Singapore is an island nation off the tip of Malaysia and about 85 miles north of the equator! HOT! There are approximately 5 million people who live on this tiny island and that is approximately 19,000 people per square mile... what?!?! The population is made up mostly of Chinese, Malay, and Indian people, as well as many people from Europe and the U.S. The official language is English, although most people here speak many languages.
Singapore is known for its booming economy, futuristic architecture, and also for it's intense laws... Chewing gum is illegal here which makes the streets very clean, also there is no spitting...Offenses like being caught with drugs on you could lead to caning or hanging... no joke! There are signs just about everywhere with rules and fines on them... this one I had to look up what a "durian" was... it is a very foul smelling fruit found here in Singapore that is apparently very delicious but the aroma can be compared to gym socks... ummmm I think I'll pass! 
I arrived on Wednesday night around midnight and Damian's ship came in the next day! We met up that afternoon and went to explore around our hotel and also in Chinatown which is HUGE here! The shopping was about the same as in any Chinatown around the world... lots of stuff that you may buy but by the time you get home you're not sure why you bought it... we did a lot of looking around in the shops but didn't buy anything. We did stop and share a dragonfruit & kiwi fruit smoothie... it was so yummy!
We had dinner in Chinatown later that night and Damian had a spicy crab plate and I had noodles with veggies! I tried the sauce that was on the crab and just a little drop just about burned the tip of my tongue off.... good thing we had 2 large Tiger beers to help cool off. Tiger beer is brewed here in Singapore and is really tasty and light! We had an early night the first night, both pretty tired and it was nice to just spend some time together.*Sorry no words of the day for this trip, but once I'm back in Japan I will continue!
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