Singapore - the world's busiest port

Well... now I really know what rainy season is all about. At lunch the other day we had a downpour that I have never seen the like of before. A wall of water just came crashing down on the outdoor restaurant where we had some chinese food. I mean seriously, there was not even any idea to walk that rain with an umbrella, it would have been torn apart instantly. When the rain had stopped, and the rivers on the streets had subsided a bit, we went to one of the tallest building in Singapore. It's called Prudential tower and Aryn and Evon actually work there.
Unfortunately we couldn't get to the top 62nd floor, because it was restricted or something, but we came pretty high with a splendid view of the Singapore skyline.

We met up with this Aussie guy, Peter, who is a somehow related to Darksideon's work. He was a really nice guy who knows a thing or two about shipping, barlife and general life in Australia. We spent some time down in Boat Quay which is a nice cosy little place completely crammed with restaurants and bars along the canal. Among the highlights was Eskibar, a cool place, literally. They hand out thick winter jackets to the customers, because the bar is so cold. Small place, but definately with charm and attitude :)

Yesterday me and Skotten went to see what Darksideon's job was really all about. A ship had docked in Singapore harbour, so we accompanied our host while he was supervising the loading of cargo bound for Perth, Australia. Peter was also with us when we "inspected" the ship and supervised the loading of the cargo. Hm, to be honest, that kind of job is not the most exciting I have ever experienced, but we got to see a midsized freighter ship. On the bridge we had a nice chat with the dutch captain over a beer, which he kindly offered us.

After a tiresome day of hard labour ( :D ) we went to this really nice place and had a New Zeeland 400g steak which was among the nicest I ever had. You could probably have eaten the steak with a spoon, that's how tender it was. :P


Today we are having dinner at home. Aryn is preparing Tom Yum soup and a number of assorted asian dishes, "YUM". It's perfect since it has been raining the entire day. Gonna have a nice relaxing evening, which might end with us going out, or maybe not... only time will tell.
And if memory fails me, then I hope the memory card on my cell phone camera won't ^^

Til next time
/Nymi