Traveling back at around 5 oclock was a bad idea. People would come on untill there was no more room for anybody. Then more people would get on. What amazes me is how well everyone keeps there ballance on the train. I am grabbing on to the ceilling, the doors, and reaching over people to grab the bar while everyone else just stands there.

I found my bus just fine and got back to NTU without a problem. Since then, I have gone into the city again. Today Michele, Danielle and I went in to get our student passes. Once we were there I realized that I forgot some of my paper work. I am going to go in tomorrow with Sasha, a German guy that walked around with us today. His friend Berry knew a lot about the city and all the buildings and history. So I took lots of pictures.

So far I have ate, Beef Fried Rice, Roasted Duck, Spicy chicken noodle, and Laksa (seafood and I think crawfish). Everything is really good and I can get a meal for about 2 sing dollars.