Boxing day isn’t a big spectacle in Singapore like it is in
Canada. While there are sales they are usually only 10-20%. I think part of
this is because of the proximity of Chinese New Year. It is less than a month
away and bigger here than Christmas.
Back to the gym today, then the afternoon/evening was
planned to hang out with Robyn and do some tourist things. We hopped on the duck
tours tour bus and ventured around the city taking in both routes. The one that
dug through little India, Chinatown and other cultural areas. The other
detoured us through the financial district and colonial areas. There really are
some cool buildings here. I think I have said that a few times. For example there are these 5 buildings that
are designed to represent a hand, with a huge fountain in the middle with water
flowing in, this represents prosperity and wealth, there is a lot of feng shui
in the architecture.
Following our escapade around town. We met up with Zora and
her friend at a Mexican restaurant. Her friend interestingly enough spent 2
semesters at Mount Royal, small world eh. I ordered spicy pork lettuce wraps as
an appetizer and then corn tacos as my main. I thought this was interesting
about the menu.
A few more friends joined us and we headed to a bar, the
Pump Room. As you may guess it was a tap house.
The live band had a big love for black-eyed peas and did pretty well at
it. I also discovered how I could actually enjoy watching football the way the
rest of the world does, struggling to pull my attention away from the
television. I officially had my most expensive beer of my life at $18 for a pint;
I don’t think I will be returning anytime soon.
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