Another travel day.  I left Bali way too early.  I told my hotel when my flight was and they called a taxi for me.  I basically went an hour too early.  Oh well, time enough to get some food.

When I decided to go to Singapore, it was just me.  Two of my friends told me they knew someone there and put me in touch with these people.  They both gave me pointers on what part of town to stay in and said they’d love to hang out in the evenings.  Yay! New Friends!

Singapore is so expensive.  I couldn’t find a hotel under $100 a night.  Hostels ran $28+ per night.  I found a hostel that said they had sound resistant walls and looked all futuristic and high tech so I decided to book there.  I arrived and the place was so hot.  The place has air conditioning, but none of it was on.  By the time I had settled in and changed clothes, I was sweating so bad that outside seemed like a cooler option.  The beds don’t look all futuristic, but they still look pretty cool.  Unfortunately, I got a top bunk.  Hope I don’t kill myself in the middle of the night.

So far, I like Singapore.  It is a very clean and safe city.  There are trees and gardens everywhere.  The streets aren’t crazy like all the other places I’ve been lately.  They drive like civilized people and stay within their own lane and follow basic traffic rules.  Most large cities I’ve been in have an aggressive feeling to them and I figured it was just the hustle and bustle of a big city.  Singapore has hustle and bustle, but without the aggressive feeling.  Also, all the buildings are unique and have quite a bit of an artistic quality to them.

I headed out to find my way to dinner.  One of my new friends set up a dinner with me, his boyfriend, a woman he works with and two other people that were visiting Singapore.  We started off with dinner at an Indian restaurant and then went and checked out some of the Singapore night life.  Everyone was wonderful and so funny.  I had a great night.  I’m so glad I decided to come here.  Thanks Erin for introducing me to my new friend!

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